Back to the drawing board for a Hilux replacement

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Diesel myth? A lot of places have to use diesel due to its lower volatility. Mines for example.

You know what I mean. The myth that aside from resale (generated largely by the myth) and aside from those with access to diesel subsidy, in Australia that owning a diesel is cheaper than the petrol version. In almost all cases where the car is used for normal driving and normal annual kM most people will never save the extra purchase price in fuel saving, and this is magnified in many cases on used vehicles. As I'd said in the original post, if a 4.2TD was available in the same condition and price as a V8 i'd buy it as it will sell better later. But they are at least $10-15k dearer, and they don't drive near as well. I get why many people want the diesels, my next door neighbour has a 2006 4.2 VX and he does over 10.000kM of towing a year all over Australia with a big van on the back. Others do serious 4x4 work and the diesel is better at this. But for me who does less than 15,000kM a year of which maybe 2000 max is towing the V8 (or V6 in the Hilux) is by far the superior choice in running/owning cost, driveability etc.

The v8 cruiser utes at work had issues with motors. To be honest they have less get up and go than the turbo 6. But my mate borrowed his fathers twin turbo diesel wagon and said it really was light years better.
When pulling big bogie axle trailers out of the pit (6km steep haul road) all you can smell is clutch.

They were only diesel V8's in the utes unfortunately, but after sitting in one I doubt I could put up with one, they are awful to sit in. Plus for some unknown stupid reason they are manual only. Marks 4WD have developed a heavy duty auto conversion for them at about $10k fitted but they will be popular for the exact reason you mentioned.