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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / December 2006Mazda Tribute, its OEM Tyres and Offroad Work
I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", a Mazda Tribute. Primarily it will be used for normal roadwork and for towing a camper van, such as a Jayco Swan. My sister and brother in law own a ridgy didge 4WD (Landcruiser). I was wondering how the standard Tribute would go off road, and in particular, how FAR offroad would it be good for if I go away on trips with them, or anyone else, for that matter. Thanks I thought the Tribute was a wagon? f.ck all to do with a Utility vehicle. >I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", > I thought the Tribute was a wagon? f.ck all to do with a Utility > vehicle. > >>I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", It is a wagon with 4wd & AWD capabilities. the SUV is the trendy buzzword used by advertising. Being an owner, I would class it as a sporty softroad vehicle. cheers  SignatureBrianM Biggus said.... > I thought the Tribute was a wagon? f.ck all to do with a Utility > vehicle. > >>I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", It's what they're now calling them. Sport Utility Vehicle doesn't necessarily mean that it's a ute. It's a US term. They call their utes something different over there. Please note the inverted commas around the two terms used above. It denotes that I don't necessarily follow the convention. Sort of like using the term "sic". >> . It's a US term. so.... what country are we in? >>> . It's a US term. > > so.... what country are we in? us.cars.offorad = SUV's and Pickups aus.cars.offroad= Softroaders and Utes. :) f.ck I hate the way scum US terminology is taking over our country... >us.cars.offorad = SUV's and Pickups >aus.cars.offroad= Softroaders and Utes. > :) > f.ck I hate the way scum US terminology is taking over our country... > >>us.cars.offorad = SUV's and Pickups >>aus.cars.offroad= Softroaders and Utes. You can add it to other Americanism's adopted by this country e.g. "Bucks" party. A buck is an American male deer, in the English-type countries of Australia and NZ a male deer is a "Stag". In NZ it is called a "Stag" party. Removalist is another one. Find a service and add "ist" to it. It used to be "Remover" or "Furniture remover" Some more: a.shole as against arsehole, butt as against arse/bum. The sheer amount of American sitcoms on TV has a lot to do with it. "SUV" is a buzzword, makes it sound chic and sporty. Can you imagine Batman and Robin saying "Hey! the bad guys are escaping in that black UTE" ? cheers SignatureBrianM > You can add it to other Americanism's adopted by this country e.g. > "Bucks" party. A buck is an American male deer, in the English-type > countries of Australia and NZ a male deer is a "Stag". In NZ it is called > a > "Stag" party. The first time I remember hearing the term 'Stag party' (actually 'Stag night') was on M.A.S.H in the early 80's. It's always been 'Bucks night' here. > Removalist is another one. Find a service and add "ist" to it. It used > to be "Remover" or "Furniture remover" [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Batman and Robin saying "Hey! the bad guys are escaping in that black > UTE" ? That's African-American ute, mate. You can't call them black. ;-) pavement instead of footpath. Trashcan instead of rubbish bin. The worst thing is it is usually your kids that you hear saying them too. ARRGH!! >> You can add it to other Americanism's adopted by this country e.g. >> "Bucks" party. A buck is an American male deer, in the English-type [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > The worst thing is it is usually your kids that you hear saying them > too. ARRGH!! ban them from watching sitcoms. SignatureBrianM > I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", a Mazda Tribute. Primarily > it will be used for normal roadwork and for towing a camper van, such as [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks it's easy to tell how far offroad it will go when it stops that's as far as it will go you will never be able to match anything like a cruiser or Patrol your vehicle will go ok on soft sand and some muddy/slippery tracks and climb some steepish hills(limited by gearing and tyre grip) all this of course without towing anything, hook on a camper and you may as well just stick to the road Don't expect miracles when you get sick of watching your sis/BIL dissapearing into the scrub you can then upgrade to something that is much more capable Kev Kev said.... > it's easy to tell how far offroad it will go > when it stops that's as far as it will go Yeah, well, that goes without saying. > you will never be able to match anything like a cruiser or Patrol > your vehicle will go ok on soft sand and some muddy/slippery tracks > and climb some steepish hills(limited by gearing and tyre grip) > all this of course without towing anything, hook on a camper and you may > as well just stick to the road Not interested in towing anything offroad. The vehicle's primary purpose is road transport. I was curious as to its off-road performance if I ever get the chance to head bush, as it were. > when you get sick of watching your sis/BIL dissapearing into the scrub > you can then upgrade to something that is much more capable Not interested in that, as I said previously. All I asked was for opinions on what this class of vehicle is like offroad. > I recently purchased my first "4WD" or "SUV", a Mazda Tribute. Primarily > it will be used for normal roadwork and for towing a camper van, such as [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks Hi Emjaye. I have a Tribute V6. The limitations are clearance and lack of low ratio. If you look under the back, you will see how low the rods are and how vunerable to damage. They will handle dirt and shingle roads with ease . Having said that I'm taking mine through the Birdsville Track and other side roads in the area next winter; you just have to be aware of the limitations and take it easy. Mine is fitted with Bridgestone AT tyres. Grille guard and driving lights yet to be installed. Thats as much as I want to put on it. For tyre improvement, I recommend either Simex Road Trekkers, Simex AT 300i, or Bridgestone AT's in 235/70R16. Your Dueler HT roadies are a good tyre but the others are so much better. The Tribby won't go where the Landcruiser will, but it will beat the hell out of it on sand (tyres down to 12-14psi) because of its lighter weight I would suggest you go out with the cruiser as backup and try some quiet driving offroad, so you can get the feel of it, but do give AT tyres some serious thought. The Simex brand cost approx $150-160 each and the Bridgestones add $100. hope this helps cheers -- BrianM BrianM said.... > I have a Tribute V6. The limitations are clearance and lack of low ratio. > If you look under the back, you will see how low the rods are and how > vunerable to damage. They will handle dirt and shingle roads with ease . > Having said that I'm taking mine through the Birdsville Track and other > side roads in the area next winter; you just have to be aware of the > limitations and take it I think that I'd probably stick to dry and established bush tracks if I were to go "offroad". You know, firetrails etc.. Anyway, there's the issue about being ALLOWED to venture offroad. Recently, we followed the trusty Tom Tom One's instructions when navigating from Lilydale in Melbourne's east to Pakenham, about 60 km east of MEL on the Princes Highway. The GPS took us onto a dirt road that's accessed by locals and is suitable for normal traffic. SWMBO thought that we were heading into the outback, such is her exposure to offroading and the bush in general. She's a city slicker of the highest order... Then recently, I parked on a grass area at a funeral parlor. When leaving, I drove up a small embankment, and the car was on a bit of an angle. She sh.t herself, thinking that the car, with a 10 deg angle, at the most, was gonna flip over... So, yeah, the chances of real offroad excursions in the Tribute are probably unlikely... > I think that I'd probably stick to dry and established bush tracks if I > were to go "offroad". You know, firetrails etc.. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > So, yeah, the chances of real offroad excursions in the Tribute are > probably unlikely... They aren't called handbrakes for nothing. |
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