Buying my first 4wd

Nah I own the Commodore outright, I'd sell it for about $14000ish I think as its a 2005 in VGC with very very low k's. Am just not sure if there is a market for it and dont want to be stuck trying to sell it for months, its got alot of extra eg tint, towbar, sports exhaust, 18" wheels so not sure if it would be a quick seller

Does it matter????????????????

Freedom of choice hasn't been outlawed by the Anti everything brigade YET......................





OR HAS IT?????



Again Just my thoughts


Disco.

You read my mind mate, checked the car out today and it is very nice, pretty stock but serviced at the dealer since new. Im going to push for the stamp and transfers and also push for the timing belt too :p Will let you guys know next week how it goes - thanks for helping

Ok, so the auto is stuffed at 200k's? Geez it seems every type of jackaroo has a problem haha whats the best one to go for? I know to not look at the 3.0 diesels, but should I go for a manual over the auto??? Fuel consumption doesnt matter as it only will be driven on weekends and on trips as I have a company car. Ill become a member on here soon so I can send some messages to you because you seem like you know youre jacks well

Their is no hard and fast rule with gearbox life depends on service history and towing etc. But the gm auto box used was at the limit of the power it could handle with the 3.5 v6. Mate take both for a drive. Apart from the 3lt diesel and the auto box Jacks are pretty trouble free and are very well built. I have owned one suzike lj80, fj40 swb cruiser, two rockies, a swb 2.6 Jack, a 22r 4 runner and my currant man 98 3.5 Jack. Wife has owned the 93 nh Paj and her currant 03 Nullarbor so have had a few and the Jack is the best road vehicle, most reliable and pretty handy off road That I have owned. Not quite as good as a Prado off road but a hell of a lot cheaper to buy for the same condition.
My man is about 10 to 15ks quicker up the same hill towing my boat then Sals auto, but I have the restrictors out and she does not.
But the auto is very quite and smooth, if you do buy an auto get it serviced straight away.
Cheers Pete

Yep I've done some research and the auto gearbox can be a real hassle, I'm sure most of them are fine but I've always wanted a manual 4wd and am only jumping at this one as it is the only Jackaroo for around $14000 in SA that first what i want.

If you check my follow-up down below you can see whats gonna happen. I'm going to sell my car privately in a few weeks and then buy a manual 3.5 petrol jack. Even if i have to go interstate in the holidays I will, I'm not going to buy a car i wont be 100% happy with

Thanks fisher :)

Yep got a phone call from the dealer today - 'We've worked out a deal where you can trade your car in and all you have to pay for the Jackaroo is on road costs (stamp duty, transfers and rego, so about $850) Told him I was still interested but tomorrow I'm going to ring up and tell him where to shove it (in a nice way) I'm fairly sure I can sell my car privately for $14500 no probs and that Jack would only be worth about $12.5 at the most imo. Once again this forum saves me from doing something stupid I would regret

Thanks guys :)

Hey Rick,

Wish you all the best for your 4WD acquisition! But if you really want a quick, hassle free change over, it might be best not to be too specific about where he should put his offer. Rather, you might consider just telling him what you think each vehicle is worth and that you don't think his offer is really very attractive - this would give him room to come back with a better offer (you shouldn't take his first offer regardless of whether you think it's a good one or not!). If he insists it's as good as he can do, then you could consider suggesting he finds some other "home" for his offer...

As was said by someone else earlier, the dealer must trade in cars at a lower value than what he sells them for. He has to offer you a warranty (min 3 mth) on the Jack, and he will have to offer the same to the subsequent buyer of your Commodore - this is all risk that he has to cover. In addition, he has to make some gain on the process so he can pay staff and keep the dealership open (electricity/phones/stationary/blah blah) etc. It's not ALL rort! It's similar to servicing your car - I service my own because I can and it saves me money but many others can't be bothered with the hassle so they pay someone else to do it for them. You can sell your own car, or you can pay someone else to do it for you. Just depends what's more precious to you - your time or your money?