Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 22:10
No kids I reckon my Husband would go with a Ute for sure, me I'd go with a Troopy particularly if the idea was to sleep in the back in some way.
We have had several Utes (75 & 79 series) have had an 80 Series GXL wagon (91 model from memory). An old troopy as
well.
Currently our "family car" is a '08 GXL Troopy. Certainly rides better than a ute, more comfortable and not as harsh even taking into consideration the troopy has draws in it and the ute was only sometimes ladden with reasonable weight.
GXL model in a Troopy is great if you have kids (or occasional passengers) because it has the 3 seater bench in the back like a normal car. Sliding the passenger
seat forward for our 2 kids to get in is no hassle at all.
Mounting draws in the back pretty much makes it like a wagon though, but with more load space and capacity.
The old style troopy we had (when it was just the two of us) actually replaced a ute because it was easier to get in and out of and more secure for travelling. But once the first kid was born we thought it wasn't practical....sideways seats and baby
seat for a start, and then picture additional kids and climbing over grocery bags in the back to get to them etc! That was when we got an 80 series. The other utes we owned were 2ndary vehicles after that.
With a wagon if you accessorize it for those big trips (bar, winch, draws, fridge etc) you run out of capacity for carrying passengers and any other gear pretty quick (keeping withing gvm legality and safety etc). That's what we found with our 80 series.
What I like about the troopy is that it's that bit more versatile, we can throw swags on the roof and not have to take a camper trailer with us finally. Larger payload capacity compared to a wagon. And after the kids leave
home I'm sure we could rip out the seats to make it even better for just the two of us....hmmm one kid is 9 and the other 7, counting down for a while yet!
If we knew the Troopy came in the GXL version with a 3 seater bench in the back we probably would have got one long before now! Geez we even tried a Jeep Wrangler 4dr before buying this troopy!
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