Are 4WDs too high-tech for the bush?

**Chops** · 22nd September 2014, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by TerryO

Allan your onto something here plus you could make some bucks out of this. ...

Next time your doing a outback trip why not make a recording of the various mechanical droning and suspension banging noises that you are so lucky to experience in your Defender cab and then put them on a disc or memory stick and sell the sound track as the real outback experience to us disadvantaged Disco owners.
Then all Disco owners when out and about on our own big adventures driving down rough city streets can play your sound track on our Harmon Kardon surround sound stereo's and experience the real outback. ...

Bugger I was to slow to put this post up! ... TonyC beat me to it.

Wanna be a bit careful there Terry,,, people will think your driving a series or something,, you know, not being able to keep up an all.

**Chops** · 22nd September 2014, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by PAT303

I can imagine the tape,there would be the sound of an engine screaming it's tit's off combined with the transfer gears howling,next thing you'd hear a voice yelling ''get that slow POS out of the way'' followed by tyre screach,then the sound of a dieing engine and silence,then a bonnet opening,then ''stupid Land Rover &*^% POS *&^%$.It'll go for about 5 mins,don't know how well it'll sell. Pat

Haha,, is that from a past experience Pat?

I've been there, done that

**PAT303** · 22nd September 2014, 11:37 AM

Two 2a's,two 3's,love the things to death but 2 days of corrigations on the Tallawana,three on the Anne Beadell,a week on the CSR in coil spring LR's was hard enough for me. Pat

2stroke · 22nd September 2014, 02:36 PM

So just out of curiosity what's the touring range of one of these "comfy cocoons" on dirt and sand as found on the CSR? Can you carry a second spare? Extra fuel and water? Camp oven, that extra bit of firewood you need for the roast? A decent size fridge freezer to keep it in, Then there's the extra battery to run it on the days off when you aren't driving it. And what's the GVM and payload, and are the new fangled tyres rated for all this? Just askin...

**101RRS** · 22nd September 2014, 02:51 PM

What you can carry is based on the design of the body and chassis not whether is is a new or old vehicle and whether it is fitted electronics or not.

A D4 will most likely carry a similar amount of gear as a series 3 station wagon and do it in comfort.

2stroke · 22nd September 2014, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by garrycol

What you can carry is based on the design of the body and chassis not whether is is a new or old vehicle and whether it is fitted electronics or not.

A D4 will most likely carry a similar amount of gear as a series 3 station wagon and do it in comfort.

Comfort is also based on the design of the body and chassis though.

**4x4 MORE** · 22nd September 2014, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by PAT303

I can imagine the tape,there would be the sound of an engine screaming it's tit's off combined with the transfer gears howling,next thing you'd hear a voice yelling ''get that slow POS out of the way'' followed by tyre screach,then the sound of a dieing engine and silence,then a bonnet opening,then ''stupid Land Rover &*^% POS *&^%$.It'll go for about 5 mins,don't know how well it'll sell. Pat

**Chucaro** · 22nd September 2014, 08:04 PM

**Eevo** · 23rd September 2014, 07:53 AM

turning on the climate control should mean winding down the windows

**Gerokent** · 23rd September 2014, 08:28 AM

Yep, nothing wrong with the 240 air con; 2 windows down, 40 miles per hour

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