tbone
1st January 2015, 11:38 AM
G'day Folks,
I live near Cooma, NSW and have had a couple of Patrols over the years. My old 1997 4.2DX GQ Ute was my favourite...very reliable and could go almost anywhere, but it had to go to make way for a more family friendly vehicle. A few years back I got a pretty good deal on a 2001 GU 3.0L Intercooled Turbo Wagon. It served us well until a few months ago when the engine died 2 weeks after rego (cracked cylinder apparently). Quotes for a replacement engine came in at around $5k to $8k, so we decided to replace the vehicle instead. So now we're left with a vehicle that is in pretty good nick apart from the buggered engine. Most wreckers don't want anything to do with it and others expect me to give it to them for next to nothing.
Thought I'd jump onto the forum to see if anyone might be interested in it for parts or a project? Before getting the rego done I had a new clutch put in, installed a re-conditioned intercooler, fitted old man emu suspension plus got a few other more things fixed up to ensure she got a clean bill of health. Anyway, if anyone out there is interested, please feel free to drop me a line.
Cheers!
I live near Cooma, NSW and have had a couple of Patrols over the years. My old 1997 4.2DX GQ Ute was my favourite...very reliable and could go almost anywhere, but it had to go to make way for a more family friendly vehicle. A few years back I got a pretty good deal on a 2001 GU 3.0L Intercooled Turbo Wagon. It served us well until a few months ago when the engine died 2 weeks after rego (cracked cylinder apparently). Quotes for a replacement engine came in at around $5k to $8k, so we decided to replace the vehicle instead. So now we're left with a vehicle that is in pretty good nick apart from the buggered engine. Most wreckers don't want anything to do with it and others expect me to give it to them for next to nothing.
Thought I'd jump onto the forum to see if anyone might be interested in it for parts or a project? Before getting the rego done I had a new clutch put in, installed a re-conditioned intercooler, fitted old man emu suspension plus got a few other more things fixed up to ensure she got a clean bill of health. Anyway, if anyone out there is interested, please feel free to drop me a line.
Cheers!