BAKKIES BAKKIES BAKKIES - what's your favourite?

[a-person]

what your favourite bakkie?

[NaZKuL]

VW Caddy 1.8 sport :D

[kokzn]

opel corsa utility

[a-person]

yes but why those bakkies? wouldn't you take a nissan navaro or a ford ranger over those?

[NaZKuL]

yes but why those bakkies? wouldn't you take a nissan navaro or a ford ranger over those?

those aren't bakkies.. those are pickups or 4x4's!!!! else i would say VW TOUREG W10tdi... or Chevrolet UTE 5.6l V8...:D

[kokzn]

yes but why those bakkies? wouldn't you take a nissan navaro or a ford ranger over those?

oh! I assumed you were referring to small bakkies??
Anyway, in the bigger league, i would go for the nissan navara 4X4

[web]

what your favourite bakkie?

Depends what you are going to use it for.

Work = Toyota or Isuzu

Pose = Navara

? :confused:

[a-person]

those aren't bakkies.. those are pickups or 4x4's!!!! else i would say VW TOUREG W10tdi... or Chevrolet UTE 5.6l V8...:D

bakkies are bakkies boet! this is south africa! if it has a load box, it are a bakkie! :)

[NaZKuL]

bakkies are bakkies boet! this is south africa! if it has a load box, it are a bakkie! :)

true true...in the last 2 months, i've driven a VW caddy, a bantam, corsa utility and nissan 1400....
all small bakkies, but fun to drive, cos of the torque avail :D

[Leitmotif]

Gah, those big 4x4s are a menace...

[sevenworth]

Chev Lumina SS (Yes, there is a bakkie version)

[BCO]

I drive a Mazda Drifter 4x4 double cab.

Wouldn't really recommend one, as I've had numerous reliability issues.

IMO there's only one bakkie that can work hard all day long - the Hilux.

Although for "pose" factor, like web said, the Navarra is pimping.

Oh ja, the new Chevy Ute SS is damn dman nice. 6.0l V8. 270kw mean machine.

[a-person]

yep....it is indeed. what do you think of ford ranger? maybe i'll get one of those and put 23" chrome rims with 35 profile tires.....

and a phat chain around my neck!

[supersunbird]

Mmmm...

Tupperware bakkies :p

[noxibox]

Corsa was the one that felt the most like a normal car, but they ruined it by making the tailgate too high.

You should need a special license for those big 4x4 and pseudo-4x4 vehicles, and be able to justify why you need one for daily use. Perhaps we can at least keep them out of the hands of people who would clearly struggle to manage a tricycle.

[a-person]

Corsa was the one that felt the most like a normal car, but they ruined it by making the tailgate too high.

You should need a special license for those big 4x4 and pseudo-4x4 vehicles, and be able to justify why you need one for daily use. Perhaps we can at least keep them out of the hands of people who would clearly struggle to manage a tricycle.

you do need a truck license (code ten) for a ford-f250 for instance, don't know bout navarro

[web]

you do need a truck license (code ten) for a ford-f250 for instance, don't know bout navarro

Only the F250 requires code 10, Navaro is not that big

[dotVIBE]

I'd take a navaro

[Tux]

Colt 2.8tdi

[sevenworth]

Its a pity the Navara doesn't have a 'c' on the end, coz if you spelled it backwards it'd be 'caravan'...

[Omac]

Mmmm...

Tupperware bakkies :p

Jealousy makes you nasty!!;)

Ford Ranger Super Cab 2.5 TDI. It's superb.

[sevenworth]

hey, have any of you seen that tidbit on Discovery channel about that south african dude with his Ford Bakkie... the one with the sound system... and the dream-catchers. He reckons in there that he likes the dreamcatchers, because they 'catch his dreams while he drives'. All along I thought one of the prerequisites of driving was being awake...

[Leitmotif]

Jealousy? Who'd want to drive in what is effectively a street-legal tank? At least no-one has mentioned the HMMWV yet.

[BCO]

Humvies aren't bakkies....

[a-person]

hey, have any of you seen that tidbit on Discovery channel about that south african dude with his Ford Bakkie... the one with the sound system... and the dream-catchers. He reckons in there that he likes the dreamcatchers, because they 'catch his dreams while he drives'. All along I thought one of the prerequisites of driving was being awake...

haven't seen it dude tell us more?

[sevenworth]

haven't seen it dude tell us more?

Usually comes on just before mythbusters, (or sometimes in the middle of), and generally when they broadcast all their motoring shows. there are two 'short showcases' of peoples cars. The one is an Afrikaans guy with the ford bakkie, the other is also an Afrikaans guy who built a hotrod to look like a toilet on wheels. Pretty amusing the first time you see it...

