what car you driving?
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Dont under-estimate the quattro. Especially the older ones (or RS Models) with centre diff lock.
I do not do "cars" - I do "vans" - superior carrying capacity plus somewhere to kip for free when travelling 
At present I have a Peugot Expert ... but I will not buy Pugs again as the gear box and clutch on this and my last (Boxer) died too easily!
Trasits look better all the time (if they fix the rust problems...)
At present I have a Peugot Expert ... but I will not buy Pugs again as the gear box and clutch on this and my last (Boxer) died too easily!
Trasits look better all the time (if they fix the rust problems...)
Rav4 3 door 2.0 petrol. Comfy, aircon, stereo and then 4 wheel drive when I get to sites. Back seats come out and can store loads of gear. Roof rails and bars take my box if needs be. Totally reliable. Drinks a bit, but I don't drive that often and have an old CM125 for local bimbling.
The original 4x4, non of this cheap copy stuff with panel gaps, sorry speed slits! though mine is currently in it natural habitat, off the road,
JEEP WRANGLER
This is the special edition they got in the good ole US of A,
And here we got,
Minus the horrid chrome of course,
that ocean sure does water things down A LOT!
And here we got,
, that ocean sure does water things down A LOT!
Used to have a Freelander which I loved, and although not a "proper" 4x4 it was pretty capable and I had some fun in it:
Sadly my job dictated that I needed something a bit more economical... so I traded it in for an Audi A4 2.7 V6 TDI which was amazing, great on fuel (55mpg+) and a superb motorway car. However, it was pretty useless in the snow as it was just too powerful. If only it had been a Quattro...
I've now got another A4 as a company car, just a 2.0tdi `eco` but it drives well and is cheap to run and tax given my high mileage. I'm picking up a trailer for it this week to save destroying the interior with all our outdoors gear
Sadly my job dictated that I needed something a bit more economical... so I traded it in for an Audi A4 2.7 V6 TDI which was amazing, great on fuel (55mpg+) and a superb motorway car. However, it was pretty useless in the snow as it was just too powerful. If only it had been a Quattro...
I've now got another A4 as a company car, just a 2.0tdi `eco` but it drives well and is cheap to run and tax given my high mileage. I'm picking up a trailer for it this week to save destroying the interior with all our outdoors gear
The last car i actualy bought for me was an Jap Integra Type R, these days its what ever i bought after the last one failed its MOT or what ever my dad got rid of last 
Everyone should know the pain and joy of owning a daft car but we all grow up in the end. I remember how every time the Type R made a funny noise my wallet would start twitching nervously, thems were the days.
Everyone should know the pain and joy of owning a daft car but we all grow up in the end. I remember how every time the Type R made a funny noise my wallet would start twitching nervously, thems were the days.
I know that feeling everytime I pass a fuel station.
Hey Southy. Whats your wrangler like on fuel?
Hey Southy. Whats your wrangler like on fuel?
defender 110 county
and i've just got hold of a 1.6 focus estate as it's 2.5 times more economical
for when we're going to the supermarket (40 mile round trip) picking the little kids up from school etc. I need to visit my mum more because she had a stoke, she's 150 miles away and the thought of doing that a couple of times a month on top of all the other running around in the land was not good, so getting something economical is a good idea.
The 110 though is the one i'd not part with, just need to get my winch on it off one of my old ones. I got the winch bumper on the other day but that needs a new paint job, leaving it in my shed for a year didn't do it any favours I'm thinking of black road paint
Just sold on my blue 110 county 200tdi so for a while I was the owner of 2 110's
and i've just got hold of a 1.6 focus estate as it's 2.5 times more economical
for when we're going to the supermarket (40 mile round trip) picking the little kids up from school etc. I need to visit my mum more because she had a stoke, she's 150 miles away and the thought of doing that a couple of times a month on top of all the other running around in the land was not good, so getting something economical is a good idea.The 110 though is the one i'd not part with, just need to get my winch on it off one of my old ones. I got the winch bumper on the other day but that needs a new paint job, leaving it in my shed for a year didn't do it any favours
I'm thinking of black road paint Just sold on my blue 110 county 200tdi so for a while I was the owner of 2 110's
Not to bad considering the engine size, mud tyres and having the same aerodynamics of a brick, but as with all cars it depends on how much fun your having as to how quickly the guage goes down on road, off road it ticks along with very little revs producing a lot of push
Hi there
Always liked the look of the Defender, but there are virtually zero dealers in France, and second hand ones go for a fortune. I see cheaper ones in the UK as there are loads of specialists, but a RHD is no good to me, and LHD's are harder to find.
So I settled for a LWB Terrano which has been pretty good so far, pull the horse box, has gone everywhere I've asked it to so far.... I'm surprised how good it's been off road.
Cheers
Gareth
Always liked the look of the Defender, but there are virtually zero dealers in France, and second hand ones go for a fortune. I see cheaper ones in the UK as there are loads of specialists, but a RHD is no good to me, and LHD's are harder to find.
So I settled for a LWB Terrano which has been pretty good so far, pull the horse box, has gone everywhere I've asked it to so far.... I'm surprised how good it's been off road.
Cheers
Gareth
The original 4x4, non of this cheap copy stuff with panel gaps, sorry speed slits! though mine is currently in it natural habitat, off the road,
JEEP WRANGLER
A 1900 Lohner? But that had electric hub. Spyker made the first mechanical 4x4 in 1902
Or do you mean "off roader" - that would be the Willis Overland or American Bantam - the 2 cars entered for the original military trial and later by the Ford Pygmy
The Willis went into production as the MA / MB - that is what you are thinking via the CJ. But its a different vehicle by a long chalk to a Wrangler. S1 & early S2 Landies are closer to the MB than a Wrangler is.
And interesting enough Ford where the first to use the GP tag. The Pygmy went into production as the Ford GPW -- G for Gov and P their standard identifier for that wheelbase.
And then there is the Mitsubishi PX33 (prototype only 1933), Volkswagen Kubelwagen and GAZ-64 (early 1941) and GAZ-61 (1938)
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