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Buying a 04 liberty
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Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:57 amby Matt89
Hi guys I'm looking at buying a 04 liberty sedan, it's 5 speed manual. There's a few things worrying me though, first it has 200000 km on it, is this a huge amount for a liberty, apparently it's been we'll maintained, is there anything I should look out for?
Also it is only a 2l non turbo which apparently only does 0-100 in 11 seconds which seems very slow, does this figure seem correct? The price is cheap enough so it might still appeal to me.
Any help is appreciated, cheers.
Re: Buying a 04 liberty
Posted:
Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:09 pmby Kormoran
I would go for at least an '06 in the 2 litre. That's when they changed to the 2.0R.
2.0i - SOHC & 101kw 2.0R - DOHC & 121kw. They also added a few extras as standard; 17's, climate control, fog lights to name a few.
Be aware though, my opinion may be a little biased
Re: Buying a 04 liberty
Posted:
Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:09 amby Mat04
I have an 04 liberty wagon 2.0i manual. Yes that time is right very slow. Compaired to my 04 outback 2.5 manual 8.2 time. The kms aren't really a problem it's only a number. Get a pre purchase inspection done to make sure the servicing was done correctly and you should be sweet.
But be aware at 200000kms timing belt needs changing which isn't very cheap.
Re: Buying a 04 liberty
Posted:
Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:05 amby Matt89
Thanks for the replies. I'm not really a power sort of guy, I used to drive a 30 year old mini with a 1L engine, but I guess I'll just have to drive it to see how bad it is. Ill be sure to check the log books out and see if the major service has been done already. How much would you be looking at for the 200000 km service?
Re: Buying a 04 liberty
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Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:06 pmby Kormoran
Around $1000 I believe, if there are no other issues.
Re: Buying a 04 liberty
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Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:23 pmby d-chang
Kormoran wrote:I would go for at least an '06 in the 2 litre. That's when they changed to the 2.0R.
2.0i - SOHC & 101kw 2.0R - DOHC & 121kw. They also added a few extras as standard; 17's, climate control, fog lights to name a few.
Be aware though, my opinion may be a little biased
I'm with Kormoran on this... hahaha maybe I'm biased too...
I'm not a person that's fussed with 0-100km/h times, just a car that sounds goood and handles well. And the 2.0R does just that. In WA, a reasonably good conditioned 2.0R will range around $14,500 - $17,000