Didn't realise the Triton was as big as it is.

[Just Destiny]

I have 82 volvo 244 in Australia and more civilised 850 GLT both as strong as tanks can handle most roads anywhere

[MESmith]

I have 82 volvo 244 in Australia and more civilised 850 GLT both as strong as tanks can handle most roads anywhere

I think we're talking problems with cheap cr@ppy shopping trolleys & potholes, not Volvos. Regular "cars" can ride the bumps with more comfort, but for how long?

[The Deerhunter]

All this wonderful banter because some guy simply comments that a Mitzi Triton is a shade bigger than he expected. Swords or pistols?????

BTW, 2WD utes do well on rough roads. Don't have to be 4WD. Why has no-one asked the OP if he got 2WD or 4WD Triton & has he got the option for bull-bars & BIG wheels? Or why he didn't buy a Corolla Altis or a Volvo?

[WarpSpeed]

Because what you described was exactly what I preempted in my post and decide to make an issue out of instead. Really it isn't much more then a trail if it has pot holes THAT in it.. I drove all over Phuket and surrounding areas all around Bangkok and up country and all the way from Phuket to Bangkok and back several times and many other places and never ran into a "road" that my car, with a heavy Lp tank in the trunk and 4 people in the car could't handle without bottoming out or whatever. Granted I didn't drive through big potholes, I usually drove around them, maybe that's the major difference?

Have you ever driven up in Isaan on B roads,,?

Obviously no cos you would have a shock at some of the stuff we deal with.......

I have driven those roads and know exactly what you mean. When you are driving at 100klm/h on a road that has more potholes than tarmac, I'd like to know exactly how to avoid them, perhaps switch to hovercraft mode?

The problem is, you don't get it once again and neither does your slow buddy, I don't consider those to be "roads", they are obviously, based on your description more like trails or paths if the are in THAT sort of condition so that'll be the end of my responses to the simple crew wishing to argue nonsense..

Edited December 6, 2014 by WarpSpeed

[WarpSpeed]

Am i the only one who went looking for rough tracks just because id bought a 4W.D..?.. My Wife can get a Uni Mog stuck in Big C Car park.If yer cant avoid potholes its time for a refresher course, or Eye Test.

In the dark, noooooooooo street lights, .

Even in the day light, if you have oncoming traffic or one is being over taken it is at times is impossible to avoid stuff. Been here a while and know mon ami..........

If you drive the road often enough shouldn't you have some idea where the bad parts are, I know I do. Every day I drive my boys to school and there is one specific manhole cover that will break your suspension right on the driving line and I know exactly where it is and avoid it, I see other drivers who drive the same road often doing the same thing, it's only one so it's easier to forget if you're thinking ahead but when I drove down on the secondary road in Bang Na Trad highway it is very much crap and there are times when I know which parts are the worst and which lanes to stay out of, I guess that's my racing training kicking in as I have to do the same on the track but honestly I think it's just being an aware driver.. Based on other responses here, I guess there are other aware drivers too.

[WarpSpeed]

Am i the only one who went looking for rough tracks just because id bought a 4W.D..?.. My Wife can get a Uni Mog stuck in Big C Car park.If yer cant avoid potholes its time for a refresher course, or Eye Test.

In the dark, noooooooooo street lights, .

Even in the day light, if you have oncoming traffic or one is being over taken it is at times is impossible to avoid stuff. Been here a while and know mon ami..........

Why do people insist on this obvious but unrealistic solution? Avoid the potholes, and if you hit one it's time for an eye test? How bloody stupid. No one sets out to hit potholes, but there's any number of factors that can cause you to hit one, bad lighting, sun in your eyes, blinded by oncoming traffic hi beams, overtaking and no time to take evasive action etc, but it seems we have some world class rally drivers with experienced co-pilots at the wheel posting here..

I didn't set out to argue either, I just made a simple comment regarding the fact that one doesn't necessarily need a truck to drive most roads in Thailand though you seem to think they do or the car will fall apart and look what happened? So I guess it's just some peoples nature..

