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looking at buying a GU - advice wanted

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:38 pm
by whiteknight
Hi all,

Am looking at getting a GU patrol and know absolutely nothing about them. Want to keep it to under $20k.

Was wanting to go Turbo Diesel but I think i may have to settle for Petrol and due to pricing of the diesels..

What sort of economy figures on 4.5l petrol?
How do they run with LPG?

Anything to keep a look out for when checking them out - rust spots, motor wise etc?

Are they all 7 seaters? or just some models?

How easy are they to lift a bit to fit 35's on?

That should about do it for now...

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:34 pm
by j-top paj
well i just filled up 38l after driving 200k around town so 19l/100 isnt too bad i spose.
to fit 35s you will need 3inch suspension lift and the correct offset rims to have no problems.
i think all are 7seaters except for the DX models

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:04 am
by whiteknight
thanks for that..

What are the motors like in these things? Is 175,000km's a lot of K's for a 4.5 petrol?

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:57 am
by j-top paj
mines got 190something on it and its fine,
ive heard of some tb45s with up to 500k on them. someone else can probably give more info on the tb45 as i havnt had mine for that long

Re: looking at buying a GU - advice wanted

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:19 am
by of4x4
whiteknight wrote: Was wanting to go Turbo Diesel but I think i may have to settle for Petrol and due to pricing of the diesels..
If you happen to get the opportunity to consider a Turbo Diesel, be cautious of the early 3.0l ones. There are plenty of posts on here about them self destructing just out of warranty with low K's.