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what offroader should i get next
CNorman:
--- Quote from: Silvery Thing on April 08, 2008, 18:06:10 ---
--- Quote from: Bigbluemaverick on April 07, 2008, 23:32:31 ---so anyway a toyota smurf sounds interesting what are they like to own and offroad
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The Smurf is a good car with the typical and accepted Toyota reliability. Although not quite as big as the LC they are very capable when off-road and a good match for many other 4x4 cars on the market :)
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I have to disagree with that. The surf has a waterway in the head which corrodes, opens out and cuases damage. It is a well known fact. That said i would still have one.
I dont think landy owners are considered "specially". Landrovers were one of the last to retain ladder chassis, low ratio boxes, diff lcoks and traction control. They also have lots of spare parts which are cheap.
I sold my disco and went Jap but make no mistake landys are up there with the best of them. A 300tdi disco can be had in great condition with a difflock siezed through non use for 2K. A furhter £350 in off road parts and £250 in tyres will turn that into an awsome off roader!
Cheap wrecks old rangies etc can be had for £600!
£4000 would get you a MINT 300tdi or possibly even an early td5.
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CNorman:
By the way, my mate had a surf which had the head go and then the injection pump. Have you ever bought spares for a Jap? I have a little 1.6GV. £190 for an egr valve!!!!!!!!! £115 for an oxygen sensor!!! Any dealer only parts (of which there are lots!) are going to cost you a great deal.
Landys seem to have lots of pattern parts and are VERY cheap.
I am at a stage in my life where time is of the essence and i would rather have the (somewhat debatable) reliability of a Jap than Landy but landys are cheaper and easier to work on!
dreadnought110:
Regarding Jeeps Petrol's are thirsty but never heard anything that bad about them but the diesel's mainly the VM engine are pants brilliant while running but reknown for head trouble... :) Oh and electric's can be troublsome... :|
bilge rat:
used to work for a jeep dealer , grands used to eat diffs, very thirsty, and as drednaught says the vm deisel was a pain. ive always fancied an l200 animal. alan....
Boggert:
--- Quote from: bilge rat on April 09, 2008, 22:01:22 ---used to work for a jeep dealer , grands used to eat diffs, very thirsty, and as drednaught says the vm deisel was a pain. ive always fancied an l200 animal. alan....
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I had a Grand Vitara, super bit of kit, went everywhere never got stuck. there are some after market bit, however could not get a snorkel for it.
I now run a Terrano2, have 7 seats. Its agood car however I am having to have a new turbo put on it as the old one broke. I'm a tad fed up, but the garage said it a bit of a one off... he said "if it was a landie i wouldn't be suprised but a Terrano has suprised me."
I have the T2 as it was good value and as a rule relaible, however if I could have a car that is not used by the wife and kids so much it would be a Landrover 90 of some kind, just for the hell of it. Plus deep down I have always wanted one.
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