SHOULD you BUY a 4x4 with half 1,000,000 KM? | Problems, Maintenance, Cost 

Had plenty of car with over half a million KLM’s and there’s really no problem as long as it’s been taken care of. At the end of day all cars need parts replaced at some point.

White raptor just got released give it a go!

Bought my dx Gu td42 with 480 000 and just hit 560 000 last week. I brought her back from the dead, she wasnt loved but now its a different story. Shes been lots of places and has had alot of work done, safe to say you can buy high km cars as long as you are willing to repair/ replace and maintain.

My dad's got a 1hz 80 series with 1.3 million kms on it

"When you got lights, its good to have a good light switch" my favourite qutoe of all time

Old lux with high kms owner here you wouldn’t catch me in a New Ute I want something I can easily fix myself

Bought my Gq with 500,000ks on it. remains to be seen if it was a good idea, lovin every minute tho

Keep it simply, colour change paint jobs are a pain in the arse. Fix the rust and just drive it mate👌

hey mate i’d recommend just sanding back the surface rust and chucking on some killrust paint, doesn’t look mint but will do the job

Nice to see a p plater GQ not jacked up and cringy. Rocking the grandpa spec, own it mate.

Hello from Portugal! Talking about half a milion K's 4x4s, i bought a 1994 toyota land cruiser (kzj70 vx 3.0L) with 430 000 km. The car is simply amazing, came out of the mecanic for a full check and turns out it is impecable. So i can say that my experience from buying a half a milion miles 4x4 is pretty good.

516k on my 93 GQ TD42 silvertop.. NA of course.. she runs like a dream. Burns no oil, has no leaks, no blow by, never gets hot. Drives as good as something with half the km’s. don’t care about resale, I’ll never sell her!!

These older busses are so simple in their design and operation compared to the modern day common rail 4x4's these days, theyre hard to kill if they're looked after properly!! That's what makes them awesome in my opinion!!

I love this truck. Keep it alive and just keep going with it! I hate the Raptor coating the body fad. It's going to end and then there are a lot of rigs with crappy dated paint, no one can remove. Base paint, let it get scratched and touch it up when you need to. If one is willing to Raptor coat, then obviously looks weren't that important to begin with, so why bother?

You guys should focus more on buying Australian made products and giving back to Australian companies!

Nissan built that engine to do 1,500,000 klm so keep up with the maintenance

I just bought a ml triton 3.2 with 320xxx on it and it’s a dream drives like its brand new

I recon go with bully liner they are Australian owned So you are supporting a good company, and it’s cheaper since it is made in Australia

Don’t be scared of a backyard paint job. Just practise on a spare panel or something until you get a nice finish. After a couple goes you’ll be able to make the whole car look new.

Try running parabolic leaf springs man, she'll flex heaps more and ride softer

I have a white raptor coated 04 hilux single cab. Looks great and its like 2mm thick so very bush proof. I got it done professionally and it set me back $2800. I heard you can do it yourself pretty easily but i didnt trust myself. Yea can change how rough you want the texture to be with air pressuer. The more psi you spray it with it will be less bumpy and rough and vise versa. Ps Ordered one of your stickers. Keen to slap it on the rig

Hi Aussie Arvos , thanks for the great content on your channel , its always good to watch . I too own a 1995 GQ TD42 leaf ute . I’m the 3rd owner its now got about 220000 kms on it . I too replaced plenty of parts on mine ( bearings, seals, hub kits, brakes, etc ) now it is just turn key , fuel/oil/filters . They are a great vehicle , go anywhere. The only mods to mine are 2’’ lift with constant 100kg springs front and rear , GU tray and 265/75R16 GU ute rims and tyres safari snorkel, it came with safari turbo fitted in 1997 and still going ( came with paper work and books ) What would be interesting is to see how many GQ leaf utes are still on the road today , keep up the good work and look forward to more content in the future

Running cold is almost always down to the thermostat sticking open which keeps coolant circulating through the block even when the engine doesn't need it. It's a problem because the manufacturer will have designed that engine to run at a specific, narrow range of temperatures. As metal heats it expands. At the right temperature the gaps (tolerances) between moving parts will be within the "not too tight, not too loose" range. Running an engine constantly too cold forces those moving parts to operate when they are effectively "slopping about", leading to rapid wear. It's the reason most engine wear occurs during the warming up period and also the reason you shouldn't work a cold engine hard. The opposite of this is when an engine runs way too hot. Engines seize when too hot as parts expand so much that they can no longer move, eg. pistons within cylinder bores, etc. A real giveaway that you have a stuck-open thermostat is that when coasting (going down hill is a good opportunity to check) whatever little temperature is showing on the gauge will drop rapidly during the coast.

