Twin cab ute

[buggerlugs]

Why dont car manufacturers make a decent roomy twin cab ute, that a 6 footer could sit in the back seat in comfort. Have looked at the Ford / Mazda, Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara and Toyota Hilux. They are all fine until your kids turn 10 year old. I can see why people chop up 80 and 100 series cruiser wagons and Nissan Patrol wagons and turn them into twin cabs..............And yes, the F250 is a bit big........... end of rant... :

[Tobey]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Why dont car manufacturers make a decent roomy twin cab ute, that a 6 footer could sit in the back seat in comfort. Have looked at the Ford / Mazda, Mitsubishi Triton, Nissan Navara and Toyota Hilux. They are all fine until your kids turn 10 year old. I can see why people chop up 80 and 100 series cruiser wagons and Nissan Patrol wagons and turn them into twin cabs..............And yes, the F250 is a bit big........... end of rant... :

Because they would all be the size of an F250?

[buggerlugs]

No, I looked at the new Navarra twin cab yesterday and if they just made the back seating section twelve inches longer it would be perfect and knowhere near as big as an F250

[Road_Warrior]

What about the Crewman?

[XR6_190]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

What about the Crewman?

That's probably the worst of the lot, I think you will find that in their home markets of Japan and Thailand, they are actually big enough for most people to fit in the back. This is why in the US these sorts of vehicles traditionally don't sell in anything like the numbers of their larger locally made/ designed competitors.

[buggerlugs]

Yes, I have friends that the Dad had a crewman ute and the son bought an XR6 ute about 4 months later. The Dad ended up getting rid of the Crewman ute after driving the son's XR6. He couldn't beleive the difference in the drive and comfort of the XR6

[Mick K.]

Was the Triton the best of them? I heard they sacrificed the size of the tray a bit to provide more cabin room?

MK

[mad cow]

have you tried a ssanyong musso? i know a few people who own them and i have driven a few of them, they are a great dual cab with plenty of features and heaps of room.

[vanman_75]

Originally Posted by mad cow

have you tried a ssanyong musso? i know a few people who own them and i have driven a few of them, they are a great dual cab with plenty of features and heaps of room.

comes with dark tint and balaclava ,best parked in your neighbours driveway

[want-a-XY]

Originally Posted by vanman_75

comes with dark tint and balaclava ,best parked in your neighbours driveway

lol hahah rofl. quote of the day

[V8 EF Fairmont]

Unless you want a F250 sized ute, the comprimise is always going to be cabin space vs tray space. I for one went for the Ranger for the increase deck size over the cabin, and don't regret it.

[aquahead2001]

I bet cutting up a Cruiser or Patrol Wagon wouldn't be cheap... Probably cheaper to just buy an F250 twin cab and be done with it.

[Yellow_Festiva]

The Hilux rear seat is very comfortable. My brother has the new model and have done a few trips in the rear with no issues at all.

When he was buying, he said it was by far the best in terms of rear room.

If your 10 year old is not comfortable in the back of a Hilux than you must be breeding very big kids.

[naddis01]

When you say Triton, do you mean the current ML Triton? I ask becasue my Dad has one and I think there is HEAPS of room in the back. I am 6'2". You would have to be nearing 7' if you dont have enough room in the back of one of them. They have more room than a current Hilux I beleive.

[DoreSlamR]

I've found the front seats are just as bad in dual cabs, they're so skinny and I like to spread my legs out a bit.

[Zed7fiddy]

got the dual cab new hilux for a work car
and while i dont sit in the back, there is plenty of room back there, my motorcucle helmet sits behind the seat on the floor and thats witht he front seat all the way back to stop it moving around, and there is plenty of grunt (im even considering getting one myself for my next car its that good)

they are a little thirsty though, so just watch how heavy your foot is

[XR Martin]

Go drive a Ranger, it makes the Hilux feel gutless.

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

Go drive a Ranger, it makes the Hilux feel gutless.

Must be pretty quick then,the new 4lt auto lux screams,it flogs a V6 commodore/falcon off the mark..

I travelled down to vic in an 06 hilux 4 up,all adult size passengers and we all fit quite comfortably..was thirsty as hell towing a falcon though..

[janddbone]

Well there are some more options if you need a crew cab with a tray type back...
Not sure what your other needs are...

- Land Rover Defender Crew Cab,
- Ford Transit Crew Cab,
- Mercedes Benz Sprinter (A bit big!)

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by nugget378

Must be pretty quick then,the new 4lt auto lux screams,it flogs a V6 commodore/falcon off the mark..

I travelled down to vic in an 06 hilux 4 up,all adult size passengers and we all fit quite comfortably..was thirsty as hell towing a falcon though..

Yeah I meant Diesel vs Diesel.

Petrol Hilux does go well though, but thirsty like you said.

[Mr Hardware]

why don't you just get a falcon sedan and a trailer

[MrEL]

Originally Posted by aquahead2001

I bet cutting up a Cruiser or Patrol Wagon wouldn't be cheap... Probably cheaper to just buy an F250 twin cab and be done with it.

Not that dear at all actually. Most places only charge around the 5 to 7k mark to do the chop itself. Thats drive in drive out. All painted and trimmed.
Then you have to do the tray back.
When you start extending the chassis to put a bigger tray on it starts getting dear but nowhere near the cost of buying an F250.

[GUTLES]

My boss has a ML Triton Dual cab & theres plenty of room in the back for adults. Heaps more then my old Hilux. The ML Tritons are very ugly tho!

[chevypower]

Now is the time when one realizes the purpose of an F150. F250 being too big, Ranger being too small. And this time next year, there will be the Boss 6.2 V8, 4.4 V8 diesel, and EcoBoost engine options.

[bf tubs]

we have tritons at work there is stacks of room in the back but we found with 3 aboard in the back it gets a bit squeezy cause they seem to be a bit narrow

[LethalLeigh]

Triton's are a little narrow bodied but rear legroom is best in class (in the ML model, MK was one of the worst in class)

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

Yeah I meant Diesel vs Diesel.

Petrol Hilux does go well though, but thirsty like you said.

Diesel or auto? I drove the Ranger diesel (auto) and while down low it feels like its gonna boogy when it gets mid range and above it was very ordinary.