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Looking for a ute to provide to farm manager for general errands, taking consultant around the farm etc and some limited personal use. Would do around 20,000kms/year. Limited to about $25k
Those fotons sure are tempting... can they really be all bad? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/c...4?bof=ILMKA830
Few 2006-2012 ish Hilux in that price range but getting up there in Kms and after mine spat the internals of its gearbox all over the road at 260,000 im once bitten twice shy.
what say you?
2000-2004 hilux :thumbsup:
I have a Foton. It does what I need it to.
Only if he wants a vehicle that'd done 500,000kms.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGR
Actually ran a couple of them when we were in Canterbury. I don't get the whole hilux thing to be honest, people spend tonnes keeping them going for years and years and then tell stories about how they last forever etc. It seems there's some kind of subconscious thing that tells people they're worth spending money on so guys just keep them going, A courier or bounty of the same vintage cracks it's head and "it's a piece of shit and off it goes to the wreckers, yet anything with a 1kz in it does the same thing (and believe me they do it...) and people are happy to throw another 5k at them to keep them going. We never had engine troubles with our ones but every wof they needed a decent amount of money spent on items other than consumablesQuote:
Originally Posted by SGR
I'll get flamed no doubt but the mq tritons rate as one of the most reliable vehicles out there.
If it was my money I would be looking for a low k Triton or Dmax.
The only good thing about the Toyota tax is it's universally accepted, people continuing to pay stupid money for them means they will continue fixing them up forever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
A mate bought a 100 series LC, paid over $30k for a vehicle that should be under $20k, you'd think he was mad to do so but after a couple of years he can probably sell it for the same price and get his money back.
If you feel like being a cunt get them a Mahindra, nothing says I value you so lowly as an employee than one of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
A mate works at a mahrinda dealer , after the shit I’ve heard from him you couldn’t pay me to drive one
Farmer we used to help do hay up in northland ran a fleet of Ssang Yong Actyons, now called the Rino.
Most had upwards of 250k kms and he reckoned they were bullet proof for a no frills workhorse for around $30k new.
Didn’t baby them either, spent their life pulling machinery and diesel tankers.
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Or a Mitsubishi [emoji1787]Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
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I've got a mate who's a stock agent and has a Rexton it's 2 years old and done over 200,000 and heaps of that on Otago gravel roads and he reckons you just poke some diesel in it and change the oil every 10,000 and it's never had a problemQuote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
I hired a Photon ute, was pretty late model.
Hire company guy spoke highly of it, said it had given no issues despite high KMs.
I can't say I was impressed by the performance but the Cummins diesel is meant to be pretty reliable.
On the other hand has a family member that works on a lot of Cummins powered Chinese trucks. Said the engines are great but the rest of the truck leaves a lot to be desired.
Haven't heard good things about Chinese quad bikes either.
Would probably steer clear of Chinese vehicles if it were me.
Triton
Could always get them a Ranger but dunno if anyone would be keen on the penis reduction surgery that goes with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
issue with 2nd hand mitsi is that the 5/10 year warranty doesnt transfer
Nothing is risk free. I've seen every vehicle going neglected/driven with 50-80km oil in it/get horrible shit done to it, hiluxs and tritons and whatnot, dead under 80km... Anything is as good as it's treated. Then, somehow, some turds like ssangyongs ticking along fine past 300km with a bit of care. Every vehicle has a history, it doesn't matter what it is really, it's the *whoops we'll get that going again then flick it on* that really ruin the next owners day. Even getting one lowish KMs off a dealer with a warranty isn't risk free. @Beavis
Still wouldn't touch a Foton/Ssssssangyong/Great Wall/KungPowChicken. Like many have mentioned, some of the insurance is in the resale value no matter what aspect.
Had a cruiser in the other day, 738xxxkm on it, looking at it you'd guess 150 odd. Drove fucken mint, and went straight through warrant. You'll never get that in a Great Wall, ever.
I've heard that the bearings and other such things in the Chinese Utes are junk, but they are 1:1 rip offs of Toyota parts, so you can get a Foton/Great Wall and steadily replace it with Hilux parts... That's just what a mate told me.
Regarding why Tommy tagged me - yup, bought an MN Triton with low K's, second hand from a dealer. At one point a service tech didn't torque the sump plug and it dumped all the oil. Fast forward two years and a big end went on the way back from a hunt. My local Mitsi had it rebuilt and covered the cost. They mentioned that it was probably cooked by the previous owner, as the head had been off, and really poorly machined. So you really are rolling the dice on second hand trucks. Other than that wee fuck up, it has been a great truck. Lots of power. Can be had second hand for reasonable money.
There is a model of either isuzu or Holden that had dodgy turbos. For about 3 years on that model they only last 30000k
Guy at work went through 2 in a couple of years and was told that is what they do.
Buggered if I can remember which one
would steer clear of Fotons, mate had one waited 9 weeks for a minor part which wouldnt pass with the WOF so become a non operational vehicle.
Last i heard Foton had pulled out of NZ market and the odd dealership took over servicing them....
can't beat a triton value for money im on my 3rd...
A Lady up the road brought a new foton, she was having it serviced where she works and the machanic pointed out all the rust coming though the sills. This new ute was full of rust. Took it back to the dealer and dropped it off, after a third party getting involved took her a good month to get her money back. They wanted to replace it she said no thanks.