Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 03:02 pm, by: Derek Rolls(Rollsy)
hi guys, Im new to the forum and totally new to the soarers so have some newby questions! I have been browsing the forum for the last few nights but just get more confused! lol. Im looking at buying a 91 V8 limited with 100k on it. First question, is this car getting a bit old now? I want something thats going to be reliable but still looks nice with some grunt as well. (have got a twin turbo hilux for the real grunt stuff!) Also whats the advantages of the limited? I know I have more questions but I've gone blank now ive started typing! thanks for any help! cheers rollsy oh heres the link to the one im thinking about. BUT KEEP AWAY!!!!! http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?Cr=5&__No=60&__Ns=pCar_Price_Decimal|1||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&__Nne=15&__Qpb=true&trecs=267&sil o=1011&seot=0&__N=1216%201247%201282%201252%201246%204294962861%204294961295%20412&__sid=11AACEFA650 8&R=5278556
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 04:25 pm, by: Avin Luther(Lex_luther)
they are getting old but still great value. 100k on the odometer is probably not accurate.
V8s are very reliable. a few well known problems but they have most likely already been encountered and remedied with a car of this age. If not done already it may require bush replacement and engine / trans mounts. airbags will eb questionable also at this age. Especially when the tosser sellin gthe one you are looking at refers to the ride height at Pimpin! he probably alwys drives with it as low as possible and has worn them out. Easy to change to springs as i have done and will feel better (unless you can get new airbags)
there are plenty of good exapmles on sale on this forum, i would buy one here off a long time member instead of that monstrosity on carsales. A young owner interested in bright yellow body kits probably has not maintained teh car weel and it will be 'tired'
Good luck!
Luke Barnes TryHard Queensland GT Limited V8 UZZ31
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 05:27 pm, by: Luke Barnes(Noddy)
With regards to features, they are probably one of the best value cars on the market. If you get one, the things that could more than likely be/go wrong will be involved with the EMV (tv screen that controls Air con, Audio, Trip computer etc), Air bag suspension and CD Stacker. I had to do a few little things with mine after i brought it, however, most havan't been too expensive.
If you do a search on the forum, you should find a page here that lists the differences between the UZZ30, 31 and 32.
As Avin said, and in my personal experience, its not the best choice to buy a car that has been modified like the one you are looking at, but stick to one that is still a clean, stock looking example. This should pretty much mean you aren't getting on that has been cained, dumped on its guts to ruin the air bags, and should have been well maintained.
In saying that, the one you are looking at may be perfectly fine. Just make sure you do your research into the history of the car you are looking at (service records, repairs, damage history, etc)
They tend to be a fairly bullet-proof car, the electrics seem to be the most delicate part of these cars. Don;t jump in a buy something because it looks cool! and just because it's low km's, doesn't mean that one with double won't be better. a hard 100,000km is worse than a babied 200,000km.
I hope the one you get looks after you as good as mine has looked after me! They are a great, reliable car.
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