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If you don't want them to come back , and move in with you , get the jackaroo , challenger , or pathfinder , or if you never want to see them again , get them a disco and point them somewhere remote, or 20 ks past the nearest dealership . But seriously if you buy a disco , pathy , or challenger they will never get far enough out of sight to get lost before they blow up .
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03 grande v6 , with added stuff that makes it go places . RTFM people !
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I personally wouldn't touch an early noughties diesel after the issues my mate had. Had the injectors done on recall and still gave him a lot of grief. It seemed like once it started to break down it just continued until the motor was terminal at around 200k. The last few years he spent a bomb on it and it still let him down. He's just traded it on an Outlander!Common sense isn't that common.....
2003 green manual GXL, dual batteries, Tradesman roof rack, Sovereign bull bar, Dig Options head unitComment
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My parents have 1 in the petrol, bit thirsty but incredibly capable machine, coils and discs all round, Not far off a prado really minus the big tank, I , paid $16k for my 120 series with 200 000klms, They paid $4k for the jack with 200 000klms, Goes everywhere mine does, apart from looking a little more dated the basic "bones" of the vehicle are similar.
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Didn't Brocky race a V6 Jackaroo in those outback rallies? Highly modified of course.Dave
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Bugger Bali, get out and see Australia before we sell it all to China.Comment
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He sure did.Originally posted by Bushbasher View Post
I seem to recall he was less than impressed with it, but as someone else was paying for it and him... meh...
I don't think they shared much in common with the civvie version. The badge and air in the tyres maybe.Comment
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Just for the record.....
Sorry to dig up an old thread, but in case someone else comes along on it as I did....
Brock did the Safari Rally twice in a Jackaroo and was quite impressed with it - sitting on many sections doing 180+ in the dirt and over jumps.
The first time it was showroom class - ie Stock Jackaroo 4x4 - which for the record was second outright. Beaten only by the Modified Jackaroo of Garland.
http://www.motorsportworld.com.au/ne...rlandbrock.htm
For reliability - I've had mine for over 10 years and it's performed quite well - goes everywhere the others do. Does a good job of retrieving Patrols and Land Cruisers too.. ;-)
Most Jackaroo's I've heard of / seen do quite well - as well as any other 4x4 on reliability, drivability and such. As always, depends on how it's been treated over time. Certainly underrated - which is why I love it. Seeing the faces on those Land Cruiser drivers with their 33's and lockers and such when I come blasting up the same hill on 30's and no lockers. There were issues with some Turbo Diesels apparently though.
The V6 petrol can be thirsty - not badly so, but anything compared to diesel usually is. Mine's dual fuel, and city cycle runs around 17-20L/100k on LPG. That's old style LPG (not injection), and not driving it like a granny. Surprisingly, off road the consumption doesn't increase that much....
Being a rebadged Isuzu, it's really a fully imported Jap 4x4. Built very well.
Can be challenging to get all the kit for accessories though - like bash plates and such :-(
Cheerio.
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Well, at least their are plenty of spare parts scattered around this great country so you won't have to go far to get the bits you need to get it going again.
Dave
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Although not a real Jackaroo fan, in defence of them my brother owns a diesel one and it has done every Beadell road, the Simpson and the Canning twice including the southern end twice more. I did the Canning with him in June/July and apart from his auxiliary tank falling out in the middle of the track and his roof rack collapsing, the vehicle completed the trip without mechanical drama. In fact we got to well 39 from the north before he realised his hubs weren't even locked in. This included a drive across a very wet Lake Tobin. He had the injector recall done and has had no issues since and it has now done about 200k. So although there are some bad reports, they are not all bad.
2018 GXL D4D auto, ARB bar, dual batteries, BFG A/T's, Dobinson/Bilstein suspensionComment
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