My 4x4 SR5 averages around 13L/100kM on E10. 2WD version will do around 12L/100kM. To me that is awesome economy, the 2.5TD manual D40 Navara we had in the Company was lucky to do better! It'll take you somewhere between 3 and 6 years to recoup the extra cost of the diesel vehicle in the first place, and you have to put up with a diesel. There is nothing wrong with diesels, it is just people get this idea in their head about fuel consumption, and it is all silly hype in many ways. The cost saving I would get in mine, taking into account the extra 15c/L or more the diesel is over E10 is about $300-400 a year maximum. And i'd have to put up with the smell of diesel, a clunky old overheating 4spd auto whcih the diesels get and a slow old car to boot that you have to plan ahead to move into traffic.Originally Posted by 1BadVan
If diesel is a must though, try a ST-X Navara with the 3.0L V6 and the Mazda BT-50/Ford Gillard (Ranger!) with the 3.2L 5cyl diesel. These are both good trucks too, but still don't drive as good as a V6 auto Hilux! And NEVER let them run out of new car warrranty! Don't buy anything with a diesel particulate filter like auto 2.5TD Navara.
If you are looking at late model secondhand diesels, the old shape BT-50 or Ford Ranger had in my opinion the best diesel to drive. The 2.5TD Navara feels the most "carlike" to drive, you'd swear the engine was a little 2.0L petrol engine the way it revs, but they are still very slow. Avoid manuals as the dual mass flywheels/clutches aren't really up to towing, especially low speed reversing.
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