Looking at an Isuzu County 110

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Originally Posted by rocknodster

Okay, is anyone using one as their daily driver?
(seems most Isuzu Landie owners also have 3 or 4 other landrovers in their garage)

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Mine is my only driveable vehicle, but I work from home so I don't have to commute in it.
When I was a kid the only vehicle we had was an 86 Isuzu County and my Mum drove it to the shops, preschool etc as needed.

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Originally Posted by rocknodster

Okay, is anyone using one as their daily driver?
(seems most Isuzu Landie owners also have 3 or 4 other landrovers in their garage)

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Not exactly - it is my "town car", and I drive a 2a round the property on a daily basis, mainly because it is aute, where the 110 is a wagon. But although not a daily driver, it usually does the 120km round trip to town once a week. Did from here to Melbourne and back last November and last month, and eighteen months ago did here to Perth and back. Since March have done here to Yass and back twice and while there commuted into Canberra.

John

I use mine as an everyday vehicle :) and have enjoyed every minute of it . The County is my work vehicle, a weekend off-roader, most of the time it gets used also as a family wagon while the "Ford Territory" sits redundant :D

Only trouble being a work vehicle is that it's normally full of builders junk and rubbish !! I hope one day to restore the beast and take a bit more care of it though.
It's a great reliable vehicle, I've covered 75,000 kilometres in under two years and have only replaced uj's,bushes etc. I'm now wondering about servicing the engine :D (480,000 +)
Went off roading with a pootrol at the weekend and I'm afraid to say certain sections could not be done by the shiny pootrol..........better stop now ;)

My daily driver is a 1985 County station wagon with 4BD1 turbo (currently for sale). It is soon to be replaced with a 1985 County station wagon with 4BD1 turbo (if I ever get it finished) :D

Guess I have a bit of a one track mind, but when you find something this good, why change?

Thanks for all the great feedback, I've gotten back some quotes on repairs and had some PM's from some very knowledgeable people off the forum.
I think my only reservation now is that it needs to be fixed before it can be driven.

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Originally Posted by rocknodster

Okay, is anyone using one as their daily driver?
(seems most Isuzu Landie owners also have 3 or 4 other landrovers in their garage)

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I've also got a 2a (in my avatar), but it hasn't moved under its own steam in a few years.

I use my Isuzu 110 for my daily drive, my weekend drive, my take a girl out on a fancy date drive, my holiday drive, my... you get the picture :angel:

Thanks for all the advice, the Isuzu's certainly are awesome units but I have weighed up what was on the martket and best suited me and bought a tdi300.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by rocknodster

Thanks for all the advice, the Isuzu's certainly are awesome units but I have weighed up what was on the martket and best suited me and bought a tdi300.

Cheers

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Have you ever towed with a 300tdi? Definately not a great choice for towing, otherwise they get along ok

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Originally Posted by Vern

Have you ever towed with a 300tdi? Definately not a great choice for towing, otherwise they get along ok

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Don't pick on him for making the wrong choice after he's made it:angel::D

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Originally Posted by Vern

Have you ever towed with a 300tdi? Definately not a great choice for towing, otherwise they get along ok

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Sure have, old man has a 300tdi defender and it tows the boats around Australia beautifully - 2 on the trailer 1 on the roof.
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But I am confident the Isuzu tows better, but the 300 will do what I need it to