Nissan Patrol $3,900 in AZ

[preacherman]

found this on craiglist. not mine, don't know them...blah, blah, blah

http://roswell.craigslist.org/car/493881824.html

 

[Schattenjager]

What do you suppose they mean by "vary rare" ???

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

oddly familiar looking Patrol. We had one that color when I worked for a shop that had a couple. Definetely neat old school trucks, they are in fact super rare...

 

[kcowyo]

What do you suppose they mean by "vary rare" ???

Even more rare than very rare?

I saw a nice green one in Monterey, CA a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was an FJ40 until I could see the front grill. I bet parts shopping for one is a lot of fun. Probably some vary rare stuff still available for it.

:REOutIceFishing:

 

[Fergie]

Even more rare than very rare?

I saw a nice green one in Monterey, CA a couple of weeks ago. Thought it was an FJ40 until I could see the front grill. I bet parts shopping for one is a lot of fun. Probably some vary rare stuff still available for it.

:REOutIceFishing:

Used to wheel in Flagstaff with a family that owned three of those suckers.

The one in the add is familiar too...maybe from the Tucson or Sierra Vista area.

 

[preacherman]

I always thought "very rare" was code for..."I think it is worth more than it really is..."

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

If the body is reasonably decent that is actually a great price. Parts are tough but they are existent and there is a community of hoobyists. There is/was a guy who had a ton of them near here in Jackson, Wyoming (but that was a few years ago). I worked for a shop that had two or three, including one of that color. I think they stopped importing them in '68 or '69. I have seen some completely retrofitted to other parts. They would be a great and unique trail rig. They actually feel and drive a lot like an old Rover, more so than an old FJ40...

 

[Lynn]

What do you suppose they mean by "vary rare" ???

If you're going to nitpick, the ad actually says, "Vary Cool" not "Vary Rare."

 

[Martinjmpr]

If you're going to nitpick, the ad actually says, "Vary Cool" not "Vary Rare."

I think that means that its coolness varies from person to person.

Its rarity also varies. I have seen several in the Denver Metro area. And up in Meeker, CO, where I went hunting last month, there is a gas station that has 3 of them sitting out in front - one is a wreck, the other two at least have intact bodies. I'm assuming someone's collection?

I can't imagine paying nearly $4k for something that you're either going to have to completely gut and put in an all-new drivetrain, or spend a fortune trying to find rare parts to fit it. Not when you can get an FJ40 for less.

I suppose if you just had to have something that was unique, that would be a good one, although, again, I can think of more unique and more desirable vehicles, but that's just me.

 

[Grim Reaper]

Hay its a word but not sure how it applies here.

var·y (vâr, vr)
v. var·ied (-d), var·y·ing, var·ies (-z)
v.tr.
1. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
2. To give variety to; make diverse: vary one's diet.
3. To introduce under new aspects; express in a different manner: vary a musical tempo.
v.intr.
1. To undergo or show change: The temperature varied throughout the day.
2. To be different; deviate: vary from established patterns of behavior. See Synonyms at differ.
3. To undergo successive or alternate changes in attributes or qualities: Foliage varies with the seasons

That dude cross posted that thing over to Atlanta. There is one in Atlanta that has been for sale for at least 6 months. Not sure anybody here is going to pay an extra $1k plus shipping when the local one hasn't sold for $2500 in 6-8 months.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/car/470518861.html

 

[zimm]

if thats just surface rust, the price is reasonable.

 

[kellymoe]

If I had an extra $3500 laying around I would snatch it up in a heartbeat. There were two of them sitting next to a house near Newhall CA. a few years back. I kept meaning to stop and ask about them but I was a day late and a dollar short.

After that i learned to stop when I first see a potential treasure. I picked up a 1994 Defender 90 a few years back that I spotted in a tow yard. It was covered in dust. You could not see it from the street but I was tillering the hook and ladder truck (the guy who steers the back, I'm a fireman) and sitting way above traffic I spotted the D90. Bought it for $13k and turned around and sold it for $21.
:wings:

 

[canucksafari]

If I was in the US, I would hold out for a 25 year old JDM patrol.