Saw another raider...

[carphreak]

these trucks are pretty rare. i see more acura nsx's, porsche 911 turbos, bentley gts, rolls-royce phantoms than this truck. on the other hand, frontys of all makes and models are a dime a dozen here....

[scotty04]

I remember when i bought my forntier and they started to show the ad for the raider where the fronty "pissed itself", wheres that ad today huh? lol

[navara-au]

Originally Posted by FitzIngarage

Happened to see that Mitsu will sell a light duty pickup in Japan and probably elsewhere (but not the U.S. at least for now) called the Triton. I kinda like its compact size and I'll bet the fuel economy is excellent, but I doubt that bed would take a sheet of plywood very easily. No manual tranny either (boooo hisss). Triton photo attached..

They were released in oz a couple of months ago. Tritons are similar in size to the Navara, but the bed is a bit smaller to make more room in the cab.(the rear seats angle back more for a better ride but wont fold up)

Tritons definatly have manual in either turbo diesel or V6. The best features they have is an optional rear locking diff a 1 ton pay load and higher standard ground clearance. But anything else the Navara beats it hands down. Added to the fact they are very f@#ckn' ugly up close i would not be trading the nav in on one.

[Manoah]

LOL! i was like "wtf is a raider" then i saw the pic of the triton, wtf is that thing sticking out of the top of the front left fender?

[carphreak]

Originally Posted by Manoah

LOL! i was like "wtf is a raider" then i saw the pic of the triton, wtf is that thing sticking out of the top of the front left fender?

its a mirror. really old japanese cars usually had one on each fron fender in place of the regular mirrors.

[Manoah]

uhhh, its got regular mirrors...... i know about how the old cars used to have them way up forward, british cars did too, but this triton has 4 total rear facing mirrors?

[popdaddy57]

Originally Posted by Manoah

uhhh, its got regular mirrors...... i know about how the old cars used to have them way up forward, british cars did too, but this triton has 4 total rear facing mirrors?

That's so they can see the Navaras passing them.

[FitzIngarage]

Originally Posted by ChuckFrontier06

The front looks okay but the rear of the bed......

Yes, something IS odd there, almost as if Mitsu photoshopped the thing and botched the job. I didn't see it this first time, but you're right.

[shinermiller]

there happens to be a mitsu dealership right around the corner of my house. ive never even seen customers there. much less a mitsu driving around town. good job smokin both those trucks, colorado= poo IMO. as for the mitsu truck, blah they are lame, my bros 100k mlg f-150 owned one.

[FitzIngarage]

Originally Posted by shinermiller

... as for the mitsu truck, blah they are lame, my bros 100k mlg f-150 owned one.

The old 100% Mitsu-built pickups were well built; I still see them on the road. My daily driver is a '92 Mitsu car with 206K Miles on it. Too bad Mitsu lost their way in the late '90s. As you probably know, the brand almost went under a few years ago.