Monday 19th April 2010

Eyjafallajökull Volcano Won't Stop A Hilux

Ash cloud proves no barrier to Toyota pick-up

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'I wouldn't park that there for long, sir'

Toyota has provided further proof (if it were needed) that its Hilux pick-up is both near-unstoppable and near-indestructible, taking one to the edge of Iceland's Eyjafallajökull volcano, just hours before its eruption.

The Hilux, prepared by specialist firm Arctic Trucks to the same extreme environment specification as the one the Top Gear team took across the Arctic to the Magnetic North Pole, carried scientists and monitoring equipment to the volcano before it erupted.

The more or less unpronounceable volcano brought European air travel to a standstill when it erupted last Wednesday and is estimated to be costing air lines around £130m a day in lost revenue. But for all the chaos Eyjafallajökull has caused, it seems no match for a Toyota pick-up with 38-inch tyres...

[soad]

Hmm, perfect tool then. Look at those fat tyres!

Edited by soad on Monday 19th April 13:19

[y2blade]

mmmmmm

[anonymous-user]

I love these Trucks

[boobles]

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

[soad]

boobles said:

Didn't Clarkson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

Edited by soad on Monday 19th April 13:30

[y2blade]

soad said:

boobles said:

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

wasn't it VXR Nurburg diesel edition?

that is probably what kicked all the soot/ash out in the first place

bloody diesels

Edited by y2blade on Monday 19th April 13:32

[boobles]

y2blade said:

soad said:

boobles said:

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

was it VXR Nurburg diesel edition? that is probably what kicked all the soot/ash out in the first place

Do you not mean tripple 8?

[Smartass]

I love Arctic Trucks. It's not just Toyotas that get the treatment in Iceland, have a look at this;

[y2blade]

boobles said:

y2blade said:

soad said:

boobles said:

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

was it VXR Nurburg diesel edition? that is probably what kicked all the soot/ash out in the first place

Do you not mean tripple 8?

you tell me!

[SCREWBOY]

Don't normally like these sort of things but this is pretty cool!!! loved that Top Gear episode, one of their best. poor old Hammond, froze his ass off on that dog sled, while Jeremy and May sip a G&T in the car and do it properly!! superb!!

[y2blade]

SCREWBOY said:

Don't normally like these sort of things but this is pretty cool!!! loved that Top Gear episode, one of their best. poor old Hammond, froze his ass off on that dog sled, while Jeremy and May sip a G&T in the car and do it properly!! superb!!

yeah some of the special episodes were brilliant

[Smartass]

What the photo from the volcano doesn't show is the hundred of disgruntled Icelanders shovelling dry leaves onto the volcano as revenge for Icesave.

[soad]

Smartass said:

What the photo from the volcano doesn't show is the hundred of disgruntled Icelanders shovelling dry leaves onto the volcano as revenge for Icesave.

[boobles]

y2blade said:

boobles said:

y2blade said:

soad said:

boobles said:

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

was it VXR Nurburg diesel edition? that is probably what kicked all the soot/ash out in the first place

Do you not mean tripple 8?

you tell me!

Yes tripple 8. I dont pretend to know much about Vauxhalls to be honest.

[Dogwatch]

SCREWBOY said:

poor old Hammond, froze his ass off on that dog sled, while Jeremy and May sip a G&T in the car and do it properly!! superb!!

Thought he was pushing a shopping trolley?

Doubt if even a Hilux could cope with Mount Unpronounceable now.

[callyman]

boobles said:

y2blade said:

boobles said:

y2blade said:

soad said:

boobles said:

Didn't Clarckson drive one of these to the North Pole, i think?

That's pretty much what the article says too.

was it VXR Nurburg diesel edition? that is probably what kicked all the soot/ash out in the first place

Do you not mean tripple 8?

you tell me!

Yes tripple 8. I dont pretend to know much about Vauxhalls to be honest.

I pretend to.
You can't own a vauxhall and not know things about them, it'd never move.

[sidekickdmr]

I would love to have a go in one of these on the sand dunes!

[anonymous-user]

there are pumped up 4x4s like that all over iceland driving round the gravelly backroads. They are pretty awesome things, with pretty amazing off road ability.

[edo]

Some more pics my Icelandic mate took a couple of weeks ago on the way to look at the volcano.

[edo]