Question about buying VS UTE for first car

[JAKE-26]

Hey guys, I'm new to this but i'l give it a shot.

Im 17 and soon wanting to buy a vs ute. ive seen alot with like 180,000ks.
I know it seems like a fair amount, but ive also some with 250000-300,000+ around, which i think means they can last. :hmmm:

so my question is, for this type of car is buying one with around 170,000 k's gonna be ok still?
im in melbourne, VIC and will hopefully spend around $8k.

Cheers guys.

 

[VS-S-PACK-UTE]

hey mate, 170000 k's is a low number for most vs utes, i bought mine with 203000 and it still goes really nice, however i have had to replace engine mounts,sway bar bushes and panhard rod bushes. thats all that the car required to handle nicely, have since spent a few dollars buyin performance upgrades for it and for about 1500 u can make the car hammer u cant go wrong with vs utes mate, lower k's means jack **** however, its how its been looked after for them k's that counts.

 

[VSCristian]

8k is really pricy, but then again utes keep their value better than sedans.. if looked after they'll go for 400,000kms and then some!

personally, i'd get a 4-5k sedan, and put the rest of the $into exhaust, tranny, engine, intake etc.

lol, with 3-4k to play with ud get around 140-150rwkw... or more if you're lucky

 

[VSCristian]

i bought my VS with 211 on clock, now on 287 and running like a dream... better actually because of intake, exhaust and other goodies

 

[JAKE-26]

Cheers guys,

yeah well theres a heap of sedans around cheap as chips but i really just want a ute

But yeah loads of the utes ive seen, especially the manuals are up around that mark. im happy to pay around that coz im probably not going to do many upgrades as p platers arent allowed much down here.

but is there anything i should be looking out for when buying one?
im hoping a manual.

cheers

 

[11gothevt11]

I know this might sound silly but Just be careful some can be thrashed
180,000 thats pretty low km
V6 For 8k sould to be in a1 tip top condition
Just my thoughts

 

[JAKE-26]

Yeah i definatly agree, vs commo series would be up there in the most thrashed cars haha.

but yeah i reakon i could find some around 180-190k which would be sweet.
Also i dont think i'l spend much if anything on mods, but what would everyone recommend for just basic, not expensive and p-plate legal mods i could add. I might do something about a basic stereo and new rims, even though i pretty much know next to nothing about all different types of speakers and **** id need!

 

[boonga]

yea i have heard of them lasting over 450 xxx kms just depends if you buy it of a young bloke it will probably be thrashed so yea

 

[11gothevt11]

Legal mods.. I don't know if its legal but internal mods would be good if you got the $
I think if cops can't see it they don't know nothing

 

[JAKE-26]

yeah well id rather spend cash to make it look good than illegal mods.

also on the topic of mods, do things like CAI, exhaust improve/decrease life of a car?or no differencee