Agree with the lame 5 cylinder( pretty similar to the 4.2 in line 6er but they just dropped one cylinder + something a bit different with the head)----probable why they like to drop valve seats too on the 5 cylinder motors at around 100K.A buddy of mine had one on lease and had a choice ----GM would extend the warranty for another 3 years and hope for the best if he bought it out at the end of the term because of this problem.GM lost my business for good when my 02 Trailblazer started to have the surface rust/paint peeling problems that Dodge had back in the mid 90"s---GM would do nothing for me until the rust was completely though the metal-----OFF WARRANTY BY THEN--- i sold it ----SORRY MY RANT DW

 

Do a search for Toyota HZJ79, HZJ75 if you want a tough/durable work truck, only thing is the 15 year import rule that'll keep you from getting one. If they won't let those in the country i highly doubt they'll let Mahindras in...

 

Yah... but they (toyota) aren't setting them up for the US market (a mistake in my mind). Our rules are almost a carbon copy of the US (almost...). The Mahindras are being brought into the US market.

IF they brought the Toyota in, I'd be very interested in them...

 

Lexus dealer in Manitoba (Winnipeg?) brought in a few Toyota pickups for the BaffinLand iron mine project. They looked just like the old style Land Cruiser pickup, but were brand new.

 

Yeah there's an idustrial distributor Manitoba that supplies the potash, coal and nickel mines in Canada with those HZJ's, and the older BJ75 series. They're tough as F%*k, burly drivetrains and durable little engines. I've got a small collection of Land Cruisers at home including a 70 series. Too bad they're not DOT'd for N-America, some have still slipped through the cracks though.

 

Right there with you on that. Finally a manufacturer that will bring us a true, and reasonably sized (!) workhorse. I’ve seen a lot of frustration from other users regarding the lack of a compact diesel in the US. And I think it’s completely justified, especially when you see the history of the pickup lineups of companies like GM, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler. The segment has been all but ignored for years. Why have they been so reluctant to introduce a truly compact and rugged utilitarian truck, with diesel? Seems like there’s a real demand for it.

 

Diesels in small trucks/cars in north am. are killed by lack of demand,talked to dodge rep when i had a d50 diesel,he said attached garages in N.A was the main reson,not found in europe and other counties ,no one wants diesel smell in there house