2004 Standard 100 Series

Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 17:29

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Kev M (QLD Bound)

I may have found what I'm looking for, finally.

it is an 2004 Toyota Landcruiser 4X4 S/Wagon, Colour- Powder White, Engine- 4.2L Ei Diesel, Transmission- 5spd Manual,
Km- 72,360km.

With bull bar, winch, cargo barrier, HD towbar and lovely vinyl seats and log books, ex government

Is it worth up to $33 500

Will know on Saturday if I get it, fingers crossed.

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Reply By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 17:32

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 17:32

Forgot to add that it is registered until Jun 2008

Kev

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Follow Up By: sjp - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:27

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:27

ive got a 2003 with 63k on the clock ,diesel gas ,t/dog suspension ,towbar,bullbar and mickey thompson tyres,same situation -govt and i only want $34 for it ,so might not be as much as a bargin as you think

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Reply By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 18:36

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 18:36

G'day Kev, glad to hear you have found something that suits your needs. Don't know much about them etc but From reading the many posts on this site they seem to be the most popular choice & I don't think there is any doubt about Toyota quality. Proven record & well represented by dealers right across Australia which is pretty important if you are going to travel etc. Pretty low KM's, my mate has an older model & reckons you can't kill em under 500,000 K's. Good luck.

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 18:42

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 18:42

Barry,

I haven't looked at it yet, but it is shaping up to be a good buy me thinks.
Still tossing up when to get it chopped though, before or after the Pyrenees trip. Then again I may have time to do it after LOL.

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Reply By: Stu050 - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 20:48

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 20:48

Very good buy, should be around $40-$44K if in caryard, or higher private with all those accessories.

The engine will only just starting to loosen up at those KM's and should be good for 500K+ if serviced regularly.

I hope you get it.

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:25

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:25

Stu050

I have been looking for about 5 months now and this seems to be the average ex governemnt price from the Auctions. I agree that caryards are expensive.

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:52

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:52

Kev,

I picked up one last year, an '02 HZJ105 fitted with dual batts, bullbar, snorkel, electronic rust protection and 38K on the speedo, for $35K.

Have since added, winch, Codan HF, UHF, and H/D raised suspension, L/R fuel tank. Very happy with it, although being non turbo, a bit slow, but I can live with that.

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Reply By: Crackles - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 21:07

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 21:07

Kev going on the Redbook price it's about average. The km's are up a little for a vehicle of that age but if it's mechanically OK then with the couple of extra's that it has wouldn't be bad value.
Cheers Craig.........

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:23

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:23

Craig,

This is an ex governemnt one at the Auctions so I don't think it would have been worked very hard as compared to ex mines vehicles. I just checked the auction site again and there is now 2 105's going this week for about the same KM's and Dollars both with the same accessories. So I'll see how I go.

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Follow Up By: Crackles - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:14

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:14

I used to work for the government & can tell you a 105 series work Cruiser will do 155 kph, can tow 3 tonne & the fact it has a winch may just be an indicator of where it's been. Have a close look as every 2nd government vehicle I've seen has had a tough life. Look for scratches on the back of the mirrors, dints in the diffs, a slipping clutch, uneven tyre wear or a whine in the transmission. All indicators that may mean the driver couldn't care cos he wasn't paying the bills.
Cheers Craig.............

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:30

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:30

Craig,

I still work for the government and know what some of them go through, from previous inspections of similar vehicles the winch still had the manufacturers safety seal on the cable and they looked like they never left the black top.

The ones we have at work usually end up full of red bulldust and more often than not dinted from wildlife and incompetent driving LOL

cheers Kev

But you have raise some good points to look out for.

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Reply By: pt_nomad - Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 22:29

Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 at 22:29

Kev,
I have just purchased one, lower k's, dearer and less fruit - car yard.
When I was looking I found that the accessories fitted were often not what I would want so in some instances would have to remove them.
I have had the vehicle for about 3 months and am happy todate but I am in building mode not so much using mode.

