Thread: Newbie buying a Perentie

Welcome to the forum, Chris.
Have a bit of a browse around the site. You'll find everything you want to know.
Start here:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/military-v...-disposal.html


Two other things I would recommend, buy Barefoot Dave's Perentie Buyers Guide and sing up on REMLR.


That reminds me, I need to get a buyers guide myself.


There are also plenty of Perenties on the market. You don't have to go through the auction process.

Welcome on board Chris - if you're really quick there's time thhis arvo to look at the current auction which finishes soon.

Unreserved Ex-Military Trucks, Land Rovers, ATVs & Trailers.

There's no time for research and there are only 3 4x4s in this one, but its a chance for you to see how it works.

No one, not even the sellers, know how many they have coming in the near future - it is generally acknowledged that they are more than half way through the total sales and some of the recent offerings haven't been as flash as the early ones.

Thanks guys,
I watched the auction and the soft tops went for $10500 / $11300 and the hardtop went for $25200 (plus 6% commission and 10% GST). I have also been looking on Gumtree / Carsales, but they seem to be a bit dearer, being between $15000 and $20000 (soft tops).
I just ordered Dave's Perentie Buyers' Guide, so i'm sure that will be very useful for choosing the right beast at the right price.

I went to the inspection on Saturday. The one that went for 11300 was a lot worse than the one for 10500 hopefully next month there will be more on offer and the prices will be lower as they will be more to choose from. Non of the perentie 4x4's that sold today had winch or the heavy duty bullbar (light weight bar instead) and a few other cons. Im going to go again next month if there is a better range. Hopefully i can find one with the bits i want for a reasonable price.

A couple of things.
Dave's guide is a must. At auction you are taking quite a risk as you are not allowed to even start them before bidding.
plus the roadworthy/blue slip (depending on what state you are in) really are not worth the paper they are printed on.
There have been numerous examples of vehicles with major faults and/or rust being sold with roadworthies attached.

Now, this is not to put you off, just be cautious.
The other thing to consider is Gumtree.com and other car sales sites. There are often a few Perenties on there. The advantage of buying one here is that often what happens is someone buys at auction, puts in the time/coin to fix up whatever needs doing, gets frustrated (or the romance wears off - they are loud and cumbersome) and sells them.

That means you can potentially pick up one for 12-15k that has a legitimate roadworthy, is registered, and has had new owner money already spent (by this I mean, from the auctions you should take the car directly to a mechanic to change all the oils and fluids install locks and do a full service, for which you are not going to get much change from $750-1000 before they fix any other things they find)

Buying one privately/from a dealer (though steelers seem to mark them up stupidly high) means that hopefully all that has been done.

good luck on your search!

And yes. A great idea to buy barefoot daves buyers guide. It has a lot of information about different types of perenties to help you understand what you want to buy and also some info about maintenance and rebuilds. I bought one and took the "auction checklist" with me. A great help to make sure you check all things thoroughly.

G'day All, G'day Chris and welcome to AULRO.
Thanks for such great feedback and support folks!
Chris, I hope the Guide gets you in the right direction.
Take your time, choose the best vehicle for your money and remember; Thee are plenty more to choose from.
DON'T PANIC (in large friendly letters)