Thread: Touring 4wd, what would you buy?

If I was towing a camper trailer a D3. Otherwise a new 110 or 130, and if I had the money it would be fitted with the TDV6 and 6 speed manual out of the D3.
As for the electronics, I'll take the risk. Besides, if money was no option electronic engine sensors/actuators are pretty small spares to carry.

Cheers,

Tim

PS It would have to be a LR no matter what, anything else is crap. Yes I wear a rose coloured monicle on my one eye.

In reckon the choice of vehicle would depend greatly on the number of people you are carting about. Assuming that you dont want to tow anything then adding a couple of >20KG kids will dramatically change the amount of "stuff" you need to carry. All of a sudden the sleep in the back and throw the fridge on the front seats theory no longer applies.
When I was a young bloke I could go away for a week on Fraser and sleep in the back of the truck (at that stage a company owned Maverick with the back seats removed), eat some canned stuff and weetbix and the occasional counter meal and be happy.
With a wife and two kids the same sort of break requires more space which requires a tent and then you've got to stow the tent somewhere etc etc.
With a family I sytill reckon a dual cab 130 or an F truck is the best compromise. Maybe a dual cab 110 but they wont bring them out

Regards,
Tote

Used to have a hj holden. Left me stranded heaps of times. Modern vehicles are more reliable than older ones. Not better, not worse, just more reliable.

In a D3 specifically, electrics are very rarely the reason that you can't get going. if they decide not to move, it will be mechanical. In the outback, getting parts for any vehicle will be fun. However, D3s are no harder to fix mechanically than any other vehicle.

Is anyone going to change their mind? no. Those that love the oldies will continue to do so. My favourite car - xp falcon. My regular drive - D3. Has it let me down. Not yet. Does it do touring with ease. You bet.

What would I choose to tour with if money was no option - FFRR TDV8

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Detroit? 53, 71 or 82?

all the MxxxA1 varients run as standard the 6v53 which as standard comes in a blown configuration but by changing the cam you can have it super charged and then you can bolt on a turbo charger as well.....OR....

you just hoik the 53 and drop in a 71, 82 or a 93 in the 6 pot config given that its the same block pattern with different heads and injectors.

In reckon the choice of vehicle would depend greatly on the number of people you are carting about. Assuming that you dont want to tow anything then adding a couple of >20KG kids will dramatically change the amount of "stuff" you need to carry. All of a sudden the sleep in the back and throw the fridge on the front seats theory no longer applies.
When I was a young bloke I could go away for a week on Fraser and sleep in the back of the truck (at that stage a company owned Maverick with the back seats removed), eat some canned stuff and weetbix and the occasional counter meal and be happy.
With a wife and two kids the same sort of break requires more space which requires a tent and then you've got to stow the tent somewhere etc etc.
With a family I still reckon a dual cab 130 or an F truck is the best compromise. Maybe a dual cab 110 but they wont bring them out

Regards,
Tote

I’m convinced that half you lot are more interested in playing out some Crocodile Dundee fantasy than having anything to do with the facts.

And sclarke, I’ve been working with automotive electronics for 35 years and modern automotive electronic components are not only heaps more reliable than their mechanical counterpart, and thats a documented fact, the field of automotive electronics is advancing at a phenomenal rate, yet while there have been continuing improvements, most of the great automotive mechanical developments were achieved before the first world war and that also is a fact.

D3 or FFRR any day, and not only get me there and back without suffering anywhere near the number of breakdowns that the pensioner class of vehicles with suffer, a D3 or FFRR will do it SOOOOOOOOO much more comfortably.

My Dad's bigger than all your Dad's.....

I agree with drivesafe. If a D3 or other modern LR goes wrong, chances are it's a mechanical issue. The electronics are much more reliable than they used to be and can be easily reset as well.

Fault readers and the like are also more affordable now - something like the BBS faultmate can do pretty much everything your dealer's IDS can.