Stock suspension will probable have to be replaced.
The Toyo LSD in very 'limited'

Fitting of after market tubos is not without concern for both the block and gear box.
Our 105 std has fabric seats but they are not that comfy so will probably fit after market seats.
As I was after a outback and high contry tourer for a family of 5, basically my theory was that the car was the chassis and shell that I wanted and the rest I will make work. I rekon you need a modifcation budget around half to full purchase price. Even at full pruchase price it is still cheaper that a factory TD and one hell of a lot better vehicle.

I think us 105 owners should exchange reaserch / info / ideas, have joined LCOOL but there seems to be a lot of prado owners.

I would recomend a mechanical inspection by a non dealer affiliated 4wd garage as a condition of purchase. you may be able to conact a club in the area of the dealer to get a recomendation.
In my case the dealer delivered from Nowra to Canberra so that my mechanic could do the pre pruchase inspection.

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:20

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:20

Paul,

I'm looking at getting it converted to a Dual cab and at the same time upgrading the rear seats to GXL cloth seats for the kids. The front seats will be replaced with Stratos suspension seats to help my back out.
My next door neighbour is a diesel fitter and I have lined him up to check it out for me on Sat. He is very good in the eyes of SWMBO as he's told me not to buy a few of the ones I have already looked at and thought that they were OK.

My main items for accessories pre purchase were Bull bar and tow bar. So this has a winch and cargo barrier included and I'm assuming a second battery to assist powering the winch.
I am thinking of getting an ABR Flyer for running the fridge and am stil undecided which brake controller to get.

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Follow Up By: Richard W (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:27

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:27

Pt_nomad,

Join the specific 100SCOOL section.
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Follow Up By: pt_nomad - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 13:31

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 13:31

Thanks Richard, I have just applied.

Kev, sounds like you have some big plans - enjoy.
Good luck with the purchase, my experience was that they are not that easy to come by, sounds like you have already resited to jump in at anything.

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 13:48

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 13:48

Paul,

The old man is a plumber and I learnt from a young age that to jump in feet first gets you in the bleep . I have done a fair bit of reasearch now and am confident that I'll get what I want.

I had the 4.2 Patrol on the list for a while but gave it the flick as I didn't like sitting in the centre seat in the back. I didn't like the feeling of 1 cheek on each cushion where the seat splits. So therefore I cant expect someone else to sit where I wouldn't. I think this will cause some grief with Patrol lovers but it is my choice.

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Reply By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:57

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 06:57

Hi Kev,

good luck with it...hope it's just what you want.

Lyn

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:11

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:11

Lyn,

I still haven't called Al :((

I will have to pull my finger out and do it soon, I was thinking of getting a Local to convert it but he cant start it until 20 Oct and I would have liked to have it done before Pyrenees. Any ideas on Al's work load.

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Follow Up By: Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:59

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 07:59

Have sent you a mm Kev.

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:57

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 08:57

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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 15:22

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 15:22

thing to remember is these thngs are a garanteed sell for car yards - easy money so the auction prices are set by the dealers who would be buying them most often.
My point is for a decent vehicle you wont get a real bargain like some might say. The best price is if your bid is the first accepted after the dealers pull out

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Follow Up By: Kev M (QLD Bound) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 15:40

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 15:40

Point noted, some of these also have a pre auction buy clause open to the general public. I am not sure if the dealers are able to purchase at these prices ie they must buy through the auction process.
I am hoping that it will have that option, as it will be easier to purchase it that way compared with waiting around for the auctioneer to get to it on auction day. I am comfortable in paying that price so thats all that counts I suppose.

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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:57

Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 at 16:57

Pickles auctions has some of these. The car we looked at was $600 above the reserve but if IF you got it for just above the reerve then thereare still auction duties to be paid making buying it without the hasseleof auction pretty attractive

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