If Surfs didn't exist, what would you choose?

[slobodan]

..Comments, anyone?

Worlds most annoying voice?

Not too fussed with the truck, bit plasticy.

[yoshie]

Your fast running out of landrovers!

How about a nice Series 3?

101 forward control

[TonyN]

As a real "left field" alternative, does anyone know anything about these? They were apparently built at the tahara plant, and looking at them, I suspect that they share something in common with the MkIV hilux....Comments, anyone?

Don't like it much, just looks odd, like a Chinese copy of a 3rd Gen, all kinda familar, but not quiet right.

The only LR I'd ever consider would be a 2 door classic Rangy, but only as they look nice and have a fun engine, but you'd still have to force it on me...

[POPEYE]

If surfs didn't exist i'd kill myself, just kill myself, it'd be too much to bear!!
failing that i buy summat else

[Dodge]

Mind you, Arctic trucks do a nice line in re modelling some of the later stuff.....

I like that too. Nice stance.

That's an oxymoron. Its like saying, "how about enjoyable toothache".

As a real "left field" alternative, does anyone know anything about these? They were apparently built at the tahara plant, and looking at them, I suspect that they share something in common with the MkIV hilux....Comments, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwJO2...feature=relmfu

Nowt wrong with that, that a gallon of four star and a match wouldn't put right.

What is it with car manufacturers and their fetish for plastic on plastic.

[MWS]

Worlds most annoying voice?

Could have been worse, John. Lloyd Grossman could have been selling it....

[Dodge]

When I got it.

What colour is that?

I'm colour blind btw not asking for the specific colour code.

[slobodan]

What colour is that?

I'm colour blind btw not asking for the specific colour code.

Brown I suppose. Goes well with mud anyway.

[Dodge]

Brown I suppose. Goes well with mud anyway.

Works for me.

[cabbage]

I got my Surf to replace my 3rd Series 3 Landrover (that one had a Perkins n/a 3.3L diesel as used in MF tractors, top speed ~55mph in top with overdrive), I wanted a SWB but the space in the Paj's was too small, came down to a Surf and a Landcruiser. The Surf won as it had a towbar and looked pretty clean underneath (I had been told "those Jap cars rot like nothing else" by the landy crowd)

true story that....

Still got bits of the Landy, it once pulled the surf+trailer out of a muddy hole while only running at idle. I eventually sold the engine to a boy rebuilding a lorry...

[Fricfrac]

I sold my 4Runner recently. It had been a great motor, taken me everywhere I needed to go with little cost, but it was getting ragged. High mileage but never used oil nor water.

Maybe I looked to buy at the wrong time, but Surfs were so expensive, so I looked at Land cruisers, jesus, they hold their value even more. So I ended up with a Y61 Patrol. The Toyotas are better in certain departments, the Nissan in others. I guess time will tell, but it seems ok so far.

Biggest bugbear for me was the seating position, I just found the Hilux uncomfortable to drive for weeks at a time up on the Scottish Islands. The patrol is so much easier and comfier. Now if I could get the Toyota 3 litre in there, I would be a happy chap.