RA Rodeo and FREE <span class="highlight">BEER</span>!

Sorry should have also added,

wanting to spend about 20-25k

and would like info about reliability, capability off-road, faults, weaknesses, how easy they are to modify etc.

cheers

Damn no free beer.
Had a RA LT about 2 to 3 years ago, fantastic vehicle, had the V6 the petrol version went like a bullet but very heavy on fuel.
I suppose you could afford the fuel seeing as your not supplying free beer.

Get the petrol and put it on LPG...

Cost me 49c.lt to fill this evening ;-)))

I own two RA's, the elder is a 2003 LX 3.0L 4x4 man space cab pick up, and the young 'un is a 2005 LT 3.0L 4x4 man space cab pick up. Both have alloy bull bars, GME UHF's and 27MHz CB's, a 15L Engel fridge within the cab and a 30L Engel fridge in the back, also both have ARB Air lockers in the front, the 2003 LX now has the new ARB air compressor whilst the LT still has the original ARB air compressor.
The LX has a tunit module whilst the LT in early January will get a Safari D'tronic. Speaking of Safari, the LT has a Safari Snorkel and the LX has the Airtech, although if I could have chosen, they would both have the Safari snorkel.
The LX has a Brown Davis 120L fuel tank and the LT has the ARB 129L fuel tank.
I do have a mate with a 2006 RA petrol V6 auto 4x4 and he is not happy that the trailer he tows is purely for a 1200L petrol tank so that he can do a 400km round trip.
I had both of my RA's up to Alice Springs last year, from Quorn to Marree, William Creek, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie Springs, Abminga, Finke, Rodinga, Chambers Pillar and then into Alice Springs. Both RA's running between 8.0-8.5L/100km, then both up to 10L/100km for the sprint back down the black top to Port Augusta.
Yeah, I think I am pretty happy with my RA's. I would like to replace the older LX, only because it has a 2T towing capacity, which is borderline legal with my 2T boat. Either Holden Colorado or Isuzu D-Max, which ever is first to stock a 3.0L 4x4 man space cab pick up will gain my custom, although I've always been GMH aligned, if they won't stock the new vehicle I want and IsuzuUte do, that's where I'll go.
That amount of typing has at least got to be worth a shandy, c'mon.

have a rodeo 02 mod, d/cab 3l turbo diesel hasent let me down,canopy/roof rack,snorkel,duel bat,electronic rust,long range fuel,uhf,bull bar, winch, was set up for the cape but didnt make it(in a business) all good cont, 20k if u r interested

11th mth build date 2004 RA duel cab 3.0lt diesel auto ,carpeted alloy tray , flexiglass canopy with roof bars , TJM winch bar,1200lb winch carrying dynamica rope , Airtech snorkel , 175 Narva driving lights wired to factory fog light switch, GME uhf , left+right under tray toolboxes with right carrying 120amp aux battery[agm] ,perm mounted air compressor , perm mounted c/tek batt charger , left box carries recovery gear in bag + tool kits ect .Permanently mounted in tray 15lt Engle + 80lt Waeco fridges [ easy acess via tradesman windows], fuel use averages out at 8.43 klm per lt city + h/way combined .
No need for the beer , the baby Engle is constantly "ON" and filled with 18 cans ,lol.