The greatest off road vehicle ever!

[Robson Valley]

The longest-run production vehicle there is = GMC Suburban.
2-range transfer case (shift on the fly 4x4) and the 454 cid gets me all places I want to go.
I have no concerns about getting stuck in winter.
The 40gal tank means that I only have to stop at every third gas station.

 

[JamPan]

I had a jaguar with not one day of trouble. Funnily enough I checked it's history at Jaguar after I'd bought it and the previous owner clearly had endless trouble with it to the point he'd had a replacement engine. I think he must have just managed to sort everything out when he sold it.

 

[BigMonster]

Anyone got experience of the Daihatsu Fourtrak? I heard Daihatsu are really good build quality.

We had it on my first farm. Absolute rubbish. Small, rattly and fake off roader. Meaning it would literally got stuck in the puddle of water or on flat wet grass. It does have 4H and 4L leaver but due to no diff lock and the way they did it, it's a master of one wheel spinning. And the engine... 2.7l, no power what so ever even in such small car, crap fuel consumption. And to clarify it was 3 years old and fully functional and maintained vehicle. To sum it up, I had an incident where during the rain the wiper blade flyed off and cracked side mirror.

If anyone is looking for something cheap, small and unstoppable Suzuki Jimny is almost as well regarded in off road circles as landcruisers.

 

[Janne]

The 40gal tank means that I only have to stop at every third gas station.[/QUOTE

 

[Janne]

gggggggggggggggg

 

[Robson Valley]

Canada is officially SI metric. The replacement gas gauge is off by nearly 1/4 tank but you don't find that out during the replacement.
I was told 40 gal but which system of measurement, I don't know or care. I have a suspicion it's Imperial.

I 'think' in Imperial terms of a 40 oz quart (American is 32 oz) and thus a 160 oz Imperial gallon which is almost exactly 4.5 liters.
I should be able to do 800 km on a tank but that would be risky at the end. 700 is easy.

Shift-on-the-fly 4x4 is really nice. Gotta be rolling, but less than 70kph and push the button, hear the 'clunk!' and go again.
I'd have to look up the engagement data for low-range. The gear sets are approx $1,000/pair.
Makes the turning radius huge, though.

There must be at least 6 heater vents in the back, all the way to the tail gate. While the driver can control all of that,
I can switch control to an overhead panel for the convenience of those in the back 2 rows of seats.

 

[Janne]

Cccccccccccccccc

 

[Robson Valley]

Dream on. BTW then, why did you pick a Chev 400 mill for your build if they are too simplistic?

 

[Janne]

ssssssssssssssss

 

[JamPan]

Janne, are you having all this done in a body shop on The Cayman islands? Knowing nothing about the place I'm naively expecting limited facilities for such vehicle overhauls.

 

[sunndog]

Janne, are you having all this done in a body shop on The Cayman islands? Knowing nothing about the place I'm naively expecting limited facilities for such vehicle overhauls.

They'll do the entire job with a matchete, a plastic garden chair, and some coconut husk

 

[Janne]

Bbbbbbbbbbbbbb

 

[Robson Valley]

With the color, almost a Rat-Rod. You'll have to post a pic or three.

NOX boosters really deliver. The hottest snowmobiles here are loaded.
Hot means 350Hp on a dyno or better.

 

[Janne]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[JamPan]

Oh yes, done here. This Island is tiny but we have everything a continent has, except most nature features.
Nice beaches and nice reefs for diving, not much else.

When it comes to cars the only mechanic that comes to visit because we do not have a resident one is for Exotics ( Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Aston Martin)

Here we even have service for Volvo cars!

Edit: we have three Teslas here, I doubt they can be repaired here.
Some people ship off the cars (exotics) to Miami for complex repairs. Cheaper.

Sounds far more civilised than I expected. I love that you even have a Volvo specialist. Get yourself an old 240 and be all hipster cruising around.

 

[dp0001]

Sorry if this is a repost:
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