Thread: 4WD Action/Roo Systems acquires a D4... :(

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

saw the stock D4 at roo systems when i picked my swag up a while back.

asked them if they were going to start doing land rover parts, the reply was along the lines of "the mechanics wont touch them, they are no good, no one wants to but we have to"
(the actual conversation was even more negative to land rover, until i mentioned owning a defender, payed my money and walked out.)

took my tent and left. wouldnt buy a $100 bill off them for $5 after talking to the people there, swag is good for the money though. (same as southern cross, same Chinese factory i assume)

I'll agree with you that their swag is good value for the money asked - but I can assure you that they are nothing at all like the Southern Cross. Look the same, especially in the advertising photos - but in the flesh they are chalk and cheese.

I recently looked at both - and bought the Southern Cross. Cost a lot more, but the canvas quality alone convinced me that it was worth it. The Southern Cross is made in Australia from Australian canvas - nothing at all like the lightweight fabric in any of the Chinese made products.

Have to admit that the Southern Cross is a heavy and bulky bit of kit though, compared with the Chinese made lightweights ................

For those on facebook, the read through the comments is fairly positive to the new rig:

https://www.facebook.com/Roothy4WD/p...20006824712789

I think this is quite a smart move for Roo Systems, if they do this right it could increase their sales into a virtually untapped market of cashed up D4 owners looking to outfit their rigs. Make some good accessories and prove them in the field.

As others have said I too like the locations 4wd action go to, there are some questionable decisions made on some tracks and they seem to cater more towards the yobbo audience. But hey they are finally bringing some class to the show, what next a Range Rover maybe?

Originally Posted by plaven

For those on facebook, the read through the comments is fairly positive to the new rig:

https://www.facebook.com/Roothy4WD/p...20006824712789

4WDA really attract the intelligentsia, don't they?

I wonder if they've decided on the disco because ARB has just shown us some love. Long travel suspension for the deefer, front n rear airlockers for the disco 3/4 and top 10 locations in Africa featuring only land rovers. Probably the only arb mag I've actually read through.

Used to buy 4wd Action for quite a while,then it got boring.You can only see so many nissotas with lift kits and winches.Then i got sick of roothy constantly bagging landrovers,even though he owns one!Some of the places they go are good.Also i found some of their testing to be a bit one sided regarding products.Jamies defender gets a bit of grudging praise from roothy every now and then.They should have a d4 if only because of the awards its won,but i agree they will break it and say "not as good as a cruiser though".I think roothy thinks 4wds peaked with the fj 40.

Originally Posted by plaven

For those on facebook, the read through the comments is fairly positive to the new rig:

https://www.facebook.com/Roothy4WD/p...20006824712789

There is actually a comment from someone at LRA on that facebook site.Maybe they are keeping an eye on things?

I wonder if they have a look on here as well......

This is good I think. Jamie has been giving it pretty hard to his two 130s for a while now, so will be good to see what happens to a D4 when it is treated a bit rough. If it breaks continously then its probably fair to say the Cruiser is stronger. If it doesn't and shows them all up a bit then it might change some attitudes.

Be good to see if it really deserves all of the awards. I will be cheering it on.

Will be interesting to see how long they run it for before going back to their precious Toyotas.