Thread: Just got home with my new 130

Enjoy her - I may see you up the high country as im up there lots.... I have a silver 110 and lover her to bits too

congrats on the purchase - you will be very happy with the 130.

805km on 3/4 tank does not sound standard. you may have a long range tank fitted.

Originally Posted by jasonedu

congrats on the purchase - you will be very happy with the 130.

805km on 3/4 tank does not sound standard. you may have a long range tank fitted.

Yep it's got a large aftermarket single tank, reportedly about 130L. Is badged' longRanger' apparently of Qld manufacture. I'll be interested to see how much it takes after today's trip; also hope to improve on that range with more conservative driving. I was pretty keen to make the miles today.

Was it this one? I was very keen on it but my wife said no, too big for us.

That canopy look likes it has a large rear overhang. Might be better on a single cab!

If you want some quiet tyres, get a set of Pirelli Scorpion ATRs. They are SOOOoooo much quieter than my previous Michelin ZXLs (or were they XZYs?). Score really well on off road test too.

Hope you get a good run out of it.

Originally Posted by Larry

Was it this one? I was very keen on it but my wife said no, too big for us.

Yeah that's the one.

The canopy does indeed have a huge rear overhang, this put me off when I first saw the ad for the vehicle but on further investigation there were a lot more factors in it's favour. The guy who had it is a squillionaire and has set up and maintained the vehicle with no regard to expense, best of everything everywhere. I'll put a relatively short tray on the thing straight away instead of that big box, a tray will be much more versatile for my everyday use. The box will be a boon for outback trips. Long-term plan is to build a tray-on style camper for it (or look out for a good second-hand one, not being in the squillionaire class myself).

Originally Posted by POD

Yeah that's the one.

The canopy does indeed have a huge rear overhang, this put me off when I first saw the ad for the vehicle but on further investigation there were a lot more factors in it's favour. The guy who had it is a squillionaire and has set up and maintained the vehicle with no regard to expense, best of everything everywhere. I'll put a relatively short tray on the thing straight away instead of that big box, a tray will be much more versatile for my everyday use. The box will be a boon for outback trips. Long-term plan is to build a tray-on style camper for it (or look out for a good second-hand one, not being in the squillionaire class myself).

Hi,

My mate is just about to order an 1800x1800 canopy like that, if you're interested in selling to fund the short tray let me know.

Nice rig by the way, exactly what I should have

Rich

Originally Posted by justdrinkbeer

Hi,

My mate is just about to order an 1800x1800 canopy like that, if you're interested in selling to fund the short tray let me know.


Rich

I'll give it some thought but not really wanting to sell the box at present, planning some long-service leave and a biggish trip next year and the rooftop tent on top of the big box will be good. I believe this box cost in excess of $10k to have built, all aluminium and powder coat. Perhaps you could PM me with an idea of what your friend would be thinking of paying, might help me consider whether to sell it cos it would depend what I could then put in it's place.

I've found a few issues with the car so far, most annoying is that the airlocker needs to come out and have new o-rings, just blows air straight out of the breather. Kicking myself for not flicking that switch before buying, might have knocked a grand off. Also the electrical accessories have not been wired to a standard that I'm happy with. Long experience has taught me to be very very fussy about how I route and protect electrical wiring, this has everything connected up correctly and good gear used, but the wiring is not well anchored and protected, some wires without conduit rubbing on metal body fittings, that kind of thing. Some tidying up required there.