[Gogogu]

gonna sell my GU and get a GQ, few reasons, money, something I can play in more, money.
is this a bad idea? will I regret it? only gonna spend about 6-7 k on another.

 

[gordonmichaellee]

Even though

Even though a GQ is older it is actualy an upgrade. Hahaha

Cheers Gordo'

 

[fishmagnet]

What he said times eleventy .


As far as the money goes, your going to have to do a budget and do the math. What you expect to get for the gu and what you do. What the gq costs and needs to be done.

The only place where the gu is stronger that i care about would be their diff housing, and they fit under a gq anyway. So if i get to a point where they're required then i'd change them. But seriously I think i would be doing some hard core competition stuff to need them.

Don't mind spending a bit of coin (mods) on mine because theres nothing to upgrade to.

 

[Tongie]

Ive seen some GQ ST minters around latley... they are EVERYWHERE!!

 

[Tower]

Pick yourself up a clean 4.2D then put a turbo on it, the only downgrade would be the comfort i think

 

[Jaido]

Yeah only downgrade would have the be the luxury the Gu have.

other than that gqs are bulletproof.

 

[Gogogu]

probably won't have the coin to get a diesel though, so how are the petrol gq motors?

 

[davway]

Petrol GQ's are just fine.
Plenty of power, especially the EFI's.
If you like to accelerate and be able to change UP gears when driving up hill, EFI is the way to go.

 

[CRF250R]

I am doing exactly the same thing, had a GQ before, thought I was upgrading buying a GU and What a mistake, I have hated it since day one. So mine is for sale and have been looking for a good GQ for a while. Yes the seats are crap but with the money left over I can do some mods, i.e. Recaro's for comfort, and upgrade the missus car.

Ive seen some GQ ST minters around latley... they are EVERYWHERE!!

Where Exactly, I have been looking for months and havent found one decent one yet!

 

[Gogogu]

i got one, its a TI though, I put up pics in members vehicles section

 

[GQ COILY]

Yeah only downgrade would have the be the luxury the Gu have.

other than that gqs are bulletproof.

GQ not completely bulletproof. I ahve a 97 GQ Coil Cab with a 6" lift and 35's. In the 4 years of ownership I have blown the motor which was always serviced religiously every 5000km including oils and all filters. Had an air locker in the arse and done the rear diff also. Both these are supposedly bulletproof. In saying this the car is a very clean and tidy unit as I don't thrash it out the bush rock hopping and jumping into mud holes etc. Now the only offroad stuff I mainly do is a dirt road.

 

[zoom0001]

I had a both a GQ and a GU for a while and would have to say the GQ is more at home in the bush... it is smaller, better approach and departure angles, panels are cheaper, accessories are easier to come by.

GU I reckon is a great all rounder. Good off and on road. My 05 is still to pretty to be looking to park it in bog holes.

 

[Aussies-in-Action]

Been there, Done that and now selling GQ.

Had a GU 4.2 diesel for a while and upgraded back to a 93 GQ 4.2 Petrol.
As far as I'm concerned a better vehicle for most of the reasons everybody else has mentioned.
Now I'm selling the GQ to buy a couple of acres, if anyones interested $8500 ono, give me a call - 0408 665 642.
Dave.

 

[fnqcairns]

GQ not completely bulletproof. I ahve a 97 GQ Coil Cab with a 6" lift and 35's. In the 4 years of ownership I have blown the motor which was always serviced religiously every 5000km including oils and all filters. Had an air locker in the arse and done the rear diff also. Both these are supposedly bulletproof. In saying this the car is a very clean and tidy unit as I don't thrash it out the bush rock hopping and jumping into mud holes etc. Now the only offroad stuff I mainly do is a dirt road.

How does one do those things? to this car?, the diff is driven by a motor that puts out 79BHP I think, almost a rubber band engine. the engine it's self is so overbuilt that unless it has been mistreated very badly it will simply just keep plugging on and on and on.

People have a habit of doing things baddly, it's one the biggest problems when purchasing one of these cars secondhand, servicing at 5 or 10k means nothing if an operator let it overheat somewhere along the line even if straight ofter driving it from the new car dealer that first time....from then on it's nothing higher than well looked after toyota diesel engine. An overheated engine is a stuffed engine even if later it seems to run ok again, sellers will never tell this secret.

People run oiled filters, egt too high, do homework on the diffs - lapping by eye/feel, if they where toyota's their mistakes would be noticed just down the road but being more of truck drive train, very often the next owner gets that bill.

It does read like you got stung.