Bought a 91 80 Series, roughly 480k on the clock. Best decision we've ever made. Had to replace things as expected. More to the point, as a family we've seen amazing places and it's taken us everywhere we want to go, you can't put a price on those memories.

i have a 88 k5 B;azer and it was just finished in raptor, inferno orange with black stripes and black raptor inside, love it, i would say give it a good thought, looks like your Patrol has only surface rust, it is a good time to prevent trouble and improve the looks...

Let’s be real, if you cared for comfort you wouldn’t have a GQ Ute with muddies, if you wanted comfort you’d have a new car, keep killing it bro! 💪

Uppa the td42 96 gq love em mines got 450 k on the clock and still goes hard and i love your channels content keep up the good work

Bought my gq for $2500 and had to do a bit of work, it came with 3corebcopper radiator new water pump and a shit load of spares, I had to buy a box and transfer case, $800 and after fitting all those the wife says it’s more comfortable than her new crv and everything works right down to the disconnect cable.

Fuck yeah if you are getting a cracking deal on it who cares how many KMs are on it it's td42 bullet proof I had one on a sheep station and also a 2002 td42 both had huge KMs over 500,000kms. And had been through off road hell and I mean absolutely thrashed rocky hills massive corrugations deep river crossings, pulling heavy weight just all off road work...love it!!!! Just get into it!!!!

Good morning! My advice would be to treat the minor rust and clear coat(Matt finish) the body.Like they do with some classic cars/pick ups.I believe that you can hand apply a product that gives you that effect and protect the GQ’s natural patina.Having cut my 4x4 teeth in a 77 FJ40 30 years ago, I would suggest that you continue to repair the items that fail and invest in a suspension upgrade if anything.Reliability in a 4x4 is King.Save your money so that you can one day upgrade to a GU etc in the future.Most of all enjoy your truck,coz when you get to my vintage you’ll look back very fondly on your experiences in the “ol girl”.Enjoy.Cheers, Rob.

I raptored my cruiser in factory green and really happy with it but also don't think it deserves all the hype it gets. Mine still scratched but it comes off alot better than factory paint would in the bush. You should hit up car builders, they have their own product and I have a feeling they are trying to promote it so they might help you out with the product.

id raptor the tray black and the cab a dark grey with some flake in it.

Bully Liner is cheaper, less toxic and easier to spray than raptor, I’m in the process of doing my shorty Pajero will look grouse 👌🏼

Hi Boys Another great informative video. I’ve got a leaf sprung, 31 year old diesel landcruiser with over 500k on it, I replace and service as required. The most important advice I have is to get a daily driver. I have a Mazda 3 and use the 4x4 when you want it regards Alex

white raptor would look good. Pricey but maybe a set of like ocam towing mirrors would look mint

My gu td is 580,000 and still going strong I’m the second owner of it got it off an elderly couple that looked after it

don't do it in raptor for a start it's really expensive, Rough as crap unless you thin it down I've seen a few done in it look good from afar, just ues rust gard epoxy enamel in a can from bunnings cheap sticks to anything and if you want the rough affect get hammer tone paint like rothy in milo

If you gonna do raptor you have to make it sandy taupe to piss off some Toyota fan boy. Also just a nice colour

My grandad's GQ has 800k on it running on veg oil

Raptor line it. You'll love it. Did my GQ shorty in it. Gets heaps of attention.

love the raptor on my 60, leaned it against a couple trees and pin striped it already since I sprayed it and (mostly) all of the scratches disappear with water

Grabbed a 120 Prado with 200,000 and it's so mint people think it's brand new. Good buy i think. The dude didn't even know if the transfer case worked, never took it offroad.

I've had a few high k 4bys and I will say they can be deceiving at times and surprise you how well they take on the kms. But I also found me self (especially with patrols) the gremlins even at 300k will always be a pain. Buying a 4x4 in general means your always gonna be repairing it

this is my favourite car out of all you boys, such a beast i love it ❤️

Nice rig Liam, Ive had 5 Patrols and 2 Landcruisers all with a bunch of Ks, and as you said a few parts and off you go. My last 100 series was pushing 700,000km and never missed a beat. these things are built way better than the average buzz box.

white raptor coating would look a treat

Absolutely love this channel wish you guys did more reviews in more cars

Love the antenna rub at 10:43 hahahaha Good on ya

482000km on my 1hdt original motor. Running 200hp no blow by. Just chews some oil between changes. It’s everything that breaks. Window motors, brakes, bearings, power steering pump etc.

Oh I want a flatbed like that. Have a 2002 gmc sonoma sls extended cab 4x4.

My 1990 75 series Ute has 500k kms on it and it’s never let me down

Looks like you weren't using jack stands when doing them swivel hubs . I know you probably aren't under the vehicle .but they are very important for your safety

get rid of the leafs and coil it. it will make it heaps better!

