Thread: What vehicle for long distance remote travel?

Id stick with what you know as well..a bit different I suppose, I spent 18 months from perth and as far north as you can go in 1992 in a 5 year old suzuki sierra.. I knew every bolt in her and could fix it if something went wrong..

Originally Posted by bacicat

101 all the way.. The ultimate touring vehicle IMO. With an Isuzu conversion - which I'll be doing on mine, it would be reliable, relatively economical, will sit on 100 all day, handle anything you can throw at it, get looks and smiles everywhere you go, your bed is already made when you pull into camp....

Have I missed something?

If you're after life's luxuries like AC, and not having dust in every orifice at the end of a day, then it may not be for you, but I'll take it any day over anything else.

I'd love a 101 but I would think they might be a bit rare and therefore $$$. Plus a fair amount of time to set it up the way you want it. I'd also love a halflinger (spelling) and an old unimog. I'd also expect a 101 to need a fair amount of maintenance to make sure it was good to take remote.

Happy Days.

Cheers fellas. I did take a couple of TD5s out for test runs, but once seduced as I said earlier it would be hard to not get another V8 (had a D1 3.9 some years ago).
Who knows, but if I do get anything I'll be sure to post it.

Originally Posted by discowolf

Cheers fellas. I did take a couple of TD5s out for test runs, but once seduced as I said earlier it would be hard to not get another V8 (had a D1 3.9 some years ago).
Who knows, but if I do get anything I'll be sure to post it.

Did the TD5s you drove have a tune and the centre muffler removed. I love the sound of mine. It sounds like more than the 2.5L it is and the word is (never drive a D1 V8) the TD5 goes as well if not better than the D1 V8.

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The TD5s were from a dealer's yard and were stock standard. Nice to drive, but.....

There's not much tried and tested with the TD5s but a few small mods are very common and very well tested. A tune gives it very noticeable more poke and the muffler removal gives it a nice note (IMHO). Some complain about a drone at 100km/h, usually when towing but if it's too loud, your too old, I love it. It's not too loud to attract attention but I have had people comment it sounds pretty good.

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Originally Posted by joel0407

I'd love a 101 but I would think they might be a bit rare and therefore $$$. Plus a fair amount of time to set it up the way you want it. I'd also love a halflinger (spelling) and an old unimog. I'd also expect a 101 to need a fair amount of maintenance to make sure it was good to take remote.

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Hi, had a haflinger, wouldn't recommend for touring :-) unless your already deaf and you want to see every bit of the scenery ..45 mph flat out....on the other hand I LOVE my 3.9 D1 disco

Originally Posted by Gary S11

Hi, had a haflinger, wouldn't recommend for touring :-) unless your already deaf and you want to see every bit of the scenery ..45 mph flat out....on the other hand I LOVE my 3.9 D1 disco

Sorry mate, I was just listing them as other vehicles I'd love to have. I put them in the same basket as the 101 though. I think the 101 would be awesome to own but I don't know if I'd take it remote. Mainly if I didn't have unlimited time to get back. It just depends on how well you know your vehicle. At least with something more common, it you needed parts, you could get contact with civilization and get a part sent out. I'm just not convinced you could do that with a 101.

I have been planning a holiday through the Kimberlys for over the last 12 months. We will have a month and then my daughter needs to be back and school and my mate and myself need to be back at work. Now if I was retired and broke down, I probably wouldn't worry too much. We are both pretty handy and most likely able to hobble something together to get moving and we have 2 vehicles if one needs a tow but with a time limit, a break down could end the trip. I mean if something like a suspension bush collapses (I hope not, all well checked) we can hardy hobble along at 10km/h for the remainder of the trip. We will order what we need to the next town, express freight, fix it and get going. I know the 101 owners are likely to support each other pretty well but I don't know if you'd get many replacement parts shipped out over night.

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