Thread: Disappointed in the D5 / waiting for the Defender

Originally Posted by rammypluge

My Rok went straight up, the Perentie never made it.

Amarok Club of South Australia, steep bank - YouTube

Im gonna hazard a guess your rear locker made all the difference in that cross axled situation.

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

Hey nice! Is that a hardtop Perentie (pretty rare) or the TD5 interim version the Army ordered?

Its a hardtop, with the 3.9 non turbo. It was a helicopter version.

On the Simpson trip, when the road was corrugated, we couldnt use the UHF, as it was too noisy because the rear window seals were worn and the windows rattled like crazy.

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

Im gonna hazard a guess your rear locker made all the difference in that cross axled situation.

Yep! Gotta love a std locker! Front tc helps too, and so does some flex.

Had the rattly rear windows on my old TD5 Defender till I sorted them out with new runners. Still, that was better than the Puma I got afterwards that had the entire rear window start to pop rivets like a zipper and make a dash for it (ie. started to fall out). I pulled out the interior trim and used bigger pop rivets which soon fixed that little problem!

The commentary speaks for itself . . .

Denhams Track in the Otway Ranges. - YouTube

Rammy my 110 would have idled over that section where the perentie struggled. Id put my mortgage on it.

Rammy that Roc is very nice. But a well set up live axle Land Rover with a rear locker and traction control (apples v apples) will be better is very difficult terrain...jusy the way of it. Let's face it the VW would easily get people 90 per cent of places people would want to tread.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rammy that Roc is very nice. But a well set up live axle Land Rover with a rear locker and traction control (apples v apples) will be better is very difficult terrain...jusy the way of it. Let's face it the VW would easily get people 90 per cent of places people would want to tread.

Cheers

Nothing against Amarok as a potential Defender replacement if it suits your purpose. But for me, more than cross-axle capability, it's about long term durability. ...Live axles, four coils, massive box chassis, are going to be more durable over time, hammering over 30-40,000km a year of desert corrugations, year after year. ...As will more clearance, flat sides, taller tyres, heavier duty drive train, larger CV's, etc.