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The sister in law called up and asked about 4wd's, and I don't have enough background to make an informed response. She has recently bought a property and now needs something to regularly pull a 2 horse float, with her, hubby and two kids.
Needs to be fairly reliable, simple, fairly easy to get serviced, as they will be about 20 mins drive to the nearest town in country VIC.
I am mad about rangies but wouldn't recommend one to her at all.
Budget is 15k, can stretch to 17.5k if there's something very good. She's happy with 4wd or twincab.
Doesn't need to do off road, purely for pulling a fair size two horse float with trotting cart etc on the back, which I would assume comes in well under the standard 3.5t most things seem to have as standard.
advice? I see lots of Paj's, Jeeps and disco's on carsales......
2007/2002/2000/1994/1993/1988/1987/1985/1984/1981/1979/1973 Range Rover 1986 Wadham Stringer
and a Nissan Cube............
South Australia.
Fossicker
SupporterCan't speak for a rangie. But I have a D2 with SLS and the father inlaw hates me cause it tows better than his brand new pathfinder. I looked at a few 4wd and the discovery was the best in my mind. Value for money wise pick a good TD5 for those dollars
Swaggie
Nissan GU Patrol. Preferably with TD42 engine.
ForumSage
GU Patrol, petrol or diesel.
The one I use to tow a 3+ tonne load does it with minimal fuss, (trailer brakes would be nice, though...) and gets 4km/l. - makes my 3.9 V8 look embarrassing at 6km/l UNloaded...
ForumSage
Disco 2 - td5 for me, any day of the week.
Cheers .........
BMKAL
Swaggie
SubscriberOriginally Posted by isuzurover
GU Patrol for $15,000 to $17,000
Early petrol model maybe, but not a turbo diesel and especially not the 4.2TD.
Pajero, Nissan Pathfinder will do the job and will be closer do the price they have budgeted for, Ford Ranger and Triton Dualcabs are around that budget also and good towing power.
Baz.
Cheers Baz.
2011 Discovery 4 SE 2.7L
1990 Perentie FFR EX Aust Army
1967 Series IIa 109 (Farm Truck)
2007 BMW R1200GS
1979 BMW R80/7
1983 BMW R100TIC Ex ACT Police
1994 Yamaha XT225 Serow
Major part of the heart and soul of AULRO.comToo bad you don't want a Rangie. I know a bloke down your way with a P38A on LPG, and he's only wanting $1,800 for it.
In fact, it's in the AULRO markets.
Ron B.
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2003 L322 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA
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Swaggie
A County with 4BD1T if fuel usage worries you or a Chev 5.7 if not. Even better, if towing is your principal consideration, get one of the big US 4WD pickups with huge diesel engine. A Dodge with Cummins is probably no.1 and A GM with Duramax No.2. Both well outside your price range though, but you wont get a better passenger carrying tug.
URSUSMAJOR
Swaggie
there are plenty of 3l gu's for sale sub 17k.GU Patrol for $15,000 to $17,000
Early petrol model maybe, but not a turbo diesel and especially not the 4.2TD.
.
Swaggie
SubscriberOnly early model grenades that I could find, I wouldn't wish one of those on anyone
TD42s start around $30,000 from my searching of Carsales.
Baz.
Cheers Baz.
2011 Discovery 4 SE 2.7L
1990 Perentie FFR EX Aust Army
1967 Series IIa 109 (Farm Truck)
2007 BMW R1200GS
1979 BMW R80/7
1983 BMW R100TIC Ex ACT Police
1994 Yamaha XT225 Serow
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