After 3 years of searching, and a lot of reading (mostly on this site) I finally bought my Hilux. She is a 2005, 4.0 V6 (4x4) and goes (and sounds) like a charm. Now the fun (and expensive part) starts. The vehicle will be used as an every day runner (work and back), as well as our only family (Wife and 2 toddler daughters) expedition vehicle. I will modify her as the salary permits.
Obviously I have a lot of questions.
1. Is there anything I should look out for on this particular model? Or are they just as tuff as Flipp's bakkie that took on the Ratel in the Hilux advert in 2004?
2. The previous owner did something with the exhaust. The tail pype runs to the side of the bakkie, and it has a beautiful grunt. So my guess is that a free flow was fitted. Will this be a problem?
3. Where should I invest my money in first? I was thinking of a lift to get rid of the nose dive? Or should I rather start somewhere else?
- Wit Wolf
het begin waar jy wil. Ek het begin by n lift met tyres, en gaan nou kyk na bullbar en roofrack, so ek glo dit hang af van van wat wil jy doen met hom - bedoelende " dit help nie jy sit n winch op as jy hom eenkeer n jaar gebruik net om hom te toets nie" 
omdat sy voortuig te laag was. Dit kan seker met enige ou gebeur maar as jy daai extra bietjie ground clearence het is die kanse minder. 
Baie geluk maat 
