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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / June 2006Suggestions for first-timer 4WD?
Hi all, I am currently investigating the possibilities of purchasing a 4WD, for mild-medium offroad recreational use in the Goldfields, Western Australia. (Laverton, to be precise). The terrain in this area is mostly red dirt, with the usual odd assortment of rocks, etc. Not having much experience with 4WDs, I am after some suggestions. Priorities: Reasonable economy Reasonable acceleration for overtaking on country roads, etc Offroad ability < $15,000 As the vehicle will only be carrying my girlfriend and I, we don't necessarily need four doors. Having said that, a bit of space might be nice for camping, sleeping inside the vehicle, etc. I don't need anything too extreme (Landcruiser troopcarrier, etc), but something which will give a good balance between on- and off-road ability, and it must be affordable. Is Hilux Surf the way to go? Any other suggestions? Also, I know very little about diesel. Given that it is so expensive in the country, would it be better to go for petrol (or even LPG?) ? Thanks in advance. g > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Thanks in advance. Surf / 4Runner / Hilux would be the go. Pity your not in Brisbane I could sell ya mine. They are very capable and if ya not doing more than 50K a year try find a good condition RV6, Ive found mine to be great on long trips and offroad. Good luck. Scotty PS. If you after something that will overtake in less than 5kms dont go for a 2.4 deisel. Grab a diesel 80 series 95 upwards. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > g > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > g Hilux diesel (turbo if you can afford) would be the way, choose your own body type, single cab, trayback, extra cab, dual cab etc. Well proven, plenty of parts, new & second hand. Maybe a camper trailer to go with it later. > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > g g, go diesel. Much more range from a tank, availiable everywhere. More low down grunt. Hope you find that filthy yellow stuff, bloody hard work :) Cheers Jim > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > g Maybe Patrol 4.2diesel ute or 2 door Short Wheel Base with a camper trailer, unbreakable driveline, parts should be reasonable out there, not as good as Toyota though. drive train is unbreakable coz they dont produce enough horsepower to break anything :) > Maybe Patrol 4.2diesel ute or 2 door Short Wheel Base with a camper > trailer, unbreakable driveline, parts should be reasonable out there, not > as good as Toyota though. > drive train is unbreakable coz they dont produce enough horsepower to > break > anything > > :) Yeah bring yer tojo over some time for burnouts and we'll see who'se diff drops out first :P yeah well if you realy think that you or anyone can conclude a brilliant deduction from smokin ya $300 dohnuts on ashphelt well your more of an idiot than i thought you where > Yeah bring yer tojo over some time for burnouts and we'll see who'se diff > drops out first :P > yeah well if you realy think that you or anyone can conclude > a brilliant deduction from smokin ya $300 dohnuts on ashphelt > well your more of an idiot than i thought you where If you think a 35mm tojo axle is as strong as a 45mm Nissan one you need a reality check :P Ever heard of using bald old tyres? Was joking anyway. You way too serious have a chill pill dude. >> Yeah bring yer tojo over some time for burnouts and we'll see who'se diff >> drops out first :P oh and if your using " bald" tires then your even a bigger mug maybe try it some time and get a real reality check oh and as for joking i couldn give a F#$$ what else would one expect from a datsun driver > If you think a 35mm tojo axle is as strong as a 45mm Nissan one you need a > reality check :P > Ever heard of using bald old tyres? Was joking anyway. You way too serious > have a chill pill dude. > oh and if your using " bald" tires then your even a bigger mug > maybe try it some time and get a real reality check > oh and as for joking i couldn give a F#$$ > what else would one expect from a datsun driver Yeah when if you are dumb enought to use new tyres at the dragstrip you are a joke. And if you can't take a friendly bit of inter-brand ribbing you are just an over aggro dickhead. >> If you think a 35mm tojo axle is as strong as a 45mm Nissan one you need >> a reality check :P >> Ever heard of using bald old tyres? Was joking anyway. You way too >> serious have a chill pill dude. The original post is about 4 Wheel drives ya tossa WFT has it got to do with your idiotic childish fantacys of burnin tires down a dragstrip goin to prove. Oh i forgot its all a penis thing isn it. Not all ppls IQ is as low as yours Now get off ya high chair and give the poster a go. > Yeah when if you are dumb enought to use new tyres at the dragstrip you > are a joke. > > And if you can't take a friendly bit of inter-brand ribbing you are just > an over aggro dickhead. > The original post is about 4 Wheel drives ya tossa > WFT has it got to do with your idiotic childish fantacys > of burnin tires down a dragstrip goin to prove. > Oh i forgot its all a penis thing isn it. > Not all ppls IQ is as low as yours > Now get off ya high chair and give the poster a go. You're just an over aggro violent clown who brings a bad image on the rest of the 4WD community, hope to never share a campfire with people of your attitude, original poster and other people please note he is not a true indication on the respectable people in the 4x4 community. Look at your name troll & dare accuse others of penis egocentric behaviour. <PLONK> >> Yeah when if you are dumb enought to use new tyres at the dragstrip you >> are a joke. >> >> And if you can't take a friendly bit of inter-brand ribbing you are just >> an over aggro dickhead. Chill out C$#$# take one of ya own pills dork LMAO > You're just an over aggro violent clown who brings a bad image on the rest > of the 4WD community, hope to never share a campfire with people of your > attitude, original poster and other people please note he is not a true > indication on the respectable people in the 4x4 community. Oh Oh - wrong time of the month for somebody methinks David > oh and if your using " bald" tires then your even a bigger mug > maybe try it some time and get a real reality check > oh and as for joking i couldn give a F#$$ > what else would one expect from a datsun driver Please don't feed the over-aggressive dickhead trolls :P > Oh Oh - wrong time of the month for somebody methinks > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> oh and as for joking i couldn give a F#$$ >> what else would one expect from a datsun driver keep it up w.nker and join my plonked list > Please don't feed the over-aggressive dickhead trolls :P knowing I am going to attract flak from all directions, I would suggest a suzuki sierra, but not the silly jimny's !! I had a sierra for 5 years and it was unstopable. Added some 225 olympic bushrangers (sadly no longer available) and it would climb any sand dune, cross creeks and was ok on distances. I drove it from perth - karatha - perth for a holiday trip and was cruising on 120 most of the way. If you can pick up one of the LWB models it would be worth it. I was in the suzi club in perth for a few years and had quite alot of fun. Alas, time passes, the suzi is long gone and my F350 6.5L is the current workhorse. If you are looking for a 4x4 and not a luxury saloon, avoid electrics ie windows / seats / mirrors. They are just something else to go wrong when you are bumping along rough roads. woodee > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > g |
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