We've operated several trucks over the last 4 years.
2018 Nissan Navara 2.5VL
2018 Isuzu Dmax 2.5l
2017 Toyota Hilux 2.8G
2017 Ford Ranger 2.2l XLT
2017 Mitsubishi Triton VGT Adventure.
Used it to carry a crew of 4 (inclusive of driver) and around 500kg of equipment as well as supplies.
All were kept for 3 years or did 100,000km
Most unreliable and difficult to maintain? The Ford. Intercooler hose blew twice on it. Parts are expensive and getting a slot to service is even more difficult than trying to get a meeting with the PM.
Most durable? The D-Max and Hilux. Nothing was replaced on either other than the brakes and tires.
Best performance when empty? The Nissan.
Best performance when loaded? The Triton.
Best handling? Most car like is the Triton.
Cheapest to own? The Triton.... taken into consideration the cost to buy, the discounts, the cost to maintain and finally the resale value.
Most expensive to own? The Ranger followed very closely by the Hilux (doesn't take into account the road tax)
Now the factory only operates the Hilux 2.4G variant because we get a fleet discount.
QUOTE(kangkayu @ Jul 6 2019, 10:24 AM)
Hilux coz banned in USA. Must be something bad in it.
The Hilux being banned in America has nothing to do with it being a bad vehicle. It wasn't imported in due to a 25% import duty on light trucks called the Chicken Tax law.
Because the market for pickups in America is HUGE Toyota decided to build a model specifically for it to cater for that market where demands on a truck is different from the rest of the world.