Im about to sell my current 02 courier, save some dosh up and buy a new tow car to get me to the events.
Budget is maxed at $20k and id rather a modernish turbo diesel as they kill a petrol engine in every way when towing.

My Car and trailer will tip the scales at a little under 1500kg (trailer 400kg and my car around the 1000kg mark) Doesnt have to be 4x4

Main thing is that it MUST be reliable as i plan on doing many a mile towing my car around the country.
If anyone has any experience, wether you have one or a mate of a mate has one, share your experiance.

Ive recently put a new gearbox in my courier due to towing and these are the sort of thing i wanna avoid.

Currently looking at the 4x2 Ford rangers around the 2007 models, can be had for under $15k.. good on juice, lightweight, practical (motocross bike/dogs etc) towing capacity of 2500kg braked.. and in my price range.

theres a reason why they are in your price range... they dont get that good a wrap and thus affecting resale.

thought of a newish triton too? they get a good wrap, not as good as the chalengers.

Stop raggin on Fords Mik or there'll be a rumble in the Bronx..... Coburg anyway.

will be a differnet kind of ball licking in coburg... will invole yours in a stew of some sort and lots of houmous.

lol i have looked at the tritons and i dont really like them, ive never been a mitsubishi fan.
We have 3 4x4 rangers at work and they have been awesome machines, one has nearly 250000k's on it and all we have done is tyres and services.. thats why i was leaning that way.

Go with the Ranger 2.5 Turbodiesel




In USA we have the opposite, Mazdas made by Ford

Hilux 3L TD Wardy. You can't go wrong. Apart from the odd faulty injector from #OOPS# fuel they last forever and a day.

yeh hilux's crossed my mind, but they are ridiculously overpriced for what they are. Ive seen plenty of them #OOPS# themselves too. And if i find one in my budget it will have heaps of k's.

I have a 2010 2wd Extra cab BT50 flat tray great for towing and loading up (moved house with it). But can be a bit light and skitish in the wet.

awesome, pretty much exactly the info i was after, im looking at the same thing but 07-08 models in the Ranger (same thing) seem to be great value for money. i think a a new one is only around the $23k mark. ive read they can be a little scary in the wet, they seem to have a fair amount of poke for a little ute