Hi There
rather new to all this, having never owned a 4x4 truck before or really gone off road (we are doing an experience day soon followed by a course to cover the basics), but me and my girlfriend are getting pulled in to the whole over-landing traveling scene, we have met and spoke to the owner of www.landroveradventure.com and got some really good tips. but now back to the point of this post,
truck choice, now this is a tall order as i need the vehicle to be my day to day(i generally do one long drive for work and lots of little trips during the week, more info can't hurt) as well as a green lane, overland machine, with the ambition of driving to america and Canada the long way round of course. a list of a few vehicals we are looking at
Landrover discover MK 1/2
300tdi am aware of the body rot that seems to plague the disco 1, and the engine faults of the disco 2 but i have been informed they can be kept at bay with good servicing, and replacing the injection loom from injectors to the main loom,22+vat i am told,
toyota landcruiser
don't really know much about these apart from the "word bombproof" subject to service history, what are parts and maintenece like on these?
mitsubishi shogun lwb/ old l300 delicia
been advised on the 2.5 for availability of spares (fully mechanical engine) has anyone used or turned one of these into a long distance overlander, are they equipped with diff locks? electrical reliability?
two wildcards
toyota hilux pickup
with a truck top and roof rack could this be a viable option 2wd on the road as it is not recommended running it in 4wd until off road, anyone know if this is a good option
i have a small budget of around 4-5k but as time goes on this will increase slowly, auto or manual, for the road i would prefer auto but if there is a fault that equals a lot of money and a stuck truck whilst a manual there are options,
any help will be massively appreciated
rather new to all this, having never owned a 4x4 truck before or really gone off road (we are doing an experience day soon followed by a course to cover the basics), but me and my girlfriend are getting pulled in to the whole over-landing traveling scene, we have met and spoke to the owner of www.landroveradventure.com and got some really good tips. but now back to the point of this post,
truck choice, now this is a tall order as i need the vehicle to be my day to day(i generally do one long drive for work and lots of little trips during the week, more info can't hurt) as well as a green lane, overland machine, with the ambition of driving to america and Canada the long way round of course. a list of a few vehicals we are looking at
Landrover discover MK 1/2
300tdi am aware of the body rot that seems to plague the disco 1, and the engine faults of the disco 2 but i have been informed they can be kept at bay with good servicing, and replacing the injection loom from injectors to the main loom,22+vat i am told,
toyota landcruiser
don't really know much about these apart from the "word bombproof" subject to service history, what are parts and maintenece like on these?
mitsubishi shogun lwb/ old l300 delicia
been advised on the 2.5 for availability of spares (fully mechanical engine) has anyone used or turned one of these into a long distance overlander, are they equipped with diff locks? electrical reliability?
two wildcards
toyota hilux pickup
with a truck top and roof rack could this be a viable option 2wd on the road as it is not recommended running it in 4wd until off road, anyone know if this is a good option
i have a small budget of around 4-5k but as time goes on this will increase slowly, auto or manual, for the road i would prefer auto but if there is a fault that equals a lot of money and a stuck truck whilst a manual there are options,
any help will be massively appreciated