Opinion?

[Guest]

There=92s a VX auto diesel for sale locally.

1992, 204K miles, cloth upholstery -() MOT=92d, looks pretty clean and good
on a brief glance and I=92ve been offered a test drive.

=A33500 =96 does that sound expensive?

Pete

 

[Guest]

Peter
There was a 1995 auto with leather and 200K miles on sale in the north
of Ireland for =A33,450 a while back - I thought that was a bargain.
With that 92 - you know the usual checks to carry out - you could be
looking at BeB change out??
Bottom line - depends on the service history but you won't get a whole
lot for less that 3K
Niall

 

[Guest]

For what it's worth, in January 2008 I bought a '96, 4.2 Diesel(24 valve, GS
spec)) Manual with 330,000 miles on the clock for ?2750. It drives fine,
albeit with a bit of ware on the drive train.
Once they get to 10 -12 years old you really do pay your money and take a
chance. Most 80,000 mile cars have been clocked so always try and dig into
the history, check mileages from old MOT certificates (if available), etc.
I had a '92, model some years ago, and did have quite a few problems. As I
recall, Toyaota re-vamped the model in '92 so you might want to check if
it's pre-face lift or not. Personally, I would look for a 24 valve model, -
1996 onwards, But that's just my opinion.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Browning
To: [Email address removed]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:20 AM
Subject: [ELCO] Opinion?
There's a VX auto diesel for sale locally.
1992, 204K miles, cloth upholstery (L) MOT'd, looks pretty clean and good
on a brief glance and I've been offered a test drive.
?3500 - does that sound expensive?
Pete

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the thoughts.
I know a 24 valve is more sensible but I want an auto.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Ken Jordan
Sent: 04 March 2008 12:28
To: ELCO Mailing list
Subject: Re: [ELCO] Opinion?
For what it's worth, in January 2008 I bought a '96, 4.2 Diesel(24 valve, GS
spec)) Manual with 330,000 miles on the clock for =A32750. It drives fine,
albeit with a bit of ware on the drive train.
Once they get to 10 -12 years old you really do pay your money and take a
chance. Most 80,000 mile cars have been clocked so always try and dig into
the history, check mileages from old MOT certificates (if available), etc.
I had a '92, model some years ago, and did have quite a few problems. As I
recall, Toyaota re-vamped the model in '92 so you might want to check if it's pre-face lift or not. Personally, I would look for a 24 valve model, -
1996 onwards, But that's just my opinion.

 

[Guest]

Mine is 24 valve and an auto, get an import.
Regards,
Clive Marks
Home: +44 1293 514600
Mobile: +44 7821 491897
Crawley, West Sussex, UK.

 

[Guest]

But don't the imports not have the third row of seats and difflocks?
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: [Email address removed] [mailto:[Email address removed]] On
Behalf Of Clive Marks
Sent: 04 March 2008 16:27
To: [Email address removed]
Subject: Re: [ELCO] Opinion?
Mine is 24 valve and an auto, get an import.

 

[Guest]

Most of them are missing those. I had ARB lockers put in mine and have
third row seats to install. You do occasionally find them. Also
leather.
Regards,
Clive Marks
Home: +44 1293 514600
Mobile: +44 7821 491897
Crawley, West Sussex, UK.