MQ Patrol Turbo Diesel

Things to look for:

- Most MQs have average suspension due to age - check shock condition

- Rust. Any MQ is going to have rust - the thing to avoid is rust on the body mounts (where body bolts to chassis) as you can come into trouble with the law with rusted body mounts (considered unsafe).

- The diesels are very strong. Look not so much at kms but condition of the engine and if it has any service records. Engine should not blow smoke constantly when diriving normally. The engine should pull well (but dont expect it to be a rocketship). A little smoke when flooring it is okay as diesels are sensitive to correct valve clearance, injector condition, etc - and of course its also an old car! Listen for bearing noise which indicates high kms or poor servicing. Overall the mechanicals of the MQ diesels are pretty strong and go the distance if cared for.

As for price, well im currently trying to sell mine (in perth) for $3500. Expect to pay somewhere between $3000-5000 for one second hand depending on condition.

hope this helps,
Dave.

Nathan - I sold my MK TD for $5K a year ago with 350 000km on it, it never missed a beat. There is stacks of room for dual bats, compressor, shower whatever under the bonnet. Look out for a shake in the steering - they all do it sooner or later and it can get quite expensive to repair $1000+ in steering and suspension components so if you can find one that has had steering stuff replaced you'll be infront.

Cheers,