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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: missroadrage on December 10, 2005, 16:27:50
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I am after a fairly small cheapish to run off roader and have seen a Diahatsu Sportrak I quite like, has anyone tried them and are they any good? I need to use it everyday on road & whenever I can off road. Are they up to the job - a bit of advise please- or suggestions of what is up to it. Thanks :?:
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i used to run one
nice little truck 2" lift etc etc
quite capable off road comparable to a vitara. look out for rust in the back as they rot like hell.
the main problem i found was getting parts for them as most stuff is dealer only :evil: and if you offroad it you will break things as they arent brilliantly strong
Steve
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Not much good in the snow though
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Having seen my other half roll her 'Zuk, and a Sportrak slide 20' sideways down a muddy bank, I would strongly recommend the Daihatsu - much more stable than a 'Zuk.
Alaric.
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try http://www.warfs.org
no off road probs here!!
atb
chris
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Hi there,
I had a Sportrak for 2 years until last summer, great little motor. I had a later model with the 'face lift', so it was the injection model rather than carb engine. Very nippy, much quicker than similar cars like Vitara's. Great round town, and I did loads of motorway miles in it just fine (again, goes quicker than you'd think, but supps loads of petrol over about 75 mph!)
Got approx 28-29 mpg round town (London traffic tho!) and up to 33 on a steady 70mph run.
Parts new are a bit pricey, but some good specialist used part suppliers. Having said that, they're solid little trucks, so nothing much goes wrong. For tech help and advice try http://www.daihatsu-drivers.co.uk.
Off-road mine was very capable with just all terrain tyres on it. Not much available to modify it like you can with Suzuki's and Land Rovers, but can modify them with a bit of imagination!! (again, Daihatsu Drivers or similar and see what others do if you're interested).
Look out for rust on the chassis, mine rusted by the rear leaf spring hanger, but got it welded cheap enough. Some are bad for rust, others (later ones?) are OK. If its the top-spec model with 'adjustable dampers', don't be supprised if the wires are taped up and standard ones are fitted - originals cost an arm and a leg and no real benefit! Watch out for smokey engines too.
All in all a great car - I loved driving mine on and off-road, a really sporty little truck (got a grand vitara now, and altho not that slow seems really sluggish in comparison). They've got stiff suspension, so quite a bumpy ride, but because of it theres no real body roll and you can chuck them round corners!
Find a good 'un and you'll love it!
Hope thats of some help! Best thing is to go and try one, and shout if you need more help!
Regards,
Nat
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Hi i have a Fourtrack 2.8 diesal and i am over the moon with it, i havn't had it long enough to give it a proper workout but i am impressed so far.
They can be rot boxes but if you have a good one and keep on top of it there isnt a problem