Well I got there in the end

Ended up buying a 1UZ surf. Picked it up late last week and I am thrilled with it. It is absolutely mint and the motor puts a big stupid grin on my face.

Cheers for all the advice.

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Should the PWR light appear on the dash when the difflock button is pressed? I don't understand - why have a difflock button if it goes into difflock by itself when you move into low range?

Yeah it looks mint but I still can't bring myself to spend $25k on a 18year old truck. Real low Ks but how likely is it to have done so few over that many years? Possible I guess. I took my first 80 for a drive yesterday. I was impressed by the performance of the 4.2td - very grunty. They are ...

Nice truck zephyrheaven and a good score!!! gimmemud, I did consider a territory and then discounted it. Not a great deal of room in the back and they are fairly low to the ground so not ideal for beach launching. My friend has the turbo model (work car) and it's lovely on the road but drinks like a ...

LPG is a lot cheaper - I have a Rocgas card and it is currently around $1 litre. But you are right - with LPG you use about a third more.

Still keen on peoples experience with Patrol 4500 petrol reliability and longevity as the following looks like a good buy.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =426289919

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As far as I can see the Isuzu's appear to be a terrific buy - value for money. Is the 3.1 reliable? I read somewhere about the 2.8 being better.

This is very cheap for 24v 80
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =477845658

Must be something odd - or perhaps non turbo.

What about a late 90s or early 2000 Nissan Partol 4.5 petrol on LPG?

Anyone had experience with these and how reliable they are when on LPG? Is this 4.5 petrol motor a long living motor?

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A bit rich for me if you are referring to the one with a start bid of $40,000.

Holy shit that must be a bit depressing sorry!

No doubt that diesels are bloody expensive to repair. A 2003/2004 face lift disco 2 with a v8, low ks and a warranty is starting to look attractive. I don't give a rats about the fuel cost as that's the cheapest part of vehicle ownership.

Hi Turoa,
What went wrong with your 80 that cost so much? Do you think they were common issues for the breed or were you just unlucky with the one you bought?
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Yeah but you are pretty biased

For the same money I can buy:
1993 80 series 4.2TD with 300000ks
2003 discovery facelift 4.0 with 120000ks
1999 patrol 4.5Ti petrol with 170000ks

So discos do appear to be good value for money. Followed by the patrol.

Thanks for all the advice! I think the last couple of comments some it up.

Whatever I go for should be newer with low ks no matter what make of vehicle. Make repayments on a new truck or pay for repairs - pretty simple really.

Now to convince the boss to double the budget

Great to get so many views - probably started a bit of a ford vs Holden type debate - whoops Had this gq inspected today m Looks great in the pics but it's not - dents, rust, oil leaks. Was hoping it would be pretty good at that price. Still interested in this m But concerned about the Ks and ...

A 4wd mechanic has just told me less to go wrong with patrol especially in the front as they are not full time 4wd. So a patrol is still definitely in the picture

Narrowed it down to: -1992 80 series import in tidy condition with 300000ks for $13000 -1993 80 series import in very tidy condition with 250000ks for $17995 (way to much I reckon) -1995 GQ Patrol 4.2TD NZ new in very tidy condition with 260000ks for $13000 -1998 Range Rover (don't do it) P38 nz new ...

Thanks for all the advice. So is a 92 80 import with 300000ks to old? It has just had t-belt done. For the same money I can buy a 95 nz new turbo diesel patrol with 260000ks. Alternatively is there a better vehicle for my requirements for 15k and under - use to take family camping, tow the boat and ...

So if the patrol I am considering is a black top with after market turbo already fitted - stay away from it???

Is the black top a certain year of engine?

That is definitely an option. I know the safaris are bloody strong. Was just thinking of trying an 80 for a change. The GU Patrol 4.5 petrol are just in my price range. Anyone got a view on these???? A few for sale with LPG. Is the GU a heap better than the GQ? Does adding a turbo to the safari ...

Cheers for the advice. The difficulty is finding one under 300000. A lot are imports that are in the 200000+ K category so they could also be well up over 300. It does my head in paying 20k for a 300000 truck. I could get a very tidy P38 with half as many Ks for half the money. The 92 80 I am ...

Thanks Jay!

Would you recommend doing the BeBs straight away as a precaution?

Hi, I am looking around for a new truck to mainly go family camping (longer trips) towing my boat as well as beach launching the boat. I have had a LWB GQ Patrol non turbo and it was good but a bit slow. I could try the TD42 Patrol (don't want to start a debate ) but thinking of trying an 80 series ...

Thanks for your info!

It wouldn't be a daily but we often visit friends and family 100k away - so to use this $100 a time may not appeal.

Would an AA check be any good for this type of vehicle?

Sorry to all landy supporters but I may just go and get another diesel nissan gq safari.

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Would anyone know how thirsty they are - average litres per 100?

Thanks LR90NZ - I really appreciate the very helpful info/advice. I don't know if I want to go all the way up there just to view and find it's bad - might give an AA check a go. They can check for rust and do compression test.

Thank you again! I am happy to do some spanner work - does this seem like a reasonable price for this age/condition? To be honest I was just going to go and buy a nissan or toyota. Something about landys I cant get out of my system though. Is this model with coils a lot more comfy than the leaf ...

Great info and advice thanks - I could get it checked mechanically up there I guess. I was concerned about water pump with so few Kms. Mind you it may have crapped out over the years.

Are they stupidly thirsty? Expensive to fix diff or replace engine?

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Hi, I am considering a land rover and wanted peoples advice on the following vehicle: m Should I be worried about this diff noise? I would need to drive it from the top of North Island to Wellington - would that be a stupid risk? What is this model like? I had a 3 series with leafs many years ago ...