Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi Toyota owners,

Im not a Toyota owner(yet) but I was wondering if I could get some advise on what to lookout for when buying a used Hilux surf? Its not actually for me. It's for my brother in law.
We had a look at a couple today and they were the 2.4 turbo ones.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Rod

Ive owned one for about 3 years, very reliable car except for one little thing.

They have a remarkable habbit of cracking heads, if you don't mind throwing around 2700 bucks then it's not a worry. But if you are like me then it kinda sucks so you realy want to get that sucker checked out.

Mine got replaced with a 3lt head and I have never had a problem with it since then. Of road ability is directly related to how little you give a shit but basicaly as well as you can expect an IFS to go. Every time you give it a hard time book a trip to the wheel alignment specilist because the wheel alignment is now fucked. When I was driving mine off road I gave it a pretty hard time and nothing broke, just wheel alignment was shot every time without fail. Dumping the rear swaybar made a big dif to mine when I used to off road it as well.

All up not a bad 4b if you are not planning on going real hard and I find it very comfortable on the road. The head was the only major prob I have had with it, unfortunatly that was a real bad one.

I owned one for about two years, pretty good things for the price.

I never had a problem with cracked heads, i found out when i first got it that the thermostat is one for colder japanese climate, so it is important to replace it with a thermostat suited to Aussie conditions.

This may be the result for all the cracked heads.

I gave mine a hell of a flogging Off-road and busted three front diffs in the 2 years i had it.

Other than that their pretty good!!

Nah, I was told that the thickness of SOME of the heads where a little thin in places, also there was no temperature problems until it cracked, then it had a problem big time.. Mine looked like it was a little thin all over the bloody place, what a mess

Personal experience with surfs, I know of 4 surfs personaly. 2 of them had servere "shit my head just cracked" problems, the other 2 no problems. Also heard the figure to be one in five are up the shit. Don't know how acurate that is tho.

hey santa, you think this christmas you will come over to my place in the 4by instead of the reindeer and carage

Thanks for the advice guys.
My brother in law has the last say on it since his the one coughing up the bucks.

Cheers,

Rod