110 0r 130

Hi BertR,
cewilson has a good point, 110 crewcab or 110 wagon ????
i have a 110 crew cab in stornaway grey 2.4 puma.
yes the rear is much smaller thsn a 130, and the spare wheel takes up space and needs to be on a wheel carrier.
ride is fairly hard, not bad when its loaded up with camping gear, believe me you can fit a lot in the back if you try :D
my wife wouldn't drive the 130 i had before, but she is comfortable with the 110.
fits inside my standard 2 car garage, which is great.
rear seat is straight up and down, not great if your unlucky to travel in the back, the 130 is the same.
comes with alloy rims same as wagon.
depending on the colour you want you may have to order a 110 crewcab as very few get bought into the country, was lucky, mine had just been shipped.
there are a few thoughts for you from the 110 crewcab camp, you just need to get whats going to best suit you.

cheers
muddy

Oh gawd....decisions decisions......

I'm finding myself stuck with the same decision. I don't care about ease of parking. I'm more concerned with reduced break-over angle. Though, I intend to give it a lift and taller tyres anyways, so it might be a non-issue.

I need something that can carry two large dogs without having their hair spread all through the interior, so a canvas covered tray is perfect.

110 dual cabs are a lot harder to find, but I'd probably buy one of those over a 130.

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I need something that can carry two large dogs without having their hair spread all through the interior, so a canvas covered tray is perfect.

110 dual cabs are a lot harder to find, but I'd probably buy one of those over a 130.

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I have a 110 double cab and Love it. When I take the touring stuff out its perfect for the dog and the cab keeps clean!

When touring I sometimes think a 130 would be better because of the extra space, but then I remind myself that I drive it everyday more than I do for pure touring & the 110 is better for those off-roading days because of the shorter rear overhang.

If I had to buy another tomorrow I'm pretty sure it would be another 110 double cab.

HTH
Jon

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FWIW a stock 130 has a better ramp over angle than a stock GU Patrol ute, but obviously worse than 110 :D (real world use between the two climbing over contour drains on a farm, not book numbers ;) )

Just get a 130.

Surely the 'parking' issue is solved by hooking it up on the footpath outside the carpark and then walking an extra 2 minutes. Sorry for my I live in the country attitude - If I lived in the big smoke I would probably take the treadly!

For ride, a 130 at GVM+/- pizzles all over maybe 10 other fourbies I have had the displeasure of hooking along a dirt road at GVM (read that as touring) masses.

Dogs love riding in a 130...

The tiny door of a 110 wagon or the tiny tray of a 110 ute would get tired real uick IMHO.

S

Could anyone help me with test driving a defender on either the Goldie, Brisvagas or the Sunny coast with a dealer.
LR on the Goldie does not have one to drive only RR :(.

Cheers
David

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon

I have a 110 double cab and Love it. When I take the touring stuff out its perfect for the dog and the cab keeps clean!

When touring I sometimes think a 130 would be better because of the extra space, but then I remind myself that I drive it everyday more than I do for pure touring & the 110 is better for those off-roading days because of the shorter rear overhang.

If I had to buy another tomorrow I'm pretty sure it would be another 110 double cab.

HTH
Jon

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Can't you cut off some of the rear overhang? Thus retaining the ride comfort of the extra-LWB, and gaining some more departure angle?

I don't care if I have a small tray. It'd only be for the dogs mostly anyways.

Thanks for all the feedback....I'm leaning towards the 130 at the mo

I'm still undecided. I have a few grand to go though, savings wise. I buy my vehicles outright and as sensible as it is, it's excruciating to have to wait.