I had a V6 petrol 2000mdl before my 105 series as
@17triton mentioned (not the diesel
)
It had 90k on the clock and 190k when I sold it 3 years later, I was also a black/silver one.
I found low range fine they are a torquey motor down low. Mine was a duel fuel but I never used gas only ran it on petrol.
The heads on these were known to burn valves but some got more k's than others, mine never had that problem when I had it. I spotted my one in the HC one time and he mentioned he replace the clutch at around 230k I think (it was a while ago) I can't comment on the auto but make sure its been serviced.
Looking at that one, well the pics that do load, it looks like its been resprayed. They did fade in the paint around that era and by looking the bulbar that's quite faded to the rest of the car. Its also missing the rear tailgate badge/decal.
Get him to have a good crawl around underneath to check for offroad abuse too.
Is it for your son who went to Wombat?
If so make sure he thinks the front seat offers plenty of leg room too.
Also tell him not to follow you through any bog holes and stick behind
@17triton
Snorkle, winch,bullbar, canopy good extras for a nice ute. I found the rear end flex good as the leaf springs are nice and long. It had better flex than brothers Hilux of the same era. They were very underated imo and probably a better choice than the diesel in that model for performance.
And when I sold it, minus uhf and driving lights etc I fitted foam cell shocks and it improved the ride enormously.
