jessshrike
New Member
G'day folks
I'm in the market for a decent 4wd (but not super modern). I accept going for an older vehicle comes with some risks. I used to have an old hilux for a long time and am well versed in how little repairs on an older car can stack up.
I'm currently looking at some 2004 model (sellers are calling it a KZN1) hilux 4x4s. I ran the details by my mechanic who is very into hiluxes. He now has an older style hilux (like the one I sold....) . He said the slightly newer ones of 04 I'm looking at are prone to gear box issues, said people say their gearboxes are fragile and like they're made of glass and very brittle but depends how they've been treated.
The ones I'm looking at are 300,000km or slightly less and one has already had a second hand gearbox installed, which suprised me because my old hilux I had (a petrol) had the original gearbox still going ok at 400,000km.
I guess I would expect some things, as things have become more 'modern', to have been made more sh*te as that's how everything seems to be going, but would those on the forum agree that the gearbox in this era of hiluxes was a little soft?
Anything else that I should pay particular attention to?
The sellers are all saying their cars have barely done any 4wding since new. But I wonder why the previous owners would bother getting a 4WD if they're not going to use it, then again there's plenty of people who like to have them for show!
Keen to hear some thoughts, very much appreciated!
I'm in the market for a decent 4wd (but not super modern). I accept going for an older vehicle comes with some risks. I used to have an old hilux for a long time and am well versed in how little repairs on an older car can stack up.
I'm currently looking at some 2004 model (sellers are calling it a KZN1) hilux 4x4s. I ran the details by my mechanic who is very into hiluxes. He now has an older style hilux (like the one I sold....) . He said the slightly newer ones of 04 I'm looking at are prone to gear box issues, said people say their gearboxes are fragile and like they're made of glass and very brittle but depends how they've been treated.
The ones I'm looking at are 300,000km or slightly less and one has already had a second hand gearbox installed, which suprised me because my old hilux I had (a petrol) had the original gearbox still going ok at 400,000km.
I guess I would expect some things, as things have become more 'modern', to have been made more sh*te as that's how everything seems to be going, but would those on the forum agree that the gearbox in this era of hiluxes was a little soft?
Anything else that I should pay particular attention to?
The sellers are all saying their cars have barely done any 4wding since new. But I wonder why the previous owners would bother getting a 4WD if they're not going to use it, then again there's plenty of people who like to have them for show!
Keen to hear some thoughts, very much appreciated!
