The Toyota Hilux Thread

nepalken · 1st September 2009, 22:14

Hello,

This is my second post; first was my introduction in introduction category.
I was asked for few pics and I must say that I am poor in pics. Never thought I would share the vehicle pics in a forum. Had I known it, I would have always carried a camera and pics that would do justice to the Hiluxes I drove.

hillram · 2nd September 2009, 00:07

Those ravines are real treacherous..was Hilux able to take the corners well?

amit V8 · 2nd September 2009, 00:08

welcome to team-bhp. that's a nice hilux and the photography is excellent. where is the place??

nepalken · 2nd September 2009, 00:23

Hillram,
Hilux does take corner well. In this trip the driver was new to Hilux and there was problem with tie-rod alignment. One side had more turn than the other. The Hilux surf has amazing turn radius beats everything, the only things that do better are tratcors

Amit,

This is in Nepal.

Nothing beats an old Hilux in offroading. Newer ones look like cars and dont have enough GC

SirAlec · 2nd September 2009, 01:11

Daju! ekdum ramro. Dherai dehrai ramro!

All i can say is wow.

BTW welcome to the community. we are waiting for more images.

rranjith_kum · 2nd September 2009, 02:17

Wow. Really nice to see Hilux !! I know very little of Hilux, my friends father has one in Thailand and he always says Hilux is the best vehicle when it come to taking on treacherous roads. I still feel they are the built like tank.

The whole world saw its toughness when Top gear tried to kill it or famously known a killing a Toyota

nepalken · 2nd September 2009, 07:42

Muri Muri Dhanyabad SirAlec

I need to search for older pics but I am not sure where they are. I have uploaded a 2 videos in youtube.

One shows the road while the other shows the scenic valleys covered in monsoon clouds.

YouTube - Driving Hilux Nepal

YouTube - White lake from Hilux

Hope you will enjoy them. It is my first uploading in youtube.

sudev · 2nd September 2009, 08:23

How did you go past this?

BolBolero · 2nd September 2009, 08:25

A warm welcome to Team-BHP. Lovely pictures. The roads though treacherous , seem like perfect territory for the Hilux. Keep the pictures coming.

nepalken · 2nd September 2009, 08:40

Sudev,

The slope looks steep but there was just enough width for the tyres to fit in. few inches towards the slope and you are gone.

Got off the vehicle and surveyed the road and once deemed passable, drove it. No braking or revving 4-Low on 1 st gear and you will be safe. No revving, braking or sudden turn of steering wheel, and never look below to the steep cliff, just concentrate on the road ahead

prince_pervez · 2nd September 2009, 08:43

Hey Welcome to the Forum. That is some serious off roading bro.

svsantosh · 2nd September 2009, 08:58

The fact (it appears) is this is the way of your daily life. Unlike us back here where we try HARD to get into such OTR circumstances. You have a purposeful vehicle and a trust worthy name guiding you daily. Enjoy...

renegade · 2nd September 2009, 11:18

nice ride,love the trail,do you get parts for old landcruisers there in nepal?

DKG · 2nd September 2009, 11:22

boy you need to have some serious nerves of steel to handle terrain like that! forget making sure your tyres are on track, what if it collapses??? after all that's a ton and a half of steel on those corners !!

nepalken · 2nd September 2009, 11:42

We should be able to get old land cruisers part in Kathmandu. Nepal has lots of old toyotas, landcruisers, Hiluxes, corollas, and so on.

1st September 2009, 22:14	#1
nepalken BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nepal Posts: 87 Thanked: 26 Times	The Toyota Hilux Thread Hello, This is my second post; first was my introduction in introduction category. I was asked for few pics and I must say that I am poor in pics. Never thought I would share the vehicle pics in a forum. Had I known it, I would have always carried a camera and pics that would do justice to the Hiluxes I drove. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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2nd September 2009, 00:07	#2
hillram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 2,942 Thanked: 1,326 Times View My Garage	Those ravines are real treacherous..was Hilux able to take the corners well?
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2nd September 2009, 00:08	#3
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	welcome to team-bhp. that's a nice hilux and the photography is excellent. where is the place??
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2nd September 2009, 00:23	#4
nepalken BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nepal Posts: 87 Thanked: 26 Times	Hillram, Hilux does take corner well. In this trip the driver was new to Hilux and there was problem with tie-rod alignment. One side had more turn than the other. The Hilux surf has amazing turn radius beats everything, the only things that do better are tratcors Amit, This is in Nepal. Nothing beats an old Hilux in offroading. Newer ones look like cars and dont have enough GC
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2nd September 2009, 01:11	#5
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	Daju! ekdum ramro. Dherai dehrai ramro! All i can say is wow. BTW welcome to the community. we are waiting for more images.
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2nd September 2009, 02:17	#6
rranjith_kum BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coimbatore/ Aachen Posts: 693 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Wow. Really nice to see Hilux !! I know very little of Hilux, my friends father has one in Thailand and he always says Hilux is the best vehicle when it come to taking on treacherous roads. I still feel they are the built like tank. The whole world saw its toughness when Top gear tried to kill it or famously known a killing a Toyota
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2nd September 2009, 08:23	#8
sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	How did you go past this?
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2nd September 2009, 08:25	#9
BolBolero BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 369 Thanked: 271 Times	A warm welcome to Team-BHP. Lovely pictures. The roads though treacherous , seem like perfect territory for the Hilux. Keep the pictures coming.
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2nd September 2009, 08:40	#10
nepalken BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nepal Posts: 87 Thanked: 26 Times	Sudev, The slope looks steep but there was just enough width for the tyres to fit in. few inches towards the slope and you are gone. Got off the vehicle and surveyed the road and once deemed passable, drove it. No braking or revving 4-Low on 1 st gear and you will be safe. No revving, braking or sudden turn of steering wheel, and never look below to the steep cliff, just concentrate on the road ahead
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2nd September 2009, 08:43	#11
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Hey Welcome to the Forum. That is some serious off roading bro.
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2nd September 2009, 08:58	#12
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 3,990 Thanked: 6,173 Times View My Garage	The fact (it appears) is this is the way of your daily life. Unlike us back here where we try HARD to get into such OTR circumstances. You have a purposeful vehicle and a trust worthy name guiding you daily. Enjoy...
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2nd September 2009, 11:18	#13
renegade BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NEW DELHI Posts: 184 Thanked: 43 Times View My Garage	nice ride,love the trail,do you get parts for old landcruisers there in nepal?
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2nd September 2009, 11:22	#14
DKG Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,711 Thanked: 1,389 Times View My Garage	boy you need to have some serious nerves of steel to handle terrain like that! forget making sure your tyres are on track, what if it collapses??? after all that's a ton and a half of steel on those corners !! Last edited by DKG : 2nd September 2009 at 11:24.
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2nd September 2009, 11:42	#15
nepalken BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nepal Posts: 87 Thanked: 26 Times	We should be able to get old land cruisers part in Kathmandu. Nepal has lots of old toyotas, landcruisers, Hiluxes, corollas, and so on.
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