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jutwit Just got MTs
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Odometer: 158 Location: south wales
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:12 pm Post subject: help me choose please
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hi guys ive looked at 2 4x4s today and cant decide which i want,
m reg isuzu trooper 3.1d
s reg lwb vitara 2.5 v6
its gonna be my daily drive but i dont go that far and its gonna be used for green laning, so will want to mod it slightly eg. snorkel, winch, winch bumpers and mud tyres and thats it.
whats the differance in mpg, parts and mods available
l iknow theres loads for the zuks but what about the trooper?
and im probably going to get one of them tomorrow
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dxmedia Mud Obsessed
Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Odometer: 2185
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:17 pm Post subject:
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Look very closely for rust on the trooper. Rear chassis and the cross member under the radiator, or what's left of it.
I've owned about 4 3.1 troopers over the years. Loved em.
Never owed a vit.
I'd buy the vit. Make of that what you will.
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jutwit Just got MTs
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Odometer: 158 Location: south wales
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:18 pm Post subject:
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thats interesting, 1 for the vit then.
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Eclipsed4ever Just got MTs
Joined: 05 May 2012 Odometer: 190 Location: Hereford
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:13 pm Post subject:
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I'd go for the trooper. Used to have a heavily modified one as a trialler and it was awesome offroad. You stick big mud tyres on the zuk and you best take a spare front diff and shafts with you, they're made of feathers. If your not travelling far the mpg shouldn't make much difference, although I would of thought the zuk would be better. The 3.1td engines are very good, avoid the 3.0lrs. I believe it was that was round...
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GVstu Mud Obsessed
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Odometer: 2314 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:41 am Post subject:
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I'd have the Vit, and I've owned a Trooper (the 3.0 Duty).
Trooper is nice and cushy inside but so many bits went wrong on mine, Vit's are starting to get a load of nice trick bits available, trick bits for troopers are few and far between.
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dxmedia Mud Obsessed
Joined: 10 Dec 2008 Odometer: 2185
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:10 pm Post subject:
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Don't get me wrong, I love the old 3.1 troopers.
An 'M' reg though, that's 19 years old. The troopers were never well protected against the rust, and that's a lot of british winters since it left the factory.
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TheClunk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Odometer: 1159 Location: Chippenham
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:11 pm Post subject:
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I thought the V6 Vitara was a 2.0 litre.
I would buy the Vitara.
EDIT: It was pre 98 V6 Vitara's that were 2.0.
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scrunt Articulating
Joined: 11 Jul 2012 Odometer: 985 Location: Tayside.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:50 pm Post subject:
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Is it an automatic or manual V6?
Have you got your insurance quote on the V6 & is it affordable?
I know it is older, but it was group 24 insurance and some companies still give ridiculous quotes.
Possibly OK if you are going with '4x4 Off Road/modified cover'.
george
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jutwit Just got MTs
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Odometer: 158 Location: south wales
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:43 pm Post subject:
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It's a manual, and haven't had a quote yet, but 40 yrs old wouldn't of thought it would be a problem, but will find out
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ivorbiggin Mud Obsessed
Joined: 13 Dec 2009 Odometer: 2485 Location: PORTSMOUTH
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:02 pm Post subject:
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TheClunk wrote: | I thought the V6 Vitara was a 2.0 litre.
I would buy the Vitara.
EDIT: It was pre 98 V6 Vitara's that were 2.0. |
The V6 Vitara 95 to 2000 was indeed a 2.0 litre, it was the Grand Vitara that came as a 2.5 V6.
I had to change the timing chains on a 2.0 V6, absolute nightmare of a job.
Isuzu 3.1 every time for me
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jutwit Just got MTs
Joined: 16 Dec 2009 Odometer: 158 Location: south wales
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 6:47 pm Post subject:
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They both gone now, so guess it don't matter now but thanks guys
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4Solutions Gate Opener
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Odometer: 1 Location: Uckfield
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:26 pm Post subject:
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jutwit wrote: | They both gone now, so guess it don't matter now but thanks guys |
did you not manage to get your hands on one of them? Shame to hear if so!
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