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'89 petrol Cruiser

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Yesterday, I was offered a '89 petrol Cruiser for 40k.

It seems to be in a good condition for a 30year old vehicle and it has 795k km on it :o

4x4 works, engine pulls well (although the idle is a bit rough) and drives surprisingly well. I think it will make for a good farm vehicle.

What do you guys think? Is this something one can consider and what are the known faults - what should I look for?

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The beast...
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Ill take it foe that money. 795k kms is just nicely run in. Plenty more to go
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Bargain. Has it got the 4.0 straight 6?
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XJ Junkie wrote:
Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:34 pm
Bargain. Has it got the 4.0 straight 6?
Yip. 3F with carb - 3.9 GX straight six
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Wow. Lot of car for 40k

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Any faults that model had have played up & been dealt with by now.

Your problems are the 800000km type problems.

Neither fast nor economical - but as a R40k toy it's worth it...

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R40k. I would buy it in a heartbeat
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yip ... its a no-brainer ...
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