hi Barney, I had a 2006 3ltr diesel Jeep Grand cherokee with 2' lift and AT Mickey Tompson and I found it to be a great 4x4 in the hihg country, but when something went wrong parts are pricey and unfortunately in 2013 it was involved in a big accident it was a right off. Which left me in the same spot as you looking at some old 4bies.In Feb 2014 I decided that I needed a good relyable for work horse and 4 wheel for the drive for high country and crossing the simpson desert later this year with headache free with maintenance. So I deceded to bite the bullet and buy a new twin cab and I read all the forums, magazines ,and drove them all.
I bought a 2014 manual 3.2ltr, 5 cyl Ford XLS Ranger and had a 150 ltr Davis brown tank, AT Baja P3 Mickey Tompsons, and now with a hard 80k on the clock later with capped services, I have'nt looked back (especially with fuel consumption ranging from 6.8 up to10.5), and not one thing gone wrong
All I can say is, way up all your options , even new or newish . Oh yeah my personal (money for value), verdict on the new twin cabs at the was ,none of the Toyota's, BT50 good apart from the looks, Isuzu D-max has a good truck motor good but a bit small inside and noisy, Amarock I liked but 4cyl & not one for the bush, Navara forget it. to soft suspension & 4 cyl , The rest, forget it, not even close.
good luck & hope you choose well .
Reply