Car Advice - Mummy Cars!
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@Snowy I love that model of hilux, whenever I see one it reminds me of being my boys age and chucking all our gear in the back of my mates dads hilux and dropping us off where the track ran out and telling us he'd pick us up in a couple of days. They are getting a bit thin on the ground now but last time I saw him he still had that hilux.
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The newer ones are OK, but they're not great - angle of entry and exit aren't quite as good. Too much shit to break down on them.
My brother has a Diesel SR5 and its great for him driving across the country, but the soft bastard goes and stays in motels even though he has his swag in the back.
He'll be here from Darwin this time tomorrow, and once against I'll berate him for being unAustralian.
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@jegga Probably hasn't changed the oil and has done at least 300,000k as well.
I was forced to buy a fancy new 2004 (as I couldn't find one of those and mine still has the same look) but I have managed to make it look at least 20 years older than it really is and has the classic 3l diesel that actually sounds like it will fall apart any minute - and doesn't.
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@jegga said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@NTA the sort of lost me when they bought out the sheepshagger model. Quite like old landcruisers too, I would love to have the osrt of obsessive attention to detail that results in this
We had one in what I think was a HJ45 utility in dark blue for the farm. Not as nice as that one, but did the job
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@jegga said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@NTA the sort of lost me when they bought out the sheepshagger model. Quite like old landcruisers too, I would love to have the osrt of obsessive attention to detail that results in this
I should show the MFWAF this, there's a three-door hardtop sitting in the shed on the farm...
@Snowy said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
Oh, and scum who steal hiluxes don't have nuts, balls, or any other sort of genitalia. They don't even qualify as fluffybunnies.
I really am upset now. Swearing on the interthing and people comparing brand new Mercedes to hiluxes.
Not new. The Australian Army ones have been around since the 80s.
@MajorRage said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@antipodean said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@MajorRage said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
There is nothing in the world more manly than a Hilux.
/cough Unimog
That thing will broken down about 500 times before the Hilux is even due an oil change.
Nah.
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@jegga 3 litre. Same engine, same beautiful rattles as well it seems. I cut up some new (well oldish) ply for the tailgate yesterday made her look 2 years newer at the very least. Cost about 20 bucks and added at least 40 to the value I reckon. Money well spent.
@NTA Wasn't the hj45 part of the land cruiser family? Great machine but not a hilux. Ideas above your station there I think.
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@Snowy said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
@NTA Wasn't the hj45 part of the land cruiser family? Great machine but not a hilux. Ideas above your station there I think.
Yep I forgot to mention that explicitly.
Tough piece of gear - removable roof, fold down wind screen. Scrub bashing, shooting, stock management. Good times
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@antipodean said in Car Advice - Mummy Cars!:
Not new. The Australian Army ones have been around since the 80s.
Now you're talking. Should have put up a picture of one of those not that namby pamby thing.
Didn't they use Unimogs as mountain "goats" on Ruapehu in the 80's"? Seem to remember going up skiing in one. Was like being in a military Hercules, all facing each other, no windows, and wondering if we were going to make it.
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@MajorRage So how is all of this sage advice helping you out with a car for the wife and kids...
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@antipodean MFWAF? show her this too, http://mybuildgarage.com/2010/11/1984-toyota-landcruiser-bj45-world-rig/
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I remember they used to do this before pickapart opened, my mate was so excited when the big day came around I think he camped outside. He put a datsun 108 sx door over each shoulder and staggered out and when he got his breath back and went back for the head, headers and injection.
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@MajorRage So what was the final decision?
I'm hoping a 20 year old Hilux, but probably not...
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@Snowy It's a bit boring if you ask me ...
A3 isn't out of the equation yet though. The BMW (wife was hit in the X5 and dealing with BMW to get it sorted as put me off them in a big way), Mercedes (over priced, poor reviews) and Mazda (indicators on wrong side of stalk) have been ditched though.