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Bung

You have to wonder if you would be able to run a vigo or any of the new pick ups into the ground.....Anyone keen to try? A public service like.

My vigo has 70k klm's on it and seems pretty much as tight as the day I bought it but with all the technology on them would they last like an old basic one, given they both have the regular and recommended servicing?

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sabang

Some grizzly old timers say the Tiger was tougher. Not that I'd know.

Bung

Has a steel bumper....

Marmite the Dog

I know you're not. I just think the Triton is shite after looking at all of them a wee while back. The ONLY downside to the Ford was that the depreciation is higher than the Jap stuff.

Mr Earl

I rented a fairly new Ford Ranger in Laos last December with the 2.5 TDCI engine. It was a fantastic truck. Is the engine in the new Ranger model the same?

Marmite the Dog

The new Ranger has been out for a couple of years and has a new and class-leading engine. The old Ranger's engine was average.

Mr Earl

Seems like the Ford and Nissan have cutting edge engine technology.
I guess the one I rented was the newer engine. I was impressed.
The Nissan has some impressive stats too.

I also like the utilitarian bed/tailgate.

Gerbil

Forever is the answer. Watch the Top Gear special when they tried to destroy a ten year old one by:

a) crashing it into various obstacles.
b) drowning it in the sea
c) dropping a caravan on it.
d) hitting it with a wrecking ball.
e) setting it on fire (inside and out)
f) leaving it on top of a 20 storey block of flats that was then blown up in a controlled demolition.

It was still running after all of that - a bit 'scratched' (to say the least ), but they didnt replace any part during the 'tests' to keep it running.

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madjbs

^ It wasn't a Vigo though, I would seriously doubt a new truck could get through that due to all the electric gizmos that keep them running.

Gerbil

^ It was a Hilux which mechanically is just the previous generation, but yes, I was surprised it stood up to being set on fire, I thought that would have killed the wiring loom if nothing else. No doubt they put the fire out quickly after filming, but it was burning real good on camera.

madjbs

It was a hilux mighty-X I think, although still called a hilux it's pretty much a completely different vehicle, almost completely mechanical. Which is why it stood up to that unbelievable amount of bashing. The Vigo relies on complex electrical systems which is why I think it would be fried as soon as it gets submerged etc... As far as modern ones go though, Vigos still seem very solid and reliable.

harrymand

Have a 2002 Nissan with the 3.0L engine. This is a TRUCK! not a sedan with a ramp!

EmperorTud

What complex electrical systems? Electric windows?

It has an ECU controlling the engine as do all modern cars. Hardly complex.

It is still very, very basic in comparison to most other modern vehicles currently on sale in the West.

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good2bhappy

A 3L diesel should be good for 500k km

jingjoke

Go Toyota...end of story.
Well...almost.... Wait a few months as the grapevine says Toyota is coming out with a 6-speed (shades of Nissan). Check it out.

jandajoy

I've used the old hiluxes in Western Sudan, NT. Aus and now here. They're bloody marvellous. Indestructable.
The current one is 15 years old, 290,000 on the clock and still going strong. The air con isn't great but that's what windows are for. Don't need and don't want fancy electrics, computers or the like. Just want to get from a to b.
Easy to work on too.
A reliable work horse.

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paulsmithson

My chevrolet3 litre auto just did a round trip from Samut Songkram to Mae Sai the hard way-plenty of mountain roads and blown down trees after the recent storm that devastated Burma.
Sightseeing included we covered over 5000k on 9000k of diesel and in comfort.
great truck and it will be kept and used for at lleast ten years

Fabian

Sure, some old Mercedes diesel taxis in Germany have more than a million kms on the clock.

EmperorTud

Unless you're in bumfuck, nowhere, and need the 4wd do yourself a favour and get a standard rwd 3.0L model and stick a set of better rims on it. Far more fun than any pick-up with 4wd and it will go faster and is more receptive to modifications.

I also think they look better than the ridiculous high 4wd hop-up kits with off-road tyres.

Extra cab models look the best. 4 door pick ups look awkward like the guy with a huge belly wearing Speedos at the beach.

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