rough stuff with the Navara!

Submitted: Monday, May 30, 2005 at 23:56
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I took my 6 month old TD Navara out into the rough stuff in Harvey (south of perth) with three other cars (3 land rover defenders and a Rangie) on Saturday. Previously only done mostly sand driving.
Mud holes, deep ruts and rocky hills was the order of the day and was very pleased the way the Navara went in pretty much standard form. No worries getting through any of it and even had to pull a landy from a dodgey situation. Ground clearance was adequate but a 2 inch suspension lift will come quicker than first thought!
I found the value of departure angle (not that the Navara's was bad) when i went through a deep bog hole with water half way up the headlights on entry and felt a clunk whe i got to the other side and found the rear bumber got a knock upwards and put a small dent behind the back wheels on both sides. I'm still feeling a little nausea from it! Next time i'll remove it it before i go....Navara owners be warned!
The car isn't a "virgin" anymore and i cant wait for the next time.
Standard tyres are the bridgestone dueller AT's and i'm very happy with the way they performed in the mud. For a standard tyre, they do very well compared to the crap tyres that were on my '03 model (dueller ht).
By the way, the Land rover defenders are an awesome 4WD aren't they, one that was with us was all standard running gear got through the most demanding places with no fuss at all.....
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