02-14-2019, 10:48 AM
(02-14-2019, 05:32 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Always had cruisers and got an older Prado, but have only had them for work purposes, which involves a lot of hard off road use, dust, creek crossings and rock crawling. All fwd have issues, but at least the older Tojos can be repaired in the bush. The newer V8 ones with the differing front and rear track widths are dogs in sand.
We're looking at the Merc cruiser wannabes when we upgrade the fleet. If the army have 'em they must be solid.
Rangers are poser Utes for twenty something tradies. We destroyed a hire one inside a week in the Tanami.
Don't care for electric whiz bang cog swappers... When crawling down a 60 degree slope I feel a lot more comfortable locking it into low range and idling them down.
Missus wants a town car, been looking at the Stinger, certainly goes hard.
Kia are a reasonable company in terms of backing their cars and looking after customers same with Hyundai, its a pity a lot of the other car makers are not so service/customer care orientated.
Rangers are Fords..which means crap customer care and lie after lie in terms of service.....
When you go into a Toyota dealership. no one bothers you much or hassles you thats because they dont have too beg you to buy their cars and also why they wont bargain much.....