petrol 4x4 wanted, ideas?

[nstg8a]

right, after getting rid of my surf im already missing it. so im on the hunt for a replacement... want petrol this time, no real brand preferences but do like toyotas...

whats out there? wont be a daily, but dont want something thats gonna chew $100 fuel in a day of playing round either...

Price? cheap... lol up to the $3-4000 mark i guess.

any ideas?

[muddy]

FJ40 (LPG)

[nstg8a]

haha, already on my shortlist... my neighbor has an old one (with the three door rear) that has lpg on it, and it dosnt look like its been offroad for a few years now...

[surf_tomo]

right, after getting rid of my surf im already missing it. so im on the hunt for a replacement... want petrol this time, no real brand preferences but do like toyotas...

whats out there? wont be a daily, but dont want something thats gonna chew $100 fuel in a day of playing round either...

Price? cheap... lol up to the $3-4000 mark i guess.

any ideas?

Im in the same boat,, nearly exactly! sold my surf and currently looking for a petrol, although Mine will be a daily driver.
Good luck with your search.

regards, Tom.

[nstg8a]

right, after getting rid of my surf im already missing it. so im on the hunt for a replacement... want petrol this time, no real brand preferences but do like toyotas...

whats out there? wont be a daily, but dont want something thats gonna chew $100 fuel in a day of playing round either...

Price? cheap... lol up to the $3-4000 mark i guess.

any ideas?

Im in the same boat,, nearly exactly! sold my surf and currently looking for a petrol, although Mine will be a daily driver.
Good luck with your search.

regards, Tom.

yeah after driving round in the surf with 33x12.5 in tyres on it i kinda got used to being able to drive over whatever i wanted, but my new ute runs 245/35x20 on the front and 275/30x20 on the rear, and i have to watch out for any little pothole etc, so something i dont have to worry about would be nice.

[rangimotors]

depends what your needs are you have a billion options, terrano, surf, hilux, suzuki, bighorn, pajero.. ll pro's and con's depends what you like and what you want out of it.
So where are the pic's of this ute on 20's ??

[nstg8a]

depends what your needs are you have a billion options, terrano, surf, hilux, suzuki, bighorn, pajero.. ll pro's and con's depends what you like and what you want out of it.
So where are the pic's of this ute on 20's ??

solely for offroading, but must be roadlegal, solid axles for some moddability (is that even a word?)

would look at the right diesel as well.... would just prefer petrol

do rugger's have solid axles?

pics of my ute? now have a set of 15x8 to replace the 20s for day to day thrashing, i mean, driving thanks trademe....

[rangimotors]

bad ass Ute, whats in it? those wheels would look good on my batman ,
anyway back to the topic, now your getting somewhere, might have to wait a little to find one but for that price you could pick up a beam axle surf, or ya could go a hilux, or i have seen from time to time a swb safari for that money privately. Have you looked at the dude from Dunedin selling the red cruiser on here, its a good price and looks to be pretty well set up(for the money) I'd say it would be hard to go past for capability vs price.

[nstg8a]

its just a warmed up 4.1, nothing at all quick, but its fun to drive.

20s may be for sale yet, depends if i like the 15s more or not.

mate looked into that cruiser, cant remember why he decided not to get it, il have to ask.

[muddy]

If you're seriously considering an FJ40 - I looked at an one about 6mths ago as a parts truck. It was owned by a guy who sells greenstone carvings from a craft shop on Queen Charlotte Drive on the RHS as you come off the hill on the way into Linkwater from Havelock. It wasn't advertised for sale - I just called in as it looked pretty neglected. He'd been using it to collect greenstone, but reckoned it was running really well. He said he would be selling it in about six months (ie about now) & would be wanting around $1000-$1500. I don't want it now since I found another parts truck, but it may be worth a look if you're over that way.... And I did tell him he was expecting too much for it...

[worzel]

Got a work mate who has got a petrol hilux for sale dont know much about it he lives in oxford
Will get his cell number if anyone is intrested send me a pm

Kev

[Sadam_Husain]

Get yourself a v8 cruiser for a toy and you'll never look back

[muddy]

Or there's a Chev 350 40 series soft top with lockrite front & rear & tough dog suspension kit on new 33in Maxxis Bighorns for sale at $12k here in Blenheim...