[Leitmotif]

Humvies aren't bakkies....

They do come in a version with an open carry-section at the back...

I agree that drivers of large 4x4s should have to be specially trained and licensed. Most drive as though oblivious to traffic around them, secure in the knowledge that *they* won't be hurt.

[a-person]

i don't need special training to drive me Jeep...

[a-person]

...unless maybe it's 4x4 training on a course somewhere.

[Datura]

Used to own a 1995 Toyota (2.4 I think it was) Diesel no turbo. I used it to work with our cattle in the fields. Threw on a set of snow/mud tyres and never looked back. After I sold it I used a friend's Izuzu something or other that had a turbo and bigger engine but it just didn't match up to the toyota at all over the muddy steep terrain. Took a Humvie for a few spins in the army but I was in the tanks then so it didn't really do it for me ;)

/two cents added.

[Leitmotif]

i don't need special training to drive me Jeep...

Perhaps true, but I ride by a lot of 4x4 drivers who don't see me, or who do plainly stupid things in traffic. I put it down to poor observational skills and the large frame vehicle making a poor platform for observation. Also inability to realise that a 3-ton Land Rover can not stop or steer like a 1-ton BMW.

[a-person]

Tanks Must've Been Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Omac]

Jealousy? Who'd want to drive in what is effectively a street-legal tank? At least no-one has mentioned the HMMWV yet.

I do! :cool:

You need to lighten up! :p

What do you drive?

[a-person]

humvee is such a waste...so bland inside and face it for 1.3 million would you drive it all over the show?

[Leitmotif]

Omac: I ride a motorcycle, every day, rain or shine. It's fuel-efficient, low on pollution, and doesn't contribute to the morning traffic jams. Also perfect for one person, unlike the many one-man sedans I see in the morning traffic... :)

[Omac]

Omac: I ride a motorcycle, every day, rain or shine. It's fuel-efficient, low on pollution, and doesn't contribute to the morning traffic jams. Also perfect for one person, unlike the many one-man sedans I see in the morning traffic... :)

Ahhhh! A kamakazi pilot. :D

[Random717]

i dig Bakkies Botha, coming back from injury this weekend, the Chiefs forwards are in for some punishment :D

[Omac]

i dig Bakkies Botha, coming back from injury this weekend, the Chiefs forwards are in for some punishment :D

:eek: Hijacker!

[Leitmotif]

Ahhhh! A kamakazi pilot. :D

I prefer the term rocket jockey :D

Seriously, a bike makes more sense, especially between centurion and jhb.

[Omac]

I prefer the term rocket jockey :D

Seriously, a bike makes more sense, especially between centurion and jhb.

Nah mate! Those two wheeled things have no protection. I'm even scared for you. :o Plus you deal with GP drivers. :eek: Very brave. Not for me.

Isn't that road a little slick in the wet.

(on second thoughts, on a bike, everythings slick in the wet.)

[BCO]

Seriously, a bike makes more sense, especially between centurion and jhb.

I agree with you 100% on all your pro-bike arguments. Notwithstanding, I lack the balls to drive one.

[Leitmotif]

Nah mate! Those two wheeled things have no protection. I'm even scared for you. :o Plus you deal with GP drivers. :eek: Very brave. Not for me.

Isn't that road a little slick in the wet.

(on second thoughts, on a bike, everythings slick in the wet.)

Yeah, bikes are the opposite of 4bys. A bike accident is more likely to inflict less damage overall, and more likely that the greater harm will be suffered by the biker in event of a multiple-vehicle mishap. Far greater damage than either a car or a 4by in event of a single-vehicle accident, though. Problem is, most of the accidents I see are a result of someone not seeing the biker or misjudging speed/evasion.

Saw a nasty single-vehicle on the Onbekend-Atterbury road where a biker swerved to avoid someone running across the road in front of him and then self-destructed after hitting the dirt at the side of the road. :( Guy didn't have a chance. Jelly in a Dainese mould.

I ride with performance tyres, and they're almost bugger-all use in the wet, so I tend to be a bit more careful. Aquaplaning on a bike is a bit hairy...

[Leitmotif]

I agree with you 100% on all your pro-bike arguments. Notwithstanding, I lack the balls to drive one.

You don't drive a bike... you ride it! :) Especially sportsbikes, since most often their performance exceeds the capabilities of the rider...

Anyway, yeah... bakkies. i must admit it'd be useful to have one after getting nails in your tyres or some similar disabling problem.

