scorcher
09-06-2007, 09:04 PM
Had my L200 Diamond since Thursday, but have been busy closing up my Gallery ready for the new owners, so haven't had a chance to take any pics until today.
Huge thanks to Mark (Tilly) for getting it delivered so quickly, at much better price than a Mitsubishi dealer, and for being an all round top bloke.:)
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/9165/l2002lj6.jpg
It's been a so useful - have taken five full loads already, from recycling, to easels, to a large wardrobe, and the rear bed swallows them all with ease - enough room for fragile items on the back seats.
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/831/l2003go8.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8809/l2004kl9.jpg
I'd only test driven the 130 bhp Elegance version, but ended up stumping up a few extra quid a month for the Diamond, which has a Ralliart ECU, power is upped to 165 bhp, and torque increase too. Enough to pull an accidental wheelspin leaving the tip yesterday :D
This is only the third auto diesel I've driven, and despite only having 4 gears, is pretty damn smooth. Only tried RWD so far, and getting 26 mpg on a truck that's only done 300 miles, so hope it'll get up to 30ish once run in.
Loaded with toys - sunroof, heated leather seats, 10 disc autochanger, MP3 head unit, touch screen DVD nav, tints, plus the bodykit from the Animal without the chav graphics and embossed seats.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1981/l2001cy0.jpg
Getting the Carryboy Truck top fitted on Monday, then PDC and reversing camers later in the week - it's a bugger to park without PDC, and the camera will be a laugh :o
I know I won't get as much in the back as a Transit, but it's actually fun to drive, I can get a baby seat in the back (has Isofix), and it's a Japanese auto with leather and aircon, so it's not going to go wrong in a hurry.
My master plan is to get the missus a Golf, when she passes her test we can use the truck as the family car, flog the 745 and then get that two door dream car :cool:
Off to Bluewater in the morning, so will see how it does motorways and families!
Huge thanks to Mark (Tilly) for getting it delivered so quickly, at much better price than a Mitsubishi dealer, and for being an all round top bloke.:)
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/9165/l2002lj6.jpg
It's been a so useful - have taken five full loads already, from recycling, to easels, to a large wardrobe, and the rear bed swallows them all with ease - enough room for fragile items on the back seats.
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/831/l2003go8.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8809/l2004kl9.jpg
I'd only test driven the 130 bhp Elegance version, but ended up stumping up a few extra quid a month for the Diamond, which has a Ralliart ECU, power is upped to 165 bhp, and torque increase too. Enough to pull an accidental wheelspin leaving the tip yesterday :D
This is only the third auto diesel I've driven, and despite only having 4 gears, is pretty damn smooth. Only tried RWD so far, and getting 26 mpg on a truck that's only done 300 miles, so hope it'll get up to 30ish once run in.
Loaded with toys - sunroof, heated leather seats, 10 disc autochanger, MP3 head unit, touch screen DVD nav, tints, plus the bodykit from the Animal without the chav graphics and embossed seats.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1981/l2001cy0.jpg
Getting the Carryboy Truck top fitted on Monday, then PDC and reversing camers later in the week - it's a bugger to park without PDC, and the camera will be a laugh :o
I know I won't get as much in the back as a Transit, but it's actually fun to drive, I can get a baby seat in the back (has Isofix), and it's a Japanese auto with leather and aircon, so it's not going to go wrong in a hurry.
My master plan is to get the missus a Golf, when she passes her test we can use the truck as the family car, flog the 745 and then get that two door dream car :cool:
Off to Bluewater in the morning, so will see how it does motorways and families!