I think that’s changing as the L322 becomes more affordable to Defender owners, like myself. [emoji16]
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I think that’s changing as the L322 becomes more affordable to Defender owners, like myself. [emoji16]
I am deliberately trying to keep the Rangie light, unlike my D4 which is very heavy and has limited carrying capacity and high fuel consumption because of it. I don't want any bars so I was quite happy to go with an L405 for touring in the knowledge that it is always possible to hit an animal but not that likely since I haven't hit anything in the D4 despite dozens of outback trips all over Australia and around 200,000km of travel, including many of the iconic tracks and destinations. At least 150,000km of that has been on country roads and outback trips.
Insurance is also your friend in case of animal strikes! Pity I hit an animal within two weeks of buying the car but at least it survived pretty well unscathed for now! I hit the roo around 10km from the city in bush not far from home, not on a remote trip.
I live 30K's out of town So definitely not suburbia but still close enough that the roo population is affected and it is not that often I come across a roo.
Yesterday I was coming home from the BIL's place a few K's down a dirt road at sunset and I must have seen 30-40 roos in a 4-5k strip of road which is unusual for this area So they must move around a fair bit So you just Never know when one of the little bludgers is going to collide with your truck.
I have also seen dead roos on the freeways in Perth.
My point is that if you are travelling anywhere out of the big smoke then the chances of a roo strike is pretty good and sure you can insure against it But that insurance policy wont get you home safely in the event of a roo strike, A bullbar however has a very good chance of not only getting you home But it will usually insure that your trip of a lifetime isn't ruined awaiting repairs in the middle of nowhere as well.
A good point not lost on those that have a L322, L405, L494, L462 etc. but moot in this case as there is not one available to fit any of these vehicles.Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105