Thread: Anybody have experience of Tata pickups?

Is there a Tata dealer in Phuket? Have you looked at Suzuki, lots of LPG in Phuket?

The answer would depend more on your clientele. If you are servicing upmarket punters, they would prolly expect Vigo or Highlander.

If it's mostly expats they prolly won't give toss, so buy cheap Tat(a) and flog em to death.

Originally Posted by chassamui

so buy cheap Tat(a) and flog em to death.

Already been done that's why they're selling so cheap...Never used Tata P.U.'s but plenty of Tata 18 wheelers, dumps, flat beds, etc. in the construction jobs. Good work horse no frills units. Maintenance is the key.

Unfortunately the units you are looking at have spun the odometer three times already no doubt...won't do you much good if the cheap thing is sitting broke down 80% of the time and money goes through it like shit through a ducks ass...

One of the guys down the road here has a construction company and to haul building materials and staff around, he uses a few of these Suzuki Carry mini-trucks. I'm always amazed how much junk fits in these little 'mules'. Sure you can find one of these in Phuket. New cheap, I believe somewhere around 360.000 THB, second hand even more cheap...

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Is there a Tata dealer in Phuket? Have you looked at Suzuki, lots of LPG in Phuket?

We don't think there is a dealer in Phuket, although there seem to be quite few on the roads so presumably somebody knows how to fix them here. We have looked at Suzuki but the Carry is really too much for the job it'll have to do, plus it doesn't have the extra cab bench in the back for a 3rd & 4th passenger if needed.

Also looked at the Chinese DFSK Carry clones, but they are only ~150kg lighter than the Carry with about 1/2 the hp. I worry that 52hp and a 1,000 cc engine isn't going to get the truck up to where some of the clients have replaced the top of a hill with their houses even if it is empty, let alone with anything in the back.

Originally Posted by chassamui

they would prolly expect Vigo or Highlander.

I'll stop in the BigC carpark and retrofit a Toyota badge into the front if necessary! At a quick glance they are almost identical visually anyway

Originally Posted by ltnt

Unfortunately the units you are looking at have spun the odometer three times already no doubt

That's what I am thinking too. Do digital odos go around to zero or is it a matter of replacing the unit?

Our water guy had a Tata and can't remember him having a down day in the last two years, unlike the prior two when his pick up truck was always breaking down. They look to be a simple and strong compact truck to me.

Don't know if you are ever in the Surat area QC, but there is a stretch of route 401 between Big C and Lotus. Runs for about 6km along the city ring road absolutely rammed with used truck/car dealers. Must be thousands to choose from. If you follow the same road where the 401 heads off to Phunpin/Phuket, there are all the main dealer showrooms including Tata.

yes arround me most of the water dealers use tata as do many of the builder merchants cheap and cheerfull and appear reliable.

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

That's what I am thinking too. Do digital odos go around to zero or is it a matter of replacing the unit?

If the vehicle has an ECU and Body Control Module usually the KM's are stored there.

If you replace the odo it will still have the same KM's displayed.

Just plug in a laptop with correct software and it can show whatever you want it to.

Can't be all that bad. It's the same company that makes Jaguars and Range Rovers, yes.

The Tata's are ok.had a peugeott designed diesel motor, but just like the chinese utes,
they are behind in the crash stakes with poor protection compared to the Japs/koreons.

The TATA flat bed P.U. are a copy more or less of the Toyotas sold in the M.E. for light duty work. The Toyota's are work Beasts...solid from the ground up!