A patrol with high kms is just like buying a new one...., bulletproof

and to think that 3 years later that itd be on a gu chassis and solid axle is mind blowing

definitely do raptor maybe a charcoal grey or something like that

Hey, I Raptor coated my 110 County/Perentie. Easy job and really like the outcome. Just avoid any dark colours as it looks like c**p. (Get in touch if you want any deets) Cheers.

makes me feel better about deciding to hang onto my Jeep with its baby 235k ks on it.... 🚙👍

Got 3 hiluxs one with over 750,000 one with 470,000 one with 350,000 diesel just keep going

I raptoring my tray and bullbar want to do the cab also as it’s pretty ruff, but apparently ruins the resale price because there is a small market that “likes” raptor

My votes with raprot, even white raptor

i love this beast its areal deal for offroaders you can easily fix it and its good in fuel economy

Raptored me 47 series, mate its worth i, easy as and super forgiving. Just make sure youput a few layers on, I'd reckon stick with white.

My d21 navara Ute is at 620 thousand ks and still going strong

Cool vid boys, I got my sticker today, cheers

Hey boys know you guys are in The Yarra Valley there’s a shop in Milsome's Auto Paints in Knox speak to Georgia there

My petrol pathy, 4.0L v6, uses 18.6L to the 100km, consider yourself lucky!

Sweet as upload !! Mint rig too!🤙

My 97 Gq ute has 400000 km still goes hard also done a raptor paint job thing looks mint Gq,s are a tough old truck Tip with raptor use the vari nozzle gun well worth it

give sandy tourpe a go ittl stand out and look awsome!!!

my gq 1995 has just under half a million ks and it still going strong just replace there normal stuff and youll be fine!

on high km diesels just keep an eye on the timing belt. dont know about nissans but yeah timing belts can go as often as every 100k miles, so like every 160k-190k km. besides that most diesels dont need a ton of upkeep to get to even like 500k miles/800km. also if you have heat problems you could look into glowplugs, might be a pricey retrofit but they make cold starts basically a non issue

Another great video bro, do a seal beam led headlight upgrade for looks and we'll light output as well and raptor coat it, suggestion is silver with black accents looks boss

I've got a 93 GQ TD42 NA 544000kms and would still be going strong if I hadn't been slack I'd still be driving it . It's going either cracked head or gasket and still start's so now it will become a project car as I have another TD42T Wagon that I drive

Nothing wrong with leaf springs 👌💪

Cut (course compound) & polish then wax every 4 months keeps the rust at bay and keep you going till a respray 👌

Raptor coating looks good look up kye's 80 series he done his green looks mint. And would make a good video

I’d go white raptor

Nice rig mate, my gq running a tb42 has 520,000 on it and she still goes mint. 👍

Great video. I have been looking at buying a patrol for a couple years and still haven't decided ute vs wagon and gq vs gu

Injector pump is the only expensive thing you have to worry about.

😂 grouse I havnt heard that word since I saw my cousins down south it’s such a sick word

I have a 4x2 00 navara with v6 petrol and nearing 450k.

Nice vid and great advice. Keep it up AA. Perhaps you can talk about what you looked for when you bought it?

'Not thrashed' Chuckles in the background 😂😂

My 105 has almost hit the big 500000, she’s about 20 grand off

White raptor would be good

raptor is good but if its not prepared properly it will just flake off that bonnet rust would need a sand blasting and then prime at the least

Nice patrol mate. Loving the vids

Go white cab black tray mate

I have raptor liner me canopy tray and cab love the shit

Lovin the vids!!

I'm 1 and a half years into owning my 540,000kms GU TD42T. Grabbed it for 6,800, needed to change its tyres and full suspension. Now i have a great car, even good for the road owing me around 9,000. Engine been going strong as. That been said, it recently started dying in start up, feel like im getting air in the fuel so need to sort that out.$40 in hose?

Raptor is tough durable and i think it looks good but its hard to get off if you want to in future

Was pretty lucky with my GQ, got a 1990 TD42 7years ago with 325thou on it. It now has 470thou on it. Pretty happy with the old rig, just need to cut some D pillar rust out 😬😑

740k 1994 lwb drives like a dream 🤣🙏

Good video I to have a 95 GQ patrol but it has 530,000 on a RB 30 had it from new Ha ha

My cruiser has more km than a trip to the moon but she still drives every day as a daily, only thing i've changed in 3 years has been the master cylinder... it popped while going down a hill towards a set of lights, fuckin freaked me right out. Great 4x4 tho.

Remember resale value is only important if you wanna sell your car 🤙

Raptor the body grey and paint the tray black