Buying first car - Matt

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Hey guys,
Little bit about my self, turning 18 end of November and loving the Liberty. I'm really looking at the MY04+ 2.5i sedan one. Reasons for this is that they brought in the new safety features in this model and i rather the look of this one more compared to the older gen. Good ones found are around 13k. What are your thoughts on this? Anything in particular to look out for this model?

Matt

[SH30RB]

save a bit more money and buy this one

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you will thank us for it

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The 3l one is VERY NICE, but just to expensive for first car and defs to expensive of fuel for what i have heard. Such a nice car tho....plus not a huge fan on wagons, don't need that extra space and just rather the sedans imo

[zch91]

Are you on your P Plates? What state? I guess a GT would be a no go.
Definitely go the 3.0R-B if you can afford it. HEAPS nicer than the safety pack.

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I get my P's end of November this year, yeah GT is a no go living in Vic and the silly no turbo rule is so annoying....The 3.0R-B was looking at before but its just to expensive for me atm if one does come up close enough to range ill consider it but for an everyday drive, part time job still student its going to become expensive just to drive around fuel wise. Then maintenance as well, plus wanting to do mods on it in the near future after getting car its probably not the smartest buy.

But definitively agree with you...much MUCH nicer

[SH30RB]

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they actually arent as bad on fuel as everyone thinks

i drive like a normal person and the L/100km is usually averaging around 10.5 or less

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i drive like a normal person and the L/100km is usually averaging around 10.5 or less

Nice, some people say they get like 10l/100 then some are like i struggle to get under 15, i would think first month or so i would be the struggle to get under 15 person haha, but i can see if you drove normally like a civil human being you can get better milage. That has done close to 200,000kms tho i was wanting something with around 130 or less :\ so it would last me bit longer and not spending money or repairs right away

[SH30RB]

200,000km on the H6 engine is nothing, they are a very strong engine.
and they dont have a timing belt

plus, you could probably talk that car down even more too

[rooby]

If you are out to save yourself money though consider other costs like insurance, which will likely cost you more in the 3.0. Tyres for the 3.0 also might cost you a little more if they're bigger (unless you're putting different rims on anyway). More fuel (even if it isn't way more). More spark plugs when it comes time to replace them. Etc.

Over all the 6 cylinder will cost more to run generally. Probably not by a large amount but it depends on the person as to how much is a lot of money.

Make sure you get one that has already had its major 100000k service as that is a costly one. Also try get something other decent tyres with lots of tread as you don't want to be forking out for new tyres right after you've just paid for the car an ergo and insurance and stamp duty etc.

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200,000km on the H6 engine is nothing, they are a very strong engine.
and they dont have a timing belt

Oh nice i didn't know that! Might read up on some of that...you have tempted me haha

By end of year i might be able to save up bit more, ill see how it goes. But also insurance...that will probably kill me....

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If you are out to save yourself money though consider other costs like insurance, which will likely cost you more in the 3.0. Tyres for the 3.0 also might cost you a little more if they're bigger (unless you're putting different rims on anyway). More fuel (even if it isn't way more). More spark plugs when it comes time to replace them. Etc.

Over all the 6 cylinder will cost more to run generally. Probably not by a large amount but it depends on the person as to how much is a lot of money.

Make sure you get one that has already had its major 100000k service as that is a costly one. Also try get something other decent tyres with lots of tread as you don't want to be forking out for new tyres right after you've just paid for the car an ergo and insurance and stamp duty etc.

Yeah i hear you...insurance can be pre annoying as first year car its expensive anyways, then buying a car like this BEAST it just complicates things haha. I would probably be changing wheels, but not for at least 6months+ to save up some money for it. I'm sure i could manage to get around the fuel, just first month or so might be a bit hard. Will just to work more... Thanks for the tips

[Nottage969]

Insurance and general running costs will kill you in my opinion. If you have 13k to spend on a car, i wouldn't be spending all of that just on the car. For insuring something like the 3.0R-B, you'd be looking at $1,000+ for you as a driver i think. Not to mention stamp duty, rego, and probably a good service unless it's been done very recently. There's $2,000 changeover before you even start running the car, and you're back to about 11k..

Not to mention as said above, the cost of low profile 18's when the time comes, spark plugs and servicing, etc. For a part time worker, you're gonna need a fair bit of saving and some left over to afford something like this...



Just my 2c

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Yeah im thinking ill stick with the 2.5i, then borrow some money from parents for extra, on road, insurance ect ect in the long run it would probably be better for first car and on low income for student.

[JKeep2.5i]

my first car was my MY04 liberty 2.5i wagon and guess what i bought it for 13k this was about a year ago so it was a steal

i think the 2.5i is perfect for a p-plater as the running costs of a 3.0r-b may be abit high for the average 18 year old, remember you will want to make her fully sick and pimp your lib out, plus getting drunk almost every second day doesnt help your wallet. dont get me wrong the 3.0l is a great car, and for a p-plater 180kw (@thefly) is very appealing, but insurance is going to be high on any lib at your age, add that onto your rego/ctp greenslip and day to day running costs you may struggle to put the petrol in each week.

for me being a first year apprentice when buying my lib i simply couldn't afford the 3.0r-b without having to get a large loan, the 2.5i is a great car and still does have some toe under foot, just don't get a 2.0r

[d-chang]

Also don't skip over the 2L's! My 2006 2.0R is brilliant! Put on an exhaust and some cosmetics mods on later, it's a nice decent machine!