VW pickup?

[Agvg]

Amaroks are nice pickups but Hilux is still the king of the hill when the going gets thoug.

 

[Paystar]

Amaroks are nice pickups but Hilux is still the king of the hill when the going gets thoug.

Thank's Renze. My plastic belly pans are all broke too. Just from the winter driving here.

I have never seen the Hilux before Agvg

 

[Wagtail]

I run a '07 Hilux. V6 4L Petrol. Over 230,000kms on it so far. Bullet proof... but, then again, there's no salt/slurry on our roads to rust them away. Just the intense UV rays to contend with.

No worries hauling a 5x4 round of hay or an implement in the back, or towing a horse float. It's done everything I've ever needed it to do.

There are 'full size' N.A. pick-ups available here, at astronomical prices! (A$85k - A$100k) They're used for specialist uses or for people with deep pockets who 'just want one'. It's the import duties and RHD conversion that jacks the price up here.

I believe that, in N.A., the reason that they're unavailable is due to something called the "Chicken Tax".

 

[Agvg]

Thank's Renze. My plastic belly pans are all broke too. Just from the winter driving here.

I have never seen the Hilux before Agvg

You have seen a lot of them on TV, they are very popular amongst this customer group

 

[Oaktree]

You have seen a lot of them on TV, they are very popular amongst this customer group

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Yeah. Always wondered if that was a factory option in 3rd world countries. :laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

Ford version of mini 4drs. You see these in many brands overseas.

 

[Paystar]

I run a '07 Hilux. V6 4L Petrol. Over 230,000kms on it so far. Bullet proof... but, then again, there's no salt/slurry on our roads to rust them away. Just the intense UV rays to contend with.

No worries hauling a 5x4 round of hay or an implement in the back, or towing a horse float. It's done everything I've ever needed it to do.

There are 'full size' N.A. pick-ups available here, at astronomical prices! (A$85k - A$100k) They're used for specialist uses or for people with deep pockets who 'just want one'. It's the import duties and RHD conversion that jacks the price up here.

I believe that, in N.A., the reason that they're unavailable is due to something called the "Chicken Tax".

Same here in Canada Wagtail. You can get a loaded HD pickup in the States for $56,000 and they are 80 to 90 here for the same thing.

Even the half tons. A Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn is over $80,000 where I am.

 

[Paystar]

You have seen a lot of them on TV, they are very popular amongst this customer group

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I saw somewhere that they used to use Ford Superduties from over here too. I was hoping that is where mine went because the motor was just about to go again for the third time again when I traded it in, LOL

 

[Jstpssng]

Same here in Canada Wagtail. You can get a loaded HD pickup in the States for $56,000 and they are 80 to 90 here for the same thing.

Even the half tons. A Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn is over $80,000 where I am.

I wouldn't even pay that much for a pickup. All of those "extras" don't help the truck go 1 mile farther before it dies, yet they do add to the list of things which can go wrong.

 

[ovrszd]

Here's another variation. Used by the right people. I think. It's really hard to tell over there. Note the guy squatting behind the truck.......