Postby Cjruckus » August 26th, 2009, 9:36 pm
The major differences of the Three.
Tune up costs are a factor. Seeing that the Sportero carries the same 4D56 filters for fuel and oil, it is probably the most readily available of the three when it comes to parts. However it doesn't make it the cheapest to maintain (average cost of a filter is about 40 to 60 bux). Brake Pads, outer ends, and bushings are expensive and very hard to find. The quality from the factory is better than the others though. Give jack his jacket, the mistu has a tough suspension.
Navaras are pretty pricey machines to maintain. The filters are somewhat expensive, and pretty hard to find sometimes. Seeing that massy skims on the supply every few months, and not many wholesalers have these filters on their lists yet, but in time they will be there. The Navara does carry a similar suspension to the new Pathfinder, so the steering rack is the same, bushings are the same thing, plus the brake pads as well. Out of the three I'd say that this is the best lookin truck and if I had to pick one out of the three id pick the Navara... in blue of course.
The Vigo is kind of like the town bicycle now. Everybody owns one, and everyone is taking a ride. Not to say that they aren't bad trucks, if you dont mind having something thats knocking dog feel free to buy one... just id wait until the big truck fad wears off so all the nasty lookin chrome ones come off the road. Parts wise the oil filter is cheap (regular purolator 41, just like your standard Gas toyota), the Air filter has been on the market for a while, and the fuel filter is showing up all over the place. Average tune up in filters alone would set you back about 200, but don't let the cost deter you, that's dirt cheap compared to the others. The parts are easy to get, so simple things like brake pads and stuff are from your standard Toyota Hilux from years before. If you want to save cash and be dependable, id invest in the Vigo.. minus the chrome... and roof rack you will never use.
I'd Stay far away from the Ford/Mazda Econobox Ranger/B2500. These suspensions are pretty shitty. The front upper cradle arm alone is flawed and you will have to change bushings and ball joints before you cross 50,000 km. Cheap at first, but the price you spend to keep it working well will cost you in the long run. However out of all the trucks the suspension and clutch parts for these trucks are very cheap and readily available. So buying a used one and fixing it up won't set you back as much as you think it would. Which is something you may want to keep in mind.
Feeling desperate for a pick up? buy an Isuzu D-Max.
Id rate those above a Ranger any day.
Now I think we can put this topic to bed. Save this post for the archives cause I'm not doing this again.
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