Commdore or fourbie (first car)

[Stupa]

Go the 4by mate, Ive got both and the patrol is just more fun to drive. for that you could pick up a decent shorty forty with a v8 on gas, or a late 80's hilux drop in a 253 and a gas conversion and your laughing or even an early 90's/late 80's diesel patrol. just stay away from cruisers. Lots of my mates love them but parts are a killer, the gq patrols are from what ive sourced so far much cheaper and there's lots of them around. even a gq with the rb30 (like mine) get the EFI manifold and computer from a vl and with a bit of tinkering you've just added a coupla hundred K's to your range.

The possibilities are endless

 

[evil_monkey]

i rekon go the commodore, wait till you get a bit of experience and cash under your belt before you go try rolling a 4x4 on the dunes

 

[redcv6]

just from a quick look, you have roughly 8gs to play with. mate you can get a very decent 4x4 with that money. 80 series landcruiser, hilux, mate even consider something like a bj40, i know they are older, but in the bush are unreal. short wheel base, tough as f*** and so very very reliable. you would also have a bit of money left over.

 

[AdamLavv]

Cheers guys

Most likely go for a fourbie , maybe get a commo in the future as a project, I'm gunna get a sticker to piss ma mates off "yours may be fast , But mine can go anywhere"

 

[andyman]

Most likely go for a fourbie , maybe get a commo in the future as a project, I'm gunna get a sticker to piss ma mates off "yours may be fast , But mine can go anywhere"

thats all good untill it breaks down, or you get stuck in the bush

 

[nicko]

thats all good untill it breaks down, or you get stuck in the bush

LOL. commodores break down too. Only a real idiot will destory their car in the bush. With technology today your never more than a few days away from a tow home.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

commodores are competent offroaders wether it be fording a flooded rd:



or doing fire trails at 60km/h:

 

[nicko]

didnt that car die the second time across though?

 

[Turd Ferguson]

only cause he drove in at 60 and copped a massive bow wave.

ill rephrase it, commos do well fording a river, theyd do better if they had a snorkel

 

[nicko]

so basically they arent a car for water crossings