L200 barbarian x or hilux invincible x ?
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After a lot of research im narrowed down to 2 trucks, a 21 plate barbarian x and a 22 plate hilux invincible x.
Toyotas pros:
10 year warranty
Adaptive cruise
204bhp
https://used.toyota.co.uk/approved-used/toyota-hil...
L200 pros:
Heated wheel (suffer from cold hands)
Significantly cheaper
Super select 4wd system, can run 4wd on tarmac.
Alot better on fuel.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025011580...
Has anyone had both? Theres not a lot of info from owners out there, suspect many are a bit too old for internet 😅
Toyotas pros:
10 year warranty
Adaptive cruise
204bhp
https://used.toyota.co.uk/approved-used/toyota-hil...
L200 pros:
Heated wheel (suffer from cold hands)
Significantly cheaper
Super select 4wd system, can run 4wd on tarmac.
Alot better on fuel.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025011580...
Has anyone had both? Theres not a lot of info from owners out there, suspect many are a bit too old for internet 😅
Generally people don't look at quite as much cash as that Barb-X, the L200 comes out well with the option of turning off 4WD as you say, helping economy and road use in general.
Personally I'd be spending the lower sum on a Toyota, the seats are not as good as a Navara IMO, but the overall package is great.
Personally I'd be spending the lower sum on a Toyota, the seats are not as good as a Navara IMO, but the overall package is great.
Have only very briefly driven a friend's L200 so can't offer too much of a comparison but I would question the real world fuel consumption difference - on trips his uses pretty much the same amount of fuel as my Hilux. Both are manual so the auto boxes might make a difference but I doubt it.
The Hilux has also been great mechanically - coming up to 130k with only one bulb, a set of wipers, a set of front pads and a set of tyres changed. I would definitely get some rust treatment on there and keep on top of it though, rust is about the only thing that kills them.
The Hilux has also been great mechanically - coming up to 130k with only one bulb, a set of wipers, a set of front pads and a set of tyres changed. I would definitely get some rust treatment on there and keep on top of it though, rust is about the only thing that kills them.
I’d be surprised if there’s much difference in MPG between all of the pickups, I’ve had a 3017 Navara that did high 20s-early 30s, I’ve currently got a 2015 L200 that gets much the same.
I’ve driven a couple of Hiluxes and liked them a lot, at the time I bought the Navara as there were better deals available.
I’d say the Navara was probably the most comfortable out of the Japanese trucks.
Between the Toyota and Mitsubishi I’d be weighing up the long Toyota warranty (and reputation for reliability) against the Mitsubishis ability to use 4wd on tarmac, at this time of year when everything’s mudddy and icy being able to leave it in 4wd is a real help.
My own L200 (has been no hassle at all over the last 4 years. It’s needed a set of front brakes every 35k miles or so and has had the rear shocks replaced.
I’ve driven a couple of Hiluxes and liked them a lot, at the time I bought the Navara as there were better deals available.
I’d say the Navara was probably the most comfortable out of the Japanese trucks.
Between the Toyota and Mitsubishi I’d be weighing up the long Toyota warranty (and reputation for reliability) against the Mitsubishis ability to use 4wd on tarmac, at this time of year when everything’s mudddy and icy being able to leave it in 4wd is a real help.
My own L200 (has been no hassle at all over the last 4 years. It’s needed a set of front brakes every 35k miles or so and has had the rear shocks replaced.
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