Hi all,
Julius here from Melbourne. I found this forum last week while searching for a Liberty wagon and there seems to be a good amount of useful information here. For the last four years I've been driving a company dual cab ute (Hilux, then an Amarok). I'm about to change jobs so will lose my work car.
I distinctly remember in 2004 when the Liberty 3.0R-B came out and reading the review on it in the Saturday Age (when it was still huge). It seemed like a very appealing car - a good combination of sportiness and practicality, although I was way too poor at the time to even think about it. Fast forward 13 years and now they're much cheaper and my income is higher. Still needing a wagon for work it seemed like the logical choice for me. So anyway I just picked one up yesterday and drove it back from Sydney
It's a 2005 3.0R Spec-B manual wagon with 174k's on the clock. The outside is pretty reasonable. It's got a few marks and scratches, but overall not too bad. The interior is a bit rough (not to mention dirty) and the leather is peeling off the steering wheel. Mechanically it's in better shape. It's got a service history, engine oil is smooth. Clutch, gearbox bushes, spigot & thrust bearings, centre diff, front CV joints have all been replaced in the past few years. Drives really well, plenty of power and gearbox is super smooth and tight.
It's got a fairly loud exhaust which is not really my thing so I'll have to do something about that. Hopefully I can find a stock setup to put back on it.
I don't have any grand plans, it's just going to be used as a daily driver & work car. I've owned a few R31 Skyline's in the past which have consumed endless hours of my life so I'm determined to keep this one running well but not turn it into a project car. The main thing I do need however is to figure out how to add bluetooth for phone and music.
Here are a few of my previous rides (all manuals)
1989 R31 Skyline Silhouette
1989 R31 Skyline GTS2
1997 Liberty RX Wagon
Nice to meet you all!
**edit** Hopefully photo of my car works now...