Thread: Finally a good review

What a eunuch of a report said NOTHING.
Just an excuse for a couple of journos to get some free 4X4s and go for a drive.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

The most successful and widely used military vehicle in the World today is>>>

Hi,
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I first saw this when I was broke and wanted a 4wd, it seemed such a cruel thing to do to a vehicle.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

The most successful and widely used military vehicle in the World today is>>>>>>> The HILUX UTE.

Hilux's (Lolux's) are widely used because they are made in their thousands and are readily available. Not because they are the better 4wd. I drove one for ten years for the same reasons. If the Lolux is a better 4wd than the FJ Cruiser, why did Toyota not throw it into the mix instead?

The article was supposed to be about 'military-inspired heritage'. You can not dispute the heritage of the Defender in the Australian army.

And don't get me started about which vehicle opened up Australia.... (it had four legs and sometimes 1 hump)

This is the second article I have read about the G Wagon falling apart when bush.....

Originally Posted by austastar

I first saw this when I was broke and wanted a 4wd, it seemed such a cruel thing to do to a vehicle.

Have you watched the Top Gear special in Bolivia? Did they forget the hand brake beacuse it wouldn't have made it to the bottom of the last hill?

(My Toyota 4 Runner is parked under a tree in the back paddock, as it would be too cruel to send it to the wreckers. Plan to fix it, after I have finished setting up the Defender.....)

Originally Posted by djam1

What a eunuch of a report said NOTHING.
Just an excuse for a couple of journos to get some free 4X4s and go for a drive.

Yeah, I'm jealous too.

I drive a D2a but this comment amused me.....

Add to that the Jeep Wrangler, a US-designed off-roader with an honour roll so long it runs all the way back to World War II. Then there's the Land Rover Defender, another long-serving veteran of conflict but without the wartime legacy of its US colleague.

Not quite sure what he means by the Deefer being a long serving veteran of conflict but without the wartime legacy.

In the same paragraph they say that it has been in use by the Australian defence forces for 25 years........ So our army just used them for holidays????????

Why do they use totally uninformed journo's to test 4wd's?

A review in the smh that paints the deefer in a good light

there's a video on the drive site as well

Tour of duty

The last Open Road has a good report on the Freelander in a comparison with an Audi and BMW.

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