by MUVIT » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:48 pm
yeah ive pumped too much into the wizard to get rid of it i think.
With a young one on the way, i dont think it will be practical to keep the 2 seater MU.
The dream was to 1 day put a holden v8 in it.. But things change i guess.
The new MU / X, Pro & Cons
engine - timing chain not belt driven. Good mileage with the 5 speed Auto. 5 year warranty. A/C front & rear. Rear door more user friendly, no rear window chatter/squeeks.
Better brakes ie towing , women & asian drivers (in my case all 3 lol)
Cons
53k, but considering thats top of the range & base model toyota praddo's start at $61k.
Spare wheel location.
The only decent steel bull bar ive seen is on a dmax, MCC make em but havent realised em for the MU/X yet. ( single hoop falcon & rocker style) ARB & TJM bars look like they just modify the mounts for a prado/hilux bar so the sides dont meet the isuzu guard propperly call me picky but they retail for 2grand...
Fuel tank size under 70L, there is a place in brisbane that do a 135L replacement tank for the colorado 7 but havent fitted it to a MU/X yet (gota be the same chassis).
1 more thing that swung me towards the MU/X..
A mate from work rang to ask if i had a car trailer to tow his less then 2year old colorado dual cab ute to darwin. Cause his roadside assistance expired. Holden told him to bring it in or it may void warranty, its been sitting in work carpark for a week.
All because of engine check light on the dash.
Read somewhere the have a 2.8L italian fiat motor (same as jeep wrangler?)
& isuzu has a 3L proven jap dmax motor
both made in siam though haha