New member Canberra
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:41 pmHi all,
I've been wanting a 4th Gen Liberty wagon for quite a while now and recently I found one that ticked all the boxes for me (except the colour), so I snapped it up. It's a white MY06 3.0R-B. I would have preferred a black one, even silver (even though my other car is silver) over white but since there were not many 3.0R-B's for sale in my immediate area I decided colour choice was something I could compromise on. That being said, the white colour is really growing on me. The car is in excellent condition with 53K on the clock, hitch, factory alarm, mica paint (in as new condition), window tint (not dark enough unfortunately) and a one owner vehicle. The only thing it's missing is SAT NAV which I already chastised the previous owner for not opting for it when he purchased the car brand new
. I know all you GT guys are going to say it's missing a turbo as well. I did consider buying a GT, but as my other car is a Toyota Aristo twin turbo I get my turbo fix from that. 
I have already purchased a set of Tein S. Tech's from Phat GT and can't wait to install them. The R-B's stock ride is just too soft for me (and too high), especially since I'm used to the ride in the Aristo which has coilovers. Whilst I don't expect the Tein's to handle as good as the coilovers, I do expect it will be better than the stock setup and I mostly want them for the drop in height. Next up will most likely be LCA bushes and possibly Whiteline swaybars. Once all that is installed and settled and I have a good idea of the ride height, I will decide on new rims. Since the car has new Pirelli P-Zero Rosso's on it it makes sense to get some 18's and put the Pirelli's on them. I'm thinking the Rota Gravels in 18x8 +48 Hyper Black - I'm liking the white car/black rim combo. If not 18's then 19's, but I haven't done much research on 19's so don't have anything particular in mind. After that, maybe a visit to Pulse Racing for a tune to improve throttle response.
I have been reading plenty of threads in this forum lately and there is lots of great info. I look forward to picking your brains from time to time.
Andy.
I've been wanting a 4th Gen Liberty wagon for quite a while now and recently I found one that ticked all the boxes for me (except the colour), so I snapped it up. It's a white MY06 3.0R-B. I would have preferred a black one, even silver (even though my other car is silver) over white but since there were not many 3.0R-B's for sale in my immediate area I decided colour choice was something I could compromise on. That being said, the white colour is really growing on me. The car is in excellent condition with 53K on the clock, hitch, factory alarm, mica paint (in as new condition), window tint (not dark enough unfortunately) and a one owner vehicle. The only thing it's missing is SAT NAV which I already chastised the previous owner for not opting for it when he purchased the car brand new
. I know all you GT guys are going to say it's missing a turbo as well. I did consider buying a GT, but as my other car is a Toyota Aristo twin turbo I get my turbo fix from that. I have already purchased a set of Tein S. Tech's from Phat GT and can't wait to install them. The R-B's stock ride is just too soft for me (and too high), especially since I'm used to the ride in the Aristo which has coilovers. Whilst I don't expect the Tein's to handle as good as the coilovers, I do expect it will be better than the stock setup and I mostly want them for the drop in height. Next up will most likely be LCA bushes and possibly Whiteline swaybars. Once all that is installed and settled and I have a good idea of the ride height, I will decide on new rims. Since the car has new Pirelli P-Zero Rosso's on it it makes sense to get some 18's and put the Pirelli's on them. I'm thinking the Rota Gravels in 18x8 +48 Hyper Black - I'm liking the white car/black rim combo. If not 18's then 19's, but I haven't done much research on 19's so don't have anything particular in mind. After that, maybe a visit to Pulse Racing for a tune to improve throttle response.
I have been reading plenty of threads in this forum lately and there is lots of great info. I look forward to picking your brains from time to time.
Andy.
