Thinking of buying a Laredo 96.....

[tjwoody]

Hi,
New users who have never had a Jeep! We are heading to Cape York (Old Telegraph) next year towing an off road camper trailer and are looking for the ideal 4x4.....capable and comfortable. I have seen a 96 Laredo for sale ($6900, 180000km, auto, ULP) that has winch bar, snorkel, draws, duel batteries, roof console etc in excellent condition. I wanted to know if this is a decent buy and what extras or modifications you would have to make to the truck to take this type of trip. My husband has always driven Cruisers and is dubious about the Laredo's trustworthyness, ability and is worried about the amount of electricals involved. We were also wondering if the Laredo can have a LPG underneath.
If anyone could give us some ideas or information it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jude Woodfield

[Richo]

I'm gunna step out on my own here (given the silence so far) and say If you plan on doing lots of remote long distance stuff, get something dumb and simple with a strong chassis built for towing.......like a Cruiser or Pootrol.

Yep, they're bigger, dumber, but they're also strong and reliable, and you can get bits for them anywhere, and they dont have all sorts of wierd electronic gremlins that can sneak up on you. And anywhere you go, someone will be able to fix them. Ya cant always say the same with a Jip.

Just my 2 cents worth mind (and yes, you could say I have good experience with both).

Now flame away all you jeepers.

[tjwoody]

Thanks Richo,
im sorry in advance for the earful you are now probably going to recieve from fellow members but I appreciate your honest feedback. I still intend to purchase a jeep as the family vehicle and im glad ive found ozjeepoffroad to help along the way.
Thankyou again.
Jude

[boo]

Originally Posted by tjwoody

Thanks Richo,
im sorry in advance for the earful you are now probably going to recieve from fellow members but I appreciate your honest feedback. I still intend to purchase a jeep as the family vehicle and im glad ive found ozjeepoffroad to help along the way.
Thankyou again.
Jude

hey i had 1996 jeep ladero it was by far the worst car i have ever had problems from day one They dropped the price 10000 the week before i bought the car ,auto controls would not work and were replaced them with nz army bits(no panic button ) welsh plug went in back of motor within 2 years.autop gave up towing the boat year 3 year 4 cat convert cracked up $1000- buck, later diffs had to be replaced and thats just what i can remember, it was a very confortable car on long trips but i would not buy another chrslyer product.traded it in on a x5 got 7500 couple of years back heavy on gas to. good luck