new landcruiser

Your parents must be loaded! They are expensive to buy new. What about a cheaper 4wd to have as a first 'bush basher'?

i have enough money cause my uncle died and made a trust fund for me..

A couple of mates have them as work utes, and love them. Reckon they got like the clappers. No dramas towing decent loads.
Neither of them have said anything about the low range being an issue though.

If you can afford one, and that's what you want mate, then go your hardest. I'm sure you'll have a blast!

"I have been told that the low range is to low and the high range is to high"

What you have been "Told" is crap.
This is probably one of the most popular, reliable and best off road vehicles built.

Would love to know what the insurance premium would be for a 18 yo wanting to insure one??

What a nice, considerate uncle. Dying so you could spend HIS money on something that will drop 30% in value on its first day.

Why don't you activate some of those 15 year old brain cells and buy a block of land or a rental property when you get his money.

Go and get some books on how to invest in the residential property market. A couple of big words there but you should be able to get your head around it.

No apologies for being condascending either. It's better advice than he seems to have had from his mates.

I hope you enjoy the school holidays.......

Andrew

i was actually thinking on buying land like u said. i will prob buy an older 4x4 but yeah have to wait and see. i dont wanna waste my money... thankz alot guys. i was only asking on help so yer thnkz

if u were 18 and had the money what would u do?????

YES DAD!!!! look why are you such an arse. i bet its because i want a land cruiser and i'm not listening to you. i am not going on the dole. i can spell. i am going to get an apprenticeship as a boiler maker

thank you GB and yer i am sorry. i don't no you it just sounded like you were saying i am a dumb person who cant spell and yes. you have actually given me something to think about not to just spend my money on the first thing that comes to mind.. cheers mate

i would like to talk to you guys more deos any 1 have a msn or something like that

ok i will think about it. lol means laughing out loud

chrisso in all the excitement those wise ones who have given you such a wide & varied comment seem to have all forgotton what your original question was :-))
Yes the V8 79 series is very good up the bush being a tried & proven workhorse with a very torquey engine. For what they are, they're fairly pricey needing quite a few more dollars to make them a comfortable tourer or true offroad machine.
I think you are probably getting a little far ahead of yourself picking a vehicle for 3 years time as quite likely the Landcruiser traybacks will have upgraded to a completely new body style by then. Depending on what you want to use this vehicle for you may actually find other types of vehicles more suitable. For example if you want a winch challenge type truck for serious offroad driving then a Patrol may be a better starting point where as the the Cruiser would be better for heavy towing.
Cheers Craig............

Chrisso, good on ya for wanting to get out there and go bush. I wasn't able to afford a decent 4wd until I was 26.

In a way I'm glad my first few cars when I was younger were buckets of crap. I thrashed them all, wrote one of them off in a car smash and totally wrecked the drivetrain of another doing burnouts.

If my first car was a $70 000 4wd it would have been an expensive lesson.

I would suggest spending the next few years getting advice on how best to INVEST your inheritance. Also start looking around now for a good, reliable and cheap to repair second hand 4wd.

Barnesy

Chrisso.... my boy....

Time for some proper sage advice from an old fart instead of good natured mucking around.

Your uncle is/was a very kind and thoughtful man to make some provision for your future. You will have a "step-up" that 99 out of 100 of your mates will not have. It's so easy to squander that advantage by being distracted by the bling.

Make your uncle proud by building on his kindness because he will most certainly be looking down to see how you go.

As far as a 4wd goes, my suggestion would be to look around and buy a good 60 series cruiser with the 2H diesel engine. This allows you the freedom to go through mud, swamps, hills, rocks, whatever you want because it's old and easy to fix. You can find countless accessories and the engine is great for you to learn about mechanical things. No electronics on that baby.

Speaking of mechanical things, contact appropriate companies where you live and see if you can upgrade your apprenticeship from boiler maker to heavy duty mechanic. With these qualifications you will slot into the mining industry as easy as can be. My son is an HD Diesel mechanic in the mining industry in WA on $150K per annum if you don't mind.

If we've given you some food for thought then I'm glad you jumped onto this Forum.

cheers and good luck.