The best 4x4 x far?

**jaffa** · 20th July 2011, 04:13 PM

Have to agree with just about everything said landy will be much better off road and alot stronger underneath.( have broken a cruiser chassis myself). If he is thinking of going back as far as 85 model id forget defender and find a good isuzu county.
Defenders are great trucks but landrover hasnt had a good diesel since the isuzu.

**ramblingboy42** · 21st July 2011, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by jaffa

Have to agree with just about everything said landy will be much better off road and alot stronger underneath.( have broken a cruiser chassis myself). If he is thinking of going back as far as 85 model id forget defender and find a good isuzu county.
Defenders are great trucks but landrover hasnt had a good diesel since the isuzu.

WHAT???? the td5 isnt a good diesel? its brilliant, thats what it is.

**bob10** · 21st July 2011, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

WHAT???? the td5 isnt a good diesel? its brilliant, thats what it is.

x2, Bob

**jaffa** · 21st July 2011, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

WHAT???? the td5 isnt a good diesel? its brilliant, thats what it is.

LMAO that took longer than i thought it would ..All i can say is each to their own

**greg smith** · 21st July 2011, 05:30 PM

I've owned a troopy,hilux,ser3 landy ser2A AND ....td5 DISCO....GIVE ME THE DISCO ANYDAY TO GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE....The troopy was dangerous out bush great to carry gear but not a patch on the hilux but the DISCO is great.

**reubsrover** · 21st July 2011, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by greg smith

I've owned a troopy,hilux,ser3 landy ser2A AND ....td5 DISCO....GIVE ME THE DISCO ANYDAY TO GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE....The troopy was dangerous out bush great to carry gear but not a patch on the hilux but the DISCO is great.

So can you rate each of those by capability, I assume you've had them all out.

**grover69** · 27th July 2011, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by jaffa

Have to agree with just about everything said landy will be much better off road and alot stronger underneath.( have broken a cruiser chassis myself). If he is thinking of going back as far as 85 model id forget defender and find a good isuzu county.
Defenders are great trucks but landrover hasnt had a good diesel since the isuzu.

I must agree with Jaffa on this one been there done that ,
I have 98 tdi which at 220k blow the con rod out the side of the block
at 200k rattled the head loose and sheared head bolt i could go on but the problems are now fixed .
Pulled the tdi out and replaced it with a 3.9 v8.
As for the td5 they go great when going but a healthy back account is needed if a head cracks or the bolt falls out of the oil pickup.
If you are looking for good advice take on board both the good and bad.

**isuzu110** · 27th July 2011, 06:19 AM

Tom Sheppard for VDE fame recently said this in an interview

If you were to buy an expedition vehicle right now, which one would it be and why?

A late-build Mercedes G-Wagen Type 461 van – like the one I have but in current spec. News is that this now-superseded, almost non-electronic model (selectable 4x4, manually selected diff locks front and rear, auto) has been selected for the Australian armed forces and also is to be assembled in a part-Gulf-owned facility in Algeria together with Unimogs and Sprinter vans. If this was not available then the PEV prize (Perfect Expedition Vehicle) undoubtedly would go to the Toyota HZJ-78 or 79 Land Cruiser, Australian-spec ‘troopie’; simple, straightforward, diff-locks, long-range tanks ... . Perfect!

Now Tom is a former LR enthusiast

You can read the full interview here Go4x4.eu - Life starts where the road ends... - Go4x4.eu interview of the month – Tom Sheppard

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