Hi. Wanted & where to buy an AU Ute?

[Trekka]

Hi everybody, I have just joined the forums and this seems like a real great place.
I am currently looking to buy a flat tray AU Ute with a manual gearbox. My problem is living in Tasmania I have not been able to find one anywhere. If anybody knows or has anything for sale I would be interested .
Other than that what would be my best avenue in purchasing my ute?
Cheers anyway Trekka.


Oh and I am willing to travel interstate to make a purchase.

[JC]

Best bet is to buy any falcon ute, get a tray for it (around $1500), and sell the tub off for around $1k.

Oh, and welcome. Enjoy the stay, and I hope you have your antibiotics handy (there's a nasty mod bug that hits pretty hard).

[Trekka]

Thanks for that . I had not thought of doing that,but is a great idea :sm_headba

I am not sure how many k's to go for on the car . Was thinking under 100000 however on the otherhand are there any benifit of this over a car with 150000+k's. on it?

[DoreSlamR]

I have a 2000 AUII XL ute thats for sale-ish.
Manual too....only prob is it's in WA

[JC]

Originally Posted by Trekka

Thanks for that . I had not thought of doing that,but is a great idea :sm_headba

I am not sure how many k's to go for on the car . Was thinking under 100000 however on the otherhand are there any benifit of this over a car with 150000+k's. on it?

That's the only way you can get an XR Tray Ute and a lot easier than narrowing your search to Tray tops only.

As for kms - the lower the better, obviously, but if you get a higher km one, just haggle hard on price, and be prepared to replace suspension bushes etc - as you're looking for a manual, you may also need to replace the clutch etc at some stage, but the 6s and 8s pretty much go foreever as long as they have been serviced regularly.

[Mechan1k]

With manuals you need to check to see if there has been a firewall repair as it can tear due to stress from the clutch as well ... also a tight/heavy clutch usually means there is strain on the cable as well (that runs through the firewall.).

Other than that ... the usual maintenance etc ... check for accident damage if you can ... and a good point made my JC ... look at all utes ... you can sell the tub for good $$$$$ ... or keep it ... and make it into a trailer.

[JefXR8]

Hey mate i have one for sale not sure if its something that you would be interected in as it has no tray but its easy to put one on. but have a look ill put the link here.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=101119

[blue terra]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

With manuals you need to check to see if there has been a firewall repair as it can tear due to stress from the clutch as well ... also a tight/heavy clutch usually means there is strain on the cable as well (that runs through the firewall.).

Other than that ... the usual maintenance etc ... check for accident damage if you can ... and a good point made my JC ... look at all utes ... you can sell the tub for good $$$$$ ... or keep it ... and make it into a trailer.

yeh the firewall's a problem and is costly to fix. and cables i'm still trying to sort out atm snapped 3 in 3 months. just changed the release bearing as i've been told this is the problem

[DoreSlamR]

Originally Posted by blue terra

yeh the firewall's a problem and is costly to fix. and cables i'm still trying to sort out atm snapped 3 in 3 months. just changed the release bearing as i've been told this is the problem

Not too expensive if you're handy with a welder