Ranger or BT50
- Thread starter navmatt
- Start date
:first:
sort of had to big col I must be legal thanks to jaycos heavy ball weight to which I still have no answer started promising but went nowhere
Great stuff @Bluey. And I hear you on the hassle of private sale. Whilst I would have loved to trade the Paj in, the Old Girl was of no value to the dealer and their offer was comical. So I've got to do the leg work and get her moved on myself.
No one's after a cheap reliable Pajero are they???
No one's after a cheap reliable Pajero are they???
Or a NavaraGreat stuff @Bluey. And I hear you on the hassle of private sale. Whilst I would have loved to trade the Paj in, the Old Girl was of no value to the dealer and their offer was comical. So I've got to do the leg work and get her moved on myself.
No one's after a cheap reliable Pajero are they???
yes smergen the yards are scammers before Christmas I was offered 30 for the prado now 28 f me are u kidding I saidGreat stuff @Bluey. And I hear you on the hassle of private sale. Whilst I would have loved to trade the Paj in, the Old Girl was of no value to the dealer and their offer was comical. So I've got to do the leg work and get her moved on myself.
No one's after a cheap reliable Pajero are they???
a faultless car popular , when u have very pricey patrols in the yard older than my prado geeees it makes u so mad , I could probley sell for 35 if I was lucky , but squeezed 29 out of him but no movement on the bt , and I also put 4500ks on it since Christmas which they didn't know so im trying to be happy im not sad but not happy either just ahhhhhh with a lot of head shaking I think ive scratched half my hair away , I just hope the new one is a good one these new flash electrics worry me ask me in 12 mounths or 5 years if im happy
ok lads heres the pics the deal has been done pic was taken late in the day not much sun bulbar and canopy from arb coming don't get them till march they have to make them hope I get them 2 days before we go away for the meet in halls gap wont be happy if I don't !!!!! it goes ok im still shattered the prados gone time will heal that I hope depends on how go this one is I know the prado was the best car I will eva own but this is more practical and I couldn't have both got it home first thing I did was rip off the back bar and fit tow bar needed a mate to finish off refitting the back bar all done sparkie did all my wireing today heres some heights when connected to van measured from flat piece on hitch and wheel arch from tow bar 517mm no van 454 with van back to 517 with weight bars fitted 3 links free on the 4th link wheel arch 800 bars on van on 820 no van 780 no bars hope that makes sence never seen another one this colour but im sure there about
I need to know that hand shake cruzer driver lol
Looks good @Bluey !!! Even better once you tart it up with some ARB goodies.
Forget the Prado , as soon as you start towing the Expanda around you will wonder why you did not change sooner.
I have a Ranger and tow a 17.56-2 and the vehicle is a nice tug.
I have a Ranger and tow a 17.56-2 and the vehicle is a nice tug.
Put the BT in for a 30000km service this week and they sprung a cooling system recall on me. Apparently there is some chafing of hoses that have culminated in loss of coolant and knackered engines. They did the job no problem, refitted new hoses and sone kind of reinforcement and mounting thingy to eliminate the issue. What irked me was that there was no email or postal contact to inform of the recall. Hence, anyone who finds Mazda's servicing too expensive and chooses to use a capable, but very much cheaper 3rd party service company that still covers the warranty provisions, doesn't get to know about the recall and therefore are at risk of buggering up their mechanicals.
I normally find Mazda better than most other service departments i have dealt with on other marques, but got very peeved this time. They never touched the reverse canera issue that i currently have that has also stopped the reverse sensors from working.It will only be a connection issue as it s intermittemt, but because it was aftermarket ( who is daft enough to pay $950+ For an OEM reverse camera ?) they chose to ignore it and it is still non working after spending $500 on a service. A sideliight s still out and they missed that too. No doubt the apprentice they let loose on my vehicle just ticked the "checked" box and they got away with it this time.
Rapidly losing faith in big company ethos. I won't get caught again.
I normally find Mazda better than most other service departments i have dealt with on other marques, but got very peeved this time. They never touched the reverse canera issue that i currently have that has also stopped the reverse sensors from working.It will only be a connection issue as it s intermittemt, but because it was aftermarket ( who is daft enough to pay $950+ For an OEM reverse camera ?) they chose to ignore it and it is still non working after spending $500 on a service. A sideliight s still out and they missed that too. No doubt the apprentice they let loose on my vehicle just ticked the "checked" box and they got away with it this time.
Rapidly losing faith in big company ethos. I won't get caught again.
I have wondered why the Mazda bar always looks good out of the way and the Ford one looks like a plough . The cooling hose issue is a re work but it has been spoken about on here. Same as the antenna re work for AM radio, you have to ask for it.
. The cooling hose issue is a re work but it has been spoken about on here. Same as the antenna re work for AM radio, you have to ask for it.
Last edited:
black bull bar hopefully fitted this Thursday accent canopy fitted in marchI remember when mine was that shiney @Bluey There is a few getting around that colour too. Friends of mine also pick there new BT up this Saturday.....it must be the week for it
Are you going black bullbar or colour coded? Plenty of new family memories to be made mate!
Hey all, well the BT is ready for a 5k oil change. What oil are my fellow BT owners using? In the nav i used penrite HPR 5w40 semi syn, I was thinking of using the same. Apparently mazda use castrol full syn, but im not too fussed on any castrol product.