Million kay (almost) HiLux goes nuts

By: Guy Allen - Unique Cars mag

Date: 27.06.2018

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Million kilometre (almost) HiLux

Big demand for well-used Toyota

A well-worn Toyota HiLux trade-in at Gunnedah Toyota (NSW) has become an unintended social media hit.

With 990,800km on the clock, the well-used but still running dual-cab ute was offered on Facebook for $500 and sold more or less instantly, with a few people lining up for the keys.

The Facebook post read: "At only 990,800kms this old girl has plenty of life to live in its 2.4 petrol. For sale unregistered for only $500. First in!!!! Perfect farm vehicle. Or show us your Toyota Hilux speedo reading. Oh what a feeling!"

Gunnedah Toyota Used Car Manager Adam Ryan told Unique Cars mag, "We were quite shocked at the interest.

"The person who traded it is a local and she had owned it for about 10 years.

"It was nominally valued at a dollar, but we gave a $500 trade-in."

The former owner swapped it for another HiLux - a Workmate with 'just' 320,000km on the odo. "I guess she sees that as a low mileage car," suggested Ryan.

Going on the experience so far, it seems she's right...

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