Pick ups, Navara, L200, Isuzu and Ranger

ShowMeTheCash

Thinking of getting a 4x4 pick up.


I am looking at
Isuzu D-Max 2014

Navara 2011
L200 2013


and was looking at the Ranger.


I live in Donegal, pretty much on the Wilde Atlantic way.
I am 350 feet above sea level, some serious hills, every year have issues with snow on the steep hills.


Just looking for advice, pro-cons what would you go for?

CJhaughey

Do you need a pickup?
They don't ride or handle like a car, they use more fuel and things like tyres are more expensive than cars due to size and weight.
If you are worried about being mobile in snow then consider a set of winter tyres on an AWD car.
Fair enough if you are regularly towing heavy loads or need to cross rough ground then look for pickup but as a daily driver unless you absolutely need one the cost of running one is not the same as a car.

ShowMeTheCash

CJhaughey wrote: »

Do you need a pickup?
They don't ride or handle like a car, they use more fuel and things like tyres are more expensive than cars due to size and weight.
If you are worried about being mobile in snow then consider a set of winter tyres on an AWD car.
Fair enough if you are regularly towing heavy loads or need to cross rough ground then look for pickup but as a daily driver unless you absolutely need one the cost of running one is not the same as a car.

So I am weighing up some kind of smaller SUV.


But some of the things I need to consider.
Area of Donegal I live in is pretty remote.
I have had to hire a skip two even three times a year to get rid of stuff due to no bin service and to get rid of larger objects, white goods.

Delivery's cost me a fortune if they are local, currently building a wall, even sand and cement, the delivery costs more than the materials.

I live on the coast next to a beach, cars in the past have been destroyed with sand, roads have also destroyed suspension, springs dampers etc..


Winter tyres are not enough all the time, it is a coin toss to the kind of winter we get but having someone with a tractor deliver sand to areas and treating the roads happens here almost every winter and I am always left at the mercy of someone local with a tractor helping me out...



The issue is the incline of the hill, i am 350feet but I need to travel up to 1000 feet just to get into town.


The plan is 4x4 to be used when needed and to have a small car for normal day to day stuff....

Heres Johnny

Father has had a few and the Hilux he has now is best of them in my opinion. Twin cab too. Great machine.

bazz26

The HiLux is the best of that bunch and the most expensive because of it. The Navara is a disaster and the chassis likes to collapse in the middle, google it. The L200 is supposed to be ok but the ride is apparently very harsh and almost agricultural. The Dmax is supposed to be good but I've heard they are fairly thirsty yokes.

Avoid the Navara like the plague. Consider an Amarok also, lovely pickup.

AMKC

If you really want and need a pick up then the Ford Ranger is a good one.

Alternativly you could consider getting a Dacia Duster 4x4 maybe instead and getting a trailer as well so you can brings you can't fit in the car away in the trailer. A new Duster has just been launched so you should get a great deal a fairly new one or a second hand one.

Mooooo

As said above hilux prob the best. Only thing of ground conditions are what you say may want some weight to leave in the back of them. They all can be a better drive with weight in the back as they can be bouncy other wise. Like the amorok but dunno what the reliability of the 2.0 twin turbo is. Prob best to look across the border for value.

ShowMeTheCash

Few friends have said the Hilux and I was pretty impressed with that episode of top gear when they drove to the north pole, they done that in the 2003 Hilux I think....


What I am told is the Navara has come in three iterations I, II and III due to issues with it.


I am told the DMAX is solid the engine has not changed in a while as it is solid but they can be noisy, the DPF in new models was added to get the C02 down apparently has made them less noisy.



Hilux and DMAX seem to be top choice for some but a little more expensive.

Toyotafanboi

The FIL has had a 2013 Ranger from new, very reliable and a real workhorse.

It is an agricultural yoke though, the engine is clattery, the gearbox is notchy, it's noisy, bouncy and really not that comfortable to be in.

It does take care of business though, great for pulling and hauling and made short work of things in the snow too.

Only negative is the chassis is fairly rusty for s modern jeep. He's had to have it cleaned and Schultzed at 3 years old.