Thread: Classic 4WD's?? Character OR not????

Originally Posted by solmanic

I was going to make a post about how much fun the G Wagen is, but I am apparently "one Merc post away from being banned".

A bit of photoshop in your picture and it might buy you some points!!! ... I'd best not mention the latest vehicle I want to own for touring.. A mighty V8 Mercedes 2448 6x6!!!

I am not sure if my series (currently under rebuild) will ever see off road/ gravel road/ dirt road.

My personal liking is with the simplicity of series vehicles. They don't look as intimidating&powerful as modern vehicle, yet they can still outperform them in more than one way. Plus added bonus of not being overly covered with electronics and plastic.

Nav

Originally Posted by reachjatt

I am not sure if my series (currently under rebuild) will ever see off road/ gravel road/ dirt road.

My personal liking is with the simplicity of series vehicles. They don't look as intimidating&powerful as modern vehicle, yet they can still outperform them in more than one way. Plus added bonus of not being overly covered with electronics and plastic.

Nav

Ahh yes I love the lack of electronics and plastic too

Sent from my Land Rover A8.

When I want to simply go from point A to point B, I drive a modern vehicle, air conditioned, power steering, comfortable seating etc etc,. When I want to go for a drive and actually have control over the machine, to be able to choose the gear, where and when to brake, and what line to pick, when I want a machine to do what I want it to do, when I get sick and tired of answering to mechanical devices and electronic signals, and when I want to experience the self satisfaction that becomes apparent when all the above comes together, then I drive a series vehicle.
Let's face it, there have been no significant improvements in the principles of basic 4 wheel drive in the last 50 odd years, simply labour saving devices. My series vehicle will still go where a modern one will, perhaps though not as fast.
What are we doing with all this perceived saved labour?
I still get great satisfaction out of driving an old vehicle, being able to go up and down the gearbox and transfer case noiselessly without a clutch, relying on torque rather than revs to start off, being able to hear my engine and know exactly what it is doing,.... but....... that is great for recreation, I don't necessarily want to do it all the time.
Regards
Glen

Excuse me . . . I thought this was AULRO, but here I am three pages into a thread and there's nothing but praise for older vehicles and not an argument in sight. Can someone please direct me to the real AULRO?

Originally Posted by 460cixy

I hate how this new junk beeps and dings and dongs like the drivers a retard. And there's nothing wrong with how a series landy handles or drives on the road except its lack of pace but then you don't drive one to go,fast do you . Haveing had both old landys and zooks they have a lot in commen slow noisy and basic but both very capable off road and both have a cult following for good reason

Anyhoo . . . I completely agree here. Years ago I was driving a new ute, so I opened the shed door, started it up, and it dinged because I didn't have my seatbelt on while we were moving out of the shed. Then I hopped out but left it running while I closed the shed door, so it dinged again. Then I drove up to the end of the driveway to check the post and dinged at me again, finally dinging while I left it running with a door open and dared to walk over to the postbox. Then I pushed the windscreen washer button and that made the wipers scraaaape across the windscreen before the water hit it. I hadn't even made it to the road and I was ready to take an axe to the bloody thing.

Originally Posted by reachjatt

I am not sure if my series (currently under rebuild) will ever see off road/ gravel road/ dirt road.

My personal liking is with the simplicity of series vehicles. They don't look as intimidating&powerful as modern vehicle, yet they can still outperform them in more than one way. Plus added bonus of not being overly covered with electronics and plastic.

Nav

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