Hi Mate, I am in QLD too and selling forklift. Wont start trying to sell you something, not working for any of these two brands but I used to work for Hyster while in NZ and the 2.5t they are offering in Oceania is a Sumitomo unit. It is produced in Japan, they have a joint venture Nacco-Sumitomo. It is a good product and if there is $4k difference between the two I would jump on the Hyster. Nothing can justify the price difference unless service back up. And that's where Hyster is struggling... Toyota used to be real good on this point, but they are now only interested in their big fleet customer, rushing for the marketshare. I still think you should go for the Hyster or show your Toyota rep the Hyster quote to see if he would match it :-) Both units keep good re sale value. Good luck with your purchase