Member - Bill S (NSW) replied:

You cant go past a 80srs cruiser and would likley pick one up good in that area,mines done over 400,000 and running well but not auto its man

trendy replied:

Babs,

I had a great run out of a 96 Pajero 3.5 DOHC in auto was a bit thirsty but generally a good reliable vehicle. These would be well within his price now, and plenty of them have not seen much offroad action due to inner city mums driving the kids to school in this type of vehicle. Was suprised at how good it was offroad but nowhere in the league of your GU with double diff locks so may be adviseable for him to find another 4by playmate. ( referring to your post the other night :-)) )
Regards Trevor.

Scubaroo replied:

I just picked up a 2000 NM Pajero Exceed for not much more, with only 64k on the clock - a GLS NM with low k's would easily fall in that price range.

Absolutely wrapped with it.

Member - Jeff M (WA) replied:

Does he want petrol or diesel or not care? Pajero's probally not a bad pick for a petrol option. If he wants to go Diesel there ain't much around in the auto category for that price.

Member - Jimbo (VIC) replied:

Babs,

You can get into a 2-3 year old Terracan for that sort of money with the balance of the 5 year warranty still intact.

Seven seats, plenty of power, very easy to drive and more than competent off road.

Mine is now over a year old and is the best value car I have ever owned.

Cheers,

Jim.

babs replied:

Hey everyone thanks for your replies im onto the pajero (now) he's hitting the yards tomorrow.
Hey Jimbo what a thought, the terracan, not my cup of tea but for him maybee perfect. Just starting to hear good things about them, might have to do more research. Cheers.

Hey guys the pajero's do they have any common faults. I know mitsubishi has been trying really hard but im still in that old mind and dont trust mitsi. Like I said old mind might have to change my way of thinking.

Can anyone tell me about landrover or is it a swear word on this site?

Answers to above q? Petrol or diesal is fine

Cheers Babs

hilux bert replied:

for 25k a gq or older gu patrol is available. heaps on the market and gq's are proven vehicles.they're worth a look.

Swine Hunter replied:

Hi Babs,

I would agree with above, a GU in 4.5 Petrol or 3.0TD are both available in auto, and both are capable. I would be reserved on the 3.0TD, Nissan have had lots of issues with the first of this series.

The petrol is hungry on fuel, but with diesel prices as they are now and the additional cost for diesel servicing(more frequent)/repairs if needed, make the petrol a far more viable option these days.

I have a 94 GQII petrol 4.2, and it is a very capable tough and reliable vehicle, but if you are looking to spend most of that $25K a GU is the better option IMHO.
Cheers,
Wayne

Member - Browny (VIC) replied:

babs,

There's a member on this site with an excelent GU for sale at that price, t'is a manual though, but would be an excellent vehicle to join you off road, it's had kings and konis fitted has rear draws 12 volt to rear a snorkel it's ready to go camping.......... :-)

Browny
P.S. see my rig pic

Keith_A (Qld) replied:

Hi Babs - you asked about Land Rover Discovery. I have owned a Landcruiser, a new Discovery TDI and now a Nissan Patrol. Two friends also owned Discoveries. Perhaps we were just VERY unlucky, but from bitter experience I will never buy one again, or recommend one to anyone. Constant faults from new. Serviced by the book by the LR dealer. Final straw was when the big ends chewed the chemically hardened crankshaft at 120k. Cost $8000 to rebuild.
Friends TDI blew a head gasket at 140k - $7000 rebuild.
At a recent campertrailer get-together, a fellow camper was bemoaning his new TD5 (with the BMW diesel) - same story - can't afford to keep it once out of warranty.
This is not a flame - my experince, as a careful owner with full history and receipts.
They are one of the nicest 4WD to drive, and very capable -but Quality control on parts is hopeless, and very costly.
I have no experince with the petrol V8 models.
My appologies in advance if this post upsets LR people. My experience only.

Bob of KAOS replied:

You can pick up a fairly low km Lexus LX470 for that. You could certainly get a series 2 Disco TD5 or a Pajero.

Steve replied:

Landrover had some problems with series I, petrol and diesel. I had a petrol with no problems. The series II seem to have addressed problems. Lovely car to drive and very economical in TD5. Parts and labour can be expensive unless you find a mechanic who specialises in Landrover and has access to parts that are cheaper than the dealerships (who I would avoid). There are quite a few about. Not enough luggage space for me, personally. Can advise for Sydney/Newcastle mechanics and parts supplies. Or do a Google search. Always at the leading edge with techno stuff and innovations with the rest of the field often playing catchup. Very capable cars. Having said all that, I'm currently driving a Landcruiser which in comparison I find a bit dull, but reliability (I hope the hype is true) to die for?????. Would not hesitate to buy LR in future.

marcus replied:

Hi Babs,
A great car for the family especially for the misses to drive is the discovery TD5.A great driving position and not so huge and truck like for a woman to drive.Very good off road and on and economical.People that own them love em and the TD5 has proven to be reliable.
Cheers Mark

babs replied:

Guys wre taking everything mentioned in to prospective, some great feedback thanks. We will let you know what we end up with....

Babs

Dave ....Adelaide replied:

Hi Babs
Another option is to look at auctions, my son picked up a 2000 3liter turbo diesel the other day here in Adelaide for 17600, has a few ks but also has lots of goodies, winch included......Cheers Dave