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G'day guys,

Just wondering if the gen 1 liberty wagons are big enough to sleep in with the back seats down?

I'm looking for something to see a bit of Australia in and was originally looking at 3rd Gen (97-00) Magna's but I like the sound of the Libs off road capabilities with a 2" lift. I'm also a keen surfer and live on the Sunshine Coast so trips up the beach would definitely be on the cards.

Seems like it'd be the best of both worlds.

i reckon its possible to sleep in the back of it if ur not too tall should b quite cumfy too

90brumby wrote:i reckon its possible to sleep in the back of it if ur not too tall should b quite cumfy too

Is 190cm not too tall?

I'll probably know when I go and check one out I guess.

Hi JC, welcome to the forum.

190cm?

A Liberty would be OK so long as you like to sleep with your legs bent.

Jack wrote:Hi JC, welcome to the forum.

190cm?

A Liberty would be OK so long as you like to sleep with your legs bent.

Cheers Jack.

Legs bent is acceptable, I wouldn't plan on sleeping in it every night so it shouldn't be too bad. Figure it'll just be handy if I end up arriving somewhere late or the weather gets nasty.

Function over comfort really .

I've done that with queen single air mattress in back of my Gen2 wagon - and I am 183cm tall and had to bend my legs which was fine for me.
Cheers
AP

I sleep in my Gen1 all the time. I am 185cm, if i lie diagonally my legs are straight.

my mate has a gen2 wagon he has built a false floor in that runs all the way back from the front seats. he fits a full double matress on top, and has plenty of room underneath for his surfboards and camping gear

as a touring car they are an excellent option compared to a magna!

vincentvega wrote:I sleep in my Gen1 all the time. I am 185cm, if i lie diagonally my legs are straight.

my mate has a gen2 wagon he has built a false floor in that runs all the way back from the front seats. he fits a full double matress on top, and has plenty of room underneath for his surfboards and camping gear

as a touring car they are an excellent option compared to a magna!

Awesome, that's what I wanted to hear.

Been busy reading all the old posts (yours popped a lot) and between here and offroad subaru there's heaps of info to digest. Just have to find one for sale now, hopefully manual and minus the old airbag suspension.

Bit off-topic but how does yours handle with the lift? (as in body roll and understeer)

fine mate.

with a 2" lift, and new struts and springs it will handle beautifully

put it this way. I did my mates Gen2 about 6 months ago now. They have basically an identical suspension setup to a gen1.

he want from the original springs / struts with 300,000kms on them to a 2" kit, outback struts and heavy duty springs, 27" tyres and it handles WAY better now than it did before. like a new car. and its lifted wuite a bit, you wouldnt need to go that far if you didnt want to..

I'm pretty tall and I've been reasonably comfortable in the back of the L series a few times. Just use a decent matress and u should be fine in a Lib.

jc you have a pm

Sleeping in the back works for me in mine.

Mine works a treat for me as well, after all thats why I got the wagon.

If you have not yet got yourself a Liberty you could consider the Gen 2 Liberty's they are 50mm longer. But you can sleep just as comfy in the Gen 1s