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Cheers, saved me 15min

I hate those bloody thumbnails everyone puts on the end of the videos. Ruins the finish. And agree, I couldn't see the final score either.

I think that was on purpose.

So here's the trick: pause when thumbnails hide the results (the numbers come up behind after the thumbnails), then move the curser to midway through the video (between the thumbnails), and click to resume, then the 6 - 6 result appears momentarily.

More likely Toyota paying Ronny to say nice things i'd say

Bullshit Andrew. He isn’t the only one saying good things. The reality is aside from sound the V8 is worse in every single aspect.

@@bobby6481 I call bullshit on that... You don't think Toyota's budget is big enough ta pay for all those reviews...I should know I own both... The 1vd shits on the gd every day of the week and like I said I own both!!

@@andrewsouvertjis9309 so you haven’t driven a 2.8 70 series to compare?

@@andrewsouvertjis9309 everyone is paid, nothing is true in the internet, ford is paying you i reckon

My 2010 v8 79 is still in stock form except for 33's, 2" lift, intercooler fans and exhaust, now with over 400k on the clock. That's all I'll need with the new 2.8 coming in mid next month. I will miss that thong slapping sound. Misses won't hear me rumbling through the hills before arriving home.

Don't worry mate 2.8 been kicking around for 9 years now ... my old hilux is 2016 model and sold it to my brother inlaw and now he's towing 2.4 t caravan still .

My 1kd Prado has well over 220k on the clock and has outlived my uncles troopy vdj which detonated at 130k….impossible to compare the exact same vehicle over its life.

great answer. always hear people saying im buying this as my forever car... hahaha I dont think thats possible in this modern day. people have consumerism built into them. and things just are not built to last forever any more.

Plenty of hiluxes and prados with the 2.8 on much higher than 300,000kms 😄

Yep the lower the better in my book

Yeah I didn't understand that. Isn't the bigger the reduction the better. Better control at slow speed. Isn't that what you're after?

I agree with that.

Amen

1HZ baby! Wish it could get the 2.8 fuel economy tho, that thing chugs fuel like there is no tommorow.

@@BonzoSAiweLsaebn Yeah another legend

Yeeah, those 1HD / 1HZ big end bearings that disintegrate after 300k km are amazing.

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Thanks champ I'll still be joining the occasional trip as a guest

Since when V8 needs excuses

As it stands the V8 is still the proven reliable unit. Chances are the new one won’t last as long

@@gamebredduramax71 And that's the gist of it. My guess is that the V8 will outlast the 2.8.

@@gamebredduramax71the 2.8 has been around for 9 years and there are far more of them kicking round pulling big caravans than the v8. People hated the v8 when it came and it issues burning oil and it still has issues with dust ingest causing plenty of failures. The v8 is nothing special.

@@m5wm6w look, sadly Toyota is leaning in on the planned obsolescence tactics of the rest of the car industries, they used to build them to see how long they could last and we had over built beast of vehicles, now these manufacturers are battling the governments over stringent emissions and other regulations in order for them to remain profitable they have to turn more vehicles and to do that they can’t be lasting 10 and 20 years no more.

Blokes ?really mate😂

Same here, came her to see if someone else had this problem!

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Good old oil burner 6 cylinder. They’re having issues with it hence I reckon it was never used.

The 3.3 probably costs 5 times as much as the 2.8. It takes a few seconds to fully turn off the traction control. Press and hold but I think you need to be stationary.

bleh v6 stinky! Inline engines all the way.

Toyota traction control system is amazing, the only dysfunctional thing about it is someone who doesn’t know when to and when not to use it.

@@simmo6035If Ronny didn't bother to turn off the traction control after he started the 2.8L up then the egg is on his face.

we run the 4 cyl Hilux's in the Pilbara. At 4pm in the middle of Feb on a 48 degree day the ground will be around 70-74 degrees. We've never had an issue with the heat - blows me away that machines operate in that heat!! Been in the Pilbara for 20 yrs, the 4 cylinders have been bullet proof for us.

@@chrisandshazza01 Hope it stays good for you.

