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Mudlark:
Not being perfect is one of the biggest problems but perfect for what.

Thinking about it Jap machines have less work on them as they come with far more than the Land-Rover to conquer rough terrain

In theory a snorkle, decent tyres and a winch should be all you require on a Mitsi they've already thought about under protection and traction (to a limited degree)

One of the things that annoys me about Landies is the lack of strength in important places, Yes they are easy to replace in the field but isn't that just taking the pi55? :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Bulli:
mitsi's do have all those feature and yes they are competent but it is one of those free to choose things. Ive seen the lanes in your gallaries and they are pleasant but dead easy. There are lanes in Derbyshire that would take see the shogun well and truly stuck , rear locker or not.
All have virtues both good and bad.
You seem to have this thing that LR break all the time. Mine has jsut killed its rad after 3 years of abuse. I did a rock crawl challenge last year and got away without any mechanical problems...it was a little more extreme than most trials.Thats the only problem i have had....
have a look at the piccies here,

http://www.frickley4x4.co.uk/83306.html

mines the disco not the jeep btw. He won with some great driving.

winchman:
Back to winches
When did you last see a proper recovery truck using a chinese winch?
Come Up
Warn
Super winch ( Come up in a different colour)
Are all fitted as standard by most of the manufacturers of recovery and rescue vehicles, dose this tell you any thing????
I have lost count of the number of cheap winches scrapped due to breaking in the warrenty period that the seller would not honour.
You do get what you pay for.
Its not just the finish but the heat treatment of te gearbox, quality of seals, eficiency of the motor etc.
Your biggest problem will be water, the only way is to service it on a regular basis.

rollazuki:
You got any idea where come-up winches are actually manufactured Winchman??




Taiwan!


Almost China aint it :wink:

extreme90:

--- Quote from: "Mudlark" ---
--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---You've got a serious chip on your shoulder there mate, now I have nothing against jap 4x4 but you seem to have a bit of a problem with land rovers, did one bully you as a child :?:
--- End quote ---



Actually I have nothing against Land-Rovers at all

What pi55es me off are people that think that Land-Rovers are the only thing that can do anything off-road and won't even consider what other vehicles could do.
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i h8 jap stuff,
but i must admit the dun up hilux mk3 are blinnin awesome in the mud
and also
i got a std paj 3 miles on a rockstrawn beach, when i say rocks, amean rocks !
did have to winch it alot with me 90 and use waffles, but it was a great day had lots of fun cos it was challenging, its easy peasy in mine, but a std paj diff story, i was well impressed with it
jus thought id mention it  :lol:
danny

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