Thread: Touring 4wd, what would you buy?

Originally Posted by inside

A super payout? Has to be a Unimog.

YouTube - Tom ford tests the worlds ultimate 4x4, the Unimog

OH yeah!! I would have one of the Black Edition unimogs! That with a bit of a tray back camper would be sweet! Even just as a play toy around Toolangi!! lol

Angus

The county is great, Nice smooth quiet 3.9 isuzu, great off road supper reliable, lots of room, and great on fuel
Honestly i hate it how you can't see over the bonnat in a poootrol

TIM.

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....

Nissans are stronger mechanically (ZD30 excluded) but they do have structural issues when used hard.
The old Toyotas were tougher structurally but had mechanical limitations the modern Toyotas have structural issues when used hard. I personally think a County with an Isuzu would be the pick in my view the only thing is they are getting a bit long in the tooth today. Get out of the eastern states and who fixes a modern Land Rover.
A 4.2 GQ Nissan is a good vehicle if not overloaded but you cant really beat Toyotas network so its a hard call really

75series

As much as I love Milo, a well setup 75series troopy/ute with the multi point 1HD-T out of an 80series or just a turbo 1HZ would be the go. I have seen some awesome ones. No offence to landrover but there just isn't the parts assistance when abroard as opposed to 1HZ cruisers which are basically every second car you see out west.

Now lets get real crazy

45series trayback or troopcarrier body with GQ pootrol diffs, defender transfer gears, cummins diesel (with exhaust stack), WHITE sunrasiers with micky-t BAJA rubber, parabolic springs, 6 poster bullbar, 4x lightforce 240s, landcruiser grey paint, custom camping tray/storage system at rear, lightforce shooting spotlight, rooftop tent and tinny... list goes on hahah

might be a bit outragous but if one has that sort of money...

I think every vehicle has specific weaknesses, some of the stuff i have come across with the jeep has me scratching my head in astonishment. Some bad some good. It comes down to what vehicle you want for ergonomics then spend the money to make it right and rectify any weaknesses.

I'd get an 85 County,get someone like Fred Smith to bung in a Chev 350, convert it to a tray, long range tanks, gas for around populated area's, maxi drive's & diff locks etc.
Rewire, new instruments and Bobs your uncle.
Come to think of it, someone on this forums done it.

Already have it. Defender 130.

I often dream about this very scenario. My Td5 130 is great for touring. My personal quibbles seem to be addressed in the latest model, which are air-con, and ecu placement.

In my ultimate dreams I would have a puma 130, roof top tent on custom built tub(just like what I am building for mine) for point to point touring, and a 110 wagon towing a Kimberly Kamper for base camping.

All vehicles fail. It depends on who you rely upon. Carry essential spares you think you will need, and have a good contact to courier you parts if you need them. For this you will have to be mechanically savvy. If you want to rely on dealers to order parts and do the work, then of course LR in probably not for you. Hence the proliferation of Toyota dealerships.

It has often amazed me how supposebly reliable toyota and nissan are supposed to be, yet there are parts galore, so obviously they must be needed on a regular basis. So many mechanics have worked on them and know how to fix them from experience, so they can't be that good

I have to make room for 4 people when touring though too.

CC