Landcruiser

A lot of these are ex mining or outback vehicles bought from auctions and cleaned up.Some are rollovers resprayed and look new but may come with a high cost to get the maintenance up to scratch.
Have a close look at the nuts and bolts for spanner wear.If lots of them show wear it may have been built up from used parts
Make sure the gearbox changes smoothly when warmed up.
Have a look behind the front wheels for a mess.It costs about $600.

A $150 on an inspection would be a good investment if your spending $30k

I saw some ex navy 105s in WA recently and they would have to be the best around.

Japmel

It is a 100 series.

japmel, have the same model. It's a 100 series body but is known as a 105. It's basically 80 series running gear with a 100 series body. This is the most basic model that was built in that range. Vinyl seats, mats and so on. As mentioned earlier the ex mine ones can be a bit tired and have had a hard life. Mine is ex mine but I was able to find out a lot about it's backround because I knew the dealership who serviced it and the guy who used to drive it. The motor is the 1hz, same as the 80 series, if well looked after (oil and filters every 5000k's) it will serve you well. Gearbox can be a bit notchey in third, esp changing down. Diffs are usually good for 250 - 300,000 k's before rebuild but have been known to last longer. some of the later model 100's with Independant front suspension have been known to blow the front diff. The model you are asking about should have solid front axle. Body is fairly sturdy on the105. not much trim to worry about and are easy to clean if you intend to get down and dirty. Door hinges tend to start to sag, especially the drivers door. Easy and cheap to replace. They drive well but can be a bit slow on the long hills. Being the base model they dont have a great ammount of sound proofing so can be a bit noisey on the road but this depends on what tyres you run as well. Have owned an 80 and sold it with 320,000 k's on the clock and bought the 105 18 months ago with 100,000k's on it. We have done 40,000k's in the eighteen months with no problems. A good and capable vehicle in my opinion

Mick

John, a bit dear in my opinion. I have seen simular a lot cheaper, one in Syd about two months ago for 26K simular K's. For 30k I would expect less K's but as I said earlier they are good for at least 300,000