Hello,
David i am looking to get a LWB Shogun 3.0V6. The one im looking at is not lpg but cant find any specs on them eg mpg and so on. what mpg do you get out of yours? have you found any problems with the model and is there anything in particular i should look for while buying. I was also told that the 3.0 does roughly the same mpg as the 2.8 diesel which i have found to be around 23. Thanks for any advice or comments.
Martin
My 3.0 SWB is now used by my son - we bequeathed it to him because it was too small for people, vanning gear and the dog! We now use a LWB Trooper/bighorn for towing.
Regarding your questions - MPG on petrol was about 21 average with it possible to get 30 on a decent run - towing came down to about 18 but of course the LWB is heavier so you would get a bit less - on LPG the average was 18 with 15 for towing which is not bad with LPG at 39p / litre.
They are excellent vehicles and beautifully built - like everything else go for the best you can afford with full service history and low miles - properly serviced they will last for ever and there are no particular problems I am aware of. "our" Shogun is a 98 with about 80K miles, just passed an Mot with nothing wrong except a dog chewed seat belt - it purrs like a kitten, has had nothing replaced,even the exhaust and shows every sign of keeping that way for another decade. They are as smooth as a limo to drive and ride in and with the exceed or diamond pack have all the extras a person could desire and importantly these keep on working too, unlike on our home grown 4x4's !
Look at the Trooper/Bighorn too - they are a cruder drive but every bit as rugged and in my opinion, after owning both shogun and Trooper, slightly better towcars. (dont' be tempted by a post 98 3.0 Trooper though as they have a seriously flawed engine) Quote from the dealer when we traded our troop SWB in for the LWB we have now have and were concerned about our SWB's mileage of 120k " No worries, these engines are good for at least 250K, this ones not even run in yet"
Good luck in your search.