[boxerchip]

I have just sold my car and was looking for a toyota simply because I wanted to go offroad and drive to my land in the country. (down a 2 mile dirt/ gravel road) After looking I cant really find a toyota I want, they all seem poorly made and crappy ( used to my BMW m3, and other nice german cars, audi S4, etc) A friend of mine recently got an 83 G and turned me on to them. I have not had a chance to drive one yet, but I love the solid build, design, everything about them really. My problems so far: Cant find too many under 10k (this will be an offroad vehicle, I dont want to spend a ton of money on it and then beat it around my farm and load wood and chain saws in the back) I cant find ANY specs for the 1980s G wagon MPG. Any advice, views, links, etc would be helpful. Also How are the older 80s G wagons on repairs... do they break often?
Thanks for the help guys.

 

[ogrenutz]

Welcome to the forum. I'm assuming you're in the US, but if not please consider that some of this might not be relevant. Here, you can find some nice examples around $10k if you keep your eyes open. They sell VERY quickly. Most nice 460's will be in mid/upper teens. The four factory engine variants you'll find will be the 240 diesel (dog but reliable), the 300 diesel (very reliable but still a bit of a dog), 230 4 cyl gasoline, and the 280 6 cyl gasoline. Anything else under the hood has been swapped in. Conversions to the 300 turbo diesel are popular and a great setup in the G, but again not factory. The 280 GE is obviously the race car of the bunch with hp in the whopping 150 range. Mileage on stock tires etc will be in the very low teens for the gassers and mid to upper teens and even low 20's for the diesels. IMO the best compromise between performance and reliability is the 300GD, 5 cyl diesel (or turbo diesel if you can find one that's had the swap done). Not quite as nice on the highway as the 280 engine, but more torque and less electronic wizardry under the hood. The good news about repairs is that the major components on these truck are very well built. Also, it seems like people who own G's tend to take preventative and routine maintenance seriously. Typical repairs will be to bushings and seals, hoses, anything that just degrades over time. If you've owned a Bimmer, then the parts prices shouldn't scare you. They're on par with what you'd be accustomed to paying to fix anything German. Most parts are in stock with a few very knowledgeable stateside distributors. Forget your MB dealer. MB didn't import the G until 02, so in the eyes of MBUSA 02 was the first year the G was made LOL. Most dealers won't even have the EPC for the 460 chassis to look up a part number. Those of us who own the 460 chassis rely heavily on forums for repair/parts sourcing. This one is not great for tech help. The better ones are p oi nt edthr ee.com and clu bgwa gen. com. Eliminate the spaces when you type the url. Two good general info websites are;
www.4x4abc.com/G-Class
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