What ute do you drive?

[Lignum]

Ute:confused: I wish I just put small stuff in the boot and big stuff on the roof racks of the old commodore

[havenoideaatall]

The Navara seems popular nowadays, the new Triton seems to be making larger inroads in to the market. The new Hilux I can't take seriously.

Chief hates large wagon 4x4s so its my way of keeping a useful 4x4.

[macca2]

1998 2wd Automatic Triton. Thirsty little so and so but a nice ute.

[journeyman Mick]

Corolla wagon turned into a panelvan.(back seats removed & cargo barrier installed)
Not really a ute but that's what I use it for.

Cliff,
what happened to the Rodeo you were driving?

Mick

[Jack E]

A nice shiny red XR6

With a lockable roller top the same as this one



And ladder racks like these



I am very happy with it.

Cheers, Jack

[doug the slug]

Its not a ute but my work vehicle is a 97 nissan patrol waggon, compromise between a work vehicle for heavy towing and the family car. just because its the work vehicle doesnt mean i dont take it out to play on the weekends when i get the chance. it will tow a 2.5 tonne trailer for work and carry 7 people (more at a pinch - just dont tell DanP or he will come up from victoria to get me )

If i had a ute it would have to be an orange Triton with all the accessories

[Harry72]

Currently 98 Mazda Bravo 2.6 tray top duel fuel with ladder racks... good work horse no aircon but. I know it'll carry one of those wood packs that Emac organised from Lismore(1.2Ton, construction pack)

Ute before the Maz, falc BA 5.4 V8 auto style side... had all the mod cons plus a few enhancements of my own which made it very impractical!(was the very 1st V8 ba ute in SA... XR8 wasnt released yet... only would have cost an extra $1000!) Would you beleive I traded it in on a Focus 2ltr 6speed hatch, from one end of the scale to the other.

And the ute before that was a Falc XH'2 V8 S'pac with all the mod cons... plus my enhancements, was good ute should have not traded it on the BA Id be about 40-50K richer right now if I just kept that XH... not counting the fuel difference(ba used double the xh)

My ideal ute would be a small 2-3ton truck with a 4-5m tray!

[Waldo]

G'day,

I wish I, I wish I had a ute.

current series Hilux,

or a current model XR8,

or a Tornado,

or a F Series V8

or a Dodge Ram V10.

But I'll just have to do with my SXR6.

[Christopha]

2004 Navara DX, no poofy STR for me. I like the vinyl floor covers and the wind up windows, electric windows annoy me. Canopy, roof racks drawers for tools etc.... 77,000kms, good bus!

[Dan]

A nice shiny red XR6

With a lockable roller top ....and ladder racks

Are the racks removable and are the roll tops as good as they look?

A nice shiny silver 2004 XR8 falcon for me.

[bill_h]

Took my wife on first date (with my parents) in a Vauxhall Velox, later had an FB, then HD, then yellow ex Highways Dept WB, then white ex E&WS (Water Board) WB, then ex farmer red WB with fats (ute, not farmer), then gun metal grey WB Statesman Caprice look alike

Now I have a VY Crewman....would have a ute except I need to have a booster seat for the grandaughter in the back

[Shedhand]

my 2nd last ute was a Triton GLX 2.4 4X2 tray ute. Sold it when I got Commodore Berlina fleet car for work.
Then bought a 2000 Mitsubishi Challenger 4x4 asy retirement present. All the bells and whistles in and out including electric brakes for towing really big stuff and 10 stack CD and really big fat all terrain tyres. I love it. Would really lerve a Ford F350.

[Grahame Collins]

A Maxda Bravo B 2600 2wd with a Aluminium trayback.
My dogs are of the belief that the vehicle is theirs and is specifically for the purpose or taking them for rides. When I am not chaffuering canine passengers,I sometimes get to use it for going to school and the week end trips to the hardware shops.The trayback is big enough to take a 8 x 4 sheet.

The ute before that was a TATA Telcoline 2 litre diesel turbo. In the four years I owned from new it averaged once every 72 days in the repair shop.The Indians have yet to understand automotive terms like build quality,reliability and customer satisfaction.If you are considering the purchase of one of these Indian automotive disasters PM me immediately and I will regale with tales of misery and woe regarding these sad examples of mobile scrap iron.Truly these things are lemons.

A public service announcement
from
Grahame

[Cliff Rogers]

Cliff,
what happened to the Rodeo you were driving?

Mick

Lease ran out & deisel can be anything up to 10cents/litre dearer than ULP so we traded it on another Corola wagon.
For the few times we need to shift something that won't fit in the Corola, we borrow or hire a trailer.

[journeyman Mick]

.......................The ute before that was a TATA Telcoline 2 litre diesel turbo. In the four years I owned from new it averaged once every 72 days in the repair shop.The Indians have yet to understand automotive terms like build quality,reliability and customer satisfaction.If you are considering the purchase of one of these Indian automotive disasters PM me immediately and I will regale with tales of misery and woe regarding these sad examples of mobile scrap iron.Truly these things are lemons.

A public service announcement
from
Grahame

Grahame, I saw these advertised locally and they weren't a lot cheaper than the mainstream brands. I don't know why anyone would buy one if they're only about $2K less than well known brands.:confused: :confused: I hope you paid very little for yours.

2 vehicles back I had a Kia Ceres 1.5tonne 4wd Diesel. It was slower than a wet weekend and noisy enough for me to leave my earplugs in.:eek: However I went from about $500 per month on LPG and petrol for my V8 Hilux to $160 per month on diesel for the Kia. It carried about 3/4 of a tonne in gear all the time and was often loaded right up to the limit (or over). Besides blowing a couple of radiator hoses and needing the back diff lapped it gave 5 years of solid reliable service - right until the gear box disintegrated that was Had to get one sent up from a wrecker in south Australia and modifiications to cross member and linkages to make it work. Did I get my money's worth? Yes, would I buy another? NO!

Mick