Thread: Around Australia vehicle choice

I would suggest you use the County,more space for your gear,the LT95 would be one of the better gearboxes,it has good towing capability,easier to work on compared to the D2,any body scratches will not standout as much,the body is narrower than either the Rangie or the Disco,and if something breaks or you get body damage,most series panels will fit and 7"round headlights are easily available,just make sure that you fit a good twin relay for your lights,as it then takes the power draw (amps=heat) from your switch as that is what melts them(you can also do that to your Rangie's lights as I have done),the county will have the heavier suspension capability,and spares places like MR Autos and British Off Road in Queensland will freight spares anywhere,MR will(or used to)do a travel kit of spares,and would credit you with what you returned unused.

They are just my suggestions,that is what I would do.

cheers

Build the county with some goodies from your old 2 door, put an Isuzu in it and your done. Pity you don't have a taper roller lt95 any more though

Originally Posted by Vern

Build the county with some goodies from your old 2 door, put an Isuzu in it and your done. Pity you don't have a taper roller lt95 any more though

X 2, it is the best option

This might be a dumb question but won't the kids miss a year of school?

Hi all, thanks for the feedback.
My eleven year old will miss grade six and the five year old will miss prep, but I think they will learn more with the experience.
The Isuzu swap seems a bit daunting at the moment as there seems to be so many hard to find parts required.
I think the county would be the best as I know the drivetrain backwards, have a few good spares-maxi centre and axles,cv's,springs,etc.
We will need aircon and will have to research this.
Damien you must give back that gearbox I loaned you.
I think a manual will be a safer option and I would like to keep my lt230 as it was just rebuilt and has the 30% maxi drive gears.

Put the Rangie parts into the County, & convert to LPG. I took my 85 County away to Cooktown & back in 2007 & my kids were that age ( their school subsequently disallowed such absences) and only had to buy 2x DVD players to quieten them down..
David

Originally Posted by fitzy

Hi all, thanks for the feedback.
My eleven year old will miss grade six and the five year old will miss prep, but I think they will learn more with the experience.
The Isuzu swap seems a bit daunting at the moment as there seems to be so many hard to find parts required.
I think the county would be the best as I know the drivetrain backwards, have a few good spares-maxi centre and axles,cv's,springs,etc.
We will need aircon and will have to research this.
Damien you must give back that gearbox I loaned you.
I think a manual will be a safer option and I would like to keep my lt230 as it was just rebuilt and has the 30% maxi drive gears.

I on sold the lt95 as it didn't fit my soft dash, now I have a mxa 5 speed. I don't think you will be happy with your v8 fuel consumption, so installing a diesel will be the way to go and if you are towing it leaves only a couple of choices, Isuzu or tweaked td5. I know which i'd choose

Originally Posted by Eevo

This might be a dumb question but won't the kids miss a year of school?

am sure they will cope