Come on, I know I'm one to start new trends, but seriously!!!

[sclarke]

I don't know what to say.
I few months back I announce I'm buying a new 4wd and next thing I know, others have jumped in on the band wagon and traded landrovers in also.

Damn are the new VW Amarok that good???

Mmmmm I had mine a week and did Melb to Innamincka and back in 3 days. The comfort lever was insane. It road Bette than the 2 110's I have. It returned 9l/100km. It is quiet. It soaks up corrugations like nothing ive driven. It's no Rae car. But damn nice. I love it.

Facts. Hitting an emu at 100km in an Amarok is not fun. But the damage was not visable. But there is damage. Hard to explain. But I hit it dead square. It destroyed the honeycomb in the bumper. Bent the Ac Condensor and bent my Rego plate. I'll post pix. Or look on my face book page

Once again it is awesome. I love it. No I wont sell the county. But the Rok is nuts on how nice it is. Climbing sand dunes was way easier than I expected.

So far I have spoken to 4 land rover people stepping out of D3's and D2's to buy a Amarok.

The seats. Man the seats. 14 hours in them
And we got out refreshed.

I could drive it faster and safer than the previous utes I've had or landrovers.

Ok the catch. It's not a RRS it's not a RR. It's not a disco. It's not a 110. It has it's quirks.

I do love it as a work car and tourer. But I'll never give up a V8 rover

Ok I've stirred you up now.
Now where is Redback. It's time he made a comment!!!!!

Clarkie

[PAT303]

Yeh but I heard they break easily and you can't get parts for them and no one will touch them in the bush.The bloke who told me was told that by a bloke he knows who met a guy who drives a Toyota that told him and he knows because his mate lives at kick-a-tin-along. Pat

[mick88]

I have looked at them with interest!
But how do they perform towing, as they only have a two litre engine?
I realise that they have lot's newton thingy's, but in reality how do they pull a double horse float (with horses) or a low loader with a vehicle on it in hilly country at a decent roadspeed.....not 40 kmh?

Cheers, Mick.

[sclarke]

I have looked at them with interest!
But how do they perform towing, as they only have a two litre engine?
I realise that they have lot's newton thingy's, but in reality how do they pull a double horse float (with horses) or a low loader with a vehicle on it in hilly country at a decent roadspeed.....not 40 kmh?

Cheers, Mick.

I personally don't know. But. I carry 600kg of crap and it's fine. But as pat said. I know a guy in NZ who tows a 80' viscount with his Suzuki vitara.

Seriously. A guy on the VW forum tows a patrol comp rig with his and has no complaints.

Pat. I met him at the Innamincka pub. He looked at the Rok and told me its a rebadged BT50. I just smiled and let him finish his light beer shandy.
Parts yes may be an issue this early into its life. Strength. No one has flogged on yet on the VW forum except mine has had a dukes of hazard moment. Same place I launched the defender. Yeeee har.

Time will tell. As it did the D3. It's a VW so it should be ok.

Clarkie

[Redback]

I don't know what to say.
I few months back I announce I'm buying a new 4wd and next thing I know, others have jumped in on the band wagon and traded landrovers in also.

Damn are the new VW Amarok that good???

Mmmmm I had mine a week and did Melb to Innamincka and back in 3 days. The comfort lever was insane. It road Bette than the 2 110's I have. It returned 9l/100km. It is quiet. It soaks up corrugations like nothing ive driven. It's no Rae car. But damn nice. I love it.

Facts. Hitting an emu at 100km in an Amarok is not fun. But the damage was not visable. But there is damage. Hard to explain. But I hit it dead square. It destroyed the honeycomb in the bumper. Bent the Ac Condensor and bent my Rego plate. I'll post pix. Or look on my face book page

Once again it is awesome. I love it. No I wont sell the county. But the Rok is nuts on how nice it is. Climbing sand dunes was way easier than I expected.

So far I have spoken to 4 land rover people stepping out of D3's and D2's to buy a Amarok.

The seats. Man the seats. 14 hours in them
And we got out refreshed.

I could drive it faster and safer than the previous utes I've had or landrovers.

Ok the catch. It's not a RRS it's not a RR. It's not a disco. It's not a 110. It has it's quirks.

I do love it as a work car and tourer. But I'll never give up a V8 rover

Ok I've stirred you up now.
Now where is Redback. It's time he made a comment!!!!!

Clarkie

Hey Stevo, here ya go, it might look familar

Interesting and sad Day Today

[Tombie]

We came so close!


"Where the Desert meets the Sea"
'Did I mention some great 4WDriving is just 5 minutes from home?'

[Vern]

Am going to miss my Transporter when i trade it early next year (on an iload(12k cheaper and better warranty)), but wifey wants a Touerag, nearly bought one a few weeks ago, gee it was nice, next year dear. Wonder if i could fit a 4bd1t to it

[B92 8NW]

Wonder if i could fit a 4bd1t to it

The hell would you want to? The V10 TDI is about as close to heaven one'll ever get...

[Vern]

but its got a puta.
V10 would be sweet, only drove the R5, but it was the luxury model. should've bought it

[justinc]

but its got a puta.
V10 would be sweet, only drove the R5, but it was the luxury model. should've bought it

And a Smoking problem... EGR recirc is chronic and long term an expensive and irritating fix
See this link;
http://www.clubtouareg.com/forums/f6...lve-14465.html

JC