Isuzu D-Max is fit for purpose

PLANTERS: WE DO SOME HEAVY-DUTY LOADS >>> LSE 4x4 Extended Cab model with 3.0-li-tre mill handled its tasks with aplomb.

- Jaco van der Merwe

We get to drive many bakkies in all shapes and sizes, but rarely do we get them to do some real-world work the way they were intended to.

So when a gardening project was drafted over the December holidays, our long-term Isuzu D-Max Extended Cab was heaven-sent.

Our Obsidian Grey cab-and-a-half in LSE 4x4 guise duly arrived in December for a three-month stay and was begging to do some proper bakkie stuff.

We might have probably settled for a cattle truck to carry the intended cargo, so having access to the best-specced extended cab in Isuzu's portfolio was a bargain.

The end goal of the DIY landscaping endeavour was to install three rear tractor tyres as vegetable and herb planters in this writer's backyard.