Tuesday, Aug 10, 2004 at 10:12
Mickless
Mine's a 4 door (dark blue). I didn't mind a 4 or 2 door but that's just the one that came up. The two door one look pretty cool though.
It's turbo diesel, I don't hink there are any in petrol. The petrol version is the pathfinder. And mostly they are auto, which I think is great off road.
I mainly looked for turbo diesel because of their low fuel consumption and threfore their range is much greater.
I looked at many at the dealers and I think they were really overpriced.
Mine would have cost about $2 to $3K more at dealer.
I wouldn't look too much at how many km's they've done as they have probably been wound back somewhat. Just gat a good 4wd mechanic to have a good look at it. Remember to spend the time looking to get a good one for your price and you'll have a great car that'll last you for years. I looked for about six months, different makes and models, and settled on this one.
A mate of
mine bought a 93 terrano a few months back in immaculate condition (black) and paid $13 000, so I would not go any higher then that, in QLD anyway. Other states may be slightly different.
Other then the terrano I was pretty keen on the hilux surf, but I felt the terrano was juist as capable for me for a cheaoer price.
The terranos can be a little
smokey, just make sure it's black and not blue, a little tough when cold and idling, and they are certainly not known for they're accerlaration. I had a sports car before this so I'm over that now.
I've head stories that they, (and surfs) have a tendency to run fairly high on the temp guage when worked hard off road or up hills so make sure the cooling system is serviced regularly and you should have no props. The terrano turbo is water cooled so you have a lesser chance of that overheating.
R.
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