​@user-uc8zo6be5x you don't need to, just push it, it will start without starter motor but 4 cylinder will not start

20k+ for wholesale auto conversion on top of his V8 which already has a upgraded larger bolt on turbo, larger intercooler, pipework, exhaust, air box, snorkel, tune, clutch. All that against standard 2.8 👌🏽

The point is it’s got nothing to do with the engine and everything to do with auto vs manual. I didn’t mention cost of after market changes, I was just pointing out a fact.

exactly.... stock they have the same power, so basically no difference. take away the auto and it's the same except the 4cyl is cheaper to do injectors and wear out faster. when you modify them the v8 will take 20psi extra boost and the 4cyl wont.

You can pull a fuse on the 120 Prado d4d to disable it, I was wondering if you can do similar with this one (?)

Yes, you can. You need to be stationary though.

The V6 is waaay better for desert work, only positive to the 2.8 is fuel economy otherwise the v6 has more power and is good for 300,000+kms

😂😂😂

Nah, it seems like this was the last

I had the v8 auto 200gx. It was a boat. I feel the v8 and manual go well together...and it is looking like the 2.8 and auto match well.

You have to be sitting still to do that, I was in motion committed to the hill climb would have cost a fail if I stopped to turn it off

@@Ronny_Dahl My previous HILUX was the same on anything but sand I would leave the traction control on I got caught out just as you did more often than I like to admit regards Mike

I can't understand why you tried to conquer this hill with that speed.

You think Ronny and torbs didn't have their tyres pressures down?

@@simmo6035 I'm sure they did, I'm just pointing out that beach driving is a terrible way of comparing 4x4 ability coz you don't even need a 4x4 to do it.

@@user-uc8zo6be5x I have 2 of them, one has done 280,000km and the other 180,000km. Apart from oil, filter changes and normal maintenance I have done nothing to either of them. One has towed a caravan all the way around Aus. It’s going to take a few years before the outcome of the motor change will be known. I think all you guys who are saying “4 cylinder ra ra ra” need to just sit back and wait a while and we will see what happens before bagging the rest of us.

@@user-uc8zo6be5xI do find it interesting that people are suggesting that Ronnie is being paid by Toyota to do these reviews. I could also argue that maybe a lot of his supporters are being paid to go and trash any V8 owner comments. Sure this motor has been used in other vehicles, but not in this large a vehicle with the weights put in and behind them that people expect them to be able to carry. . Instead of saying V8’s are trash, how about waiting a couple of years and having the discussion again about what time has taught us. You ma be completely right, or you could be completely wrong.

@@user-uc8zo6be5xI can’t argue with you about the Isuzu motors, we have owned 2 x Bighorns(you call them the Monterey in Aus) and both were great vehicles. Suspension was amazing off road and by far one of the most comfortable. I have owned Toyota BJ40 surf x 3 76 & 78 both V8 Nissan Patrol LWB x 3 SWB x 2 I only got the 76 because after selling our Tag-a-long company in NZ it was the only thing that still had beam axles. Buying the 78 in Aus was a no brainer because of the reliability etc. the Fj40 & Nissans all had 6 cylinder motors, the Surf’s all had 4 cylinder motors, the only one I had issues with was the middle one which was the older motor with turbo. It had 8 cracks in the head because Toyota didn’t do the mods needed on that motor to go from non to turbo ie bigger exhaust ports etc. unfortunately it was like that when I bought it. 😢😢 luckily I didn’t end up paying for it. That is the only motor issue I have ever had. I replaced the clutch in the FJ and had a gearbox issue with one. So I have been around a few vehicles. Some have been used almost exclusively as work vehicles. The bigger the vehicle the bigger the motor. The manufacturers have always put bigger motors in bigger vehicles that’s why I’m sceptical about going from a bigger vehicle to a smaller motor. That’s why I think only time will tell whether it was a good decision or not. I also can’t argue about less weight less issues but unfortunately some don’t see it that way, decide on what you want to carry then buy and modify a vehicle to carry it. Price is also an issue, I guess that’s why we see BT50’s towing huge caravans.

I owned 2016 hilux hi rider 7 years of owing it only have 1 issued and it was a dpf but toyota changed it . Sold to my brother inlaw and now he towing 2.4 t caravan with it ..

@@unna1996you miss my point, I’m not bagging the motor, my just questioning the putting of a 4 cylinder motor in place of a bigger motor in a bigger vehicle.

The V8 is the older model hence the different looks. If you buy one now new then the 4cy and v8 look exactly the same, there isn't even any engine badges.