Patrol owner jumping ship - Need advise.

[GUEEY]

Its funny How he asked for advice on Toyotas and seems like he getting told how great nissans are as well (probably Nissan owners not wanting the truth to be out)
Jump GUee the Titanics are sinking, The Toyota liferafts will catch and save you

I have owner 4 GQs and 2 GUs and the last was the Mighty TD42T . No one knows better than i do how good the Patrols are.
For finacial reasones i am looking at a 80 seires .
The price in my budget only allows me to buy 80 or GQ.
My family has outgrown the room a GQ offers in leg room ( 2 growing boys in the back seats) It is said that GUs can be bought in my price range.
I have looking at the low price one and they have had hard lives and are in poor presentation. I have noticed that the Tojos have had better lives ( More City Cowboy cars)
I am looking for objective feed back on early 80s ( Engines and reliabilty at 200- 250k Kilometers)

Thanks for all the helpful replys.

Grant.

[-Nemesis-]

If you're not after barnstorming power the old NA diesel is a trooper, just keeps going. As far as 80's go, my mate won J7 (I think) with a 4" spring, 2" body, lockers and some big rubber, that's it - even standard gearing:



The NA (his) has more then enough pull for off road. He also ran a heap of events, as above and Nissan Trials etc. Simply had chromo CV's and no major breakages (once CV's were in!)


Still, if petrol costs is no concern you'd be mad not to chase a 4.5L, cheap because they're thirsty, go forever and heaps of grunt.