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DAIHATSU SPORTRAK
stuart23:
hi finking about getting a daihatsu sportrak does anybody know if they are any good off road
bronco:
Stick with ya zook :wink:
Steven:
The fourtracks look better than the sport track and i bet the fourtracl is better as of the engine, tis 2.8 desile 8)
thepsychoman:
--- Quote from: "Suzuki23" ---hi finking about getting a daihatsu sportrak does anybody know if they are any good off road
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We ran one for a couple of years. Good little motor, nice to zoom about in and not bad as a laning machine, but the SJ is better as an out and out off roader. Would have one of these over a Vitara tho!
Depends what you want it for, really.
1600 engine gets very rattly at higher miles - anything over 80,000. Parts can be expensive, but there are some neat tricks - e.g. Fourtrak back springs are a straight swap, cheaper, and raise the ride height about 2 inches!
Watch for tin worm, especially in the back, under the carpets - some early ones are pretty ripe by now.
mill2020:
The problem with most fourtrak's is they have normally worked very hard throughtout there life, and can be an ongoing project if you see what i mean.
If you manage to find a good one chances are it's reflected in the screen price. very good off road, but not really any better than a sportrak. The 2.8 diesel has plenty of tug if your towing, otherwise it's fairly lazy.
Both 4trak's and sporty's can be a rust hole true, then again that can be said for zuk's and landy's too!
Having owned both in the past it's hard to say, but id' go with a sporty, mainly cos you can get more motor for your money, and in better nick if you choose well. The 1.6 engine has way more omph than a vitara or a SJ. If you can go for a EFI model- more speed & more mpg. I use to get between 25 & 30mpg from my sporty, depending on my right foot.
Other than that Daihatsu in general make some solid 4x4's and with a couple of mod's and some Mt tyres a outstanding little off roader for not much money.
Kind Regards
Phil
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