Best tow vechicle

"Australian vehicle Cruiser V8 Diesel"

Funny I thought Toyota was Japanese.?????

Best thing about the internet. There is always one.

Ive got 99problems and you aint one.

Coonic,

I don't think they they are the most over priced, but close. With suspension mods, they are an adequate vehicle.

The real problem with the 200 is the lack of support if you have a significant problem. We use them at work. If you get a good one, they are fine.

what year is your Nissan Patrol coonick?

The 6.5 V8 GM motor did not have direct-injection. So they were not a "TDI." Sorry you didn't like your 7.3 Power Stroke, one of the best pre-common rail injection diesels ever. Outdated now of course, but still well-respected.

Pajero what does TDI stand for?

@fisho64, TDI stands for turbo direct injection. Might surprise a few people that the D does not stand for diesel.

Steve,
yes don't get to hung up on what others claim. I have answers of 10l/100 out of a 4.2 GQ patrol with 2 tonne on the back, 11 litres from a narvara towing 2.5 tonne and others that claim their makes get incredible consumption out of their vehicles towing. I only mentioned the Nissans as they were recent answers to my questions.

Some get a 30 knot tail wind and that is their bench mark, some others just don't include that they have also calculated the fuel figure which includes running round without the van on as well.

I have been watching some of the new Ranger fuel consumption claims because I have one. These people seem to be able to ring better fuel consumption out of their vehicles, than the manufacturer can by a country mile. In fact some claim figures as low as a little 4 cylinder passenger car.

True consumption is when a couple of roadtrain operators say. I get .98 of a litre per kilometre and the other says I get 1litre per kilometre. Then you know they are giving honest info.

Hullo RA
Asked a guy what sort of fuel consumption he was getting with a 145 tonne excavator on a float, dolly and a truck with a 24 speed Road Ranger box the other day when at Cocklebiddy - his answer was immediate - 467 m per litre. But with a tail wind, maybe as high as 650m / L
I felt much better after that reply :-)
Mind you, on a per tonne basis, that was heaps better than me!
Cheers
Andrew

lol


was that in 4th or 5th gear?

The speed of the heavy loads surprised me. This one was doing about 80 kph. Another one, 155 tonnes and 5.4m wide, 85 kph!
Cheers
Andrew

whoops - should've been a follow-up. Hope this one is.

Your right there Kyle. Its an open ended question. The best in my mind would probably be a new F250 ($55,000 in the states, $140,000 here !!!???) with the new Diesel pumping out a *#@! of horsepower that would pull that drawbar a bit longer on the van or a $250,000 RangeRover Supercharged V8 as there was no guide on what he was after.
I drove the 200 when I was looking at buying a new 4X4 that these days costs near 90k and 100k + by the time you deck it out and I don't know what others see in sitting on a wooden park bench driving a truck but each to there own.
I went European because it had everything and was like sitting in a lounge chair that felt more like a car than a 4X4, and with a diesel that is a generation ahead of the Japanese.
Everybody is different and you just have to work out what YOU want as Kyle says.
Just do some proper research on torque and where in the rev range peak torque actually happens, features, safety, parts availability, reliability, how much you are prepared to throw at it, service back-up and have a drive of the few you have narrowed down to or try and get one for a few days and get out on the open road.

My ute is also mech A1 serviced every 5000kms and runs very well
I'm thinking of maybe a GU wagon with a 4.2 TD or 3L CRD auto