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20 hours ago, Tobz said:

i just got a V6 Amarok.....  sometimes I forget I'm towing :)

You are a smart man.

20 hours ago, ActionDan said:

Gross. 

You, not so much.... 

The Amarok V6(having the same donk as the Q7) is insanely good to tow with.  Our van is 2750kg and the Amarok still pulls like a beast with it on the back.

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5 minutes ago, Shoota_77 said:

You are a smart man.

You, not so much.... 

The Amarok V6(having the same donk as the Q7) is insanely good to tow with.  Our van is 2750kg and the Amarok still pulls like a beast with it on the back.

Yea my bro has one

get a tune and a catch can in and they are the goods 180rwkw

 

I hate all modern turbo diesels, they're all shit heaps. DPF's, direct injectors, stupid high rail pressures and the pumps to drive them, EGR valves, etc. 

300kw Patrol pulls pretty well too and does away with most of the diesel aids. Have a look at the comparison they did towing 2 ton up Hotham where the Patrol beats the LC200 for economy (just) and grunt and I'm no Patrol lover. Yes I'm aware the Y62 is direct injection also - also gay. Or exhaust and tune it and have the sound, power, and no diesel aids. 

Can you get better economy in a ute? Dunno, utes ride like shit compared to wagons and I'm not in a position to need the tray flexibility enough to warrant worse ride. Everyone should just buy what they like :D
 






 

6 minutes ago, fatz said:

So the convertible is hitting up ludenham next week

you “may” even see it at a later date as part of this haltech series

 

 

EDIT: Never mind, I cannot read. 

Going R5? 

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5 minutes ago, ActionDan said:

I hate all modern turbo diesels, they're all shit heaps. DPF's, direct injectors, stupid high rail pressures and the pumps to drive them, EGR valves, etc. 

300kw Patrol pulls pretty well too and does away with most of the diesel aids. Have a look at the comparison they did towing 2 ton up Hotham where the Patrol beats the LC200 for economy (just) and grunt and I'm no Patrol lover. Yes I'm aware the Y62 is direct injection also - also gay. Or exhaust and tune it and have the sound, power, and no diesel aids. 

Can you get better economy in a ute? Dunno, utes ride like shit compared to wagons and I'm not in a position to need the tray flexibility enough to warrant worse ride. Everyone should just buy what they like :D
 






 

My last comment on this so I don't block Fatz' post with non related merde but what I was alluding to was that you can't write something off without actually knowing all about it first.  Disclaimer - I work for a VW dealership so I'm biased as hell but I bought one myself as they're amazing.  Is it as comfy as a Patrol?  Possibly not.  Does it ride better than every other ute on the market?  Yes.  Can I drive it like a car?  Yes.  Does it have the features of a Ranger?  No.  I get 16-17L/100km when towing the van (2.75T).  I bought it hoping it would be towing my car to Winton on the regular but that kinda hasn't eventuated yet.

Ok, I'm done!  (see me for great VW deals :)).

 

2 minutes ago, Shoota_77 said:

My last comment on this so I don't block Fatz' post with non related merde but what I was alluding to was that you can't write something off without actually knowing all about it first.  Disclaimer - I work for a VW dealership so I'm biased as hell but I bought one myself as they're amazing.  Is it as comfy as a Patrol?  Possibly not.  Does it ride better than every other ute on the market?  Yes.  Can I drive it like a car?  Yes.  Does it have the features of a Ranger?  No.  I get 16-17L/100km when towing the van (2.75T).  I bought it hoping it would be towing my car to Winton on the regular but that kinda hasn't eventuated yet.

Ok, I'm done!  (see me for great VW deals :)).

 

Sounds like a good car for you, and not me. So enjoy it and I will keep driving my slow Prado for now. 

Seriously considering at least some extractors... The intake and tune helped a bunch but a little extra wouldn't hurt with all the extra fatness on it.

Also, ranger and the drivers, might be the gayest of the lot, you made a wise choice to avoid it. 
 

1 minute ago, ActionDan said:

Sounds like a good car for you, and not me. So enjoy it and I will keep driving my slow Prado for now. 

Seriously considering at least some extractors... The intake and tune helped a bunch but a little extra wouldn't hurt with all the extra fatness on it.

Also, ranger and the drivers, might be the gayest of the lot, you made a wise choice to avoid it. 
 

God don't get me started on the most overrated, under-performing brand on the planet....  I congratulate Toyota on convincing people that being reliable at the expense of making their vehicles capable is preferable.  Marketing brilliance.  But as you say, each to their own.  I'll take the risk that I might have one visit to the workshop now and then (but probably not) to be able to drive a vehicle that puts a smile on my face!  Reliable = boring.  That's why we all love Skylines!

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I test drove a lot of shit before I bought this old Prado, nothing else came close in comfort for the money and I specifically wanted Petrol which left me with really old Landcruisers, Jeeps, and that's about it... 

So when I found this thing with 64ks on it with a bunch of gear for less than 30k I snapped it up. I do enjoy rounding up lots of diesel owners in it lol 

Like every car, it just needs more power. I would say that about anything I bought though. 

Did 350k in my old prado towing

did 350k in the q7 towing

if you want to tow any wear near the speed limit go the vag 

if you want to have resale go the prado

actually prado was f**ked after 250k but never stopped and q7 always had a check engine light on but never stopped as well

 

Just now, fatz said:

Did 350k in my old prado towing

did 350k in the q7 towing

if you want to tow any wear near the speed limit go the vag 

if you want to have resale go the prado

actually prado was f**ked after 250k but never stopped and q7 always had a check engine light on but never stopped as well

 

How many sets of injector seals did you do in the Q7?  They chew through them like lollies in the older generation!

Assume it was a diesel fatz, they are even worse than my petrol. 

I live in the hills too and have a really steep dirty driveway so towing the Silvia in and out of town is going to be interesting when I actually get to use the car again. 

Y62 is too big for me/my property so I really just want the Lexus V8 version of my car lol 

 

 

1 minute ago, Shoota_77 said:

How many sets of injector seals did you do in the Q7?  They chew through them like lollies in the older generation!

Lol typical vag mechanic wanting to fix shit that doesn’t need fixing

they all needed doing but why would ya cause it results in a little weep that you degrease every 50k

 

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1 minute ago, fatz said:

Lol typical vag mechanic wanting to fix shit that doesn’t need fixing

they all needed doing but why would ya cause it results in a little weep that you degrease every 50k

 

Ha ha, it's not the oil you have to worry about.  Some of them get so bad you don't need an exhaust as most of it just comes out passed the injector and through the valve cover!

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