Thread: Ute or wagon

How many of you are there (single or family), where do you live (country or urban) and what is your intended use?

A well set up ute is exceptionally easy to live out of on an extended outback trip, but a wagon offers the benefits of carrying additional passengers, and keeping things locked up and out of the way around town.

I've travelled outback with a Defender ute and the capacity and accessibility made it so easy to live with. But for my needs I prefer a wagon.

yes it reely depends on what you intend on doing with it

Get a 130 then you have almost best of both worlds!

Yes the words "110 dual cab" and "capacity" rarely appear together.

If you want a 110 wheelbase, but have a heap of gear to carry then the wagon makes it a bit easier. You can stack things to the roof, have a full length roof rack etc.

Having said that I'd get the ute because I go shooting now and then and a dead animal is better in the back of a ute than the wagon and its easier to hose out !

A 130 really is best of most worlds, which is why I have one (an old one I grant you), especially good for touring. But if you do a lot of bush work you'll do a LOT of 3 (and 5) point turns !

Horses for courses.

Cheers

To me, a 110DC is kinda like a 110 Wagon with a cargo barrier and a hard canopy. So if you need the soft top because you carry stuff higher than the roof, or you carry dead animals as Vlad does, then the DC is the way to go.

The wagon has load length in its advantage, you can fold the seats down to fit a lump of plywood in from Bunnings. You'd need a roofrack for that on the dual cab ute.

Then again, the 110DC is one sensational and tough looking vehicle and i'd probably talk my easily influenced mind into buying one over a wagon if i had the money for a new Landy.

the main benefit i can see of the 110dc is height of something , throwing stuff in the back(work vehicle),5th wheeler or putting a tent on the back

I would think the wagon is more versatile than the 110CC as far as load room goes, as long as you don't want to load high or obnoxious items (e.g. the aforementioned dead animals). The 110CC load area is very short. I, personnally, have a 110HCPU - vast cargo space, but I only ever need 2 seats. A 130HCPU has almost as vast a load area as a 110HCPU and as many seats as a wagon.
Cheers,
Dave

Hey guys. Thanks for the replies. Just to clarify, and it may seem odd, but I'm not really interested in a dual cab. It's the 110 cab chassis that I'm considering. The bloke in me wants a ute, and has always wanted a ute. My head says go the wagon. It's probably better value for money, and I wouldn't have to part with it if a family were to appear.

As you may have seen in my profile I have a SIII 109 soft top, which isn't too great for serious loads or for carrying passengers. I have a live-in girlfriend, but no kids. I don't intend lugging dead animals, but I am pretty handy (ex tradesman) and like the idea of just throwing stuff in the back. How often I'd really do it though is a different story. We enjoy camping, and until the last trip my swag was sufficient. It will still be fine when I'm on my own or out with mates. I will tour, and do some off-roading for the fun of it, but it's unlikely to be too serious. At least not until the car's got a few years under its belt.

I don't use my car for work, but my commute is about 80km return each day. I guess either is fine for that.

I can't decide. Should I just get both?