Buying a Jackaroo

Hi Jammo,

What price range are you looking at?

I am thinking of selling my Jackaroo

I have a petrol Jackaroo, and it has been a very reliable and ecominical vehicle.

I am in NSW

TonyG

Jammo,

I think the TD is the way to go. The petrols like a drink and have heaps of go. I wouldnt consider a gas coversion. Heads needing doing up as little as 40k after conversion!! But if you like the power and dont mind paying for the petrol then go for it.

Leroy

New Jackaroos values drop like stones in bottomless pit. If you can afford it see if you can get a later model that has done excessive non bush miles - eg if someone has a 2000 model and has done more than 35,000 K per annum then they are well over the 100,000 mark and provided the car has been well looked after and serviced correctly you should get it fo around $24 or $25 if you stay awayfrom sharks.
The good news is it will probably give you another 100,000K before you even start looking at major probs.
They are a damned good truck bolted together well.

Good luck

Either go for the 2000 onwards diesel - its the ants pants of diesels , or the 1999 onwards 3.5L ( maximum bang for your bucks ) , in either of these you will get more features , heaps more. Jacks are very reliable , ramp over ability not the best due to the transfer case, smooth on the road.

Valve lifters and timing belt tensioners can be problems on early 3.2 v6 but there are easy fixes for that, diesels are fairly good, pre 98 ubs update the gearboxes were better, update was only really the front panels / dash and engines/ gearboxes, drivelines very strong, newer diesel has an a/c frequency injection system which causes hassles with am / hf radios. great vehicle , big brakes - vented discs front and rear. Petrol with the right mods will not need gas to get ok economy can get 12l / 100k fairly easily. Saw one dealer was trying to clear a new jack the other day for $36 . Wish i had the cash to screw em on a new one..... Only real problem with the jacks - Holden never supported the vehicle or bothered to learn how to fix it properly, plenty of aftermarket places that do though. Go for it you won't regret it.Moo... everyone knows what a Jackaroo looks like :-)

Jammo

firstly good choice!

I just recently (12/03) purchased a 2nd hand
94 Monterey Jackaroo Petrol 3.2 with 150K km's on the clock.
Auto with electric everything, ABS, sunroof, full barwork.
Very good condition in and out.

Drives superb. It's thirsty but that has a lot to do with how it
is driven. Heaps of go, which is good. Heaps of room.

One little thing that I like about this model after
driving it for a while now, is the stereo is at the
top of the instrument stack. Easy to see and change
whilst still having your line of sight towards the front.
Not having to look down to change volume is heaps safer.
It's only a small point but makes a differance!

To give you an idea on pricing...
After trade in it cost me $16100. ($1800 for old 84 Jack)
The pevious owner payed $22K for it about 14months ago,
he then got $16K as a trade in on a newer car.

I couldn't be happier.

good luck

wolf