Thread: Toyota troop carriers.

Originally Posted by Aaron

Do you have a soft spot for troopies?

Go on... just admit it. I do. They're so damn ugly, how can you not love them.

Go wash ya mouth out with soap boy

Come on.... Be a man! Just admit you have a slight weakness!

Look they are ok, but to drive the NA 4.2 Diesel, you place a brick on the throttle pedal and leave it there.

Originally Posted by Aaron

Come on.... Be a man! Just admit you have a slight weakness!

I own a Defender and you reckon a troopy is ugly

After just getting out of on (an ambulance) not 5 miutes ago, how can you say that. As said a brick on the accelerator is needed to keep them at 100kmph.

Mmmmm, interesting, considering my old man has a 79 series RV and has done The canning, cape york, simpson, kimberelys without a hiccup, they cant be all bad

Originally Posted by rovercare

Mmmmm, interesting, considering my old man has a 79 series RV and has done The canning, cape york, simpson, kimberelys without a hiccup, they cant be all bad

They will do the work, but are a bit of a slug. Should not have to drive everywhere with your foot flat to the floor and our two have only done 33,000 and 21,000kms. They are ok but get real uncomfortable after a couple of hours in the saddle.
At least a Defender has character.

The LT 33,000kms full brake rotor change and a new clutch coming up. 2nd set of tyres inc 2 spares.

I drove a leaf spring one and was shocked at how badly they handle. You need to turn well before you get to a corner or you end up on the wrong side of the road. That 4.2 diesel feels like a huge weight in the front. The coil spring one felt a little better but still feels front heavy. The Defender feels like a sports car in comparison.

Jeff