L200/Triton advice...

[wildmann]

am looking at an early 2000's Ute as was wondering what you guys thought about a couple of things.

first, the 3 litre petrol (forgot the code sorry), how is it compared to the 2.8 diesel (4m40 I think)? millage? reliability? power?


second, how much of a pain would it be to bolt a turbo onto the 4m40? price? time? worth while? it is just that the non-turbos are cheaper...
cheers,

[coxsy]

Put it this way had l200 for 5 years wrote it off was glad to see it go, Mazda 2500 better and it is 5 years older than the l200

[Mud Camper]

I've had a 2000 3 litre twin cab l200 for nearly 10 years. I really like it. Heaps of grunt, nice on the road and surprisingly ok off road. It's done 270 k now and starting to show its age - couple of little rattles under the dash and weeping tappet covers, which aren't exactly dreadful given the mileage. Air cond, auto hubs, drivers seat and other stuff prone to wearing out on other trucks is all sweet as still.

It is thirsty though. 65 litre tank is good for about 430 km. No RUC and cheaper to rego though....

[wildmann]

Put it this way had l200 for 5 years wrote it off was glad to see it go, Mazda 2500 better and it is 5 years older than the l200

Yeah I am considering a Mazda too. I was told they are a bit longer and lower than the Mitsi though.

[wildmann]

I've had a 2000 3 litre twin cab l200 for nearly 10 years. I really like it. Heaps of grunt, nice on the road and surprisingly ok off road. It's done 270 k now and starting to show its age - couple of little rattles under the dash and weeping tappet covers, which aren't exactly dreadful given the mileage. Air cond, auto hubs, drivers seat and other stuff prone to wearing out on other trucks is all sweet as still.

It is thirsty though. 65 litre tank is good for about 430 km. No RUC and cheaper to rego though....

Cheers. Sounds pretty standard. Mileage is a touch scary though, even with RUC taken into account...