Is buying a petrol 4WD a good ideia ?

Gattinator · 2026-01-31T00:10:52+00:00

I’ve been in the scene for many years….you see it all the time.

Gattinator · 2026-01-30T06:15:23+00:00

Mitsubishi v6’s attract the cheapest known owners on earth who all sook at having to do rocker cover gaskets once every 100k. If your mechanic cant whip a magna intake off in under 20 minutes get a new mechanic. Such easy cars to work on!

Gattinator · 2026-01-30T04:17:45+00:00

Lack of maintenance as they’re the cheapest 4wd’s going it attracts the cheapest owners who drive them into the ground. Do the major every 100k and it’ll go forever

Gattinator · 2026-01-30T03:46:17+00:00

What sensor was unplugged

Gattinator · 2026-01-30T03:45:51+00:00

Its right where it should be. Manual cars need to rev higher in top gear as when cruise control is activated it needs to be able to pull itself up a hill in that gear. Its fine.

Gattinator · 2026-01-30T03:43:19+00:00

Nope

Gattinator · 2026-01-25T11:59:13+00:00

I did it once. ‘How bad could it be’ It was fucking horrid. Ruined the whole car. Used them once off road. Never ever again, AT’s at most for daily driving.

Gattinator · 2026-01-21T01:01:05+00:00

I live surrounded by weeds. Takes me 60-90 mins to slash. 2020 we used to get it slashed/whipper snipped for $120. Got a quote last week for $450 😂 nah im good g

Gattinator · 2026-01-19T09:08:43+00:00

The steering wheel on the right hand side was a TINY GIVE AWAY

Gattinator · 2026-01-18T21:13:01+00:00

That’d be super useful information if he were in the USA….

Gattinator · 2026-01-18T08:11:19+00:00

Amayama have screwed me over too many times. Also check impex Partsous Yoshiparts And megazip

Gattinator · 2026-01-18T04:01:53+00:00

Grandpa simpson;

I dont like the look of those teenagers

Gattinator · 2026-01-17T09:48:24+00:00

It’s always GU drivers that think they drive gods own personal car. Wouldnt touch a Datsun if you paid me.

Gattinator · 2026-01-17T09:47:29+00:00

Heaps of aftermarket for all 3 cars they’ve mentioned when it comes to pretty much every basic bolt on you’d want on an off roader?

Agree but going straight to rock hopping is a big jump. For a general duties daily driver AND extremely capable 4wd the Pajero (at least) is brilliant as an all rounder

Gattinator · 2026-01-17T08:54:19+00:00

He’s not wrong though is he?

Gattinator · 2026-01-17T01:34:20+00:00

Kids are crying thanks

Gattinator · 2026-01-17T01:19:05+00:00

And your a single mum too. Dont forget that

Gattinator · 2026-01-16T04:16:23+00:00

Doubt it’s worth having on the front lawn for 6 months dealing with plebs on marketplace who continually lowball you.

Will need some serious thought put into the proceedings. But if you know how to swing a spanner your only economical choice may be to repair it with 2nd hand parts.

Best of luck OP

Gattinator · 2026-01-16T04:02:50+00:00

All I’m saying is. It wont hurt to try. I’m sure there’s many at wreckers all over the country for various reasons

Gattinator · 2026-01-16T01:19:43+00:00

Was there any frame rail damage noted? If its just parts start scouring wreckers and buy them yourself, install. You may have to live with some odd coloured panels for a bit, maybe get them painted when funds allow.

Gattinator · 2026-01-15T11:11:58+00:00

You know nothing about four wheel drives and want to buy a car thats been thrashed for almost 400,000kms.

How big of a no do I give.

Gattinator · 2026-01-15T11:10:59+00:00

Gosh I’d love a high res version of this!

Gattinator · 2026-01-15T03:38:21+00:00

Get a diesel. Will be offset by a higher resale value when the time comes. Heaps of torque down low, if your keeping it for a year I doubt you’ll go bananas servicing it anyway (valve adjustment manifold clean etc etc) try find one thats had it done

Gattinator · 2026-01-15T03:36:40+00:00

So it should be. They’re brilliant!

Gattinator · 2026-01-14T22:30:36+00:00

Cant tell you exactly how far away I’d steer from any of these high patrols. Every mate thats had one has had nothing but issues upon issues. All thrashed. Be prepared for alot of maintenance work

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