Jackaroo Running Costs Advice Please

Interesting to read your consumption figures, also the follow on servicing prices. My 1999 3litre turbo Jack averages 11.5 l 100 and goes up to 12.5 with the campertrailer on the back, these figures are taken over 4 years. So it would appear that overall running costs would not be much different, diesels are better though!?? Cheers, Don.

A bit of a combo city/ highway, but normally just to and from work. I would steer away from the holden dealer and find a good 4WD service centre, that is just my opinion from owning my Jack from new. Cheers Crazie

Never, I say "never" believe a dealer's quoted figure for a service ( or my ex large / prominent dealer, that is). Sophisticated liars, the lot of them.

Hey Timbo, i was going to warn you about the jacks with the works fitted at the auctions, they are either ex police or ex nre, neither of which particularly care for them, check the books in the office first. Usually the jacks without winch etc. have had an easy time. Example - saw a jack when i was at holden that the coppers had abused that hard it had bent the chassis, only 10,000 on the clock, going back to police workshops to remove goodies and straight to the auctions.

Yes the nre / police rigs have all the good stuff, cargo barriers, bar winch , long range tanks etc etc, but just be carefull. Mine was ex plantations dept, in top nick. CFA jacks are usually in good nick but stink of smoke.

Good luck, Brad

Timbo ... The 2000 Monterey is what I have, but with the V6.

The TOD is absolute gold in slippery on road conditions. Only drawback is that there is no locked up 4H range standard. However, there is a simple elctronics mod you can make if you are handy with a soldering iron that can provide you with a locked 4H range as well as the TOD and 4L.

If you take the car for a test drive, switch on the 4WD auto button. When accelerating hard on a dry surface, you should get the 2nd row of lights on the front wheel indicators flickering a bit. That would show it's operational.

With 4WD auto on, and while decelarting to a stand still, there maybe a little whining. That's ok. However, if it's loud that indicates that the tyres aren't evenly worn. All tyres have to be within about 3mm of each other. If you are getting tyres done, then all 4 need to be done at the same time and rotated religiously.

Also, if the TOD lights just flash, either with or without the check light, then the system is faulty and needs to be looked at.

Happy hunting.

Click here for the 4H mod on TOD.