by HK1837 on Tue, 09 Oct 2018 7:01 +0000
I asked All 4x4 here in Newcastle for you, but they are out of stock at the moment. This can change from week to week though. They are about $3000 for one with lower kM on it, plus freight to WA. They freight all the time though so will have decent rates. This place is a quality dismantler though, all parts come out onto pallets and get stored in a HUGE dry warehouse full of about 15m high pallet racking, dedicated to the wrecking side of the business. Building used to be a major freight company's distribution centre so parts are moved onto trucks and freighted quickly and easily as they are already Bandit strapped to the pallet they are on. So I wouldn't be concerned about warranty etc. Might not be worth it to you, but see what a rebuilt one costs and do the sums.
The other possibility is to buy a wreck from the auctions in WA and get the auto out of it, then sell off the rest. Sometimes Stat write-offs are even driveable as often airbag deployment sees them written off especially now they are 6 years old or more, so you can try the tranny. My 2010 SR5 was written off at 15,000kM, it was hit damn hard and the dash and driver's curtain airbags went off, plus the RH front rail was bent and shortened. But it could still be started and moved so the condition of the engine and box could easily have been tested. Might not float your boat but an option.