Toyota rumour

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Originally Posted by mns488

Post it on fwd monthly forum or a forum similar.... i'm sure you'd get an unbiased objective response!!!:angel:

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I have been told it is deleted instantly from 4wdm.

Michael.

Toyotas don't break down in fact they don't even wear out thats why there are so many 30 year old Toyotas around it is also why you NEVER see an old Land Rover on the road.
Oh Pig just flew past was distracted by the noise.

Maybe they could also detonate the new old new old '70s series, what a joke that is...

I believe the brief at the Toyota international marketing department went somethiing like this:

Japan: "We've got several million 70s series bodies from the late 1980s, but the Pacific Islanders don't want them...nor do the Africans"

Aust: "Easy fixed, drop in a V8, double the price and we'll flog 'em to those dyed in the wool Aussies who reckon our stuff is the best... suckers.":twisted::twisted::twisted:

GQ

some interesting search results out there.. different problem but love this one

complain and they send you a computer virus! :P

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Originally Posted by CraigE

Are we talking V8 petrol or the new V8 diesel 200 series??
If petrol I have not heard any bad reports about these and have driven a few. They are and I know its blasphemy a nice vehicle to drive, so much better than the diesel slug.
Have not heard of any popping engines down this way.
Cheers
CraigE

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I dunno about a slug, here's the stats on both

Twin Turbo Diesel :195kW of power/650 Nm Torque

Petrol : 202kW/410 Nm

The diesel gets 11.5 l/100km too.

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Originally Posted by waynep

I dunno about a slug, here's the stats on both

Twin Turbo Diesel :195kW of power/650 Nm Torque

Petrol : 202kW/410 Nm

The diesel gets 11.5 l/100km too.

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This is dependent on the engine actually working:D:D:D

I read of some discussion about Toyotas 'power' claims, not so much to do with these donks, but about the supposed 200kw claimed in some of the smaller cars, like RAV and Aurion - it was a few months ago, from my distant memory the claims were 'optimistic', apparently

...be nice to have a donk with 650nms, very grunty!

GQ

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Originally Posted by waynep

I dunno about a slug, here's the stats on both

Twin Turbo Diesel :195kW of power/650 Nm Torque

Petrol : 202kW/410 Nm

The diesel gets 11.5 l/100km too.

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Non turbo slug, I should have said. The turbos are ok, but only ok, still not great.
:p

The new 200 series do have alot of power,but they also have alot of wieght. Pat

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Originally Posted by Quiggers

Maybe they could also detonate the new old new old '70s series, what a joke that is...

I believe the brief at the Toyota international marketing department went somethiing like this:

Japan: "We've got several million 70s series bodies from the late 1980s, but the Pacific Islanders don't want them...nor do the Africans"

Aust: "Easy fixed, drop in a V8, double the price and we'll flog 'em to those dyed in the wool Aussies who reckon our stuff is the best... suckers.":twisted::twisted::twisted:

GQ

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Yea, whats a Defender then??:bangin:

I used to think that a Defender is a very high priced piece of old bodywork with new engine.

But I think Toyota saw what Land Rover was doing, and decided to copy the idea.

So now we have two old body vehicles sold in Australia with new engines in them.

For $50K, you get a Defender 4 door wagon with a 2.4 litre 4 cylinder turbo diesel.

For $60K, you get a 76 Series 4 door wagon with a 4.5 litre V8 turbo diesel.

So for the extra $10K you get consistent build quality, a dealer network spanning most parts of Australia and a gruntier motor.

I think for $60K odd, I'd buy a used D3 TDV6. :p