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ok here it is in a nut shell! ive got $20,000 and i want to update to a better and newer vehicle than my 88mod mav so as a general senses, petrol or deisel motor? and what size motor? take into account that i dont care about fuel consumption cause im used to a v8 and ive heard that 2.8 and 3litre deisel turbos etc arew only good if looked after from day dot ive been told! is this true? please guys any help to decide would be great im ready to buy!

familybus wrote:ok here it is in a nut shell! ive got $20,000 and i want to update to a better and newer vehicle than my 88mod mav so as a general senses, petrol or deisel motor? and what size motor? take into account that i dont care about fuel consumption cause im used to a v8 and ive heard that 2.8 and 3litre deisel turbos etc arew only good if looked after from day dot ive been told! is this true? please guys any help to decide would be great im ready to buy!

You wont get much of a GU for $20k. 4.5 petrols are now down to mid $20k's...

spend 20k on ur mav!

Price: $23,000 Reg Exp: Jan 2006
Trans: Manual Reg No: APK48F
Year: 1998 Body: 4D WAGON
Engine Size: 4.5 Fuel Type: Unleaded
Km's: 87000 Colour: Blue

i can get this for $20,000! go for it?

here are a couple of cheapies in Vic . the 2002 one has high Ks but i know
the car is clean. it think its a steal

page 3 has a couple of GU's



http://www.broadfordcarsales.com.au/

Hoonz wrote:spend 20k on ur mav!

imagine how good it would be if he did?

bogged wrote:

Hoonz wrote:spend 20k on ur mav!

imagine how good it would be if he did?

fawk yeh be my option if i had 20k to spend

you should be able to find a gu for less than 20k and what you left over you can do small mods...

there was a 2.8 st gu for under 10k i saw with blown motor and for the other 10k you could put 4.2 turbo diesel in it with a box and transfer and spend around the 20k mark..........

you just have to think outside the square a bit and also contact maybe some large nissan dealer when they trade something that is of no value as they may just give it to you for around the trade in price.

morkz wrote:you should be able to find a gu for less than 20k and what you left over you can do small mods...

there was a 2.8 st gu for under 10k i saw with blown motor and for the other 10k you could put 4.2 turbo diesel in it with a box and transfer and spend around the 20k mark..........

you just have to think outside the square a bit and also contact maybe some large nissan dealer when they trade something that is of no value as they may just give it to you for around the trade in price.

a car dealer giving something away.......

I concur spend 20k on your GQ. At the end of the day you will have a much much better car then buying and already 20k GU that you no doubt will want to play with...

OR !!!!

win the lotto and import a SWB Gu from kiwi land or europe..

There is Pajero junior's in NZ too - god I wish our import laws were better.

Its funny, my mechanic mate who services my vehicle, and a hell of a lot of Nissans, has just moved from a GQ to a GU wagon and reckons its a huge difference.

But i'll stick with my GQ shorty forever....

GQ is a comfortable car without being so prissy that you wouldnt want to get mud inside.

I guess GU's are getting old now but still, I'd prefer to have a beater as a 4wd.

woooooohoooooo! got meself a gu 2.8turbo deisil and its farking great!
damn im stoked! now time to sell the old GQ!

www.governmentauctions.com but buy a 4.2

www.governmentauctions.com but buy a 4.2

familybus wrote:woooooohoooooo! got meself a gu 2.8turbo deisil and its farking great!
damn im stoked! now time to sell the old GQ!

you can check the patrol forum for all the power up queries or engine replacement questions you will have in 24 hours when the buzz wears off..

bogged wrote:

familybus wrote:woooooohoooooo! got meself a gu 2.8turbo deisil and its farking great!
damn im stoked! now time to sell the old GQ!

you can check the patrol forum for all the power up queries or engine replacement questions you will have in 24 hours when the buzz wears off..

owned........

When it goes all cactus.. Stick a td42ti + gearbox out of a wrecked GU and you will have a td42ti + 4.6 ratios inside GU diffs all ready to run 35's - 37's....

mickyd555 wrote:

bogged wrote:

familybus wrote:woooooohoooooo! got meself a gu 2.8turbo deisil and its farking great!
damn im stoked! now time to sell the old GQ!

you can check the patrol forum for all the power up queries or engine replacement questions you will have in 24 hours when the buzz wears off..

owned........

Na good on him, hope he enjoys his car.. fuck we all hope that when we dish out $20k+ on anything....

I've driven one and only one 2.8 GU, and she were no space shuttle.

well done on you buy.

you will love the GU for its handling and comfort in the bush.
although you will find the 2.8 a little underpowered.
i own a 02 4.2turbo GU and its much easier to drive and much more comfortable than my GQ

We had a 3litre GU & retroed to a swb GQ, there's not that much between the cars except that the GU was a waste of way too many dollars.