Anyone actually go there MN triton yet ?

[revhead]

Anyone else actually taken delivery of there's yet ?

I'm told mine is due to arrive this friday, wont hold my breath however,

Cheers

Mick

[ag9111]

Mine is landing in the country on 1st Nov then into the delivery system from hell.

Dealer said expect two weeks

[rick]

i saw one today in a car park looked shmick mate,love the front bumper and the swage line in the tailgate

[tryhard]

I buckled and cancelled the diff lock option I had on order, and they reckon they can give me a gunmetal grey auto GLX-R next Mon / Tue (better than late january!) standard GLX-R with tint only added. I figured I would never actually use the diff lock (it's stuck in the city most of the time) and I'd probably need shocks and tyres to do a diff lock justice anyway ... so bog standard here we come, will let you know how she drives next week

[boycee]

Noooooooo, another whitey going to the dark side.

[tryhard]

Noooooooo, another whitey going to the dark side.

I know ... I'll miss my sensible panel-beatable white

[Greedy]

Noooooooo, another whitey going to the dark side.

I know ... I'll miss my sensible panel-beatable white

Mitsi's won't miss your wallet for the extra $450.

[tryhard]

Mitsi's won't miss your wallet for the extra $450.

heh, yeah but $450 well-spent 'cos it means I can stop sharing one car with the missus :p

[tritionspecn]

No Triton yet!!!! Been told two weeks for the past 6 weeks!!!!!
The race is on!!! First one on here from melbourne other than me gets free Fish n' Chips!!!! Details to follow.
I am now thinking that someone mentioned a bug in the system that was pushing back the tritons delivery. Sounds like it could be the cause.

[Sambarhunter]

I was told mine will be here in 2 weeks I am not holding my breath its coming from Lilydale Mitsubishi

[Naff]

They had a fair few at Lilydale a fortnight ago Sambar.. that's just down the road from me - I'll have alook in the morning when I drop the missus off to the train station

[Sambarhunter]

Cheers mate I have ordered a silver GL-R I hope you spot it mate

[tryhard]

Finally took delivery today. (gunmetal GLX-R auto)

They are right when they say this 2.5 engine is a beast ... it's unbelievable. I see some unwitting speeding fines in my future

Spent the arvo (after stopping to lose some dough on the horse race) putting some lightforce 240 blitz's on the front (they're a bit bigger than I realised) anda started a GME UHF install.

A few things I noticed ...

a) They have moved the rear window switch to below the head unit just above the console, so there is no obvious place to put a UHF (I got a small GME and it fits between passenger seat and console, but runs the risk of being bumped when sliding passenger seat (there is a lot of slide on the seat so there is nowwhere you can put it that won't potentially get hit)

b) The pendant mounting of those lightforce spots on the nudge bar shown on the cover of a recent mag can't be done standard ... I guess they have a special fitting (they protrude fairly significantly if mounted the right way up (pics to follow)

c) I thought it was reasonably noisy in the cab ... not unbearable but definitely not car-like

But so far, definitely a nice ride.

Will take some photos of it when it's all in one piece

Cheers
Carl

[ag9111]

Finally, Whoooo, here they come

[sierra]

Finally took delivery today. (gunmetal GLX-R auto)
They are right when they say this 2.5 engine is a beast ... it's unbelievable. I see some unwitting speeding fines in my future
Cheers
Carl

Good to hear from the horses mouth Carl. It's been a while coming and I have to ask you on behalf of all the earlier sceptics, given the chance, would you swap the engine for the old 3.2 or do you think this one is more capable?
Can it still pull away on a hill with the small engine?
Do you have to hold it through the gears with lots of revs to keep up with the other traffic?
Do you think it's stressed and unlikely to last, even burst into flames like the Navara?
In low ratio crawling over rocks, will it have enough torque or will it have to wait for a 3.2 to help it over?



Sorry guys but I've been good and couldn't resist it after a a couple of glasses of wine.

