Thread: Touring 4wd, what would you buy?

I've thought about this on and off, I would buy an HSE TDV6 Disco, beautiful touring vehicle, I've done the CSR with no problems and my last one did 164000 K's with NO breakdowns.

We did a year wandering around this big old lump of erosion in a 4bd1 County, had 200 litres of diesel about the same of water, safari draws, on demand water pumps, roof top tent and 120 watt solar panels that ran everything very comfortable.
Did all of the major stock routes and remote area tracks and spent a fair bit of time following the coast from broome to cairns.
Repaired about twenty tyres but if you get on to them early it was generally only a tube fix.
The car was absolutely bullet-proof....even the air-con worked most of the time.
rangie in the pic was also 4BDi

Originally Posted by The ho har's

well our D1 300 Tdi suited us for many years with Oz Tent, full drawer system, duel wheel carriers with Jerry can and high lift mounts.....3 batteries with 120watt solar panel, 50 litres water, under bonnet hot water and porta loo we went anywhere we wanted with no troubles..............


now we a little older......130 defender with our custom built slide on camper.........
120 watt solar panel with 4x100amp/hr battries, hot water system, 2x 50 ltr water tanks, gas cooker and of course portaloo we can still go anywhere with no effort at all.......

and of course both vehcles have some mods to make touring comfortable


not sure why you are asking about the "other makes of vehicles" though


Mrs ho har

Too much information

BLK KNIGHT most people dont know what a m548 is but i have lic for them and fuel is only problem but a 2000 lt bladder in the back helps also its a supercharged v6 and auto can be fun

Money no object...............any thing you want, age wouldn't be an issue,
renew, replace or recon.
Personally I would go auto diesel Disco as a base, fully rebuilt,then start the serious spending.

I would go a TD5 130 with after market seats and some sort of tray top camper on the back. Money no object it would have lockers, Hi tough axles reduction gears, 4.11's with 33' muddies. Thats just for starters

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Too much information

Originally Posted by sclarke

Guys, Gals,


If you had a super payout or won the lottery or just had a few hundred laying around...

What would you buy to Tour with??

I reckon electronic is getting so reliable that its safe to take an electronic vehicle long distance.

I need to transport seven people - me, the wife, and 5 of our kids - and tow a camper. The answer is just obvious - a D3! The car seems to have been designed for the job! 7 seats designed in. Spacious and comfortable. All the bells and whistles. Superb on road dynamics, and awesome off road. Great tow vehicle. And lots of cup holders. Proven reliability record. The ideal for me would be the HSE V8 with an LPG conversion to extend the range, or a TDV6.

Long distance touring demands that you take along the appropriate spares. In this case you would also have to take along the right electronic diagnostic equipment, and the knowledge of how to use it. But that's no different than taking along, for instance, spare radiator hoses. You have to know how to install them too. And you need the right tools. If you want to tour long distance in an electronic vehicle and you want to be able to repair it out there you have to learn how to do it and have the right gear. That's all.

To me the answer for my needs is obvious - D3.

Willem