Not Grenadier related - Cheap pickup - Hilux or something else?

[Baron von Teuchter]

My son absolutely loves the grenadier but A: is 18 can’t afford one and B: is 18 so can’t even get insured on mine. Plus I don’t want him pinching it when I need it so he’s after a pickup.

Few options, in the £5-10k range.

Mk7 Hilux. 2.5 or 3.0? Seems the default choice but quite expensive for their age compared to others. Maybe because they’re just better? Or perceived to be better?

I’ve had a few new or nearly new L200’s and whilst I got on fine with them (I bought 3x) as they get older I worry about parts availability now that mitsubishi don’t exist in the UK any more. Plus crank issues and I have bad history with shogun fuel pumps.

Isuzu Rodeo / D-Max, never been in one let alone driven one but I see lots around in basic farmer spec - suggests they’re trusted.

Ranger - best mate has a 3.2 but it’s rusting badly already and he’s had a fair bit of bother with it. Are they all like that?

Amarok, a bit fancy. Anything in his budget is likely trash.

Navara. Hmmmm, lots of rust issues and snapped chassis.

Any opinions? What did I miss?

 

[landmannnn]

My son absolutely loves the grenadier but A: is 18 can’t afford one and B: is 18 so can’t even get insured on mine. Plus I don’t want him pinching it when I need it so he’s after a pickup.

Few options, in the £5-10k range.

Mk7 Hilux. 2.5 or 3.0? Seems the default choice but quite expensive for their age compared to others. Maybe because they’re just better? Or perceived to be better?

I’ve had a few new or nearly new L200’s and whilst I got on fine with them (I bought 3x) as they get older I worry about parts availability now that mitsubishi don’t exist in the UK any more. Plus crank issues and I have bad history with shogun fuel pumps.

Isuzu Rodeo / D-Max, never been in one let alone driven one but I see lots around in basic farmer spec - suggests they’re trusted.

Ranger - best mate has a 3.2 but it’s rusting badly already and he’s had a fair bit of bother with it. Are they all like that?

Amarok, a bit fancy. Anything in his budget is likely trash.

Navara. Hmmmm, lots of rust issues and snapped chassis.

Any opinions? What did I miss?

Insurance for my last pickup was more expensive than the IG, so it might be a complete non-starter.

Your assessments are about right.
Toyota, reliable, slow but overpriced. Great residuals.
Ranger, avoid! Rust and bad engines.
Isuzu, not bad, but you are unlikely to find anything that hasn't been worked very hard.
L200, weird styling and some faults, but pretty good. You would not buy Mitsubishi parts (expensive) so no issues.
Amorak. Looks nice, not reliable, but the VW addicts mean they are overpriced.
Navara, 2011 to 2015 great (especially the V6), the rest rubbish.

 

[Jeremy996]

There's no really good answer for someone of his age, any vehicle is going to be a bear to insure.

My go to if it has to be a pickup would be the Toyota, but have a look at a Land Rover Double Cab, Td5, (the bits will be cheaper, insurance will hopefully be less, it's still a DIY proposition, but it will need a lot of maintenance)