Thread: July issue of 4x4 Australia - 25 years of Discovery

Seems fair! There's also an article deeper in the mag where Fraser Stronach calls the D2 'a bit of a dud', not sure how I feel about that..

Originally Posted by elshano

Seems fair! There's also an article deeper in the mag where Fraser Stronach calls the D2 'a bit of a dud', not sure how I feel about that..

Fraser Stronach is "a bit of a dud".

Stopped taking any notice of his "technical opinion" years ago. He's proven me right on many occasions.

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

Worth buying.....are you able to post the article here ?

Brett....

Not a bad article Brett. Unusually for me, I bought the latest mag (I was bored and there was nothing else interesting at the airport newsagent the other day). Good write-up on a well sorted D2.

Not enough on its own to make me a regular reader again though.

I'd like to see a test,a real test of all the vehicles sold in Australia.I'd like one mag to get two of each model,load one to it's payload capacity and one to it's towing capacity,no aftermarket upgrades,off the floor stock vehicles and set off from Melbourne up to the Anne Beadell,across to the Connie Sue,up the Gary to the Canning and on to Halls and the vehicles are removed if they suffer a problem that makes them unroadworthy or undriveable,I'll bet a months wage only a Land Rover could do it. Pat

Originally Posted by BMKal

Not a bad article Brett. Unusually for me, I bought the latest mag (I was bored and there was nothing else interesting at the airport newsagent the other day). Good write-up on a well sorted D2.

Not enough on its own to make me a regular reader again though.

Well said mate a good read but not enough to be a regular buyer. But all in all a very good insight into the Discovery

Originally Posted by PAT303

I'd like to see a test,a real test of all the vehicles sold in Australia.I'd like one mag to get two of each model,load one to it's payload capacity and one to it's towing capacity,no aftermarket upgrades,off the floor stock vehicles and set off from Melbourne up to the Anne Beadell,across to the Connie Sue,up the Gary to the Canning and on to Halls and the vehicles are removed if they suffer a problem that makes them unroadworthy or undriveable,I'll bet a months wage only a Land Rover could do it. Pat

Be good to see....although I think a few makes/models would make it.

A mate of mine has taken a hi-lux and a prado straight out of the box loaded to the hilt across some of the tracks you mentioned......pretty much stock as they were leased and didn't have any issues. One of his mates had a D2 at the time which was brand new and nearly didn't finish the CSR.

I cannot imagine a Hilux making it,they drop onto the bump stops just sitting around,a Plado might do it,an LC wouldn't,a 200 wouldn't either. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

I cannot imagine a Hilux making it,they drop onto the bump stops just sitting around,a Plado might do it,an LC wouldn't,a 200 wouldn't either. Pat

A D4/RRS wouldn't do it on factory rubber either...

Suppose that only leaves the .......Defender