Advice on which jeep to buy

olcod

Hi all, as the title says im looking for advice and opinions on which jeep (commercial) to buy, ok firstly (and dont laugh ) we have a strict budget of 1500 euro ( its purely going to be used as a part time workhorse) but the main reason im posting is the jeep HAS to have the capability of pulling ( with trailer full of sand and other building mats ) up a VERY steep hill, now this hill......it is almost impossible to get into second gear in a car !!, the only time im able to do so is if the car has no passengers and no load, this hill is steep!!!. We have just bought an old cottage in need of renovation at the top of this hilll ( which is about 100mtrs ish long ) and i'll soon be looking to pull building materials up, hence the need for an old jeep with a v good pulling power, we're not looking for comfort nor looks just good ol fashioned strength and reliability. Hopefully you good people could give me some advice, thanks guys.

Eric Cartman

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/commercials/4939726

a 3.1 trooper or fourtrak is probably all youll get in budget , look for something with lots of DOE left and decent tyres and your laughing.

ubs69

make sure it is a trooper 3.1 ,and you cant go wrong ,

olcod

Eric Cartman wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/commercials/4939726

a 3.1 trooper or fourtrak is probably all youll get in budget , look for something with lots of DOE left and decent tyres and your laughing.

Thanks Eric, I was thinking of a fourtrak and there are lots of farmers have them round here so presume they must be good, would love a land rover defender but they are so highly priced even for an old dog also was looking at a pajero swb as I see many of them advertised and within our budget, or is there a reason for this ???

olcod

ubs69 wrote: »

make sure it is a trooper 3.1 ,and you cant go wrong ,

Is there anything I should be looking out for on these ( problematic things ) and how juicy are they ( I dont expect to be able to have mycake and eat it an all but just interested as to what kind of mpg you'd expect to get ( under normal driving conditions)

ubs69

there not to bad on diesel ,as said try get one with a bit of a doe on it ,give it a service , there very easy to work on and loads of spares around for them ,you cant go wrong with the 3.1

olcod

ubs69 wrote: »

there not to bad on diesel ,as said try get one with a bit of a doe on it ,give it a service , there very easy to work on and loads of spares around for them ,you cant go wrong with the 3.1

Thanks for the advice, i'll def look into them

colm_mcm

Obviously make sure the low ratio box works

olcod

colm_mcm wrote: »

Obviously make sure the low ratio box works

Yep thats definitely a must. Doe's anyone have any views on the Pajero or are they a no go

iverjohnston

For 1500 you should get an average 3.1 Trooper. Make sure 4wd works, as it uses a mixture of mechanical and electrical/vacuum lines. Also budget for a new timing belt (about 250 fitted) unless you can REALLY trust the seller. Lots of 3.0 troopers for small money out there, but you can look at old posts regarding these, and their problems. Fourtraks are getting hard to find in good condition. Rust taking a toll on the arches/floor by now, but they have very good mechanicals. I sold an old 1988 leaf spring model about 7 years ago, and sorry now I didn't keep it, as they are getting rare, and a fine little workhorse/classic.

olcod

Thanks for your replys, so looks like the favorite is the 3.1 trooper followed by or on par with the fourtrak, Thanks guys

doctorchopper

older pajero's are a good jeep, the 2.5 is meant to be a better engine than the 2.8, all though the 2.5 has a timing belt where the 2.8 has a chain, valve cover gaskets tend to leak on them so have a good look at them, some have issues with the 4x4 shift mechanism, it works on vacuum, usually a easy fix, just make sure on the test drive that all the ranges select and the center amber diff light doesn't flash, i've had both a mk1 with 2.5 non intercooled turbo, a 1995 2.8, and now a 2005 2.5. i think the 1989 mk1 was the best of them all