Tim's $22,726.50 and an N70 Hilux: built or stock?
Ronny Dahl's only upload of the week asks a first-year apprentice whether to buy someone else's modifications or start from scratch.
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Buying a Used 4WD? Watch This First
Tim is a first-year apprentice with $22,726.50 to spend, a figure exact to the cent, and he has his eye on an N70 Toyota Hilux. Ronny Dahl's one new video, "Buying a Used 4WD? Watch This First," is built around his choice: a Hilux someone has already kitted out, or a plainer one he builds himself.
The description lays out the trade-off. A modified truck saves thousands in accessories, but it also comes with someone else's choices, workmanship and history. A stock one is a clean start, until suspension, tyres, protection and recovery gear eat the budget. The N70 is the generation Toyota sold from 2005 to 2015, which is why so many turn up second-hand.
The comments read like a jury that cannot agree. Some would take the cheaper, lower-mileage truck and spend the difference on getting it mechanically sorted. Others say a built setup lets a beginner learn what he actually needs. Several viewers think Tim looks a lot like Alex, Ronny's regular on-screen partner. And one line about returning a broken fridge drew knowing replies from owners of a certain fridge brand.
The video passed 54,000 views in four days. Behind it, Ronny's 20,000km verdict on the Ineos Quartermaster, now with a Norweld half canopy, keeps finding readers at 18 days old. The channel's daily views sit a little under its usual pace, and the subscriber count held at 601,000. Among nearby motorsport and off-road channels, dickfartjr is the one having the big week, while BleepinJeep's numbers look much like Ronny's.
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What viewers say
In my book, no contest, the 18k car every time.
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThenSee it on YouTubeYou also have to take into consideration the probability of marketplace sellers responding to your message or not 😂
@Eilbron.mSee it on YouTubeI would take the already built setup for sure - You can always change it later and you can learn in the meantime what you like, don’t like and what you really need and don’t. But out of the box you have something that will work and there is even a few grand for a service and some new tires.
@loose_unitSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Ronny Dahl right now
- Channel
- Ronny Dahl
- Subscribers
- 601,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 353,730
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 54,008
- Views on its first day
- 30,691
The numbers
Here is how Ronny Dahl's channel and videos stood at the end of the week.
💡 Test your knowledge
The Hilux is built by Toyota. In which country is Toyota headquartered?
Toyota Motor Corporation is based in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
