Just had the wheels done in Satin Black.
Now to start on the rest of the chrome
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Just had the wheels done in Satin Black.
Now to start on the rest of the chrome
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Looks good, one of my customers has a black one and he wrapped all the chrome with carbon fibre look vinyl wrap, it came out very nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by chocco
i like the BLACK but the boss wants it in whiteQuote:
Originally Posted by chocco
are they the "jeep" side steps or aftermarket? have you had the front windows tinted the same as the back or tinted the back aswell?
been trying to figure out if to get the diesel or the petrol V6, what have you got and your thoughts
Garry
Saw a black SRT Cherokee looked so friggin good sounded magic as well
Side Steps are OEM delivered from China - $550Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
Front windows are the darkest you can legally go.
I have a diesel.
If you are towing get a diesel if you are not towing get a petrol it that simple it not worth the premium price just to say you have a diesel.
Getting the exhaust done after Easter, 3 inch all the way no mufflers with 4.5 inch black tips, not doing it for the sound but for lowering EGT's and getting ready for a tune !!!!!
I've reviewed both and think both engines are good, the diesel has heaps of torque so it would be perfect for towing, the V6 goes well also it surprised me I thought it was going to be more thirstier then it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
Can't remember the exact figures but in bumper to bumper was averaging 16L/100km, I did a long drive around dirt roads and such and averaged 10 for the whole trip the 8 speed makes a difference that was also for the 4x2 laredo the 4x4 might use more.
The diesel Overland i drove i averaged 12 to 13/L 100km in traffic and 8.1 on the freeway I did over 700km in a week in it mix of bumper to bumper and highway driving and averaged 9.1 for the week it still had a 1/4 of tank when i had to give it back. I reviewed over 30 cars now and there's only 3 that the missus said she would own and the Overland was top of the list. if you want check my reviews out www.kts350.com
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thanks i read your reviews earlier and just wanted some feedback from some owners.Quote:
Originally Posted by ti0350
this will be a "KEEPER" so as to why i can't decide on the diesel or the petrol. the diesel should be better over the LONG RUN, but the extra $ for the diesel is whats swaying towards the petrol. it will be doing the ringroad start to finish 3 times a week plus weekend duties to echuca. works out about 900 k's a week.
Garry
900km a week I think you just answered your own question.Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
Was thinking the same thingQuote:
Originally Posted by chocco
Garry,
Just thought I would let you know we just had our first tow, 600km, 400 of that was towing and the average was 12.5 !!!!!!
Van is 2500kg and there were some big hills as well.
Cheers
I have a van that the plate says weighs 1530Kg, (19'6" dual axle full height van), towed it twice now from Sydney to Batemans Bay, towcar MY10 SV6 (SIDI) auto - pretty sure I get about 20 l/100Km. After about a 300Km drive the 71l tank of the SV6 is getting close to empty however the low fuel light didn't come on. 12.5 with a van that weighs a ton more is excellent economy.Quote:
Originally Posted by chocco
Did anyone here that bought a Jeep GC consider or test drive a LR Discovery 4? The two seem to be compared quite often, just wanted to know what swayed people towards the Jeep?
My now sold purpose built Cross 8:( would average 22ltrs per 100 towing the same van.Quote:
Originally Posted by redvxr8clubby
Price, I paid $69500 for the Overland Diesel with extras !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAnt
Wow, I thought the overland was over 80k, especially with the diesel donk?
My optioned up 2014 SRT was 86k drive away. That's WA which is dearer too.
while up at Echuca over Easter and ANZAC day weekend we test drove a LAREDO Diesel 4x4.
all i can say is im amazed that such a big car can easily get up to 100 km/h with no effort and get amazing fuel economy. this was the service managers car and had a few extras as well, didn't like the roof racks which i think are a cross between what the pld 4wders used to carry fuel and stuff on the roof and a boat. had only done 7500 k's and was averaging 10.2 and he tows go karts around. so we'll get a Diesel for sure.
Garry
chocco - your ride looks sensational with the black rims.
any chance you could point me in the direction of the 69.5k Overland Diesel please?
Echuca Jeep !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by phat-dave
2013 Demo with 900km, towbar, mudflaps, black bonnet protector, front windows tinted and a full tank of diesel. November Compliance.
DO NOT GET THE WINDOWS TINTED FROM ECHUCA jeep, they guy they use is shit.
Hallam Jeep were going to come close on 2013 with cream interior(YUK).
I would wait another couple of months as they are going to start 2015 production run soon which means the 2014 build will be need to be run out, thats why I got the price I did as they were getting rid of the old stock.
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Originally Posted by RARASV8
I am having a 3inch exhaust put on shortly so will report back.
we purchased a DEEP CHERRY RED Laredo today. diesel leather towpack. pick up wednesday
i boughta jeep:hide:
Garry
Yur gonna need a bigger boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
Sorry couldn't help myself.
