The beauty of the Hilux is, its still a simple truck.. drive one with 300,000km on it, it will still feel solid. And as gutless as they are, they can tow all day no fuss.
And.. ask a driver of a high millage euro diesel how much his new fuel pump cost him when it f**ked out.
I would still take a Hilux over any ute, they are just built better than anything else.