Thread: Replace a Defender with what?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

ADF never bought TD5s, they were trialed and rejected in favour of Isuzu.

What car does Weeds have, then?

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

You have got to be kidding. Or are you too young to remember Sigma and Magna. Greatest piles of pus ever inflicted on the Australian motorist. I once managed a fleet that had Sigma as rep's cars. Sydney based senior management caught "four cylinder economy" fever and lumbered us with Sigma and Meteor. Rubbish cars, both of them. Then came Magna which should have been sold with a spare transmission, not a spare wheel.

You forget "The first Four Cylinder Limousine", AKA the Nissan Bluebird. I worked at Nissan then. I pinched one of those stickers for our old Morry minor, as it seemed more appropriate than that horrible 200B replacement.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Its prize performance was an unscheduled holiday of three weeks in Broken Hill while waiting for brake parts to be flown in from China. At that stage its total mileage was about the distance from Yass to Broken Hill. Most of the time I have visited my son, the Great Wall is not in evidence, and careful questions indicate it is at the dealer.

Maybe he should try the LDV T60

Chinese ute, ANCAP 5star

Cousin of Land Rover.. Historically

Originally Posted by martnH

Maybe he should try the LDV T60

Chinese ute, ANCAP 5star

Cousin of Land Rover.. Historically

I had a bit of a look - can't find key data - availability of full length hardtop, ground clearance, approach and departure angles, towing capacity, gear ratios etc, let alone more details such as suspension travel.

On the face of it, looks like just yet another dual cab. Pictures suggest ground clearance, approach and departure angles nowhere near the Defender.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I had a bit of a look - can't find key data - availability of full length hardtop, ground clearance, approach and departure angles, towing capacity, gear ratios etc, let alone more details such as suspension travel.

On the face of it, looks like just yet another dual cab. Pictures suggest ground clearance, approach and departure angles nowhere near the Defender.

Specs: LDV T60 Ute - Specifactions - LDV Automotive Australia

its a mid duty dualcab clone

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

If he is repeatedly staking tyres perhaps he needs to consider tyres of sturdier construction like light/medium truck cross ply, say 8.25 x 16 x 12 ply used on 3-4 tonne trucks.

When I posted the original above I neglected to mention that to use this class of tyre one would most likely need to go to 8" split ring rims. Any wheel works could put these on LR centres. I don't think any of this size is available in wire armoured but one never knows. A check around the specialist tyre distributors might find something.

8.25 would wreck the low gearing, 7.50 would be a better option.

Would split rims on such a vehicle be deemed safe in today's work place?