Vehicle & Technical > Suzuki
Green laning
glaggs:
--- Quote from: davidlandy on January 18, 2008, 16:01:06 ---not really biased in any way , but i do see many suzukis on their sides. they seem to roll easier and i guess thats because the track is narrower than larger 4x4s and that means the suzuki has two wheels in the ruts and the other two on top which can catch it out. This of course can be overcome.
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My post in "Why didi you buy...." etc was posted, I hoped in the spirit of that thread, ie good humoured banter. Yes I did buy the Suzuki over any other 4x4 because at the time it ticked more boxes. But I also bought it because Ididn't want a Landrover. I resent my quote being taken out of context and used to try and portray me as some Anti Landrover zellot. Since owning the suzuki I have come across a lot of Anti Suzuki predudice - and a lot of it not good humoured. I have also recieved vebal abuse at Landrover shows because I wore a T-shirt proclaiming my affinity to another 4x4. Does this make me hate Landrovers or landrover owners -NO! I off road regularly and most of my friends run Landrovers. Do I enjoy the look on their faces when my Jimny on its little 28" tyres gets through where others have struggled or failed - YES, but thats life.
Getting bact to the origional thread! In my experience a standard SJ with mud tyres will make an excellent Green laner, and will probably be a lot cheaper to run and buy in the first place.
electricbluebadger:
Glaggs yours was a good humoured remark as I clearly said in general its good humoured banter, the post doesnt make you look anti Landy at all, simply shows that this is the board that the comments regularly appear on good humoured or otherwise (almost always good humoured by the way), and it is regular, but theres virtually never a post on the Landy boards saying Ha when the zukes get stuck , or constantly comparing and shouting how much better a Landy is, take a look the Landy boards aren't bothered with it...as I said banter will always exist its a laugh...
just look at this post .. the poster asked about laning in an SJ..... why suddenly drag Landys in with the 'A standard SJ will go anywhere a Landy will' he hadnt even asked how does it compare to a landrover but you needed to stress that point :) ... you really dont need to prove anything, posting a standard zuke will cope easily with any laning you care to throw at it... conveys the point without feeling the deep seated Freudian need to incorporate a landrover comaprison each time.....
Just as you did when you realised youd sent it off track by bringing in Landys in the first place :)
--- Quote ---Getting bact to the origional thread! In my experience a standard SJ with mud tyres will make an excellent Green laner, and will probably be a lot cheaper to run and buy in the first place.
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There you go didnt that feel better than having to include a Landy in it :)
Its starting to look like a complex :)
Im forever getting grief for driving a stripped series 1 and flying jacket in midwinter, i just laugh it off and never feel the need to get defensive and justify my choice of vehicle over someone elses :)
Cheers Steve
glaggs:
Landrovers are used as a bench mark fro off road ability, so I made the comparrison against that bench mark. It seems to be you that needs to stir up the landy suzuki debate constantly. I'm happy with what I drive, and quite happy to let people drive what they want without judgement.
electricbluebadger:
--- Quote ---Glaggs we have em both in the family and have for years, they are both good in their own areas, zukes skip over mud where a landy may well bog in, Landys are safer hill climbers as you dont need the run up for many hills and are more controlled, admittedly the zukes will often climb the hills as well but a run up due to lower torque and they aint stopping at the top till they're over Smile, hill descents are far more controlled in my landy than the SJ or vitara cos the gearing and torque are more suited, for general laning I rate the zuke as onl anes you may get very muddy areas and the zuke excells and can easily avoid the ruts.....
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As you can see in my post I like em both and drive em both I rate them both as off roaders and put neither ahead of the other and dont need to deride either, i didnt bring Landys into it as i dont bring zukes into posts on landy boards no need I dont feel I have to prove anything to either stable Im happy with my choices so dont feel the need to slate either
feel free to reread my post if my views weren't clear enough :)
Cheers Steve
electricbluebadger:
And as for people giving grief for your vehicle choice... try driving one of these... I get people pointing and laughing all the time :) you have to have a sense of humour to drive em :)
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Cheers Steve
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