[subi_man]

Congrats Carl, Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts and seeing some decent owners pics

[tryhard]

would you swap the engine for the old 3.2 or do you think this one is more capable?

to be honest I was happy with the old VR 3.2 manual but Mr Rudd's 50% generosity and the fact I wanted a 5 speed auto pushed me over the line

would you swap the engine for the old 3.2 or do you think this one is more capable?

mate I'm about as mechanical as the average pole dancer, but this feels way more peaky/powerful to me

Can it still pull away on a hill with the small engine?

I'll tell you after this morning - I live in a hilly area. When I drove it home yesterday on hills and flat all I recall is it felt 50% more powerful than my previous car (possibly new car buyer clouded judgement)

Do you have to hold it through the gears with lots of revs to keep up with the other traffic?

Jeez I'd doubt it ... seriously this thing feels like it has more than enough power

Do you think it's stressed and unlikely to last, even burst into flames like the Navara?

Mate I'm more likely to be stressed and burst into flames than my vehicle. The Triton has the usual 5 yr Mitsubishi warranty, so I'm not going to lose sleep over bursting into flames (but I'd never buy another Nissan after I had the D22 Navara which wouldn't deserve to warm it's tyres on the steam of a Triton's doo-doo.) I don't think you should make the mistake of lumping a Triton in the same pile as a Navara just becase of engine capacity, for a start the 4 star safety rating, power and torque, and engine and drivetrain warranty, and even the way the doors open and close, all give it an Angelina Jolie feel while the Navara is a Kerry-Anne Kennerley.

In low ratio crawling over rocks, will it have enough torque or will it have to wait for a 3.2 to help it over?

No idea as I am a Toorak Tractor type fourby-er with the odd trip to the beach ... last time I crawled over a rock was on my hands and knees after a few litres of Chateu Cardboard (I don't think anyone driving the thing would suggest it lacks torque though, it definitely doesn't feel like it to me)

Sorry guys but I've been good and couldn't resist it after a a couple of glasses of wine. ?

Don't be sorry - that's the beauty of alcohol... you're allowed to act like a bit of a DH - (as my experience with Chateau Cardboard supports

[tryhard]

Congrats Carl, Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts and seeing some decent owners pics

Hi mate ... not sure how decent the photography is, but there are pics of the new vehicle im my shed now. I included where I had to put the UHF unit in case it helps others (or someone might have a better idea ) and the location of the new rear window switch. I just used industrial strength silicone for the UHF and mic holder to save any holes in the plastic (which by the way seems a bit brittle, and easy to scratch ... so use plastic tools if you can)

Those lightforce spots look a lot bigger than I intended when I ordered ! :

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They block a large part of the grill, I figure that could affect cooling (seem varying opinions whether they would or not) I was gonna hang them pendant style downwards (they look cool on the front of the 4x4 Australia mag recently) but the bar would need some mods - and maybe that would block the flow to the other cooling stuff down below (not sure, think the oil cooler is down there among other bits ?) Sorry, bit of a thread highjack ... maybe I should create a 'where to stick ya lights' thread if there isn't one ....

Cheers
Carl

[boycee]

Love the big lights. I have had no cooling issues with mine so you should be fine.

Nice looking rig too.

[tryhard]

ta Boycee "Cool" on the lights - thanks !

[turto]

Nice truck Carl,
I've got my Narva 225's mounted on the nudge bar of my ML and had no troubles with cooling

[Homer]

Looks nice mate congrats. Must say it is strange to look in your shed and not see a white Trite haha.

I notice the auto has a sequential style shift option as well - certainly looks like the Paj setup

I noticed the rear window switch had changed in earlier pics. Not a fan of where it is now at all. I think the position of the switch in the ML is about as ergonomic and handy as any switch i've used for any function. Not that it is a big issue.

What is the difference with the console to force the switch move?

Enjoy your weekends that will now be taken up washing the car - welcome to the dark side

[sierra]

Thanks for the feedback Carl.
Dunno what happened to my first reply, must have hit the wrong button?
Looks good but most importantly, the engine is nothing like the picture being painted when the 2.5 news broke.
Might even be a few who raced out to get a 3.2 that are having second thoughts?
Top marks for adding a good laugh over breakfast, love that script!

