Thread: Touring 4wd, what would you buy?

Originally Posted by brianwood

Think of the endless possibilities with this beautiful beastie...

I agree, they are pretty cool. I did a tour in one years ago, heaps of room in them. They dont move at warp speed but have good low range gearing and the good old perkins diesel engine.

Problem with them is though that they are made from bits of this and bits of that. I drilled the tour operator with questions about his and he said it was hard at first but after a while he sussed out where all the bits came from and then could just go to each manufacturer and get them.

A unimog, to big, part would be deer.
Oka, yes, never been in one, but do like them.
Mitsabishi canta 4WD
all the above no good in towns and car parks.

BUT

130 with the 2.8 TVG.
is my pick

or bring back the Liama.

Originally Posted by Rayngie

There you go, ask a simple question, get a slanging match in return....

anyway,

For me, a Current model Patrol, 4.8 semi auto , leather etc, very powerful car, very comfortable, and pretty basic underneath, i drove one a while back for a couple of months, loved it, damn thirsty though..but money no object eh?

when overloaded ie 750kg they break back suspension!!!

Originally Posted by sclarke

Guys, Gals,

Serious question that does not relate to a LR product...

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??

Remember it has to be able to be fixed if need be in the bush, so sadly a RR Sport and anything over Electric and over the top in modern crap, is no good...

It has to be capable off road and be reliable and good on fuel.

So in my eyes a Nissan Solid axle Poontrol or a Toyo Commercial rig would be my choice....

I love my LR, but lets be honest.... a new Fender is not yet known as reliable....

So lets not be Biased.... i want your answers to have merrit...

An older 300tdi Fender would be great... but getting long in the tooth...

Steve

(no i have not got cash)

For Load carrying and uncompilicated (non electronic) and designed for very hard conditions (minus 50 degrees celcius upwards to deserts) and proven as in this video
A Russian Kamaz truck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAsnI...Long Way Round

they also won the Paris -Dakar
or a Ural truck

Originally Posted by sclarke

Interesting, D1 dont have the payload capacity, 110 and 130 i find better for what i would want...

But the Toyo and Hissan i think are a stronger more reliable fix in the bush. D3's i think are still to small and i would not pull anything behind any of my cars if i was touring.... well, not today....

The D3 has more space inside than the 200 Cruiser and can tow 3500kg

Originally Posted by Rayngie

There you go, ask a simple question, get a slanging match in return....

anyway,

For me, a Current model Patrol, 4.8 semi auto , leather etc, very powerful car, very comfortable, and pretty basic underneath, i drove one a while back for a couple of months, loved it, damn thirsty though..but money no object eh?

Met a couple of guys recently with 4.8ltr Patrols(manuals) and one said he gets 700km out of his 210ltr tank=30ltrs/100km The problem is to get the range from the fuel you carry. And my TdV6 has more torque than the 4.8's

my choice would have to be a 110 kitted out.. or even one of these (even though an army spec) - just like the look of it

http://www.canadiandriver.com/roadte.../g_wagon_1.jpg

Yeah this is "Slanging Match", I cant believe some people can take a comment on modern electrics being unreliable to heart...

FACT, i have a Electronics Degree, been working on computers and AV equip since 1993.
That makes me qualified enough to have seen alot of things fail that should never fail....

My point being....

Take a new RR or Disco or 200 series toyo ect into the middle of Aust.... i dont mean alice springs or Bourke, i mean really outback... that to me is what a touring 4wd is for.... to get away from the populated area's....
Then it breaks down.... could be simple, could be an ECU that got wet from a crossing too deep.... then you have to try to get it going..... or if your lucky, you limp into a 3 person town, where the local publican knows a cocky who can fix anything.... well The cocky turns up and looks at this new fandangled electronic gizmo and says... best you get a tow 2000km to the nearest major town.....

If it was a Mechanical injected or basic Carby engine, then you might have a shot at fixing it.... Drive line is never an issue.... you never break both diffs at the same time... well rarely....

its more the stuff that tells it to go and stop and lift and lower.....

So Stop with the "where do you get your Crap from"

And your just "Jealous"

Ya Right..... i'm Jealous...... ive got a new car its only 9 months old and its great... sadly its a Mazda....
Ive had New LUXO cars.... so a $90k Volvo or a $150k RR is not any different in my eyes....

Grow up you old Coote and stop being biased against a car you love and everyone hates....