[nstg8a]

yeah, only looking at spending $3-4000 so as much as id like a nice V8 cruiser or something, it aint gonna happen anytime soon lol.

a nice budget truck is what im after, nothing flash, just something that i can have some fun with.

[yorick]

I've got a bloody good little Niva that I'm just throwing a new Gearbox in. It's a bitchin little beast, road legal and it'll see off my Pajero in some places and I've got a spare 5 speed and a welded diffhead to go with it. PM me if you're interested

[curly12]

yeah, only looking at spending $3-4000 so as much as id like a nice V8 cruiser or something, it aint gonna happen anytime soon lol.

a nice budget truck is what im after, nothing flash, just something that i can have some fun with.

I just got a 40 series wih pto winch, arb locker, cert rollcage etc running a 2f for under 4k

[muddy]

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I just got a 40 series wih pto winch, arb locker, cert rollcage etc running a 2f for under 4k[/quote]
Bloody good too! Anything more is just showing off!

[Nailz]

its just a warmed up 4.1, nothing at all quick, but its fun to drive.

20s may be for sale yet, depends if i like the 15s more or not.

mate looked into that cruiser, cant remember why he decided not to get it, il have to ask.

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bacause I got a Bad ass Prado instead

[muddymatt]

Trade-me auction 140131432

There ya go!

Cheers

[Nailz]

petrol surfs are always coming up fairly cheap.
Im a bit ignorant about them but Id assume theyre fairly bullet proof.

[nstg8a]

petrol surfs are always coming up fairly cheap.
Im a bit ignorant about them but Id assume theyre fairly bullet proof.

would have to be a solid axle one though... too limited with the surf ifs...

i did think about a certain well modded V6 surf up north, but after just buying the ute i think the missus would walk if i spent another 9 or 10k on a 4wd...

[Smurf]

the Motueka Wreckers have a solid axle surf at the moment, with a dead 2.4 diesel, prime candidate for a supra/other conversion.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 953651.htm

[nstg8a]

its already in bits by the looks of it....

[Poacher-HILUX]

tomo going to a petrol




goodluck in the deep river crossings


desiels are slow but cheap to run and way more torque

[TJ]

tomo going to a petrol

goodluck in the deep river crossings

desiels are slow but cheap to run and way more torque

How do I control myself from commenting on this It would be appreciated if such generalisations are supported by actual examples as to me this just an opinion, and my opinion is that these are false statements.

[surf_tomo]

tomo going to a petrol

goodluck in the deep river crossings

desiels are slow but cheap to run and way more torque

How do I control myself from commenting on this It would be appreciated if such generalisations are supported by actual examples as to me this just an opinion, and my opinion is that these are false statements.

My thoughts exactly TJ

[lneil]

Any joy finding a new truck yet NSTG8A?

If not, come and see me at work (Nelson Suzuki) or PM me and I'll look out for a trade-in that we just want to cash up.

I bought what I thought was a parts truck the other day for $100 through a mate (yet another 3Dr Escudo) and its in great nick except for a knackered head. Sold the nudgebar for $100, so now I've got a clean straight body and running gear for free! Even if you don't like Zuk's it's hard to beat the price you can get them for.

Cheers
Leigh

[Poacher-HILUX]

lets just see how each truck preforms in the field. let ur truck talk !

[kaney]

lets just see how each truck preforms in the field. let ur truck talk !

yep sweet as, will take the trucks out next time in omarama/ote

torque ratings.

toyota supra 2jz is 283 to 298 Nm at 3800 to 4800 rpm.
toyota supra 5me is 226 Nm at 3600rpm.

2lt is 188.4 Nm of torque at 2200 RPM
3l is 183 N·m of torque at 2400 RPM

but not that torque ratings mean f all

[nstg8a]

Any joy finding a new truck yet NSTG8A?

If not, come and see me at work (Nelson Suzuki) or PM me and I'll look out for a trade-in that we just want to cash up.

I bought what I thought was a parts truck the other day for $100 through a mate (yet another 3Dr Escudo) and its in great nick except for a knackered head. Sold the nudgebar for $100, so now I've got a clean straight body and running gear for free! Even if you don't like Zuk's it's hard to beat the price you can get them for.

Cheers
Leigh

havnt found one yet, was looking at a mx bike, but that fell through. if you hear of anything cheap definitly give me a yell, i,m not so fussy that i wouldnt look at a cheap zook....