Took the plunge, after blowing two gboxes on the courier @ $2200 each and bought a 2011 dmax. Long range tank, and ARB suspension, dualbattery seup and only 44000 klms. Morepower, less fuel consumption.$10000 and traded in the courier. I think it was a good deal. Will post how in goes. Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 17th of December 2015 08:04:45 PM
In 2002 I decided to buy a 4x4 and knew nothing about them as I had previously had 67 Holden 75 Ford Fairlaine then 93 Calais and a 85 BMW MC but I grew fond of a new 2002 Mazda Bravo Twin Cab Diesel Ute. I looked after the car did regular services not much off road and in spite of all of this after 3 years The Diff Failed $2000 repair Bill and about 1 year after that I blew bearings in the Gear Box (manual) 2000km from home in Alice Springs on a trip to Uluru. Another $2000 repair bill. No towing involved . Very Disappointing for an Engine of only 2.4Lt to do so much damage. I bought a Toyota after that no problems and Towing 2 ton. However a mate of mine bought a Isuzu D Max and he loves it. I hear they are a good choice if you don't want to fork out all that money for a Toyota .. Good luck with your new Isuzu I'll be eager to hear how it goes.
bill12 said
05:33 AM Dec 18, 2015
Its a lot smoother than the courier, and has much more power. Seems to be better on fuel, but haven,t done a big trip yet. The cruise control is taking a bit of getting used to, but is great on the freeways. The moral is Don,t tow in 5th gear in a courier /bravo 5 speed turbodiesel.Can be expensive.Wll post after a few klms on the new one. Bill
jonathan said
05:46 AM Dec 18, 2015
..well done Bill ..
I've got the 2013 model and it's done about the same distance. I'm sure you'll enjoy it for a long time to come.
What I would suggest, and it's not peculiar to the Dmax, and that is to have a good diesel filter fitted to the line. I'm about to do so as well after being "chided" by my mechanic .. hehe
petengail said
04:53 PM Dec 18, 2015
Well done Bill - hope you get heaps of trouble free K's from your Dmax
Bruce and Bev said
07:48 PM Dec 18, 2015
Ive got a 2014 DMax and have hauled a 3.2T van around WA, SA, VIC and NSW. No problems, goes like the clappers and log book service prices are good (if you shop around dealers and maybe use a local mechanic). It has an Isuzu light truck motor in it so most county mechanics don't have problems with them and parts aren't too far away (and swappable with a certain Holden ute).
We don't notice much difference in fuel use either
Welcome to the DMax club lol
Delta18 said
08:41 PM Dec 18, 2015
We are loving our MY15 D-Max, 23,000km now with around 18K of that with our 3T van in tow. Flat road or tail wind I am in 5th O/drive without problem.
I don't think you will find much in common with 'that' holden ute Bruce.
Isuzu parted company with Holden in (I think) 2009. It was when 'that' ute changed name.
I think 'that' ute's motor is Fiat based now.
bill12 said
05:24 AM Dec 19, 2015
I was told that the dmax and colly have same motor up to 2012 when holden ans Isuzu parted ways. Mine has a 4jj1 motor. Bill
-- Edited by bill12 on Thursday 17th of December 2015 08:04:45 PM
Now you will be able to join the D Max fan club.
Enjoy the experience.
Nice one Bill.
In 2002 I decided to buy a 4x4 and knew nothing about them as I had previously had 67 Holden 75 Ford Fairlaine then 93 Calais and a 85 BMW MC but I grew fond of a new 2002 Mazda Bravo Twin Cab Diesel Ute. I looked after the car did regular services not much off road and in spite of all of this after 3 years The Diff Failed $2000 repair Bill and about 1 year after that I blew bearings in the Gear Box (manual) 2000km from home in Alice Springs on a trip to Uluru. Another $2000 repair bill. No towing involved . Very Disappointing for an Engine of only 2.4Lt to do so much damage. I bought a Toyota after that no problems and Towing 2 ton. However a mate of mine bought a Isuzu D Max and he loves it. I hear they are a good choice if you don't want to fork out all that money for a Toyota .. Good luck with your new Isuzu I'll be eager to hear how it goes.
..well done Bill ..
I've got the 2013 model and it's done about the same distance. I'm sure you'll enjoy it for a long time to come.
What I would suggest, and it's not peculiar to the Dmax, and that is to have a good diesel filter fitted to the line. I'm about to do so as well after being "chided" by my mechanic .. hehe
We don't notice much difference in fuel use either
Welcome to the DMax club lol
We are loving our MY15 D-Max, 23,000km now with around 18K of that with our 3T van in tow. Flat road or tail wind I am in 5th O/drive without problem.
I don't think you will find much in common with 'that' holden ute Bruce.
Isuzu parted company with Holden in (I think) 2009. It was when 'that' ute changed name.
I think 'that' ute's motor is Fiat based now.
Good one Bill
