Thread: Toyota to replace the V8

Originally Posted by 101RRS

And no one wants them here and that is why they have to almost give them away to move them on.

I see more of them around here than 200's these days.
If no one wanted them, they would be stacked up at every dealer, but instead, it's a 2-3month wait from ordering.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Shots fired! Shots fired!

Just like no one wants range rover sports here

Originally Posted by Arch

"The diesel Hi Ace has a manual burn switch,and a gauge so the driver knows when it needs a burn off.This has been fitted since the first model had a DPF,and it was the 3.0L not the 2.8L.

I can’t understand why this wasn’t standard not all their models,although I think it was on some of the 70 series.

Cost cutting I suppose."



Cost cutting and not fully acknowledging the fuel quality situation... we really get 3rd world fuel. Yes, the updated V8 with the DPF has the switch.

Depending on what improvements were made to the fuel, it could change many aspects. Currently our diesel just scrapes in as a non-DG. Any increase in cetane will bump it into the DG category with all the ramifications that entails.

Iwasspeaking to a local builder who recently upgraded his work utes from the 3.2 diesel ranger to the dodge ram 1500 5.7L hemi V8 and he says the fuel economy is better eith the Ram. Plus its bigger, tows more and sounds way better.

Base model is $80k and he is a happy chap.

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

Iwasspeaking to a local builder who recently upgraded his work utes from the 3.2 diesel ranger to the dodge ram 1500 5.7L hemi V8 and he says the fuel economy is better eith the Ram. Plus its bigger, tows more and sounds way better.

Base model is $80k and he is a happy chap.

Base model is 845kg payload - of which ALL tow ball down weight must be subtracted according to RAM.
So stuff a van on with 350kg on the ball and you have 495kg to play with.
Drop in 2 adults, 2 teenage kids and there goes another 260+kg leaving 235kg to fit a bar at 75kg - down to 160kg.

Want to pack that spacious tub lightly

Worse if you go the Laramie 1500 as load is 800kg. And a smaller fuel tank.

Even the RAM 2500 only has 913kg to start with.

Originally Posted by skuilnaam

Base model is 845kg payload - of which ALL tow ball down weight must be subtracted according to RAM.
So stuff a van on with 350kg on the ball and you have 495kg to play with.
Drop in 2 adults, 2 teenage kids and there goes another 260+kg leaving 235kg to fit a bar at 75kg - down to 160kg.

Want to pack that spacious tub lightly

Worse if you go the Laramie 1500 as load is 800kg. And a smaller fuel tank.

Even the RAM 2500 only has 913kg to start with.

Fair points. I was more pointing out that, in his experience, a 3T V8 petrol ute that can tow 4.5T was more economical than a 3.2L TD in almost every situation he uses it. He also said it was more economical towing a 3T van than his mates 200 series.

Vern and Ozscott have had similar experiences with their patrols, and i find it amazing that those large V8s are so economical.

I don't have a Patrol. I was just recalling a few people on here and elsewhere who reported good economy.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I don't have a Patrol. I was just recalling a few people on here and elsewhere who reported good economy.

Cheers

My bad. I thought I'd read you had one.