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| Thread ID: 107840 | 2010-03-03 19:11:00 | Ute Purchase, thoughts? | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 863764 | 2010-03-03 23:38:00 | Both have a 2.3l engine. Both are 2wd, both have no power steering. He doesn't care about that. The Nissan is floor chnage, the Datsun is column change., He uses it as a plumbing vehicle (he hates vans), and for getting firewood. The kingcab would be good for the plumbing crap currently all over the front seat and floor. It would be not so good for the wood (shorter tray). Then again wood gathering is only a short time each year........ That's it. No towing. I did a check on the Nissan, its had 3 owners, the guy who bought it new in 1989, someone else - related according to dealer, then his daughter who sold it to the dealer cause both parents are deceased. The speedo readings seem to check out, it lists from 1995 until now, did around 6000, 7000 a year until the last few years when it went to down to 1000 to 2000 a year. Our current ute, for sure, most definetly was wound back, and reads now around 270000. We think you could add another 100000 to that easy. My car is a 1989 and has done 336000. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 863765 | 2010-03-04 00:03:00 | Thoughts? Dig a pit, Place current ute in pit, Cover with fill removed to create pit. Buy a wagon that doesn't suck. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 863766 | 2010-03-04 00:25:00 | And what is a wagon that doesn't suck? bearing in mind the budget. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 863767 | 2010-03-04 01:55:00 | I have no idea, Every wagon I have ever bought has sucked apart from the present one, and at this rate I'll be selling it in order to buy a cheap suck wagon. | Metla (12) | ||
| 863768 | 2010-03-04 02:52:00 | Well it doesn't matter because after arguing all day he's dragging me in to buy the damn thing tomorrow. He's says I'm looking at it, why would I need to? So guess that means he likes it and it's being bought. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 863769 | 2010-03-04 02:53:00 | Look in the dog and lemon. Toyotas are supposedly best, but mazdas and ford are good too. would never buy a nissan | robbyp (2751) | ||
| 863770 | 2010-03-04 04:29:00 | He's says I'm looking at it, why would I need to? He would prefer you to be backing him on the purchase so it doesn't rear its head at a future time, so is giving you the opportunity to give it your blessing, even though as you surmise he is making the purchase either way. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 863771 | 2010-03-04 04:34:00 | sounds like your old datsun is the 720 with the old sd23 diesel. bit of a slug but they last fairly well. the nissan will be a D21 which i;m told can still be bought brand new in some counties. the basics of the D21 are still alive today in the current D22. they got the basics right. i thought the petrol motor would have been a 2.4 but i'm not up on the petrol versions. they are a good solid workhorse. only problem i can think of at the mo is 5th gear can be a problem in some. i don't know what the price they go for. wound back?? petrols are no different to diesels. typically they are wound back by sellers either out of japan or by dealers here. pull the dash out and wind the numbers back. more modern vechiles they hack the ECU. price it by its condition not by the numbers in the guage. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 863772 | 2010-03-04 04:56:00 | Whatever you do, never buy a pink ute. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 863773 | 2010-03-04 05:21:00 | Whatever you do, never buy a pink ute. Why not? Easy to notice if it was stolen. |
Sweep (90) | ||
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