I found our current vehicle through carpoint.com and carsales.com found that I had a bigger choice and dealt directly with the seller, therefore bypassing the agent's commission. It also gave me a much bigger base of potential vehicles and saved a lot of leg work. By using the advanced search option you can really narrow down the search. Hope this helps, It worked fine for me.
-- Edited by petengail on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 11:05:41 AM
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Well we are finally here from NZ airline only managed to leave 1 suitcase behind lol. We are currently looking for a tow wagon and have narrowed the choice down to either A toyota landcruiser or Nissan 4x4 diesel manual. Can anyone point us in the right direction to A reputable dealer in the Brisbane south/Logan area ? or any other contacts that might be able to help.
Thanks for the info..looks like A toyota might be the way to go..so now begins the search for the perfect one..thinking about auto now as well.Have been driving sons auto ranger around and find it great .
-- Edited by Redwood Nomads 256 on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 08:56:06 PM
I would go with Petengail's reply, use the net and if you were members of a NZ car club get the RACQ to check out whatever you decide on.Normally RACQ will honour another countries club membership.
Lots of good dealers out there but as the post says Carsales .com.au can narrow your search and not just price but locality as well.
No contest. A Toyota Landcruiser anytime. I thought I may as well be the one to start off the inevitable argument . Someone had to.
The Nissen & LC are the 2 best big tow vehicles but I think with the LC you have a better chance of parts & repairs than the Nissen.
We travelled for 2 years continuous towing a 17' van with our LC and had not a problem so we're happy.
Cheers
Jon
Gday...
Now, strictly from your personal experience, why do you say that with LC "you have a better chance of parts & repairs than Nissan" when you also say "had not a problem so we're happy".
The statements almost defeat each other - if you never had a problem then how would you know whether parts and repairs were better than ANY other model/brand? Remember, speaking from your OWN experience.
Not argueing or being smart-a r s e ... just an observation.
Cheers - John
Good observation John. I have to admit I heard this information second hand from much research I did on the net before buying mine. Also my mechanic backed it up also adding most farms run Toyota so knowledge and spare parts should be aplenty throughout the country. But, as I say, this is second hand knowledge.
Also would add I wouldn't like to tow a caravan for 2 years using a manual car, it would have driven me mad.
Cheers
Jon
-- Edited by Hylda&Jon on Wednesday 27th of March 2013 08:49:57 AM
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No contest. A Toyota Landcruiser anytime. I thought I may as well be the one to start off the inevitable argument . Someone had to.
The Nissen & LC are the 2 best big tow vehicles but I think with the LC you have a better chance of parts & repairs than the Nissen.
We travelled for 2 years continuous towing a 17' van with our LC and had not a problem so we're happy.
Cheers
Jon
Gday...
Now, strictly from your personal experience, why do you say that with LC "you have a better chance of parts & repairs than Nissan" when you also say "had not a problem so we're happy".
The statements almost defeat each other - if you never had a problem then how would you know whether parts and repairs were better than ANY other model/brand? Remember, speaking from your OWN experience.
Not argueing or being smart-a r s e ... just an observation.
Cheers - John
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The choice also depends on how much $$$ you plan to spend and what sort of van you intend towing. Nissan do not have the same resale as Toyotas....probably about 30% less and the problem there is that the 3 litre TD has a very bad name, but this means you can buy a Nissan cheaper than a Toyota. You would be best buying private from Carsales.com or similar, preferably from a person who has owned the vehicle since new andf as mentioned above get a RACQ and PVR check to make sure the vehicle is OK and not stolen or has money owing on it. Buying from a dealer is no guarantee of being sold a good car. That's just my opinion.
No contest. A Toyota Landcruiser anytime. I thought I may as well be the one to start off the inevitable argument . Someone had to.
The Nissen & LC are the 2 best big tow vehicles but I think with the LC you have a better chance of parts & repairs than the Nissen.
We travelled for 2 years continuous towing a 17' van with our LC and had not a problem so we're happy.
Cheers
Jon
any one that thinks toyota have a good or better range of spare parts in remote areas have no idea to be perfectly honest, maybe it was better than other makes pre electronic fuel management systems, but not any more. Most parts for most vehicles can be accessed from say perth for a cost of around 30 to 50 dollars for air frieght.
Almost all mining sites use Toyota and boy do they get worked hard..Some of the sites tried out Nissen ,but only after 12 months they were rusting out, So went back to Toyota.Don't want to get into a slagging match Toyota v Nissen just telling how it is in the mining world between the two brands.
Thanks for the info..looks like A toyota might be the way to go..so now begins the search for the perfect one..thinking about auto now as well.Have been driving sons auto ranger around and find it great .
-- Edited by Redwood Nomads 256 on Tuesday 26th of March 2013 08:56:06 PM
We have the Ford Ranger and she tows like a dream. But like all vehicles there is a limit to what you can tow. Have you bought the caravan you want to tow? We bought the van first and then had more choice when it came time to buy the tow vehicle. Just about the first thing the caravan salesman will ask is what is your tow vehicle. Was reassured by many that buying van before tow vehicle was a good way to go.
Someone had to.
