Which Diesel to buy

[SIRUSKEY]

Hi all.

Im very new to all this so i maybe asking silly questions.

Ok by the end of the month im going to be looking at buying a surf with a budget of no more than £1500, and running on vegi mixed.

I have no question about the vegi mixed as its all been explained in the sticky topic.

What i do want to know is which diesel engine to go for and why and what i should be looking out for.


I cant see it really going off road. It will go down the farm track most days and will do the field when full off fishing gear. I will do around 5k miles.


Cheers
Craig

[POPEYE]

As you from my old home town let me be the first to say welcome mate,
get a 3lt if you can for that money, much better than the 2.4's judgeing by mine, and fuel consumption aint that much difference, happy hunting

[SIRUSKEY]

3ltr Im gtting rid of a civic type-r because it drinks lol.

Are all these hilux imports?

[stormforce]

the hilux surf is an import but the 4runner is the uk spec version but it dont have all the extra's the surf's have

[SIRUSKEY]

Oh right its going to have to be the surf.

So i need to look for a 3ltr. Is there a model or is it just a 3ltr surf???

[darkdezigns]

Oh right its going to have to be the surf.

So i need to look for a 3ltr. Is there a model or is it just a 3ltr surf???

ssrg is top spec but other models can and are spec'd up to that level,but remember its a 2 tonne truck it aint ever gonna be economical,you will get 25mpg approx

[stormforce]

basically for the money you got you will only get a 2nd gen thats from 89 to 95 years with the drop down tailgate.
There is only 1 difference on the models and thats the ssrg has the recaro seats. The japs added all extras from new so there isn't much difference in them really

[SIRUSKEY]

i have been doing a little reading storm and you seem to be a man in the know on here. Whats your opinion of buying on ebay???


My budgets a little short for the adds on here!


Cheers
Craig

[stormforce]

you can get a good bargain on ebay as most of the trucks are going so cheap.Just make sure you go to view and give it a good looking over.If the truck is to far for you to look at then just put a thread up on here and ask someone to look it over for you and get some pics.
You can always make a offer for what you can afford on the trucks in the for sale section here and you may be surprised that you may get a good deal aswell

[SIRUSKEY]

well the civic is in the shop for a week to get the body work ready for sale so i hoping to be buying within 2-3 weeks, so i will make sure im knocking about. What are the problems that i should be aware of?

[stormforce]

just look for what you would normally look for with any motor.When test driving take the truck for a good hard run and the try the 4wd out on loose/slippery surface to make sure it all works ok.You can't use 4wd on these 2nd gens on the road unless its icy/snowing as you'll get transmission wind up as there's no centre diff.
if any work has been done on the truck then make sure there's receipts etc for it all.
make sure all windows operate ok,check air con is working,make sure there's no noises that you think shouldn't be there.You can always ask someone on here to go look over the truck with you if you want

[SIRUSKEY]

thanks for the advice. im going to have to get a book and some spanners i think. lol no more main dealer garage!

[stormforce]

here's a few on ebay i found that may suit you
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=002

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=001

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=008

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=017

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=006

[SIRUSKEY]

all a bit far away lol, but gives me an idea. i fancy getting one of those ssrg ones

[stormforce]

at the right price its got to be worth traveling a bit to get what you want tho.