got my insurance money.. now..

[bishbashbosh]

..what should i get?

i must admit i have been looking at a few troopies as an option.. hangs head.. but any thoughts on the patrols here? I'm so lost with all of this and everything seems the same now!

here are a few Ive looked at so far online..

No. 1

No. 2

No. 3

No. 4

No. 5

No. 6

I will obviously need to organise a pre purchase inspection and then if one is a go, i then need to look at getting the truck shipped up to Alice.. I'm going nuts without any 4WD and just want to head off bush on my days off!

Any thoughts?

[mudski]

Given that, that era of Patrol up to 2004 there is almost no difference in body style. If I had to choose out of those, I would go option 3. Albeit the oldest and a DX, its has a few goodies on it. Plus the TD42T is a deal breaker for me. And low k's for its age. 200k its just been run in... You need to work out if you want a petrol or diesel first I reckon. If you don't car, well work out on paper what accessories come with the car and price it up and compare. But if it has extras you know you won't need or want, which I doubt, then maybe look at others.

[lucus30]

2,3,4,5 look OK. The 1st one has all the gear but 20k is too much for a 4.5 auto IMHO

I guess it comes down to if you want diesel or petrol.

Personally for a bush pig I'd go the 4.8 petrol but if you wanted to do any big trips or even minor touring hands down the 4.2s. Everybody says without a turbo they are gutless but have personally never driven one

Seen as your now out of the big smoke I'd be inclined for diesel also

[bishbashbosh]

To be honest the extras dont really matter as i can fitout to my own liking again as i go along. i want decent suspension, wheels, long range tank if possible, and more than anything a solid engine.

I'm not to phased about diesel or petrol - although it does seem that the engine on diesel outlasts petrol eh..

only thing with option 3 is no RW

[lucus30]

To be honest the extras dont really matter as i can fitout to my own liking again as i go along. i want decent suspension, wheels, long range tank if possible, and more than anything a solid engine.

I'm not to phased about diesel or petrol - although it does seem that the engine on diesel outlasts petrol eh..

only thing with option 3 is no RW

The 4.5 is reliable especially when not on gas but is pretty gutless and chews the juice. I only prefer diesel for range reasons and availibilty reasons which are massive pros in my book

The 4.8s and 4.5s if not on gas are both fine reliability wise but the 4.8s go so much harder though fuel wise same as 4.5s

4.2 NA I don't know much about but would expect them to be reliable also.

[bishbashbosh]

@Lucus30

im more interested in creating a new tourer.. solid performer and can take me the distance.. i'll be happy driving a little slower and with more caution anyway i think after that accident also..

scraping the first!

[lucus30]

@Lucus30

im more interested in creating a new tourer.. solid performer and can take me the distance.. i'll be happy driving a little slower and with more caution anyway i think after that accident also..

scraping the first!

Fair enough if that 4.5 was 10k cheaper it would be a good buy ha ha

Agree with Mudski number 3 is probably the best. Didn't see it had an aftermarket turbo yup I'd go 3 lol

[MudRunnerTD]

What do you mean no RW? I reckon 3 looks great but the kms don't look right to me!!! Very very low kms for a 17 year old car! My 2005 has 250k on it.

I haven't looked at the rest. How much are you willing to spend? I wouldbe chasing a Deisel for the Outback as the only real option.

[Stropp]

yep i see number 3 as the better deal if it checks out as ok if not number 2, i would get someone to check that no3 out for you and they should be able to give you the run down on it, but i would still hit em hard with the price as you can always go up in price if they refuse.

[MudRunnerTD]

Nah if your happy to do a few mods yourself then number 2 is by far the best and appears the most honest add there. It's an unmolested TD42t with service history and only second owner. Looks clean and tidy. 316k sounds more realistic. Tidy car