We've debated this before. Here's some of that rare commodity known as "evidence". Vehicle: 2014 Gen 7 Hilux (KUN26R) with the 1KD-FTV motor, 150,000km Use: Overlanding around Aus, then hunting...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 10:44 PM
We've debated this before. Here's some of that rare commodity known as "evidence". Vehicle: 2014 Gen 7 Hilux (KUN26R) with the 1KD-FTV motor, 150,000km Use: Overlanding around Aus, then hunting...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 10:02 PM
I knew someone would bite on that one. But its an interesting point, no matter who said it. Right now, outside of the guys that are actually doing proper side-by-side comparisons, most folk are...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 08:56 PM
The way I see it No.3 is that your producing this sample size of one horror story to advocate for bigger engines, whereas I’m looking at the info and asking myself who the hell drives over 100,000 km...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 08:53 PM
We've debated this before. Here's some of that rare commodity known as "evidence". Vehicle: 2014 Gen 7 Hilux (KUN26R) with the 1KD-FTV motor, 150,000km Use: Overlanding around Aus, then hunting...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 08:50 PM
All brands have a very small percentage of mechanical failures, that become inflated stories on the internet, especially on forums. We can never see what really happened, we only hear what "my mate"...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 08:47 PM
The reason the .223 On Deer thread is so good is that it is packed full of evidence. That thread gets attention from overseas, particularly the USA, because the “is the .223 enough?” subject is...
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 03:01 PM
The reason the .223 On Deer thread is so good is that it is packed full of evidence. That thread gets attention from overseas, particularly the USA, because the “is the .223 enough?” subject is...
Liked On: 23-04-2024, 10:41 AM
My take on 4WD tyres, having done a lot of overlanding, commercial work (mining) and general day-to-day ute driving. Tyre life has far too many variables to make one brand / spec stand out head...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 11:25 PM
This post sums up the fundamental problem with “which tyres” threads. Typical tread depth of mud terrain tyres when new is around 13 to 14 mm. So if you have 6mm left then you have somehow managed...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 11:23 PM
Not necessarily. 13-14L/100km is about par for the I4 1GD-FTV towing something like a decent sized boat or camper trailer. There's heaps of tests on YT with that engine in Hilux and Prado, lots of...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 09:03 PM
The way I see it No.3 is that your producing this sample size of one horror story to advocate for bigger engines, whereas I’m looking at the info and asking myself who the hell drives over 100,000 km...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 11:10 AM
Not necessarily. 13-14L/100km is about par for the I4 1GD-FTV towing something like a decent sized boat or camper trailer. There's heaps of tests on YT with that engine in Hilux and Prado, lots of...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 08:19 AM
Tested in the video below… there are several of these tests out there already (e.g. Ronnie Dahl) and they are all concluding the same, which is that the 4-cyl auto is not struggling at all compared...
Liked On: 20-04-2024, 07:00 PM
Not necessarily. 13-14L/100km is about par for the I4 1GD-FTV towing something like a decent sized boat or camper trailer. There's heaps of tests on YT with that engine in Hilux and Prado, lots of...
Liked On: 20-04-2024, 05:01 PM