4WD vehicle suggestion

[DeanMk]

Sorry DB, just came from the joke thread. =)

 

[AirWolf]

The halfie's are fun little rigs, they go almost anywhere because they are so light and capable. Gotten to see them do interesting things at Mogfest the last few years.

The Volvo goes over and up things which always got my Toyota stuck. It's just plain fun.

 

[DeanMk]

There's a video on youtube showing a bunch of guys muddin' out in Tahuya in Haflingers.
Looks like a lotta fun!
I remember something about a company in California that modded Haflingers with VW Beetle engines (maybe it was 1/2 VW engines).
More power and reliability.

Dean

 

[teflon6string]

Some people I know HATE their lemony Cherokees. I owned two and put a quarter million miles on each one. Loved them and still miss them at times.

Front seats (at least the leather ones I had) are the most comfortable anywhere. 4.0 liter straight-6 motor is plenty. Tried to get mine stuck with regular street tires (avoiding deep mud pits of course) and never did. Gas mileage was meh, 16-19.

With that said, I don't now about the newer ones, made (I think) by Fiat. Mine were the old-school guys - 89 and 97.

 

[P7M13]

small Austrian truck called a Haflinger.

To me, that's an odd choice of name, along the lines of selling Nova in Mexico. My experience with Haflinger is that they are stubborn and ornery as hell working ponies. They do look great pulling a cart, though.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Get the Mercedes Benze Glendawagon Mil Surplus and have at it! Best "Jeep Size" 4X4 out there!

 

[oa98pistol512]

85 yo 95 toyotas are pretty much interchangeable easy to work on and parts are easy to come by and tons of after market mods....

 

[teflon6string]

Interesting (to me anyway), the driveshaft is on the right side of the frame, not centered.


As cool as this would be to drive, I would hate to go looking for parts.

Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ura-Ki]

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Interesting (to me anyway), the driveshaft is on the right side of the frame, not centered.

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Better ground clearence, especially in deep ruts and such! Look at the original Jeeps and other light trucks from WW-II, same deal!

 

[BillyJean]

Get the Mercedes Benze Glendawagon Mil Surplus and have at it! Best "Jeep Size" 4X4 out there!

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Can confirm. I love mine.

While my Toyota 4x4 was great, this is a whole different level.

Run OR-made bio in a 6cyl manual diesel for about 26mpg.

It is worth youtubing videos of these and the Pinz if you've never done so.

 

[Ura-Ki]

My bro has the 4 banger turbo diesel and 5 speed, and it's awesome! Gets about 28 MPG with the upgrades like the intercooler and injector upgrades!

 

[gunfreak]

Try to stay away from land yachts like long bed fords or suburban's, equally don't get a land or range rover as the repair cost can be astronomical. Toyota, Chevy trucks, I have a '05 Titan that I love for it's power and reliability and it has yet to left me stranded in mud or snow.

 

[Sabertooth]

Its going to be hard to beat that Chevrolet Suburban. Find another clean one and put a new motor in it and call it good. Go with pre computer controlled engine. A good Blazer or Bronco would be my second choice.

 

[DeanMk]

To me, that's an odd choice of name, along the lines of selling Nova in Mexico. My experience with Haflinger is that they are stubborn and ornery as hell working ponies. They do look great pulling a cart, though.

Yeah, when I looked up the truck, I was like, what's with all the horsy pictures?
I remember reading an article on the Haflinger (might have been that PV4 review) and the writer pondered, If you have two Haflingers, does that make a whole Flinger?
Mexican Nova gas used to be the cheapest you could get in north America.
At a time when a gallon of regular was selling around here for a buck and a half, Nova gas was 18 cents......of course, only a VW Beetle used a c.r. low enough to drink the stuff, but at least you had fuel to (more or less) get you down the road.


Dean