I think this somes it up Tombie:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_S
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I think this somes it up Tombie:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_S
Perhaps for some, but there's no way I'd say my own D1 is one car for every job. I've built mine for off road and its approaching a point where I will need to buy a normal car soon and reserve the Disco for 4wding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vern
It's lifted so it's no good for underground or multi storey carparks.
It's got Centipedes on it so handles like crap on tarmac, especially when wet.
The tyres are probably too large for the factory gearing, it gets 14.5 to the hundred and needs a boot load and a half to get moving.
It certainly isn't the vehicle if you need to impress anyone. Have had to chauffeur an international airline executive worth millions complete with wet carpets from smelly Kinglake water. Way to market oneself as a complete bogan:D.
Sure you can set a vehicle up to be jack of all trades, but it wouldn't be a master of offroading then
Each to their own, you've built it for the purpose you want and that's great.
Mine is my everyday car and I have no alternative, it has to be reliable and there to use so I (perhaps) wouldn't subject it to the same extremes. It's still 'capable' of doing probably 90% of what you do with yours though.
There's also the value of the car to be taken into account. I'd be far less concerned chucking a couple of grands worth of Disco or Defender into a deep river than I would be taking my RRS or a new D4.
Horses for courses and all that :D
The one that gives you the best sleep....the night before you do Interesting Driving , never even questioning whether it will get there & back or if/when anything is going to fail.
- Where 'maintenance' is the car having a planned event due to accrued mileage, - not 'cos its broken, and a "Repair" is something done to a puncture...
All about your confidence in your vehicle, regardless of the marque's reputation.
(Even better if your faith justified !:p)
You sure he was'nt secretly envious of your laid-back lifestyle ?:pQuote:
Originally Posted by B92 8NW
Out of the box;Quote:
Originally Posted by Tombie
Good clearance
Good departure and approach angles
Solid Axles
Light
Low range
Low gearing (6 speed)
Centre diff lock
Traction Control
Good vision
Torque / power
Gearing matches engine
Long legs 10L / 100km (diesel)
1,000kg payload
250kg ball weight / 3,500kg load towing ability
Aftermarket:
Good tyres
Recovery points
Winch bar
UHF
Good list...Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckford
So why the "solid axle" bit?
Everything else screams capable long range tourer..
The solid axle screams legacy handling.
Unfortunately (sic), on almost every hard trip I've been on a Playdo or Cruiser walks through the same terrain.
"Where the Desert meets the Sea"
'Did I mention some great 4WDriving is just 5 minutes from home?'
Very much like mine, the other half hates driving it (phew) it's really not practical in the city for the same reasons, even with every thing I have done to it there is still heaps more I will eventually for it's off road capabilities. A Disco series I is really to small for a good tourer although I have and will again, what I will eventually end up with is an off roader that is capable of being driven on the bituman and now that I have a new job with a car supplied by work - a commuter as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by B92 8NW
My ultimate tourer / off road 4wd would be a decked out with all the fruit OKA pop top (when I win lotto)
What makes my D2 capable, for me, is that it achieves so many things.
As we all have to work, it is a great daily driver to get me to work and back.
Easy to drive around suburbs and into city.
Easy for wife to drive.
Good fuel economy.
Comfort.
Can easily tow camper, to get away.
Can easily tow my 2.5 ton trailer with Mini Loader.
Has great off road ability.
With tyres and a lift, better off road ability.
Am able to sit in it all day and travel across country, comfortably if needed.
No doubt theres a few more things, i'll remember later, but it's a bit like a Swiss Army knife for me.
A great multi-tool, that does everything I want.
Greg
Capable?
I never intended to find out the single most capable aspect of my latest edition. A beautiful stock standard D2 update TD5. For nine months she punted my family around Melbourne, carted hay to feed my kids equine habit, carted and towed all manner of aquisitions and gave me some me time on the odd weekend away from the truck and all with a minimim of fuss with the only problem being those dreaded three amigos until....11/11/11 at 10.07 on the Pacific Highway...she was spun across the road at speed by one of my brethren into the face of unsuspecting couple traveling south...my goldie died saving my family. A horendous crash that resulted in fatalities...my two little girls just hopped out of their side of the car with just one scratch between the two. My wife sustained a stable fracture in her back and my son got extensive leg fractures. All are now home with me because of the strength of my landy.
Full chassis and the luck of spinning a full 180 before impact saved my family.
.....that's capability!