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From: Scotty on 10 Mar 2010 02:43
Well work gave the okay to order me a new SR5 Hilux but Toyota cant supply until end of June (I
ordered it End Nov through a Fleet lease company).

As we use Holden Lease I have the option for a Commodore Wagon. I know that its going to be way
more comfortable but want to know if there is anyone thats driven one loaded up in the rear. I
usually carry around 200Kgs of tools, and stock in the Hilux but figure that I could get it down to
150 or so.

What I want to know is that how they handle with a load in the back.

Also the drive by wire slow responce has been raised as an issue.

Anyone got any good or bad notes to add here?

If I could get one Id go for a Crewman but they stopped supplying them ages ago.


From: Adolf on 10 Mar 2010 09:29
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:59 +1000, atec 77 <"atec 77 "@hotmail.com>
wrote:


>The Holden ute when loaded will chew the inner tyre edge out easily
>unless the suspension is towing pack upgraded , bloke over the road with
>one of the new v8s ripped his apart in less than a year claiming he
>"took" it easy

A friend recently had a "taxi-pack" suspension upgrade done to his
Ford SomethingOrOther - claims he's got an an extra 2 inches of ground
clearance as well.
From: The Raven on 10 Mar 2010 16:29
" Scotty" <scoter1(a)warmmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well work gave the okay to order me a new SR5 Hilux but Toyota cant supply
> until end of June (I
> ordered it End Nov through a Fleet lease company).
>
> As we use Holden Lease I have the option for a Commodore Wagon. I know
> that its going to be way
> more comfortable but want to know if there is anyone thats driven one
> loaded up in the rear.

The rear cargo area is rated for almost 500Kg. I've had over 1000Kg in the
back.....

> I
> usually carry around 200Kgs of tools, and stock in the Hilux but figure
> that I could get it down to
> 150 or so.
>
> What I want to know is that how they handle with a load in the back.

Fine. With 1000Kg the rear drops 75mm (measured at the wheels) and will hit
the bump stops. It'll also sway a little if provoked. However, with 200Kg it
wouldn't be a problem. It would be barely noticable.

BTW acceleration wasn't impacted much, not that I tried racing with 1000Kg
in the back....

> Also the drive by wire slow responce has been raised as an issue.

I never thought it was slow, just 'non-aggressive' when you want WOT.

> Anyone got any good or bad notes to add here?

Mileage is good, if you know how to keep off the throttle. Highway use will
give excellent results, mixed city driving (including peak hours) I get
approx 11-12L/100K. BTW I have the SV6 model with the 3.6L, the newer SIDI
3.0 and 3.6L may be different.

FWIW I'd get the SV6 so you can have the 3.6L.....

> If I could get one Id go for a Crewman but they stopped supplying them
> ages ago.



From: Noddy on 10 Mar 2010 19:48

"D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message
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> My son has VU & VE SS utes which go through rear tyres at less than
> 20,000klms no matter how they are driven.

Time to off-load the things and buy a decent vehicle.

--
Regards,
Noddy.


From: Noddy on 10 Mar 2010 19:50

"The Raven" <swilson150(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Fine. With 1000Kg the rear drops 75mm (measured at the wheels) and will
> hit the bump stops. It'll also sway a little if provoked. However, with
> 200Kg it wouldn't be a problem. It would be barely noticable.

Just out of curiosity, what do you stick in the back of a Dunny wagon that
weighs a tonne?

I would have thought that the floor and seat backs wouldn't have been able
to support such a weight.

--
Regards,
Noddy.


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