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Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 20:13
by Uncle Phil
Hello Largo lovers,

My name is Phil, though I'm sure my username gives that away, and I'm currently researching as much as possible into Largo ownership with the intention of buying one in a month or two.
It will truly be a multi-purpose vehicle for me as I will be using it as general day-to-day transport i.e. traveling to and from work, going shopping etc..... as a paddle-wagon (I do a spot of whitewater kayaking)..... and as a tow-car for a caravan.

I've been looking at pretty much all the MPV's out there and was homing in on the Toyota Estima but couldn't get the cracking cylinder head issues out of my mind, then I came across the Largo and instantly thought "That's the one!", so now I'm learning as much as I can about them with the old adage "Forewarned is forearmed" ringing in my head, then hopefully I'll buy a good'un.

I have spent quite a while trawling through this site and the 'other' site already, but will no doubt have plenty of questions to ask anyway, in fact I might as well start as I mean to go on so..........can anyone please tell me the length of the interior from the back of the cab seats to the back door, also, the same but corner to corner? Thanks, this will determine whether my kayak can go in the back or not. Hopefully it will, but if not I'll have to resort to using a roof-rack.

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 20:31
by theorangeone
from back of drivers seat is 81 in
from corner to corner is 86 in
but my seat is allso well back as i like to stretch out,
and welcome to the club,
woody not far from you in golborne,
petrol or diesel for towing van,
the choice is yours,
theres allso a very good trader on hear who has a couple for sale and a few more due in soon,
hope this helps
woody

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 20:44
by the shiney one
hi and welcome

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 21:06
by Uncle Phil
Thanks for the welcomes and the info.

I guess I'll have to recline the passenger seat too if I want to put the kayak inside, but then it will definitely fit.

I'll be looking for a diesel when the time comes, I couldn't quite live with the annual running costs of the 2.4 unfortunately, however, I'm used to a 2.5TD weighing in at roughly 2.5t and producing 85bhp so the diesel Largo will still feel quite nippy by comparison.

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 21:26
by theorangeone
well back seets fold up in most and middle row collaps so forms a bed type base,with underneath storage,
and passanger seat folds rite back,
woody

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 08 Mar 2011, 21:58
by dannyboy
hello and welcome, from plymouth.

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 00:07
by bigpee
Welcome to the club, Largo's have no trouble towing caravans i had a 6berth pennine folding camper and i never knew ir was on there, also towed my brothers landrover disco home from north wales to St Helens again no problem at all...

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 00:19
by Cueball
Hello and welcome to the Forums Phil.

Cueball from Pembrokeshire

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 09 Mar 2011, 10:54
by skeatesy
hi phil, welcome to the forum,from (polar express) in weston-s-mare

Re: Greetings from Bury, Lancs

Posted: 10 Mar 2011, 21:34
by Uncle Phil
Thanks for making me feel so welcome.

Hey Skeatesy, your Polar Express is seriously cool!