Thread: Toyota V8 going BANG??

Originally Posted by Slunnie

What makes you say all of this? To be fair, I don't see how they've done anything different to Land Rover with the Defender.

But with a Defender, you have perfection.

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

But with a Defender, you have perfection.

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

But with a Defender, you have perfection.

would you like to buy my half of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

I can do it real cheap for cash

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I bet nobody can tell me what the gear on the back is for?

is it GIS stuff?

cheers phil

Doesn't the handbrake work on that truck? See the rear wheel.

Originally Posted by dobbo

would you like to buy my half of the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

I can do it real cheap for cash

Could be tempting. I'd own the whole thing then.

Back on topic...

Here's the response one person posted...
(They work at a Toyo dealership)

We are yet to have any blow up (At my dealership) but i do know of a few customers complaining about abnormal oil consumption.

The problems have now been fixed, Separate Issues between the 200 Series and 70 Series Vehicles.
The engine was new, As with the 1HD-FT Engine when it was first devised it would spin big end bearings and toyota was replacing the big end bearings even on vehicles out of warranty.
And the 1KD-FTE Had diesel knock issues which have now been fixed in the new Prado version.

Most new engines have some teething issues.
At the end of the day, The engines only blew up because the oil consumption issue was not addressed in time by the owner, in most cases i'm sure they knew it was using oil but continued to drive it without checking the level, theres only 1 person to blame really. The owners manual states to check the oil daily I know no-one does but its there in black+white so the owners dont technically have a leg to stand on if the vehicle runs out of oil. Toyota is nice enough to replace their $12,000 engine for free.
And yeah the problem was fixed, and owners only needed to contact and consult with their dealer, carry out the tests required to confirm the rate of usage, and its done.
It was also proven that Toyota Genuine oil helped the situation on some vehicles.

At the end of the day, no-one is forcing anyone to buy a Toyota vehicle. If you dont want to buy one, dont buy one, simple as that. Toyota commercial vehicles are the worlds best, whether you will admit it or not. the ad about "Nothing Soft Gets in" pretty much sums it up. If you cant afford to buy one, dont buy one. If you want to drive euro trash which breaks on the first rock, and pay $1200 for a service, go ahead.
L/C Have $300 fixed pricing, we just traded one with 100,000kms Good as new. They are good. End of Story. The resale is in proportion with the original price, So why not invest more at the start and have a better vehicle?
Buy a Navara for $39,990, trade it in 3 years and cry when they offer you 14k. But the guy with the $54,990 SR5 Hilux is sitting pretty on a 36-38k Trade in. He's lost less money, and had a better vehicle.
Stupid not to really.


Disclaimer: Even tho I work there, my Comments are my own opinion and not in any way tied officially to Toyota.

Euro-trash eh ?

Even LR owners don't need to check the damn oil EVERY day !!!

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I bet nobody can tell me what the gear on the back is for?

some sort of seismic instrument at a long shot?????

or a really expensive looking coffee machine maybe?????

to add to the V8 discussion as well, quite a few V8's now starting to replace the six cylinders at work (there would have to be hundreds all up across all sites), so far no real dramas that I have heard of, although the offset front to rear track is causing some headaches when it rains and in the rutted roads around the place.