Greetings all just joined the club and much thanks again to the members who helped me out straight away.I picked up a tj(build april 01) 175ks on clock ex repco sales reps car.Little bit of hail damage dents you can't notice unless up real close.Service history.Drives like a dream.Bought it for my baby for valentines day(not a good idea since she has already formed an emotional attachment to the car which no doubt will cost me fecking big time in the long run)it is factory duel fuel so will save us heaps on juice seems to get bout 500 from tank of lpg.Oil is still honey like after 1000k's.Cost on road $8275 should i be :D or :) or :cry: ??????????????

Sounds like a good buy!!
Wagons of same age/model/miles seem to be asking $10-11k
in the Melb yards and those usually don't have gas either.

Make sure the cambelt has been changed @ 100,000 kms.
Start budgeting for next change @ 200,000.


Hope "Oil is still honey" you mean = colour, not thickness/viscosity. :P

Greetings all just joined the club and much thanks again to the members who helped me out straight away.I picked up a tj(build april 01) 175ks on clock ex repco sales reps car.Little bit of hail damage dents you can't notice unless up real close.Service history.Drives like a dream.Bought it for my baby for valentines day(not a good idea since she has already formed an emotional attachment to the car which no doubt will cost me fecking big time in the long run)it is factory duel fuel so will save us heaps on juice seems to get bout 500 from tank of lpg.Oil is still honey like after 1000k's.Cost on road $8275 should i be :D or :) or :cry: ??????????????

Did you get it at the auctions? I'm looking for a TH/TJ, is it a 3.5? Sounds like a good buy to me, congratulations :D

All TJ's are 3.5L (i'm pretty sure)... Thats a hella lot of K's for a car of it's age! 200,000 is a big service. Keep that in mind.

Oil would wanna still be like honey (hopefully not as thick and sticky) after 1000k's - thats only like a couple of weeks driving.

Bought it from a car yard in kilmore the bloke was driving it himself.After 6-7 weeks and 4000km still very happy with buy(hope I stay in this frame of mind)

All TJ's are 3.5L (i'm pretty sure)

No, there are 3.0 TJs

Z

now u done it!!.... u brought he r acar this year .. u know ull have to better it next year ... ur screwed mate:P

No, there are 3.0 TJs

Z

yes and I own one

next year?????????????????????????????????????

wots next yrs gift a house or something, my gf gets the best gift of all, my love. Lol sorry for the corney lines but its late at night
jaz

you could buy a 3 litre tj but only by special order..... 180k will be its major service as 45k is major interval cambelt 'usually' done at 90k-180k ect. the book specifies belt and platinums at 100k but seeing as though there is no scedule at 100k its normal to make 90k the bigun. :)

wots next yrs gift a house or something, my gf gets the best gift of all, my love. Lol sorry for the corney lines but its late at night
jaz

She was standing next to you wasnt she.. You just wanted to get laid didnt you.. Sneaky.. But I like it.. They always fall for it when you tell all your friends about it..

SuFz :rant:

so whats the go with lpg engines last longer cause burns higher hence less carbon deposits or has a lesser life cause burns higher therefore damages components( all steel?)? both opinions can't be right eh?

She was standing next to you wasnt she.. You just wanted to get laid didnt you.. Sneaky.. But I like it.. They always fall for it when you tell all your friends about it..

SuFz :rant:

nope she was 400km away as i wouldnt be on here if she were here...

jaz

[QUOTE=Black Beard] 200,000 is a big service. QUOTE]
How big of a service is 200,000 what is involved and how much?