[tryhard]

hey guys

Thanks turto for the extra vote for lights ... I'll watch the temperature gauge just in case but in this weather you'd reckon it should run hot anyway (the onboard thermometer claimed it was 37 degrees at 10.50 am !

At Sierra's prompting I had a good drive of the thing (sadly mostly in city traffic) this morning and it definitely has poke, hills weren't a worry but I only had the 2 dogs in the back and don't even have a towbar yet, so no idea how it'll compare with some weight in/on the back. With the stereo on it took on the old quietness (I suppose I had never driven the last one without some music on Easier keeping 2 mad boxer dogs in the vehicle with the extra height in the tub now... which is a plus for me

I don't think you can compare the 2.5 and 3.2 side by side because this seems to have completely different dynamics. To a mechanical luddite like me, the 3.2 felt like driving a truck motor with lots of pull but took a while to hit it's peak, whereas the 2.5 feels like a high revving peaky thing (quite possibly not as good for some off road applications, but a shedload more fun to drive in traffic / highway. But it does feel a LOT more powerful to me ... whether that's by being overtuned at the expense of reliability might remain to be seen ? I never got the feeling I would need to tell a passenger to 'hang on' in the 3.2 but I reckon I might need to in this one

Homer seeing a dark Trite in the driveway let alone me shed, is enough of a shock ... it gets hot to the touch a lot quicker - nearly got 3rd degree burns this morning in this bloody summer heat

No idea what in the console would make the old window switch move (there is now an auxiliary 12V socket and Audio jacks in the centre box thingy, maybe that was something to do with it (I only had the VR last time so dunno what should be there) but yeah the dash and console is cluttered straight off the salesroom floor, so accessorising is gonna be a pain unless someone makes an overhead thing I reckon there is no logical spot for a UHF as shown in my shed pics.

So far upsides remain what impressed me at test drive - seats, power, comfort, general all round quality and apparent safety judging by the number of airbags (not looking forward to my first bingle - I reckon getting hit by all those bags might hurt !) The onboard computer screen is also a lot less "Atari" :p Also for fitting lights etc. all the grommets and fuses are in the same place as before, so it seemed easier this time.

if any downsides I'd say the interior plastics quality is a bit ordinary in places, no room for anything ex-factory inside, and it is like reversing the f*cking HMAS Sydney ! (I'm getting one of the rear view mirror reversing systems from this mob - http://thecarkitcompany-px.rtrk.com.au/ ... =SmartPark - (because there is nowhere to put another LCD screen in addition to the navigator on dash) - $589 installed. Will let you know if it helps !

Right, probably should stop stuffing around with the new ute and do some work

[sierra]

Just noticed you've got pics in your shed already. Looks great apart from those wheels and tyres.
You need to replace those with much bigger ones for the trip to the shops and seeing as how I mentioned it, the least I can do is to take them off your hands for a reasonable price and hope they look alright on mine?

Yours has the limited 350Nm of torque spread over 2000rpm like a table top so it shouldn't be peaky but perhaps feels that way in comparison to the normal diesel[and the manual 2.5HP] where torque peaks much earlier than the kw power end.
With yours it's constant torque[booting it] from 1500rpm but increasing kw up to about 3500rpm which would feel good on the road.

Things are still moving fast in the diesel world.
Have a look at the new Kia/Hyundai 2.2 compared to the 2.5HP and it seems almost underpowered already.
Hyundai make good engines.
The Sorento weighs more, yet it's smaller engine delivers more power and 20% lower fuel consumption.

2.5HP Triton manual 5sp 131kw @ 4000rpm 400Nm @ 2000rpm 8.3L/100km Kerb weight 1841kg
2.2 Sorento manual 6sp 145kw @ 3800rpm 436Nm @ 1800 - 2500rpm 6.7L/100km Kerb weight 1929kg

Those figures would be good for a blown 2.2 petrol motor let alone a diesel!