diesel or petrol? for a work ute

[calais24/7]

i am buying a work ute, something more then likely 90's and ive always thought deisel was more expensive then petrol, so i havnt looked at any diesel utes, when i say expensive i dont just mean at the bowser, i thought they were alot more thirstier aswell,
but if it works out to be roughly the same then i'll start looking at dirty diesels to
cheers

[edals]

I Think Its much and much, Depending on what your doing, if your doing more farm work and towing, id go for a diesel, but if its just for moving say car parts from A to B, prolly the petrol. Had 2 FJ45 Land Cruisers on the farm, 1 petrol and 1 diesel, much and much, both handled the tough work fine. The Petrol was easier to start, the diesel required start ya bastard spray in the intake lol

[someguy360]

depends what your doing

[Lumps of cheese]

More info required.
4x4 or 2wd?
Are you towing?

[scvs6]

Turbo Diesel for work, towing, etc.

[calais24/7]

sorry i should have added, it will very rarely be for towing, only need it to carry some tools, and a toolbox, im not fussed on which one i get, aslong as the cost is pretty much the same, i wouldnt ever have much of a load on, maybe a standard toolbox and some shovels and shit, so i definatly dont need a diesel cause a petrol would do it fine, but i havent found any petrol ones yet and like i said i didnt bother looking to diesels, it only needs to be a 2wd aswell,
im looking at something like a navara, triton or courier, only an older work ute that gets me to work and back, can chuck shit on the back and not worry to much about

[Lumps of cheese]

Hilux workmates are good for that, but they run off the smell of a 44 gallon drum.

[Darren_L]

diesels are junk (light vehicles)

pros - usually use less fuel than equivalent petrol engine
cons - gutless, noisy, dirty, expensive to repair and diesel fuel is more expensive than petrol these days.

[Lumps of cheese]

diesels are junk (light vehicles)

pros - usually use less fuel than equivalent petrol engine
cons - gutless, noisy, dirty, expensive to repair and diesel fuel is more expensive than petrol these days.

I have one exception. We have a 2wd rodeo diesel trayback and it's got plenty of balls and is good on fuel. Lets face it, if it's for work you don't really want a rocket ship, just something that's reliable and can carry a bit of shit around.

[Wongy295]

We have 2 brand new Hilux's at work.
A two door ute.
A four door with aftermarket canopy.

Both are turbo diesel and go like shit off a shovel.

They also use bugger all fuel.

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[Jonah 101]

I would go for an mid ninties Holden rodeo or Isuzu space cab, I had a space cab 2.6L Petrol. was a good ute, really tuff. I spun out and hit a crash barrier at low speed. barrier came off second best!

Just be prepard to use more gas than a v6 commy and less pick up than a 2L car.

[BenDoverVL]

For long driving or heavy loads a diesil is slighty better. They are slighty cheaper to run (more k's per litre) but they need sevicing every 5000 k's not 10 like a petrol. diesil oil is slighty dearer to. if your doing shorter drives a petrol is better.

[Wongy295]

For long driving or heavy loads a diesil is slighty better. They are slighty cheaper to run (more k's per litre) but they need sevicing every 5000 k's not 10 like a petrol. diesil oil is slighty dearer to. if your doing shorter drives a petrol is better.

I disagree with the 5k servicing.
Our new Hilux's are just about to go in for a service @ 10k.
Dealer's recomendation.

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[calais24/7]

Cheers for all the opinions, it's only pretty short driving , 80 kays a day would be the most I do, Im driving the vr atm and its not that great on fuel, I thought 4cyl utes would use less lol. And exactly I don't need a rocket ship, I know diesels are a bit less powerful in most cases but that doesn't worry me

[Critical Jim]

If its going to be used like a car, ie short trips with lots of stop starting then I would go for a petrol.

Older diesels want to work once there up and running.

[Jonah 101]

Or you could get a little hatch back and fold the rear seats down, cheap on gas and plenty of room.

[vn_v6]

my mum drives a mazda bravo 2.6 dual fuel she does over 200-300km a day on 20$ worth of gas, she works for jet couriers, its gutless with 1 tonne on it so shes upgrading to a diesel, diesel will use less fuel every time as they work at lower revs, their not gutless whoever says that obviously doesnt know much about them, the new amarok would put a vn ss to shame and its diesel, it depends what car your buying, a diesel hilux will be gutless, but who buys a hilux to go fast?

anyways, to the point, diesel is very good for towing heavy loads and long drives, short drives, basiclly all round, the extra 10-15 cents you pay for diesel you save by using less as it is economical, but if you want something that will be abit more zippy get a petrol, but once you put abit of weight on the petrol engine you will feel it, while a diesel will carry a tonne without a problem. me personally, i wouldnt care how fast my work car is unless it was extremely slow, like....barely able to reach 100. but seeing you wont be loaded heavily unless you buy a 1980s rodeo you wont have that problem haha.

my mate has a rodeo 3.0 v6 and it would put a commodore to shame. your choice, both have their pros and cons just pick one that suits you.

[calais24/7]

exactly mate, im not worried about how fast it goes, nor do i care, its a work ute for a reason, work. theres a toy for the weekends, and im not really looking to buy a amaraok, just slightly outta my budget ahah, but yeah, the thing i have noticed with diesels, most of them you cant tell when its empty and has a bit of gear on it, compared to a petrol anyways, petrol are good empty but are slugs when loaded, im not to fussed with what i buy then, the only reason i didnt want a diesel is cause i thought they where more exxy then petrol ones, but thats been cleared so cheers