Just to kill my own thread...

All vehicles have good points and bad... But to be honest to the vehicles(and machinery for that matter), most problems are caused by that big nut behind the wheel(or controls)...

If your driving a mini, dont expect it to do the job of a Mack truck, and if your driving a LandRover, dont use it as a Rock Hopper...

I love seeing people hammer the hell out of a 4wd or car, as if they are rally vehicles...

I have even had to cart loads with trucks that had small engines, even tho they where rated for 120 tonnes, the engine was more suitable for 50 tonne, but slow and steady, they lasted and got the jobs done...One reason I am deaf, I stopped listening to the abuse and waiving fists from idiots roaring past and telling me to go up a gear...

This applies to everything I drive, I get the most out of my vehicles for a long time... IE my Holden ute, capable of 200+ kmh but I got well over 300,000 k's out of the auto and that involved a lot of towing(3.5tonne trailer) and heavy work, yet still doubled the transmissions expected life...And all thats wrong with it is the reversing clutches, but I'll do a full rebuild, engine and trans and the body then put it in the shed for the monthly sunday drive...

Whats that old saying, dont abuse the tools, its not there fault you stuffed up...