I wonder how this handles potholes? I'd think It must just fall apart .

Edited December 6, 2014 by WarpSpeed

[poweratradio]

Homework................ ..................... .........................

You rascal, didn't do it eh..........

You're right, I didn't measure it first, but it will still fit. I don't think there's anything smaller in a pickup now anyway and I wasn't going to buy a sedan. Driving back from Rayong yesterday I hit a stretch of road that would have shaken my previous car (Jazz) to pieces.

Don't ya just love what thought does and then after thoughts. Perhaps a little re-construction reno of the car port is in order.

[giddyup]

Homework................ ..................... .........................

You rascal, didn't do it eh..........

You're right, I didn't measure it first, but it will still fit. I don't think there's anything smaller in a pickup now anyway and I wasn't going to buy a sedan. Driving back from Rayong yesterday I hit a stretch of road that would have shaken my previous car (Jazz) to pieces.

Don't ya just love what thought does and then after thoughts. Perhaps a little re-construction reno of the car port is in order.

Didn't I say that it will still fit in the carport? So why would it need reconstruction?

[giddyup]

Am i the only one who went looking for rough tracks just because id bought a 4W.D..?.. My Wife can get a Uni Mog stuck in Big C Car park.If yer cant avoid potholes its time for a refresher course, or Eye Test.

In the dark, noooooooooo street lights, .

Even in the day light, if you have oncoming traffic or one is being over taken it is at times is impossible to avoid stuff. Been here a while and know mon ami..........

If you drive the road often enough shouldn't you have some idea where the bad parts are, I know I do. Every day I drive my boys to school and there is one specific manhole cover that will break your suspension right on the driving line and I know exactly where it is and avoid it, I see other drivers who drive the same road often doing the same thing, it's only one so it's easier to forget if you're thinking ahead but when I drove down on the secondary road in Bang Na Trad highway it is very much crap and there are times when I know which parts are the worst and which lanes to stay out of, I guess that's my racing training kicking in as I have to do the same on the track but honestly I think it's just being an aware driver.. Based on other responses here, I guess there are other aware drivers too.

How do you anticipate potholes on unfamiliar roads, or roads (600 klm long) that you drive once or twice a year? Oh to be a trained racing driver and be able to anticipate every pothole everywhere. BTW, driving your kids to school on the same stretch of road every day and avoiding the same manhole cover doesn't make you a good driver.

Edited December 6, 2014 by giddyup

[giddyup]

Because what you described was exactly what I preempted in my post and decide to make an issue out of instead. Really it isn't much more then a trail if it has pot holes THAT in it.. I drove all over Phuket and surrounding areas all around Bangkok and up country and all the way from Phuket to Bangkok and back several times and many other places and never ran into a "road" that my car, with a heavy Lp tank in the trunk and 4 people in the car could't handle without bottoming out or whatever. Granted I didn't drive through big potholes, I usually drove around them, maybe that's the major difference?

Have you ever driven up in Isaan on B roads,,?

Obviously no cos you would have a shock at some of the stuff we deal with.......

I have driven those roads and know exactly what you mean. When you are driving at 100klm/h on a road that has more potholes than tarmac, I'd like to know exactly how to avoid them, perhaps switch to hovercraft mode?

The problem is, you don't get it once again and neither does your slow buddy, I don't consider those to be "roads", they are obviously, based on your description more like trails or paths if the are in THAT sort of condition so that'll be the end of my responses to the simple crew wishing to argue nonsense..

I certainly don't "get" what your definition of a road might be. Is it a billiard top smooth motorway? Do you think all the major roads in Thailand are pothole free? I know who's talking nonsense here.

[IMHO]

Because what you described was exactly what I preempted in my post and decide to make an issue out of instead. Really it isn't much more then a trail if it has pot holes THAT in it.. I drove all over Phuket and surrounding areas all around Bangkok and up country and all the way from Phuket to Bangkok and back several times and many other places and never ran into a "road" that my car, with a heavy Lp tank in the trunk and 4 people in the car could't handle without bottoming out or whatever. Granted I didn't drive through big potholes, I usually drove around them, maybe that's the major difference?

