www.newtriton.net

by **Oinker** on Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:49 am

introductions

by **....BeAkEr....** on Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:05 am

so we have oink and oinker now?

by **andyj** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:22 am

Hi oinker welcome to the site
Any info will be forthcoming along with the occasional ribbing

Andy 8-)

by **cyberhonky** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:41 pm

g'day guys, just signed up- loving the site, its already saved me time with some of annoying things on mine-bloody blue tooth volume for one

glad to see theres plenty of info about mods etc.

by **....BeAkEr....** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:44 pm

welcome cyberhonky [cool username] where you from mate?

by **oink** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:45 pm

Looks that way!

by **Buzzy** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:59 pm

Starting to get a bit :-)

ing around here.

by **cyberhonky** on Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:50 pm

im in lysterfield- given you're in Frankston, i'm sure you know where it is

by **....BeAkEr....** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:27 am

yeah mate, your not far away, I thought I recognised the ute, I think I've seen it around

by **cyberhonky** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:52 am

more than likely- i was down your way last w/e

by **Steane** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:08 am

Hi All,

While you have all been chatting over the last few weeks, I've been lurking and reading everthing I can about the ML Triton.

Took the plunge on the weekend and purchased a gunmetal grey GLX-R. Should pick it up by the end of the week.

Fitted with diff-locker, tow-bar and cruise.

Traded a VZ Maloo and looking forward to getting behind the wheel of a real ute...!

Thanks to you all for the honest appraisals of your rigs, it made buying one a lot easier.

by **oink** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:53 am

Did you get a diesel ?

Be interesting to see your comments re power and mileage?

by **Steane** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:30 am

Yep, got the diesel. If it beats 16L/100 then it will be more fuel efficient than the Maloo...

I've always enjoyed driving diesels but these DiD common rail engines are something else. Plenty of torque, right where its needed.

by **oink** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:41 am

It should do that without a problem, of course if you flog the crag out of it???????????

Depends how you drive?

by **OldManGrump** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:55 am

Hello Beaker and Cyber I think l have seen both of you guys around town.

by **andyj** on Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:14 pm

Welcome to both steane and cyber you will see the site as plenty of good information and news and we all keep at mitsi with any problems, if you get no joy from the stealeship go to the mitsi site and email the CEO you normally get some ring you up within a couple of days.

Steane welcome to the grey crew not many of us around YET!!!!!!!!!

8-)

:roll:

Andy

by **OldManGrump** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:19 am

Hi Steane, mine runs about 9L/100 did get 8.2L/100 once

by **Steane** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:01 am

Thanks for the welcome guys. The site has some great info, "the good the bad and the ugly", thankfully most of it is good.

I'm being stuffed around by the dealer at the moment. Signed the contract on the w/e but I don't think the GM liked the deal when he came in on Monday...

If all goes well I should be in the drivers seat by Friday, keeping the pressure on them.

andyj - the grey crew may be small but it rocks!!!

OldManGrump and oink - I'm looking forward to some good diesel economy!

by **martyboy** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:24 am

Hey guys....
I have also been around here for a bit....offering up plent of questions....I thought that my Triton life was over before it started with an issue I was having with my ability to lease one...
Well good news is I can now lease one and am about to place an order....when i get my best deal that is.
I too will be looking for the Gunmetal Gre.

by **....BeAkEr....** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:22 am

hey marty i see your in vic, if you happen to go near frankston on your travels pop into the mits agents and ask to speak to michael grey, tell him fred (the painter) sent you and you are interested in leasing ( i have had loads of friends deal with him)

by **martyboy** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:07 am

Thanks Beaker......am in Langwarrin!!!
think I may have spoken with him already....Knox Mitsu are probably doing the best deal ATM.
Do you service with Frankston? how are they?

by **....BeAkEr....** on Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:18 am

never serviced yet mate, a couple of friends dealt at dandenong as well, good price but were not impressed with the sales manager there

by **Steane** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:23 am

Hey Martyboy, got your pm, sorry for the slow response, there is nothing to hide so I'll post the info re my Triton purchase here.

If you have an ABN it is possible to pick up a GLX-R on the road for $40,990 or around $7k less than retail + o/roads.

Most are being advertised for $44,990 + o/roads but forget those, thats full retail. Even without an ABN you should be able to swing a ripper deal on something thats 07 plated.

They are advertising them on carsales.com at a couple of dealers around Melbourne. I'm getting mine through Alan Mance in Footscray. Should pick it up on Friday and the couple of guys that I dealt with on the weekend were decent guys.

I managed to get one with a diff locker, tow bar and cruise for $42,600 drive away. It was floor stock and I got the impression they were prepared to do a deal on this one rather than the 'still in plastic' Tritons they had out the back.

It is an ABN holders deal though, they made sure I had one before agreeing to the price and I think it is a combo of clearing 07 plate stock and trying to flog as many as possible to farmers/business folk.

by **cyberhonky** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:32 am

this thread is going on an interesting slant at the moment- i purchased from knox mitsu in december, but didnt go with the lease option. im an abn holder, and knox is on a pilot program for 7 year terms on finance. i ended up with a 7yr chattel mortage (just a big standard loan) on mine, which resulted in lower month to month payments, and if i choose to pay it out after 5 yrs, the payout is less than the residual/ballon payment at the end of a 5 yr lease term anyway- and you can claim the full gst input in the next quarter.

possibly something worth considering if your self employed

by **....BeAkEr....** on Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:20 am

you guys know that you don't actually need a ABN to get those deals? You can also be a farmer, ask them to sign you up to the farmers federation (takes 5 minutes) and then they can give you a farmers discount (same as ABN)