GDay GDay GDay!

[MrSka]

GDay, After years of humming and haaaing I'm finally seriously looking for a patrol. Just to do some light beach work and basic tracks. Not looking at crossing the simpson yet :) I've owned many different Nissan's in the past, but never a 4x4. So I apologize in advance for asking the stupid questions :)

[growler2058]

Gday mate welcome aboard, no questions a silly one here

[threedogs]

No stupid questions here mate everything will get answered.
welcome to the forum, plenty of info here ,so jump in anytime and enjoy
What are you looking at buying

[AB]

Welcome to the forum mate, feel free to ask any questions.

[Mcwm]

Hi fellow newbie

All i can say is, go find one fast, they are so fun to drive ;-)

[Dhuck]

Welcome to the forum mate.

[CmonSnipeMe]

No silly questions only silly answers !!

[MrSka]

Thanks for the warm welcome! I am not quite sure what to buy yet, but not really going to rush into anything. Budget will be probably up to about $20,000. Must be a diesel, and seat at least 5 :D I don't really mind a dual cab, but if it is the wagon then I would probably prefer the rear air con unit for the kiddies. But I'm open to all suggestions. I went a looked over an old GU, '98 that was like $7,500 which looked alright, wasnt modified out the wazzo.

So yeah I wouldnt mind something that I can just pack a lunch, and the family and head off for the day down to the local beach or just do light 4x4 trails with. As I said this will be my first forray into off roading, so have no plans to go wild or insane off road, just want to start exploring some of the area's locally around Central Queensland I know are there, just need to have the right vehicle to get there :)

I do have a couple of mates that will show me the ropes and basics, which is handy, but being a computer programmer by trade, of course the first place I looked for information was google, and this was the first link.

So feel free to point me in the direction of which threads I should read first, or where to go here to post questions, and thanks again for the warm welcome, appreciate it :D

[Patrol-Guy]

Welcome to the forum pal.

[taslucas]

gday mate, welcome to the forum. Plenty to see and do so jump in and enjoy the ride

[MrSka]

So are there any obvious things to look for when inspecting a patrol to purchase? Any known things I should be aware of, or look for to look for signs of abuse, or things that would get me pinged by the police in QLD, like too high a lift kit or things like that?

[my third 256]

hi and welcome to the forum a great mob of people here and a lot of very usefull information
best wishes with your patrolling
stephen

[PMC]

GDay, After years of humming and haaaing I'm finally seriously looking for a patrol. Just to do some light beach work and basic tracks. Not looking at crossing the simpson yet :) I've owned many different Nissan's in the past, but never a 4x4. So I apologize in advance for asking the stupid questions :)

G’day MrSka,

Welcome aboard mate! I hope you enjoy your stay with this great forum and its members!

PS, Shite-loads of info and good laughs to be had all-round!

Regards,

RLI

[MEGOMONSTER]

Welcome mate, surely the best forum on the net. If you need it, you can get it, if you want to know it, just ask it.
If you want to find it, go to the search bar for a universe of information.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the greatest show on earth.

[GQ TANK]

Welcome.

To be safe from Police attention, max tyres 33, spring lift 2" and no body lift. - unless the truck has mod plates.

Once you get a truck, join a 4wd club to learn the basics.

never go 4wd by your self - go with others.

Never snatch off a tow ball or bull bar

[MrSka]

Thanks again for all the suggestions. A mate of mine at work has a GQ for sale, well not really, but he has too many trucks so sort of was planning on selling his GQ wagon. It has been to the cape and back twice in it, and he is the second owner, the first was a local central QLDer. So it has a roof camper, bullbar with winch, onboard water, onboard air, onboard fridge, 2" lift etc etc etc. I am not too sure with the year yet or kms. It is a petrol though, and I was kind of hoping for a diesel. But it is an OK price, at ~$7,000 so it'll be a nice entry level into 4x4ing I think. Going to borrow it next weekend for a test run, see how the family likes it and give it a mechanical once over.

Are there any specifics I should be looking at first? Although I reckon it'll be a very well looked after truck, as if he treats it anything like how he treats the things he works on at work, then it should be in very good condition. A mate of mine was talking td42 conversion if I really wanted to, but for $4-5,000 that is a LOT of petrol. But if it is something I plan on owning for the long term, then it might be something I consider down the line after I'm happy with the base. Doing the conversion also means I'll get to know a lot more about the inner workings of the beast and not just the basics.

[Drewboyaus]

G'day mate,
Welcome to the forum......heaps of good info.
To get a much better response to your questions mate, post up in an appropriate section of the forums, more people will see it there.
In short, a '98 GU for 7-8k is waaaaaay too cheap, I would be running a mile from that.
As for the GQ, if you want a diesel and have $20k to spent, you will enjoy a very nice TD42.
Petrol is fine, I drive a TB42 GQ and it goes ok. I like it but would ultimately like a diesel more. For my needs, I wasn't prepared to fork out the extra coin for the diesel.......I might one day though.
Pick of the engines in my opinion in GQ's are the TD42 (#1) and the TB42 (#2)......

[Avo]

welcome mate,heaps of info and advice to be found here,Enjoy

[Gecko17]

Welcome to the forum mate. You can't really go too far wrong with a good GQ.

[my third 256]

hi and welcome to the forum a great mob of people here and a lot of very usefull information
best wishes with your patrolling
stephen

[suttonle]

Hi mate and welcome to the forum

[MrSka]

Well, it took a while, but I found a really cheap GQ, just have to source a new crank and the fun begins! She isnt perfect, needs a bit of work, but was at the right price and will do our family!

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[Sherro]

G'day MrSka welcome to the forum mate.

[Stropp]

Welcome to the forum mate, plenty to keep you busy now :)

[scubasteve]

Sounds just like me mate gettin stuck into some fix ups on my new beast too. This is a great place for info its helped me out heaps already. Enjoy it