I was dead set on getting a new Jeep SRT as my daily (3rd kid on the way, and the triton is a bit narrow in the rear), and leaving my GT in the shed as the weekend car. I couldn't justify the 85k nor using the Jeep daily (main concern is our crappy car park at work), it's too nice!! Ended up getting a brand new top of the line diesel territory for 44k. The savings will go to renovating the house. Still keen on a Jeep though, and i'll probably get one down the track.
The SRT's look absolutely awesome, such a beast of a thing. I did consider an overland, but at 70k, i figured the territory will do the job for now, plus the 7 seats will come in handy. The Jeep is the nicer car in every single way, but with 3 kids to make a mess of it, i figured the terry will do for now.
Enjoy the Jeep for those that have got one, they're a awesome looking car, and the engine combinations (hemi or diesel) with the 8 speed auto is awesome!
Welcome to the Oil Burners Club.Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
:bravo:
Hey Guys.
Just Seen this thread,
I have a 2014 Jeep SRT. Love it to death.
Weighed up this vs a new R8 wagon and the SRT won hands down. So many more features and its just brilliant.
Has to be one of my best cars i have ever had.
Even looks good with my vx behind it on the trailer going to the track!
Have fun
Marc
thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by chocco
it's actually scary how quick it's off the mark. have you done the exhaust yet?
Garry
Still waiting for HPX they reckon 2 weeks when I spoke to them during the week. I am giving them one last chance then its custom.Quote:
Originally Posted by RARASV8
Everything else is on hold until I get the exhaust so I am getting a bit grumpy.:toetap:
lovin the oil burner!
went up to Echuca on friday night and adv 7.1 l/100 k's from twin BP's on the hume at wallan.
came home today and adv 7.3l/100k's ?
car has adv for the 1280 k's is 7.7l/100 k's
Garry
anyone going to try and get one for 10k?
if i had 10k I wouldQuote:
Originally Posted by XUV
Wouldn't mind, but I am wondering what area it is, and would you need a 4WD to get there. Very interesting promo. The only definite clue I've seen is that it is near one of the oldest mining towns in Australia. I was thinking Broken Hill or Kalgoorlie, but I suspect it's not that easy. There is a map on the app that showed Broken Hill in the upper part of the map, but is the map anything to do with the actual location? It looks like a red dirt area so I don't think Victorian goldfields like Ballarat, and it is called Remote Dealership.Quote:
Originally Posted by XUV
you download an app, they have a countdown clock , when it hit's zero they give out a distance from you and the remote dealship's number
the first 10 to commit get the jeep , but pickup is at the location and only for one day, the 26th july
Damn I want the srt8 :(
So what sort of fuel is being used by these behemoths? Thats a few kg of car and running around town stop/start driving couldn't be cheap? Just curious...
They look smooth (not a fan of the all black look sorry, black on black needs lots of chrome 4 mine) but unless you can write the cost off, and some running costs they're a pricey item huh?
22l/100km quoted off the brochure I think?
Cant edit my post, my bad. Google says 14.1l/100km. My mate has the brochure. Not sure why he told me 22L haha.. 14l aint too bad considering
12.7l to the 100km's for my v6 petrol around Brisbane. It has 61,000km on it now. When I used to drive it out west all hgihway I could get it down to 7.1l/100km's. For the size of the car it really is phenominal.
our diesel with only 1800 k's is averaging 7.6 for all our driving since picking it up 2 weeks ago today. trip to echuca on the weekend got 7.1 on the trip up and 7.3 on the way home?
Garry
personally..... based on the experience of 2 people I know who have bought them
I would run away quickly.
the first one got theirs just before Christmas last year... and she has just won a fight in VCAT against Jeep
under the lemon laws. Her problems started about a month after she got it and was unable to turn the engine off.
It took Jeep roadside assistance over 4 hours to turn up... the engine was a tad stressed by then.
The final straw was when all the engine bay wiring melted and caused a fire....with a promised repair time of 9+ months
VCAT awarded her the money back + other costs, Jeep got the car . She has now got a Kluger :)
The other instance, a mate of mine, has had 2 autos replaced and a diff in the 15 months he has had his.
He loves it.. this big white thing but still says its a pile of junk mechanically. Its good when it goes.
I have to say I got mine in 2011 as the first of the current platform and it has been mechanically perfect. I've had two items rectified under warranty being the lights in the door stopped working for some reason and fixed with an ecu flash and the cruise control on switch intermittintly stops working which has been fixed as well.
I will say the only complaint that I have is the cost of servicing which goes from $400 throught to $1400! The warranty on the Jeep is now up so it will be interesting to see how it goes as the family truckster.