Anyone know anything about utes?

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:09 pm

they are soooo hot! we've all heard the positives of these cars, does anyone know the negatives of a lrgnum, besides being a bitch to work on? do they have any common faults or problems that occur with them? i'm interested in getting one next year maybe

Post by **I8A4RE** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:28 pm

manofwood wrote:they are soooo hot! we've all heard the positives of these cars, does anyone know the negatives of a lrgnum, besides being a bitch to work on? do they have any common faults or problems that occur with them? i'm interested in getting one next year maybe

They're a mitsi.........enough said

and i dont mean that in a good way

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:16 pm

manofwood wrote:they are soooo hot! we've all heard the positives of these cars, does anyone know the negatives of a lrgnum, besides being a bitch to work on? do they have any common faults or problems that occur with them? i'm interested in getting one next year maybe

Me too

Check out http://ozvr4.com for more information.

Post by **vipfto** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:24 pm

they are exactly the same as a vr4 just a wagon they are the most common wagon in NZ and most are the vr4 version too

same faults as the vr4 but ingeneral they are very good reliable vehicals

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:06 pm

i've never seen a legnum. i have to get out more

so a legnum or an xr6 is the final verdict?

Post by **vipfto** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:55 pm

go the legnum its covered and prob fit more in than the xr6

da_msta_chizz · Post by **da_msta_chizz** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:35 pm

vipfto wrote:go the legnum its covered and prob fit more in than the xr6

+1.

oh, and the Legnum is wickedly fast too.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:22 pm

i've been on hsc so i haven't been able to take a look back here.

yesterday i went and test drove an xr6 ute with canopy. this one to be precise

pardon the long link

http://carsales.com.au/used-cars/privat ... 13&trecs=3

the seller is really nice, that price is cheap for the current market, and he has a colour coded canopy. the tray is long, wide and pretty deep, and thats what she said

its really easy to drive, and its comfortable. i'll take a look for some legnums, see what kind of price i can find, but not till the 27th...bloody hsc gets in the way of everything

HOORAY english paper 2 tomorrow...

thanks again for all your help guys

da_msta_chizz · Post by **da_msta_chizz** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:37 pm

I'd still get the Legnum over the XR6.

Sure, it's not P-Plate legal, but all you need to do is state exactly whats it's used for - the truth, transporting your music stuff.
if they ask why you need 2 turbos..you just don't answer, and stare at them.

The reason i'm saying this, is because my mate has a modded XR6T and aside from the great engine and decent ride, the interior is really crappy having tons of rattles, the brakes have a tendency to shutter like a bitch even after getting machined, and the overall interior feel is so platic it's not funny.
his ute cost just under 45k, and the interior is the same as my parents subs 25k work XT - the ride feels exactly the same(albeit lower and slightly harder), and the speakers are identicle.
you'd think that on the XR models they would be worth the money, but IMO if you are going to get a ford ute, get one of the lower, basic models and enjoy laughing at the people driving XR's who just got ripped off over 20 grand.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:30 am

Yeah, I've heard the build quality of the Fords is rubbish. Legnum is good, just be prepared to pay 3 grand when you need a clutch done.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:59 pm

i can't get a legnum

checked insurance on it, that was an estimate of about a billion dollars with discounts (I'm only just on green p's). parents refuse to allow me drive a car with 1 turbo, let alone 2 (although it'd be really really sweet

), and in hindsight it is actually dads car, i'm driving his focus atm, and this would end up being his ute, or whatever it is i was to buy, it is my dad who is to make the final decision. i know that sounds like i'm a real softie, but it is my dads car, and i'm not gonna go buy some sports car that he won't fit in just for example...i'd like that though

what exactly do you mean by the buld quality is bad ben? i know the interior is plastic, but if it gets the job done of carting all my crap around, then thats really all i care about. but if its bad mechanically i will reconsider.

thanks again for all your help guys

the_msta_chizz wrote:Sure, it's not P-Plate legal, but all you need to do is state exactly whats it's used for - the truth, transporting your music stuff.
if they ask why you need 2 turbos..you just don't answer, and stare at them.

I LOLLED SO HARD AT THIS!

da_msta_chizz · Post by **da_msta_chizz** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:13 pm

lawsochap wrote:what exactly do you mean by the buld quality is bad ben? i know the interior is plastic, but if it gets the job done of carting all my crap around, then thats really all i care about. but if its bad mechanically i will reconsider.

As i said..the interior has tons of rattles, the engine build quality is slack (ie, bolts holding turbo can come loose at full boost which is VERY bad - this happened to my mate, long story short he had to spend over 6k on a new turbo), the brakes are crappy after a few hundred thou km's..etc.

But saying that, they are very comfortable, very smooth, fast, good interior if you can stand plastic, parts are a decent price and last but not least, they kick the back tyres out fairly well when they have nothing in the back

If i had to choose something in your situation with no turbos, i would go the XR6 with a CAPA chip and some decent tyres - that setup will fare you well for a good couple of years providing it's looked after well enough.