northbynorthwest Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Hi all, WD21 owner here, might have an opportunity to pick up an R50, have some questions for the experts: 1) Where would be typical places to look for rust if there was going to be any? 2) Any maintenance issues I should expect between 250,000-275,000 km? (Truck currently has ~260,000 km it) 3) Can someone post up the GVWR? and I am correct in believing the curb weight is ~3900 lbs? Trying to figure out the gross cargo weight capacity... Thanks, Northbynorthwest Edited March 12, 2015 by northbynorthwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Rust in the strut area. Look at the strut, you want to check out the area directly behind it. Then inspection on frame for rust as you would a WD21 truck. Maintenance wise. If its a 3.3L has the timing belt been done? And when? Hows the tranny fluid? Then normal stuff really. Oh the valve covers like to leak just like the 3.0. Most R50 have a max GVWR of 5000-5150. The highest for the facelift ones. Probably because their actual curb weight is higher than a non facelift Sent from my Moto X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 1) X2 on strut towers and general underneath inspection 2) They have basically the same maintenance requirements/schedule as a 1994-95 WD21, 160,000 kilometer timing belt intervals, etc. 3) I'll check when I go outside, but the R50 tows/carries about the same amount as a WD21 (we have both). The stiffness of the springs of each individual vehicle probably makes more of a difference than any rating difference. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 R50 tows 5k with 500lb tongue weight. With load bars and trailer brakes. I think my 04 is allowed up to 10,500 combined gross weight Sent from my Moto X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedss85 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Also check when you drive it to see if it has what I have found is a common issue with R50's over 140,000 miles and thats the rear upper and lower control arm bushings. Trust me you will know if they are bad as you will get what is known as the "death wobble" when going down the road.Not a hard fix as im fixing to do mine. Just bought new upper and lower control arms with new bushings already installed for ease of installation. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbynorthwest Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 How much rust is too much? Had a casual glance at it, there is a little rust at the top of the wheel wells and along the frame rails but it "appears" to still be confined to surface rust. Anyone have any experiences to suggest that it might turn out to be worse than it looks? And for more specifics the truck is a 2002 VQ35 auto Last thing... how much would you pay for a truck like that? (2002 R50, VQ35, 260,000 km, some rust and a couple of regular maintenance issues that need to be addressed) I know geography is a huge part in vehicle values, but giving me a range will at least help me figure out if the value they are asking is in the right ballpark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00PathfinderSE Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I would say 2500-5000$ tops with that many kms and some rust. Maybe less, kind of hard without seeing it in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Assuming it is in excellent condition, that would be about $4,500-6,500USD here, depending on options and maintenance. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northbynorthwest Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 So accounting for the northern BC surcharge (Any selection is at least 500 km away so if it starts, runs and drives its worth 2 grand, right?), $3000 is probably pretty fair? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hard to answer that, you know better than I, but I will say that $3k for a running, 12 year old SUV in decent shape is not a bad price in most books. If you can expect to put a little into it (hopefully doing the work yourself), I think it should work out. How much rust is too much? Had a casual glance at it, there is a little rust at the top of the wheel wells and along the frame rails but it "appears" to still be confined to surface rust. Anyone have any experiences to suggest that it might turn out to be worse than it looks? And for more specifics the truck is a 2002 VQ35 auto Last thing... how much would you pay for a truck like that? (2002 R50, VQ35, 260,000 km, some rust and a couple of regular maintenance issues that need to be addressed) I know geography is a huge part in vehicle values, but giving me a range will at least help me figure out if the value they are asking is in the right ballpark Check the rust a little better, especially around the strut towers, there was a recall about that? (check the Garage/TSP-Recall section) Bring along a little hammer and tap around, you'll be able to tell the sound of solid metal VS mush or the hammer making dents/holes. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdj Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) So accounting for the northern BC surcharge (Any selection is at least 500 km away so if it starts, runs and drives its worth 2 grand, right?), $3000 is probably pretty fair? Just paid $2995 with safety. etest, taxes and plates etc..for my '03 .I'd say their after an extra 5$. Edited March 21, 2015 by kdj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 All depends on market value and demand. In So Flo a clean 3.5 pulls $5-8k depending on year and condition. Sent from my Moto X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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