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Here is a video of SBD4's RRS up the smaller hill he was talking about. It did it more smoothly than me in my 2008 D3, but you can see how the D4's with low range (and all their different driving styles) can do it easier.
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His car wasnt stopped because it wasnt capable. It stopped because the transmission overheated, due to the gearbox not having a suitable gear for that speed and terrain. Extended periods of slow ascents requiring traction control (i.e wombat holes) were too much for it.
Cheers
Dan
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Your son breaks me up Dan!
Some might say I needed to keep a consistent throttle position but it was quite difficult to do that because it needed quite a bit to get going which when it did, would start to go too fast and when the throttle was slightly released it would slow dramatically - very hard to control. TR hard those brakes on hard.
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Buying a Full Sized Land Rover without Low Range is like hiring a Hooker for a cuddle.
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SBD4 (Sean) gives you some great actual experience of owning a single range RRS. While from regular offroaders point of view they may well put that video into the class of moderate off road, its still a decent hill that would see plenty of lessor vehicles fail. So if your off roading is like that hill or more, then as most have quite rightly pointed out having low range is going to be the go.
If it was my hard earned dollars Id be looking at if you could get a base model with an optioned transfer case (lets face it, a base trim model RRS is going to be better equipped than most others anyway)
Or of course you could look at a top level Jeep Grand Cherokee WK2 CRD for round $76K (base model Diesel is $57K) I'm not being funny here or stiring ****, overall a great option.
Regards
Daz
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The second hand market in a few yrs time is also going to get interesting,particularly as the D5 or what ever it is called may go down the same path,depending which models arrive here.
Blind freddy can see what is going to happen...."i bought this 4yr old RR Sport,it was cheap,i got a bargain.After the trip to Fraser next Easter,we are heading to the Cape":eek::(
And yes we are taking the van.....
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Will also be interesting to see how VW Amaroks without low range are regarded in the future.
I just spent a week on Straddie's Flinders Beach and only needed low range once while towing the camper up a rise in soft sand in the heat, but momentum doesn't cover every situation, so LR is an important backup, I think.
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The Amorok has gone out to lunch in soft sand before now...auto overheats and it's lights out. I back up a 2 tonn boat up a steep hill into my driveway and until they make a second reverse gear low range for this is the only way to fly. Most people don't tow in sand. There is a very big difference between driving your laden vehicle in deep soft stuff in mid to high 30 degree days and doing the same thing with a 1.5 tonn plus trailer on the rear...you NEED low range. Cheers
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The Amaro isn't really a heavy duty 4WD,it may be ok in a bit of mud on a building site,or taking the kids to soccer training,but that is about it.
Talking about Autos that overheat,a mate of mine had a Paj,it used to stop when the auto overheated,not much fun on the beach:(