Have you ever driven up in Isaan on B roads,,?

Obviously no cos you would have a shock at some of the stuff we deal with.......

I have driven those roads and know exactly what you mean. When you are driving at 100klm/h on a road that has more potholes than tarmac, I'd like to know exactly how to avoid them, perhaps switch to hovercraft mode?

Yep, there are still many B roads upcountry that resemble the surface of the moon. There's plenty I wouldn't want drive in a normal passenger car on.

[Briggsy]

Back to the OP's question about dimensions, too late now, but did you consider a Toyota Innova?

[malt25]

All this wonderful banter because some guy simply comments that a Mitzi Triton is a shade bigger than he expected. Swords or pistols?????

BTW, 2WD utes do well on rough roads. Don't have to be 4WD. Why has no-one asked the OP if he got 2WD or 4WD Triton & has he got the option for bull-bars & BIG wheels? Or why he didn't buy a Corolla Altis or a Volvo?

[/quote

The original post was pretty pointless. So the guy didn't do any research prior to buying. Now he's on here admitting to being a bit foolish. And, we have a lot of banter stretching to Volvo's in Aussie.

Yawn !

[phutoie2]

It would not be much of a forum without all the BS.

AOP over to you!

[monkey4u]

Because what you described was exactly what I preempted in my post and decide to make an issue out of instead. Really it isn't much more then a trail if it has pot holes THAT in it.. I drove all over Phuket and surrounding areas all around Bangkok and up country and all the way from Phuket to Bangkok and back several times and many other places and never ran into a "road" that my car, with a heavy Lp tank in the trunk and 4 people in the car could't handle without bottoming out or whatever. Granted I didn't drive through big potholes, I usually drove around them, maybe that's the major difference?

Have you ever driven up in Isaan on B roads,,?

Obviously no cos you would have a shock at some of the stuff we deal with.......

I have driven those roads and know exactly what you mean. When you are driving at 100klm/h on a road that has more potholes than tarmac, I'd like to know exactly how to avoid them, perhaps switch to hovercraft mode?

If the road is so bad SLOW DOWN it is not hard to do unless you are Thai or Thai trained

[giddyup]

Back to the OP's question about dimensions, too late now, but did you consider a Toyota Innova?

Too expensive. The Triton double cab with all the goodies, plus free insurance, 100,000 baht discount etc is over 200,000 baht cheaper.

[Ace of Pop]

Is the number off a Tuna

[Ace of Pop]

It would not be much of a forum without all the BS.

AOP over to you!

only watt

Only safety matters to me The. Rest is just fun n banter

[giddyup]

All this wonderful banter because some guy simply comments that a Mitzi Triton is a shade bigger than he expected. Swords or pistols?????

BTW, 2WD utes do well on rough roads. Don't have to be 4WD. Why has no-one asked the OP if he got 2WD or 4WD Triton & has he got the option for bull-bars & BIG wheels? Or why he didn't buy a Corolla Altis or a Volvo?

[/quote

The original post was pretty pointless. So the guy didn't do any research prior to buying. Now he's on here admitting to being a bit foolish. And, we have a lot of banter stretching to Volvo's in Aussie.

Yawn !

Admitting to being foolish, where? What I said was the Triton is bigger than expected, not that I had to build a new carport or leave it out in the street. If the topic bores you, find somewhere else to give your unfounded comments.

[ignis]

Back to the OP's question about dimensions, too late now, but did you consider a Toyota Innova?

Had no idea 'Giddyup' was a Taxi driver.? think I have seen 1 that was not a Taxi.......... of course no diesel option, but at least there is room for the Gas tanks

[giddyup]

Back to the OP's question about dimensions, too late now, but did you consider a Toyota Innova?

Had no idea 'Giddyup' was a Taxi driver.? think I have seen 1 that was not a Taxi.......... of course no diesel option, but at least there is room for the Gas tanks

Wasn't in the market for a million baht people mover either.

[KonaRain]

LoL...

