What is a 'Cross-over' vehicle ?

Submitted: Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 08:59

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Member - Lionel A (WA)

Good morning everyone,

Occassionaly I hear the term 'crossover' in vehicle ads and am curious as to what this actually means.

Cheers.....Lionel.

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Reply By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:05

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:05

explanation

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Reply By: P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:08

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:08

It's ad-speak.

It is generally associated with the 'softroader' end of the market (actually the softer end of the softroader end).

Just like the terms softroader and SUV there is no real definition, and if you believe the ads they will take you everywhere, reality of course is different.

There are two key components in getting from A to B.

Traction and Clearance, while some are content to bounce their car through obstacles, personally I'd rather buy one that will give me the needed clearance so that the traction I have can be useful.

cheers

Dave

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Follow Up By: Pete Jackman (SA) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:59

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:59

We use the clearance in our 4By much more than the little gear stick.

Before our Paj we used to have an older Tarago that we took down a lot of 4WD only tracks around the top end. We never had any issues because we were sensible, but it was the ground clearance of that vehicle that made it possible. My work crummydoor is pathetic and scrapes mud flaps going over speed humps. I would not want to take it down any sort of rutted road.

Pete

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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:53

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:53

A car that drives like a 4wd when on the road, and performs like a family sedan when off road.

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Follow Up By: joff1 - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:58

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 09:58

That's it! :) perfect explanation

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Follow Up By: OzTroopy - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:46

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:46

Well ... that saved me posting up all the derogatory comments I was thinking of.

Congrats robak ... very politely done.

LOLOLOLOL

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Follow Up By: P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:57

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:57

Ha, brilliant reply ;-)

Dave

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Reply By: Ray - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:30

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:30

There are other things that annoy me with vehicle adds and specifications. Terms like GLX, CDI and a lot of other "abbreviations"that do not fully explain their selves. Also the term "All Wheel Drive" as opposed to "Four Wheel Drive". Are they trying to con us again with false advertising or is the term "All Wheel Drive" more acceptable than "Four Wheel Drive"

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Follow Up By: pistol - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:29

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:29

Ray,
have a peak at" how stuff works" on the net and it will explain the difference betwwen the vehicles

Regards Pistol

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Reply By: Best Off Road - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:37

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 10:37

Lionel,

They're kinda like a pair of knickerbockers, you know; are they long shorts or short longs? Something that is one item to perform two purposes, and consequently doesn't do either very well.

JMHO.

Cheers,

Jim.

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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:22

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:22

Thought it meant it could crossover from one side of the highway to the other and thats about it

LOL

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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:56

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:56

I believe it's like cross dressing, neither one nor the other, or to put it another way, not sure what it wants to be.

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Reply By: PajeroTD - Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:13

Thursday, Oct 09, 2008 at 16:13

It's a cross between an SUV and a car, unibody style (like a car), as opposed to body-on-frame. It won't have a transfer case, but a car-like AWD or 2WD system.

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