Tuesday, Nov 26, 2002 at 01:00
Hi Oziexplorer.
Fuel thirsty,
well that is debatable. Fully loaded (
mine is a Trekka camper) and fuelled with 140 litre reserve tank and 90 litres water, I weigh in at 3.25 tonnes. When I take into consideration that the troopie is just about the biggest 4WD readily available on the market, 13 litres to the 100 KM is not too bad. That would make it about 22/23 mile to the gallon without taking out my calculator. My old slant 6 Valiant only did 16 mpg.
To propel a vehicle of that weight along the
soft beach sand or over the sand dunes does require a bit of grunt, I think it really is a trade off.
I have gone up bush track hills, weight and all, where the great little Hiluxe's had to be dragged up because of the lack of power.
The bottom line I think here is 'what do I intend to do with my vehicle?'
I know
mine will just about go anywhere I want it to, and I know I can hook anything I want onto it and it will tow it in safety and with ease, so what is the other alternative?
Regards
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