Thread: new 70 series

Don't forget the dual cab comes with 1 cup holder but 5 ashtrays. It's an uncomfortable heavy ( and on fuel) spartan truck. However they are bomb proof. The factory tune negates the v8 potential power. Have the engine remapped to wake it up and they become what they should have been from factory. Factor in another 5k for a suspension upgrade if you Want a bull bar and winch. However get em out bush they will come to their own tow a big boat or a big trailer off road and even more so.
I have seen the previous model v6 troopies with over a million k on the clock having been serviced maybe every other year - the locals in the northern part of Ozzie don't all believe in service intervals , the old bushtaxis. Suspension shot, oil looks like grease and they still keep on going. Scariest thing in northern territory ain't a wounded Buffalo it's a bush taxi coming at u at 100kmh on a single dirt track
Horrible trucks , but I love mine , hate filling it up though
As for the price gouging
They are similarly priced here in oz
During covid a major shortage was created in 70s being build, labor was 1 issue but limited ecu being available more so , the 200 series shares ecu with 70 both having the v8. Because the 200 was getting replaced with a new model (300) Toyota stopped building 70 and pushed out all the orders they had for 200.
In the mean time the mines keeps on ordering 70s ( nothing else takes the punishment a bloke stuck at work for 14 days before flying out dishes out)
The mines don't care that Toyota gouges them , its more $ they can claim back from tax ( a large number of 70s goes to the middle east as well which gets paid for by oil royalties, also not caring for the price . So a shortage of vehicles and a great number of orders pushed up price. Or so I'm told by the state service manager.

I will probably drive mine till I die or the wokes force us into electrics. Dont start me on the actual environmental cost of electric cars