Buying An AU Advice

ThoR_ · 30-05-2007, 12:24 AM

Hey guys.

Looking at getting an AU series 2 or 3 on lpg. Just wondering if you guys recommend an amount of km`s thats good. As in dont buy one with 200,000 which i wouldnt. I was hoping to get one form an auction with under 130,000 on lpg and in good nick for like 7k but its not gonna happen! My budget is about 7500. I was thinking to try and get one with under 150 and i will be modding it and dont want to blow any guts thats left right out of it.

cheers

Mark351 · 30-05-2007, 06:47 AM

LPG + low k's will add a premium on top of a cheap car. Browse through classifieds as well as the auctions, might find a bargain.

private9 · 30-05-2007, 08:15 PM

I'd be going for one that's not on gas, and use the 2k govt rebate, plus the 1k that WA give as well and convert that way!

As for kays, up until recently I've always been a low kays is always better type of person, but my AU now has 180k on the clock and still drives really well. It is still tighter and in better nick than a VX that is used to own with 45k on the clock.

At the end of the day, if it's been looked after, well maintained and driven gently, then relatively high kays aren't a bad thing.

ThoR_ · 30-05-2007, 08:40 PM

Thing is for a good gas fitter im waiting atleast 9 months. And i cant afford the juice so thats why i was just gonna buy one done

FGII-XR6 · 30-05-2007, 08:57 PM

slightly higher Ks in not a big issue for a gas car they don't wear anywhere near as quick as a petrol engine if u look after them i've seen cabs get 800 to 900 k and still going strong when retired the trick is maintenance

Mark351 · 30-05-2007, 09:51 PM

Cabs last ages because many of them stay running 24 hrs a day with multiple drivers so don't have the warm up cool down processes our cars have. LPG can be harsher on an engine because it is less lubricating than petrol.

**DJM83** · 31-05-2007, 01:19 PM

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Cabs last ages because many of them stay running 24 hrs a day with multiple drivers so don't have the warm up cool down processes our cars have. LPG can be harsher on an engine because it is less lubricating than petrol.

Hense the reason why LPG equipped cars should be run on petrol every so often to 'lube' the motor

**Mechan1k** · 31-05-2007, 01:23 PM

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Hense the reason why LPG equipped cars should be run on petrol every so often to 'lube' the motor

I would ... but I don't have petrol ... and I don't have an injector rail either

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**DJM83** · 03-06-2007, 11:57 AM

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I would ... but I don't have petrol ... and I don't have an injector rail either

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Well that stuffs that idea then

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FGII-XR6 · 01-06-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathXR

Cabs last ages because many of them stay running 24 hrs a day with multiple drivers so don't have the warm up cool down processes our cars have. LPG can be harsher on an engine because it is less lubricating than petrol.

thats not right! LPG engines last far longer than petrol engines. Ask any mechanic who knows a bit about LPG (not an old timer who never works on them and is scared to touch it). With petrol being a wet fuel (LPG is dry) you get minute quantities get past the rings and contaminate the oil LPG engines don't get this so the oil is far more effective after a few 1000 Ks. have you noticed in a petrol engine that all the components go a golden brown colour this is from the ash generated by petrol combustion geting into the oil. An LPG car (from new) will not have this golden brown stain as the combustion is cleaner we have 2 tarago maxi taxis here one on gas one on petrol the one on petrol needed a new engine at 360 000Ks the Gas on is still going at 560 000 Ks (but from what i've been told the engine is geting tired now) LPG is vastly superior as far as far as engine life is concerned

private9 · 30-05-2007, 10:10 PM

For a series 2 or 3 with good kays on gas, I think you're going to struggle a bit on your budget. You could probably do it here if you looked around, but from what I understand WA prices are higher than the eastern states?

DOC · 31-05-2007, 01:32 PM

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For a series 2 or 3 with good kays on gas, I think you're going to struggle a bit on your budget. You could probably do it here if you looked around, but from what I understand WA prices are higher than the eastern states?

