L200 Animal or Warrior?
Discussion
Hi guys, i'm thinking of buying a pick up double cab and like the look of the Mitsubishi L200 but don't really know what the different is between the Animal or the Warrior? I live in a small village so i only want it to get me, the wife and the kids to and from town, and use it for the old job around the house and pulling the caravan, i don't need it for work (the more car like the better). I've got about 5K to spend. Can anyone help me please? 
.Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Edited by richyb on Saturday 4th July 17:46
The Animal is the top of the range model, the warrior is the one down. Not many Animals about so finding a good one is hard, Warriors are plentyful.
My brother had an Warrior. No mechanical issues and good fun if a bit agricultural. Came with all the toys and his was chipped which improved performance and economy. Only issue was its thirst - low 20's
My brother had an Warrior. No mechanical issues and good fun if a bit agricultural. Came with all the toys and his was chipped which improved performance and economy. Only issue was its thirst - low 20's
MonkeyMatt said:
Sounds like you would be better off with an SUV or a big estate! none of the pickups are that car like to drive and the double cabs are cramped inside when full of passengers!
??can't agree with that, went from a Jeep GC to a Navara, the space in the back is about the same (actually Navara might be a little bigger as it has no wheel arch issues near the rear door)
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Can't agree with that either...longer wheelbase and live rear axles make much better tow cars, most independent setup's don't have the lateral rigidity to cope with heavy towing as well.
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Having owned an L200 and then the Navara I can honestly could not agree more, both are functional but not something you want to behind the wheel of every day. They are commercial vehicles and expect the ride to reflect that.Edited by richyb on Saturday 4th July 17:46
This could be worth a look though ;-) http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1005757.htm
m30dus said:
Having owned an L200 and then the Navara I can honestly could not agree more, both are functional but not something you want to behind the wheel of every day. They are commercial vehicles and expect the ride to reflect that.
only ever driven an old shape L200 and that was a truck.the Navara is a different animal (D40 that is), on my second one, I do some 20K+ a year in it, and whist I am not trying to tell you it's a Rolls Royce in comfort terms, it's ride comparable with a lot of mainstream cars.
I though about a crew cab briefly. Ended up buying a mitsubushi L400/ spacegear. Was quite rare when I bought mine but much more common now (all grey imports)
The only cool people carrier in the world, very comfortable long distance cruiser, the owners who tow reckon their brill, and at 15'3" for the SWB much easier to park in cities than a crewcab. Shogun sourced parts = genuine offroad ability too. check out www.mdocuk.co.uk if you're intrested.
The only cool people carrier in the world, very comfortable long distance cruiser, the owners who tow reckon their brill, and at 15'3" for the SWB much easier to park in cities than a crewcab. Shogun sourced parts = genuine offroad ability too. check out www.mdocuk.co.uk if you're intrested.
darronwall said:
the animal had an electronic difflock where the warrior was a big clunky stick,the leather was an option on both cars,note they are hellish juicy!
Nope the warrior has an electronic diff too and the leather was standard on the 04 warrior (we had 2)Edited by Silent1 on Sunday 5th July 10:11
Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Can't agree with that either...longer wheelbase and live rear axles make much better tow cars, most independent setup's don't have the lateral rigidity to cope with heavy towing as well.
They are ghastly to own in general, i cannot descrive how bad a vehicle mine was (top of the range L200, the Diamond Double-Cab).
Hateful things; buy anything but.
Silent1 said:
darronwall said:
the animal had an electronic difflock where the warrior was a big clunky stick,the leather was an option on both cars,note they are hellish juicy!
Nope the warrior has an electronic diff too and the leather was standard on the 04 warrior (we had 2)Edited by Silent1 on Sunday 5th July 10:11
Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles.
Can't agree with that either...A friend of mine bought one to tow his rally car trailer. There was so much movement available between the tyres and the tow-hitch it used to wander about like nothing!
He towed it with his Estate car in the end because it was so much better. Was pissed off with the waste of money though.....
darronwall said:
Silent1 said:
darronwall said:
the animal had an electronic difflock where the warrior was a big clunky stick,the leather was an option on both cars,note they are hellish juicy!
Nope the warrior has an electronic diff too and the leather was standard on the 04 warrior (we had 2)Edited by Silent1 on Sunday 5th July 10:11
Have now got a 57 Navara aventura and it is a much better vehicle powerwise, rear passenger spacewise, ride comfort is better too and even fuel economy is better averaging 27mpg.
All double cabs are a compromise vehicle but offer decent 4wd load carrying and good interiors and VAT reclaimable
. My wife loves it,me.... its ok but I prefer to drive my Cerbera,200sx or Defender but not neccesarily in that order as it depends on the conditions!!!Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Can't agree with that either...longer wheelbase and live rear axles make much better tow cars, most independent setup's don't have the lateral rigidity to cope with heavy towing as well.
richyb said:
Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Can't agree with that either...longer wheelbase and live rear axles make much better tow cars, most independent setup's don't have the lateral rigidity to cope with heavy towing as well.
what I can say is that the (Current D40) Navara is way more stable a tow car than:
Jeep CG
RR Vogue (and some brakes would help)
Shogun (current shape)
Kia Sorento
Only SUV that's as stable IMHO is the full sized land cruiser
Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Scuffers said:
richyb said:
Terrible tow vehicles. IMHO only get a pickup if you specifically need the seperate external load area. They are not designed to be great as everyday cars. With no load in the rear they are generally all a bit jumpy and can be a handeful in the wet in RWD. You'd be far better off with something like this. Much more comfortable, better equiped and far better for towing a caravan.
Can't agree with that either...longer wheelbase and live rear axles make much better tow cars, most independent setup's don't have the lateral rigidity to cope with heavy towing as well.
what I can say is that the (Current D40) Navara is way more stable a tow car than:
Jeep CG
RR Vogue (and some brakes would help)
Shogun (current shape)
Kia Sorento
Only SUV that's as stable IMHO is the full sized land cruiser
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