[uwe_rayong]

Homework................ ..................... .........................

You rascal, didn't do it eh..........

You're right, I didn't measure it first, but it will still fit. I don't think there's anything smaller in a pickup now anyway and I wasn't going to buy a sedan. Driving back from Rayong yesterday I hit a stretch of road that would have shaken my previous car (Jazz) to pieces.

Thats where we truck guys can smile all the way home........AND get there............

Yep the Trucks O.K, its the passengers that get rattled to pieces. I got a lift home in a new D Max, no kid. , never again,ill get a Toyo Altis Taxi sod the 700Bht

We all know that you neither a big fan of pick ups or diesel in general.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion.

I think a pick up is an excellent choice in Thailand if you not only drive around from Lat Prao to Bang Na and two times a year to Hua Hin.

The pick up is usually more durable and more forgiving regarding potholes etc. compared to a sedan.

Would I buy a pick up in Germany ? No for sure not, but I would buy a diesel? I don`t know when you last time drove a modern diesel car, but a lot of things changed from 1978 - W123 - 200D to 2014 - E300 BlueTec.

However, I have a solution to your "rattles to pieces" problems, it is small and discreet to carry around in your pocket - just in case:

if you combine with one of these:

you even have a stick to hold on during the tough rides in the back of a pick up...

[WarpSpeed]

Have you ever driven up in Isaan on B roads,,?

Obviously no cos you would have a shock at some of the stuff we deal with.......

I have driven those roads and know exactly what you mean. When you are driving at 100klm/h on a road that has more potholes than tarmac, I'd like to know exactly how to avoid them, perhaps switch to hovercraft mode?

The problem is, you don't get it once again and neither does your slow buddy, I don't consider those to be "roads", they are obviously, based on your description more like trails or paths if the are in THAT sort of condition so that'll be the end of my responses to the simple crew wishing to argue nonsense..

I certainly don't "get" what your definition of a road might be. Is it a billiard top smooth motorway? Do you think all the major roads in Thailand are pothole free? I know who's talking nonsense here.

Never mind, you're impossible..

[Ace of Pop]

At least TA loved American Pontiacs not Ricers

[transam]

At least TA loved American Pontiacs not Ricers

Loved to have been a kid in the USA in the sixties................ ............

But, did my best in England to live that dreammmmmmmmmmmmmm when older .

[Ace of Pop]

Well Mr Rayong i have .1 G.M Trailblazer 1 Nissan Calibre 4/4. 1 Accord and 1 Civic all under 2.5 Years old so thank you for your assumptions.No i dont like Diesel personally, they dont pull 8000 + rpm , so You got one bit right..

[uwe_rayong]

Well Mr Rayong i have .1 G.M Trailblazer 1 Nissan Calibre 4/4. 1 Accord and 1 Civic all under 2.5 Years old so thank you for your assumptions.No i dont like Diesel personally, they dont pull 8000 + rpm , so You got one bit right..

So since you dislike the diesel why you have bought the Trailblazer and the Navara`? Where is the difference between a Fortuner and the Trailblazer, apart from the rather non existent service from Chevrolet in case of a problem?

I also don`t think that any of your current cars is doing 8000rpm.

This is a new and modern diesel motor:

E350 Diesel 0-250km/h and it is not necessary to come near 8000 rpm because it makes 620nm/1600rpm

It is just irrationational to repeat again and again that diesel are loud, slow clankers....

[Ace of Pop]

Because i provide for My Thai Family choices.The Civic, is my choice and changes at 7.K in Auto with 200KPH easily met on E85 Fuel,..Plus i feel happy for Folks that can afford more than Me. Clearly You Dont. Some good came from this Post,i found out the Nissan has 4WD.

[bkkjames]

Because i provide for My Thai Family choices.The Civic, is my choice and changes at 7.K in Auto with 200KPH easily met on E85 Fuel,..Plus i feel happy for Folks that can afford more than Me. Clearly You Dont. Some good came from this Post,i found out the Nissan has 4WD.

I did too if you think your Calibre has 4wd lol