Your Hilux thoughts please

renticular

I've owned a number of them over the years, like them very much,
tried Nissan but couldn't afford the yearly engine replacement so bought back in, anyway thinking of buying a Mk6 as more powerful at 3L

now;
Manual or auto,
whats the best please?

colm_mcm

I'd go auto anyway.

renticular

seem a lot of auto's on the market but few manuals, because of this I'm just wondering if I could get used to one myself

how is an auto off-road, I do spend some time in the mud after all

ironclaw

.50cal is a must these days obviously depending on your mileage and driving style. But on a serious note, the second anyone mentions HiLux I just think 'Rebel's Choice' so there must be something good about them!

Cheensbo

I'd go auto all the way on the newer ones, one of the lads in work has a '12 auto crewcab and its a really good truck to drive, autos are the only job for towing, and off road - there's no worrying about stopping due to a gearchange, just keep the boot buried.

If you got an auto hilux, you'd wonder why you ever drove a manual one tbh..

(and this is coming from someone with a manual surf)

pete4130

It depends how you want to drive it off road really. Manual will always give you much better control on descents with being able to use the gearbox and compression to do all the work instead of overheating your brakes.

Newer autos on the likes of Prados will have HDC (Hill descent Control) that effectively uses the ABS & ESP to lock wheels as needed. Regular older autos won't have that and won't have the same control on going down hills.

The advantages of autos is less chance to get bogged down in soft stuff like sand when they need to shift down. You don't lose drive by depressing the clutch.

Manuals are better for hill stall starts as well.

The auto is probably more enjoyable in day to do driving in Ireland.

renticular

OK I'm still listening to the auto argument, but how about fuel economy
would it be noticeably more in fuel

colm_mcm

renticular wrote: »

OK I'm still listening to the auto argument, but how about fuel economy
would it be noticeably more in fuel

There would be about 6 mpg in it.

renticular

Suppose that doesn't sound so bad, I imagined it would be acceptable or there would be fewer auto's on sale
Never used an auto off-road might have to have a rethink on manual
they don't seem to come along too often

One thing someone here might be able to answer for me though, (UK)
new vehicles=VAT
newish vehicle=VAT

but then some are offered for 'export' so no VAT due
and then older vehicles..... no VAT


at what point does a vehicle become VAT free, is it an age based thing

Lando Griffin

ironclaw wrote: »

.50cal is a must these days obviously depending on your mileage and driving style. But on a serious note, the second anyone mentions HiLux I just think 'Rebel's Choice' so there must be something good about them!

He should really get a set of ear muffs or at least some plugs.
He'll be deaf by his thirtys.

ironclaw

Lando Griffin wrote: »

He should really get a set of ear muffs or at least some plugs.
He'll be deaf by his thirtys.

Optional extra I believe along with the Kevlar floor mats.

renticular

Armourers choice of carriage then,
not sure you'd want to get a burst off and turn tail in your navara to find you were unexpectedly in 'limp mode'




phnarr phnarr

renticular

Had a bit of luck actually for a change,
We found a lovely 2008 model in black
out in Cambridgeshire fens being sold by a construction company.

One the hilux200 versions offered from 2008 when they made 500 of them
in both auto/manual, this ones a manual and seemingly undented,

somebody's taken care of it this last five years and its leather interior is practically like new, no load liner beneath truckman type top, but instead a soft truck-bed type liner I shall need to swap that for a liner when the top goes in garage over summer,

picked it up this morning after buying it before while an exporter hesitated
over buying it the same day, initial thought on the drive home was wow!

I didn't even know till I looked it up that they offered that HP in a factory model