FIRST-TIMER, EDWIN TANG

ON A TRIP to a wrecking yard we met 24-year-old Edwin Tang, who was loading an ARB bullbar into the back of a 2000 V6-powered Holden Frontera. Edwin and his partner had decided a 4x4 was required to support their habits, so they created a wish list to keep them on budget. The rig had to be as cheap as possible; have reasonable mileage; have strong aftermarket support; reliable; only have issues they could fix or were confident in learning how to fix; a manual; and dual range. The Holden Frontera met their criteria. It was less than $5000, had less than 120,000km on the clock, had 4WD and dual range; and it had a manual gearbox. They made an offer of $2000 that was accepted. With the relatively low mileage…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2018

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