Thread: Thoughts on an approriate truck for my needs

i Cannot give trip advice as i have not had the pleasure of doing one yet, however its worth checking out local auction houses etc as that is where i picked my 2002 DII td5 auto from. full service history (dealer) and 80000km on the clock. few dings here and there but nothing major! i paid slightly over your 20k mark... by a grand..

the one thing i would say if you get the auto... or the manual for that matter... and you get the td5... is get it chipped! nothing major just something like a 140kw chip.. it actually decreases fuel consumption on the auto as the gearbox has more torque to play with so runs lower revs when running about. it also makes things nicer in general to drive especially on the freeway where hard acceleration no longer requires a violent kick down. im getting roughly 800k's to 80-83l (in a 90 litre tank) of fuel. and thats mainly made up out of stop start traffic driving... im waiting to do a long run and see if it changes!

not wanting to rain on the parade... it is worth checking out on here some issues with the td5... there are the odd scary major one (but rare considering how many of these things are driving about especially over here!) but mostly there are small niggles and irritations that landrover should of sorted out but havent...

the one advantage you have tho... is this forum.. the guys here are great... never come across a place like it... always willing to help and have a chat.. certainly gives the landrover owning experience a whole new boost!

Thanks

Steve

Sounds like you will have a ball either way, everybody makes a balls up here and there with preparation, there is an old army proverb called the 7Ps, Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents **** Poor Performance, this is so true and dont forget the dunny paper.