[Nocturnity]

Ford F-250, Chev Lumina or Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 (as SUV)... Nothing else...

[Datura]

You don't drive a bike... you ride it! :)

I hear that far too much :D

Ah well gotta educate the masses :)

[Leitmotif]

OT: Datura, what's the hebrew in your sig mean?

[keke]

Chevrolet Lumina Ute SS 250kW and 470Nm of boat-towing, hill-climbing torque

[VernD]

Gimme a Ford Bantam, Corsa Uitlity or a Fiat Strada any day - I like bakkies with a car-like feel.

As for the big guns - Isuzu, Ford Ranger, Mazda Drifter

My 2c-worth.

[Amida]

Did anybody see the top gear where clarkson tries to destroy a Toyota Hilux that was excelent.

[Pitbull]

Colt Clubcab 2800 TDI

Diff lock

Don't like 4x4's

[Pitbull]

Did anybody see the top gear where clarkson tries to destroy a Toyota Hilux that was excelent.

The red one that was blown up ! Left in the ocean & Burnt. That still drove to the head office and started without a problem ?

That was brilliant !

[Datura]

OT: Datura, what's the hebrew in your sig mean?

Just Lyrics to a song I dig. Maya has a gun.... Knesiat Hasehel. Cool band.

[rabbiddog]

I got a Hardbody 4x4 DC (but I still love my bikes)

[JK8]

Just Lyrics to a song I dig. Maya has a gun.... Knesiat Hasehel. Cool band.

U sure thats what it means?

[Datura]

U sure thats what it means?

Fluent.

[Amida]

The red one that was blown up ! Left in the ocean & Burnt. That still drove to the head office and started without a problem ?

That was brilliant !


Yeah that's the one I saw it on the DVD as well and later on they placed it on top of a 12 storey building just before it got demolished and it still drove after that.

[JK8]

Fluent.

Which parts Maya?:o

[Datura]

מיה

[Nanfeishen]

Toyota Hilux 2.4 D/Cab 96 or 98 model. the newer models have way to much electronics, and if you break down anywhere, the small town mechanic can repair them.

[Leitmotif]

Like the infamous Land Rover bailing-wire repairs? ;)

[Nanfeishen]

The last thing you want when you break down in Williston, or Cradock, or Springbok, is to be told "sorry , tow to dealer, I dont have the equipment to work on this model".
Especially when the nearest dealer, is Cape Town, or Joburg, it puts a slight crimp in your travel plans :D

[jacqvt]

No one must ever even consider buying a Colt 2.0L Petrol bakkie. Its a petrol eating, slow bakkie. I have one, but would not recommend it.

[RompelStompel]

Ford Bantam :)

[dablakmark8]

nissan nivara and the chevy lumine bakkie kicks as.
i was riding the jeep hemi 5.7 litre today and it is powerful..G*d damn

[CooperS]

Depends what you are going to use it for.

Work = Toyota or Isuzu

Pose = Navara

? :confused:


Have you got the "s" and the "e" in the right order ??? are you sure you mean Pose?? :)

[JK8]

Is a Porsche Cayene a bakkie?
If not bakkies suck!:)

[web]

Have you got the "s" and the "e" in the right order ??? are you sure you mean Pose?? :)

;)

[The_Librarian]

Nissan 1400 - too small and uncomfortable, although it goes like the clappers when the engine's tuned properly :D

Like the 1-tonner series (Toyota and Nissan) - roomy, and comfortable.

Had the 1800 once, fuel guzzling thing... :eek: and a normally-aspirated 1400 can outrun it... :eek:

[The_Librarian]

My dad's got the Colt 2800 turbodiesel twincab.

Verrrrryyy nice.... want one like that... lots of room front for mom and dad, and for the kiddywinks in behind, plus a big loading area for the wife's suitcases and my little holdall... :D:D

Performance is excellent, you don't feel like it's a diesel. Comfortable, you sit high and look at everything.

[web]

My dad's got the Colt 2800 turbodiesel twincab.

Verrrrryyy nice.... want one like that... lots of room front for mom and dad, and for the kiddywinks in behind, plus a big loading area for the wife's suitcases and my little holdall... :D:D

Performance is excellent, you don't feel like it's a diesel. Comfortable, you sit high and look at everything.

Wait for the new one its frikkin awesome :eek:

[BCO]

Yeah the new one's damn nice. It was one of the hilights of last year's Auto Africa for me.

[Leitmotif]

Comfortable, you sit high and [-]look at everything.[/-]can't see a damned thing.

Fixed. :)