What do you think of this patrol?

The question I always ask myself....why does it have all those mods and where has it been. I would be very careful if I was you

How many kilometres?
A lot and it may have had a hard life touring.

How many scrapes underneath?
If quite a few and low kilometres, it has had a hard life on tracks and off road.

Do the usual test for dust or signs of mud behind rubbers and mats, and under the dash.

Otherwise it may have been some ones dream that never got put into action. What type of story is the owner telling?

You didn't state what engine it has, 3l diesel or 4.2 diesel or 4.2 petrol? Without a doubt the big diesel is best. Petrol will be expensive for touring.

More to the point with vehicles like this is their history. Some have all of the bells and whistles but rarely got used hard. Low range 4wding is fairly easy on them.

Possibly that someone loved the car so much to spend all of the extra money on it and cared for it also......or it was a thrasher that is on its last legs.

I bought a stock 1991 GQ and have spent about 7-8 grand putting stuff on it. If I found one with accessories already in as good condition i would have got it.

Take it to a specialist 4wd mechanic who does pre-purchase inspections and ask them what they think.

Barnesy

Hi Thecastles


Redbook states that the average top price paid is $9100. I would start at around $8000 offer and go up from there and stop at $10,000. Accessories fitted to vehicle mean nothing when when trading or selling for that matter

388,000 is nothing for that model diesel and they are normally good for 500,000-600,000 before the engine may need attention. My '94 GQ has 350,000 up and is still running sweetly.... when all the wheels are attached(see post 52725)...lol

Many of us fit aftermarket parts and accessories to enhance the operation of the vehicle. At around $10,000 you really can't go wrong and it seems that you will not have to add anything else.
I would however get hubby to slide in underneath the vehicle just to see if there are any oil leaks and/or dents so as to ascertain how hard the vehicle has been driven. Many of these vehicles never see real hard offroad driving and have accessories only for 'pose' value.....lol.

You may be lucky

Cheers

Hello,

As Willem said, 8k with a max of 10. Personally I think you will find something with lower kays for that money albeit minus 3" body lift. Good luck

Dave

3"Exhaust..! Don't be bringing it into my neighbourhood at night please, I value my sleep..! I would be getting the engine tested because with those mods and recond head etc it would be a lot lot more than $2k to spend to rebuild or replace it. If your going around OZ and your happy with the rest of the vehicle then plse ensure you have the engine and mechanicals looked at before you buy and definitelty before you depart.

thecastles
What a refreshing change!!!! The handbrake pushing for a 4by.
I had to beg & plead & that was just for the car.

Hubby is a mechanic, I feel he should understand what you are getting yourselves into.

These cars are near bullet proof and the old man should be able to pick a lemon.

When talking to the seller, rephrase your questions slightly and listen for consistency of reply. This will hopefully tell you something, if nothing other than he is a good liar.

Weigh up the pros & cons and if one is far greater than the other then decide accordingly.

What ever you do, enjoy yourselves travelling.
Colin.

thecastles,

If you do go ahead with the purchase of the vehicle I would take the 3" body lift out.

With touring you will be in and out of the vehicle a lot and to climb up into the cabin that is so high will take the edge of a good trip.

Wayne

A 3" body lift on a tourer is not a good idea in my opinion. Combined with the suspension lift it will be rockin and rollin. Body lifts have their place (usually when people want to fit bigger tyres) but not on a tourer.

Offer him $8k..!

Well, there goes that idea. He has refused to even go and check it out. What's a girl supposed to do? haha. He wants something '97 or younger. For $20k or less, 4.2 turbo diesel.

I have tried telling him beggars can't be choosers!

Where are you located? ..... My neighbour is selling his 1993? 4.2 Patrol & it is absolutely immacualte, almost bog standard & he is bordering on anal in regard to maintenance & cleanliness of his vehicles.
This IS NOT a subtle forum advertisement, just trying to be helpful, if you are looking for an original vehicle.

Hi thecastles

For a rather more than you are looking at - we have a 2002 3 ltr td auto wagon for sale, all in good order and on around 128,000. It's in the Trader.

Motherhen