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View Poll Results: which tradie 4x4 dual cab to buy?
isuzu d-max 5 10.42%
triton 19 39.58%
hilux 17 35.42%
navara d22 7 14.58%
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Old 24-10-2010, 04:07 PM   #31
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when doing your leasing calculations though, there isn't a huge difference paying $31k or $38k (isuzu LS-M).

like most people buying a commercial vehicle I just want something reliable that doesn't feel like it must be babied.

getting things fixed under warranty can still cost a lot of money with downtime organising rental, moving tools around etc.
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Old 24-10-2010, 07:42 PM   #32
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With what exactly, the next 5 years of trouble free daily towing ?
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Old 24-10-2010, 07:50 PM   #33
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we have ranger wildtrak, been chipped (fuel presure increased) 33% more torque and like 20% more kw, Then also extractors. Goes very very well, looks goo with new rims, tints and bullbar.
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Old 24-10-2010, 08:09 PM   #34
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Triton without a doubt. Best warranty and best 4wd system as used in Pajero.
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Old 24-10-2010, 11:08 PM   #35
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With what exactly, the next 5 years of trouble free daily towing ?
Yes maybe the newer Nissan trucks at work are lemons ??
One is good the other two are hardly on road...
07 models.. Mainly engine issues...Oil pump, injection system...
Serviced every 10k ...
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Old 24-10-2010, 11:41 PM   #36
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I have had D-Max work utes for the past year.

Not a bad rig, but having only ever owned a ******** of Alfa's and a XR6T, there not my sorta thing.

Problems I have had with my D-Max's (had 4x2 SX man, 4x2 LS-U auto, 4x4 LS-M man): Centre Console can break its mounts, 'leather' gearknob is falling apart after 37k on LS-M, 4x4's can have a squeel/sqeak from the front diff after driving in the rain, and my 4x4 LS-M has chopped out both shoulders of the front tyres to the point of being slick in 37k. Also, they have panels made out of paper mache, it seems.
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Old 25-10-2010, 02:12 PM   #37
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I drove from brissy to Charleville St George and back 2 months a go and thought the roads were fantastic but a friend in a 05 dual cab rodeo just did the same trip and was complaining the roads were shocking. told her to get a Ssangyong actyon dual cab they are a merc foundation with coil sprung all round. at least they ride like a car.
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