Buying a GQ, what to look out for?

[Diesel-Mate]

Yeah sounds like a decent car, iv never heard of a factory turbo td42 in oz so that's pretty rare. Just look out for rust

[mzed]

Great hints, thanks to all

[jujunini]

Some people say that we can find good tb42 with 150000 kms for 2000$, it sounds really wierd to me

[Northern Lad]

What was said before just about sums it up. Do some research on repairs/parts to help when negotiating the price.

I think the TD42 auto sounds like a retro fit diesel engine after a failed petrol motor!!

[makeitfit]

I was lucky enough to get my 1996 GQ 4.2 diesel for 600 dollars, and that included the train fair there to get it.
It was an MOT failure, that's the UK road safety test basically. So I knew it was a gamble. The main reason it was cheap was it wouldn't rev over 2200 RPM or 55 miles an hour. A right pain of a drive home but turned out to be a leaky fuel line
A little bit of welding later and I got the MOT passed and have driven it for the last two years no dramas at all
I offroad with it most weekends and only now do I have to sort the swivels.
Awesome truck and rare over here , I love it :-)

[koliilok]

Door hinges are a common problem, eBay hinges seem to be rubbish but the original hinges can be rebuilt with genuine brass bushes.

[Ryangtd42]

rust in rear tank/shock cross member

[Marmel]

Rust in upper firewall is common too, around the gutter.

[gec]

Door hinges are a common problem, eBay hinges seem to be rubbish but the original hinges can be rebuilt with genuine brass bushes.

the ferret does a rebuild on door hinges for the GQ, He done some for mine a couple of years ago and they are still great, just do a search for "the ferret", he's on here somewhere if anyone needs em.
Good price and he does em right.

[Ronnie Tommy]

I would also say to look at the overall condition of the interior as well.

This normally gives you a good clue as to how well a car has been treated otherwise.

A clean car on the inside, and I mean a lack of scratches, broken plastics and holes drilled everywhere, will normally give you the idea that the original owner has cared for the car, and if they care for the inside, they most probably care for the outside and mechanicals.

I filthy interior with no respect for the fixed items like the dash, and rooflinings doesn't necessarily mean that the mechanics haven't been looked after, but gives you an indication of the original owner's idea of looking after valuable items.

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