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New to Liberty

PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:03 pm
by psy
Howdy,
Thought I'd introduce myself. Been lurking on the forums for a while, & registered just the other day. Have just committed to purchasing my first Liberty less than 2hrs ago!
Hopefully I don't live to regret it :lol:

Name: Justin
Ride: (hopefully - pending finance & mechanical inspection) 2009 Subaru Liberty GenIV Sport Sedan
Location: Inner Suburbs, Melbourne
Mod: None (yet)
Plans: unsure
Occupation: IT Geek
Year of birth: 1980's
Interest: health & fitness, IT, spending time with my girlfriend.
Previous Rides: 93 Ford Laser Hatch, 01 Peugeot 306 Rallye Hatchback.

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:05 pm
by libsti
welcome to the forum justin, im sure youll enjoy the new car.

norm

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:50 pm
by cruisn
Welcome Justin. :D

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:35 pm
by psy
Thanks for the welcome. Can't wait to get the car. It certainly is an upgrade from the Peugeot and is just so much fun to drive.

I've had my eyes on libertys for a while and although my budget wouldn't stretch to a GT, I'm still happy with my purchase.

First mod I think will be window tint. Every car I've owned (its a short list) has had tinted windows. Quite a few recommendations on the forums for places in Melb I'll be sure to check out.

Once again, thanks for the welcome and lots of great info!

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Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:42 pm
by Penga
psy wrote:Thanks for the welcome. Can't wait to get the car. It certainly is an upgrade from the Peugeot and is just so much fun to drive.

I've had my eyes on libertys for a while and although my budget wouldn't stretch to a GT, I'm still happy with my purchase.

First mod I think will be window tint. Every car I've owned (its a short list) has had tinted windows. Quite a few recommendations on the forums for places in Melb I'll be sure to check out.

Once again, thanks for the welcome and lots of great info!

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welcome!

congrats on the purchase!!

p.s if you did/doing finance through Esanda let me know.....

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:44 pm
by AndrewCowley
Welcome.

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:45 pm
by hamish_023
welcome, any photos of your prev. car?

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:27 am
by psy
Hi Hamish... A few old pics of my Peugeot.

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Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:03 am
by psy
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Quick pics of my new Liberty. Picked it up last night.

There are a few small dents I plan on getting repaired, and although it appears on closer inspection that the front windows have been tinted I'd like to get the tint sorted out too. The leather bolster on the passenger seat is a little dirty (cream leather), so I'm in talks to get some zaino to give the seats a good clean. Otherwise VERY happy with the car.

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Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:59 am
by JKeep2.5i
Welcome nice ride! :)

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:50 am
by Belle
Penga wrote:
welcome!

congrats on the purchase!!

p.s if you did/doing finance through Esanda let me know.....



Quick question, we did our finance thru Esanda for our Outback, is there something wrong with them??

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:52 am
by psy
Just had the dodgy tint removed from my two front windows at CarTint.

On inspection, it appears that two different tints were used. Both windows weren't identical!

Spent two hours with Rob this morning at his workshop in Ringwood. He's certainly passionate about the profession and the results show.

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Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:55 pm
by Corsair
Welcome! That's a nice looking car. I really like that dark charcoal colour. :good:

Funny you mention your tinting...I am going to Rob next week and when I called up, he offered to let me come down and watch another Lib get tinted at 9.30am today. Must have been yours! :lol:

Do you have any after pics? How's it look compared to the privacy glass?

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:02 pm
by Hybrid
More pics of the whole car needed :)

Re: New to Liberty

PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:23 pm
by psy
Corsair wrote:Must have been yours!
Do you have any after pics? How's it look compared to the privacy glass?


It was! I was there until about 10. He was doing a WRX after I left.

Previous tint was awful. Aside from it being scratched, the protective coating had starting to wear away where the window sits against the rubber trim. They'd also just installed the tint without removing the door trims!

You will be able to tell the difference. Privacy glass is a lot darker. For obvious reasons Rob will only tint 35% (and he was dead against tinting my back windscreen, which I must admit I'm a touch disappointed about).