landcruiser troopcarrier

tobias, they are out there for that money, but you won't get to be too picky.

The old 40s are a great truck, but if you can find an old 70 I think that you'll find it more to your liking.

My old rig runs sweet, but due to the mileage (415000km) I'd be flat our getting $10k for it. So if you can find someone who has spent a lot of time and money and done a few kms, you'll get a good rig.

Do not go near anything that has been in a hire fleet, regardless of how little they want for it.

Just be warned a new (reco) 2H motor will set you back $6-$7k. There aren't many things that will break, but if they do, it ain't cheap to fix.

Look for rust around the a pillars and base of doors, also check out the gearbox as 5th gear gets weak around 300k

good luck

sadly for $10k you dont get much in the way of troopys, that wont need $ spent on it, or have a gazilion klms on, unless your REALLY REALLY lucky... as you said, most look run down in your price range.

But also depends on how urgent you want the car. if your willing to wait you may be lucky.

Do you need a troopy? there are other 4bs out there that may do you better in your budget.

Toby .. you must be joking.. for that sort of money u get bleep ...or in other words u get a unit that needs heaps of work and in the long term is probably cheaper to buy better .... given that u need to spend heaps more to get it up to some kind of condition to be capable of a safe and trouble free run....do yourself a favour and get a bit more in the budget ...

Ross: the average punter is not generally an experienced diesel / 4wd expert.. and as such is my response !! I never said that there wern't bargains out there !! but travelling to find them and then spending a lot of time and $$ fixing them really in a lot of cases does not add up to a bargain ...The initial query was from someone with no experience of a 4 wd and hence my short/ sharp reply !! Maybe u can fill his order ?

Fair enough to the last opinion offered, but here's mine:

A $10k troopie (like mine) still gets you exactly the same places as a $60k rig doesn't it?

And if you only want it for a year of bush travelling, probably mostly on sealed or gravel roads, who cares if the exhaust is a bit blue/black, you have to top up the radiator every few days, the CV joints click, the transfer case whines like a dog and there's a bit of rust? Of course you can spend a few extra thou and get most of that fixed up before you go anywhere if you want.

Go for it Tobias - you don't need to spend heaps to get something useful. Get the thing checked out by a mechanic (roadworthy certificates are compulsory in Qld) and find out what needs attention. Weigh up the cost of putting it in a workshop and getting the necessary repairs done as soon as you've bought it. Assume that a least something WILL break while you own it, and my experience is that most things that break and stop you moving in ANY 4WD cost big dollars to fix.

Cheers,

Dave