FOUR WHEEL DRIVES
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:13
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Red One
You know it's really quite simple, all we want is 4by with reliability, articulation, and longevity.
How hard is it?
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:15
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:15
I had sausage.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:09
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:09
I think I popped off
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Reply By: Red One - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:17
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:17
Must have had egg on it
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Reply By: Red One - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:19
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:19
Past tense
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Reply By: Luke SA - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:51
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:51
?????? :)
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Reply By: Red One - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:55
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 21:55
All we what is a reliable 4byb with articulation!!
Stop with all the CD stackers, elec windows & fluff.
Concentrate on a platform that can take people from Melb to Pt Headland
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 22:04
Saturday, Mar 10, 2007 at 22:04
Toyota 80 series, Toyota Troop Carrier, Nissan GQ. They are there, strong and reliable.
My GQ has all the electric stuff as
well and is a good 4by for all occasions
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:50
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:50
best vehicle to get from
melbourne to headland is probably a toyota camry
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:52
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:52
A Terios could that , maybe even a Halflinger
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Reply By: Footloose - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:09
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:09
And then we want diversity and price differential.
How hard is it ? Not hard if you're trying to sell the only 4wd in the world to the only customer in the world.
My needs are probably different to yours, and certainly different to a mining company.
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Reply By: Crackles - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 12:54
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 12:54
So Red...."reliability, articulation, and longevity......................Is that all you really want??
You don't want a good power to weight ratio, low down torque, long range tanks, good load carrying capacity, 8 comfortable seats, soft ride, excellent road holding, good fuel econemy, a smooth gearbox & a light clutch for the wife to drive, cheap spare parts, choice of colors, user friendly dash, low road noise, advanced safety features, good approach, departure & ground clearance not to mention all for a cheap price.
And of course looks don't matter although we really don't want our 4 wheelers to look like Musso's now do we? ;-)
If you only want those 3 features then I believe the vehicle you may be looking for is a 1945 Willy's Jeep but I think 4x4 manufacturers may have moved on a little since then.
4by's are a compromise built to accomodate a vastly different group of users from
recreation, goverment to mining. It would be nice to think they could build them to suit us all but somehow I don't think we could afford the price.
Maybe if we didn't overload & push the current range of 4by's passed the designers limits then we may already have a few reliable ones on offer.
Cheers Craig...............
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Reply By: Red One - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:04
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 17:04
Oh and by the way I have a 4.2 05 GQ
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:06
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:06
05 GQ? Now THAT's an UPDATE model
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Reply By: Utemad - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 18:14
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 18:14
"reliability, articulation, and longevity"
Sounds like you need a V8 Land Rover.
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:04
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:04
LOL you suffer short term memory loss Utemad? The first requirement was reliability :)))))))))))
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Follow Up By: Utemad - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:08
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:08
Nothing wrong with my V8. I would be a little hesitant to get a TD5 though :)
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:13
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 19:13
Hahahaha good on ya. Just the normal LR stir :)))))))
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:08
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:08
You know 95% of all Landrovers sold are still on the road, the other 5% made it
home :)
I saw a Landrover in its natural environment the other day - Up on a hoist!
Seriously, I love a Defender theyre so - agricultural
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:43
Sunday, Mar 11, 2007 at 22:43
Shooooosh Bonz, you're in more than enough trouble re water hazards and budgie smugglers. Who knows what revelations the coming week will bring :)))))
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Reply By: Member - Scott M (NSW) - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:52
Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 00:52
"reliability, articulation, and longevity"
Check my Members page..... just don't mention comfort in your criteria please.....
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Follow Up By: WDR - Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:29
Monday, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:29
Push bike
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