Any advice on Landcruiser Bushcampers to go round Australia?

I too have looked at the Bushcampers but have found that when they are priced around the $20K plus they have done high kilkometres. The one you are looking at has done 215,000km which is a reasonable distance over 7 years.

Normally these are very strong vehicles and should do around 500,000km without problems. Some of these models had gearbox problems. Have a look at it and if you are still interested take it to your motoring association NRMA or the like for a thorough check-up before buying. Also have a look at http://au.geocities.com/aym_ng/Landcruiser.html where there is more detail on the vehicle.

You should get your money back or close to it if you decide to sell it again after completing your trip.

Happy travels

Cheers

G'day,

I have a similar vehicle - a bit more recent, but from my experience, go for it !

Subject to geting a good report from NRMA - you will be able to arrange an inspection from interstate if needed - cost about $200 - but great for peace of mind, IMHO.

Price looks good too.

General info. on the Troopy users group at

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/TROOPYoz

where there are quite a few owners of similar vehicles

Terry
2003 HZJ78 Troopy camper

We have a Troopy with the same setup but a 2000 model - perfect for us. All you will need is a second spare wheel/tyre, recovery gear, CB, EPIRB and 4wd driver training. The conversion was done by Safari Campers in Adelaide and seems to be well put together on our one. The Troopys with this conversion were originally owned by Orix Lease Cars or Hertz in the main.

The model with gearbox problems I believe is 2000 to 2003 models but do not quote me on those years. We had a problem and cost nearly $3000 to fix but that also included a new heavy duty clutch. No other problems and we have now done 205,000km.

If you rent one while going around Australia, you may as well buy one as it costs a mint to rent one.

Keep it serviced to keep it reliable. Troopies are not the cheapest vehcile to keep serviced by the book but it pays off with reliability in the long run.

Keep the truck when you get home, they are OK as a day to day vehicle. I use our one daily. Fuel consum ption varies between 10 and 14l/100km depending on your speed and road conditions. You have to have a good credit limit on the card to be able to afford to travel above 100kph.

Stevesub

Heya,

I'm selling mine which has EVERYTHING for a trip around oz... Inverter, HD suspension, winch, storage drawer, d.b system,water tanks and heaps more, it's in the trader section.

Am selling it for around 45k though coz it's only done 70k and has over 30g of extras on it. But, redbook puts it at 32 + extras...a fair price I would say...just gotta find somebody who appreciates the extras...

:)
Cheers