Phil,Magouster wrote:Hi All, thank you for all the replies!
Perhaps I should clarify; while R80000 is my budget, the '98 2800TD blister fender is selling for only R70000. The tires on that Pajero is kaput, which means I will have to spend R8k almost the second I buy it. I have found a '99 3000 V6 (not a blister fender though), going for the same price, with new BF Goodrich tires, snorkel and roofrack. It has 225000km on the clock. I am still leaning towards the diesel, if not for fuel consumption, but the fact that the blister fender pajeros came with a rear diff-lock, and the others not (correct me if I'm wrong). Keep in mind that this will be my day-to-day wheels, with the occasional weekend of proper off-the-black-stuff fun, so as far as I am concerned a diff-lock is essential.
@ Dave: This sounds like a awesome deal, but the sceptic in me needs to ask, why are you selling for R80000 less than retail, not even taking into account the extras. Plus does the long wheel base not hamper proper off-roading? I am buying this after all to be able to go out with my friend and his Wrangler LWB on occasions.
Judging from the response I think I've under-priced it horribly! It's just that I do know it's been burnt at the bottom and, once completely repaired, will not look exactly the same as an untarnished model for no other reason than it looks like I can only replace the load area carpet with a black one whereas the colour for this one was grey. So I'll have black with a small section of grey carpet. Little things like that.
Re offroading - this car has always been a superb offroader (especially as it has an automatic & tiptronic gearbox) and I've never been limited by the LWB. Probably the only things that are a nuisance for offroading are the stock-standard running boards. But again, these are useful when getting to items on the roofrack!
Dave