Thread: Advice Please Re Outback Suitability

Last year we did a trip from here down to Flinders ranges,then up to Alice,through Finke,Mt Dare,Simpson desert,and back to Brisbane,no problems at all.Did the same trip in 04 in the D2a,also not a problem.

One place i probably wouldn't take the D4 is the Tele track on the Cape.i have done it twice up and back in the D2a,no trouble at all.
But with the D4,the concern would be water in the electrics.Some of the creek crossings are at times very deep,over bonnet level.

Others would probably disagree,each to their own,or if you are keen,set the vehicle up as well as possible,and have a go.Make sure you go late in the season,so the water levels are as low as possible,but by then the tracks may be badly chopped up.

Yes with young kids we could use the space of the Disco but my wife needs something that reliably fits in city car parks etc so RRS we have and I'm looking at decent touring trailers.

I have to say the 2010 TDV8 is IMO a flawed classic, my wife and I are rather in love with it for different reasons despite its foibles.

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Baz.

I'm bemused by people saying they buy the RRS for city work and parking. They are the same width. The difference in length is 48mm ... less than 2". According to published specs. Wheelbase is very different - 140mm. Almost 6". But turning circle is much the same: 11.45 m v RRS 11.49 m.

For shopping, the rear access of both vehicles have advantages and disadvantages - but for a shop big enough to benefit from flat loading, the twin doors of the Disco takes up less room behind the vehicle compared to the pop out door of the RRS.

If the Disco is too bulky for city parking etc., then don't imagine the RRS is more compact. Its much the same.

Mate of mine just did a whirlwind trip through woop woop ... can't remember all the details but Big Red was in there. I didn't go 'cause they were just covering too much territory too quickly for my liking.


Mixed bunch of vehicles including his D4 HSE with 19" rims. He's running some sort of Cooper AT I think though. Definitely not LTZ.


He said the only noteworthy, vehicle related issue was him making it up Big Red first time and the non-LRs having to have a few goes.


No reliability issues or tyre problems to report.

Discovery 3 tdv6 2005 @ 240K.

Just put it through a week of torture in the Pilbara WA.
Rock climbing, loose gravel, water crossings, dust, sand, plenty of bush-stripes...the works! Plus 1000K to and fro on black-top at up to 110km/hr (more with overtaking.)

I returned home gob-smacked by the vehicles performance. I am a careful but at times too adventurous driver off road, and almost came unstuck on a 45 degree downhill track with enormous washouts. I was literally stuck between a rock and a hard place! The disco reversed me out of trouble.

I found the rock crawl function particularly impressive, and had fun playing with the various switch functions for various conditions.

The highway trip was luxury, with quick overtaking of road trains making for a safer trip.

Outback travel? No probs, with the usual mechanical, maintainance, navigational, communications, and spares preparations.

-Wasa

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

... Two D4's heading down the CSR on July 20 with two lessor vehicles...a 200 and a mitsi.

One D4 covered the Gibb River Road and the road to Bungle Bungles before taking on the Canning Stock Route. The other covered the Gun Barrel Hyw and the Tanami Track before also taking on the Canning Stock Route.

After several thousand k's on badly corrugated outback roads and tracks both returned unscathed though suspension error faults were encountered on both and dealt with along the way.

The 200 series was flawless but covered far less distance staying only on bitumen before doing the CSR. The mitsi ... sadly, that's another story.

Originally Posted by Ferret

After several thousand k's on badly corrugated outback roads and tracks both returned unscathed though suspension error faults were encountered on both and dealt with along the way.

What kind of faults? Actual problems or just sensor issues?

Scott

PS .... Those are trips I'd love to do in mine in coming years.