Thread: Will be Retro

Damn right I'd be taking a new Defender out on the dirt and sand... it's the timing I'm unsure about. I will probably have to either run my D4 into the ground, or convince my wife that we should trade both our current LRs in for one Defender. The first option is the more likely one but with only 190K on the clock and a run rate of 10-15K/year that could take me a while.

More pics out of Dubai

I imagine we will see the usual dune videos from the locals pretty soon

Originally Posted by Tombie

If I buy one you’ll see one in the bush in under a day of ownership.

You just have lucked it, just last weekend we passed about 6 fully kitted out D3&4s in 500km.

And a Prado and a 200 on tilt trays.

Same here,as with the D4,mine will be outback,in the rough stuff,thats what it will be bought for,touring,and SWMBO's daily,as i have the van.

We did 2000K's,over 7 days,last week,outback Qld.
Saw two D4's,two L322,one Disco Sport,one old tray back Deefer,full of dents.
Saw many other brands,but the T brand was by far the majority by a country mile.

A couple of months ago we did a road trip in NSW,saw two or three D5's outback,which surprised me.

In fact the owners of a Motel we stayed at on the very south coast of NSW,had one that was a month old.
They had bought it to replace a Ford Everest,they wanted more room.
They liked it,no comparison,twice as good as the Everest,they said ,but it cost almost twice as much.
They don't go off road at all,just wanted a nice large wagon.

I always see the big Dubai (or similar) sand dunes used to demonstrate sand capability - has anyone here driven there? How do they compare to the soft beaches of Aus?

Don't know mate. I know they seem to go everywhere flat out!

My idea of a good sand test is deep.soft sand in beach cuttings, uphill, towing a load at slow speed due to it being cut up and people everywhere. So good gearing, tall tyres aired down for long footprint, and good torque.

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Originally Posted by veebs

I always see the big Dubai (or similar) sand dunes used to demonstrate sand capability - has anyone here driven there? How do they compare to the soft beaches of Aus?

We have quite a lot of big sand dunes in Australia, most only know of 'big red',which is not the biggest dune in the Simpson. There are also other popular tracks , some are maintained, some not eg Googs. There are plenty more on private property and you wouldn't want to be out there anyway.

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