Toyota Hilux

JollyGreen · 2 Oct 2006 at 01:27

Well I've been pondering what to get as a replacement for t'lise for.. well.. about 3 weeks now.
Bounced around from supra to gto to MR2, then down to avensis and ford mondeo.
But I've decided I want a car with a bit of character..
Infact.. I've decided I don't want a car at all.

I'm going to see if I can find a decent 1980s toyota hilux pickup.
The insurance seems pretty damn cheap on these (which pleases me greatly!).

However, since these beasts are nearly as old as I am (some older, but I don't want to go quite that far I think!) I'm having a wee bit of trouble finding info on 'em.

Anybody know of a site that lists specifications and revisions for them?
Or better yet, a buyers guide of some description!

Any suggestions welcome

Mickey_D · 2 Oct 2006 at 02:08

What would you like to know?

Oakesy2001uk · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:32

The bomb proof arent they? I like these to, no idea why :confused:

Confused · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:40

I've wanted a lifted Hilux with large, off-road wheels/tyres, bull bar + spots, roll bar + spots ever since I saw the black one in Back To The Future

*drools*

Edit: One more

Firestar_3x · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:43

ConfusedTA said:
I've wanted a lifted Hilux with large, off-road wheels/tyres, bull bar + spots, roll bar + spots ever since I saw the black one in Back To The Future

*drools*

Ah, we share the same dream

Confused · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:45

Firestar_3x said:
Ah, we share the same dream

Favourite films of all time! That + DeLorean in the garage would be ideal, I can recreate all the BTTF films myself then!

ci_newman · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:46

JollyGreen said:
Well I've been pondering what to get as a replacement for t'lise for.. well.. about 3 weeks now
....
Any suggestions welcome

An elise to a Hi-lux... you're gonna kill yourself on the first roundabout

I can see the appeal though! Wasn't it the Hi-lux that topgear tried to demolish?

Confused · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:49

ci_newman said:
I can see the appeal though! Wasn't it the Hi-lux that topgear tried to demolish?

MrMatteh · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:57

..and set it on fire...

and left it out on the beach while a tide came in

and then converted it to a boat and sunk it in a lake

paradigm · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:59

MrMatteh said:
and then converted it to a boat and sunk it in a lake

Not the same hilux they were trying to kill.

Confused · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:00

paradigm said:
Not the same hilux they were trying to kill.

Yup.

One they killed was red, the Toybota was black:

MrMatteh · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:02

ah yeh, my mistake!

they killed the second one easily :/

Firestar_3x · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:03

The red one still ran, the blue on wouldn't start in the studio.

Nozzer · 2 Oct 2006 at 13:04

If you drive a Hilux in to your mate's MX5, you'll kill him.

Bit of a change from an Elise too :confused:

lordrobs · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:14

Nozzer said:
If you drive a Hilux in to your mate's MX5, you'll kill him.

Didn't recognise the username until I read that

Seriously though its a bit of a random choice unless you actually need a pick-up.

JollyGreen · 2 Oct 2006 at 16:28

True, but I was looking at cheap cars (£1000 odd), and thinking they all lacked any kind of character.
Then I remembered the Hi-Lux!
Duct Tape = character

Plus I have ****loads of rubbish I need to take to the dump that's been piling up since I bought the elise

Nozzer said:
If you drive a Hilux in to your mate's MX5, you'll kill him.

Bit of a change from an Elise too

Excellent, another bonus!

Nozzer · 2 Oct 2006 at 16:32

Abraham · 3 Oct 2006 at 13:05

i was planning on getting one a couple of years ago, basically getting it just to mess about with
still will sometime soon, although i'm currently without parking for my car let alone a project one

6thElement · 3 Oct 2006 at 14:31

ConfusedTA said:
I've wanted a lifted Hilux with large, off-road wheels/tyres, bull bar + spots, roll bar + spots ever since I saw the black one in Back To The Future

Whilst the BTTF truck is cool I think my appreciation for pickups started with the GMC pickup from The Fall Guy

SaBBz · 3 Oct 2006 at 14:35

Didn't you get the Elise fairly recently?