As sure as there will be a christmas this year the AU value will drop and very quickly in relative terms, if you can hold out until the car you want comes down and reaches your budget.

Predict the E series as basicly forgotten, and the AU will be for the most part bypassed with the BA becoming the new E

Unless its a ute or similar in th A series the only real treasures will be the tickfords ( xr's and Tseries )

Back in my box

**Mechan1k** · 31-05-2007, 07:54 AM

And I think you will find a lot of people will be holding onto their LPG vehicles and not selling them ... something to do with petrol prices me thinks as well.

My factorty LPG AUII ute is now at 220,000km and runs like a dream ... but by no means quick either ... the only way to make these things quick is to boost them really. So don't expect a powerhouse (even with slight mods). They were designed for one thing only ... cheap transportation. That's about all.

But it suits me perfectly for what I do ... and how far i travel ... and has saved me a lot of money in running costs.

ThoR_ · 31-05-2007, 04:34 PM

I wanna do it on gas because its cheaper to run and i can prove and rub it in to all these guys that say gas sucks and cant make power. trick_xd has an EL on gas extractors exhaust CAI and a cam and he pulled a 15.2 with a buggered auto. Now from me going into the 15`s from what my VC is doing which is 18`s 19`s thats a big difference.

Also seeing the VN SS pulled 15.5 down the quater im happy! Im not looking for 13`s or 14`s maybe high 14`s at most. Be good to blow the doors off those krappy little P plater around the place. Want a car with alot more poke than the VC cheaper to run which i dont think is hard! And enough guts to have a bit of fun in?

The VC atm is doing 27L per 100kmh. Costing me a fortune to run. 350kms for like 70 bucks and now more because fuels hit $1.40 a litre!

And i will probably end up getting another bike eventually so.

private9 · 31-05-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoR_

I wanna do it on gas because its cheaper to run and i can prove and rub it in to all these guys that say gas sucks and cant make power. trick_xd has an EL on gas extractors exhaust CAI and a cam and he pulled a 15.2 with a buggered auto. Now from me going into the 15`s from what my VC is doing which is 18`s 19`s thats a big difference.

Also seeing the VN SS pulled 15.5 down the quater im happy! Im not looking for 13`s or 14`s maybe high 14`s at most. Be good to blow the doors off those krappy little P plater around the place. Want a car with alot more poke than the VC cheaper to run which i dont think is hard! And enough guts to have a bit of fun in?

The VC atm is doing 27L per 100kmh. Costing me a fortune to run. 350kms for like 70 bucks and now more because fuels hit $1.40 a litre!

And i will probably end up getting another bike eventually so.

27l/100 = 94.5 litres over 350 kays. So where are you getting your fuel so cheap as we'd all love to pay $70 for 94.5 litres!

ThoR_ · 31-05-2007, 07:15 PM

lol that was honestly more than 6months back!

private9 · 31-05-2007, 07:38 PM

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lol that was honestly more than 6months back!

Umm fine, but the fuel price you're quoting works out to around 75c per litre.

Petrol hasn't been that low for roughly 15 years dude.

ThoR_ · 01-06-2007, 02:24 AM

with the fuel thing im doing it ruff for crying out loud you dont have to be so picky

GK · 01-06-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoR_

with the fuel thing im doing it ruff for crying out loud you dont have to be so picky

It's ok mate, take it easy. You just need to be careful with figures and such here because people will check you (read check us all) out on them. This is one of the best things here, that people have a solid level of knowledge and not just opinion. It causes us to be careful with what we post.

Of course we get plenty of lively opinion as well!

Cheers and all the very best with a good purchase. The AU won't disappoint.

GK

private9 · 01-06-2007, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoR_

with the fuel thing im doing it ruff for crying out loud you dont have to be so picky

Doing rough approximations is a bit different from gross exaggeration.

For example, at say $1.25 a litre, $70 gets you 56 litres of fuel. 56 litres of fuel over 350 km's gives you 16l/100km - slightly different from the 27l/100 you're claiming...

ThoR_ · 02-06-2007, 02:05 AM

ok what ever you just said.