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Toby Ponsenby
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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:52:00 GMT, Trentus spake thussly:
> "Ron McGrice" <Newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> But convincing the wife to give up her Station wagon, for a family 4WD
>>> isn't proving to be the easiest job. Especially as she refuses to
>>> drive a manual, so that means an automatic, which limits me to
>>> something like a Pajero, Patrol, or Cruiser, which are expensive and
>>> rare in auto, and since the only way we'd then afford to RUN this
>>> thing would be if it was turbo diesel, as my wife has no intention of
>>> ever feeding the thirst of a petrol family 4WD, so it has to be TD
>>> auto, which means even rarer, and more expensive.
>>
>> Trenuts, there are a couple of options. My little Sister has a Rav4
>> which she has clocked up 230,000km on with no trouble, and loves going
>> bush in the thing. It is cheap to run and will do what you Suzuki does.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions and advice, though I'm not sure I'd agree with
> the last comment.
>
> In a recent test done at "The Mineshaft" (The mineshaft
> http://www.zipworld.com.au/~mullet/photos/ROC03/Mineshaft.jpg is a steep
> slope they jump cars off the top of during the "Rally of Canberra"
> www.roc.com.au )
> Subaru took all the most popular soft-roaders - Rav4, CRV, etc - out there,
> drove them half way down, then tried reversing them back up.
> The RAV4 was one of many that either didn't make it, or did a damned hard
> and messy job of it. (of course all the Subaru's made it just fine) The
> Suzuki does the Mineshaft both forwards and backwards and even in the rain
> when the slope was slippery to the max.
> So I wouldn't exactly say the Rav4 is the equal of a Suzuki off-road. And
> that was before I even thought about doing the mods.
>
> Thanks for taking time to give me some suggestions though.
> I do appreciate it.
>
> Trentus
RAV 4 drives like, feels like - is Front Wheel Drive, sort of.
So if you like Corollas.
Remember yonks ago thinking of buying one for SHMBO.
Out of dealership, turned left onto road....
Four left turns and I was back there - told the sales jerk the rear diff
was a decoration, else it was broken, and to stick Corolla badges on
the thing. The device had so much trolque bias it was even an insult to
the old Tercel/Corolla wagons that *were* AWD's.
**** I was disgusted.
And yes, I dislike Front Wheel Drive cars and so does SHMBO.
--
Toby
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur
> "Ron McGrice" <Newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> "Trentus" <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> But convincing the wife to give up her Station wagon, for a family 4WD
>>> isn't proving to be the easiest job. Especially as she refuses to
>>> drive a manual, so that means an automatic, which limits me to
>>> something like a Pajero, Patrol, or Cruiser, which are expensive and
>>> rare in auto, and since the only way we'd then afford to RUN this
>>> thing would be if it was turbo diesel, as my wife has no intention of
>>> ever feeding the thirst of a petrol family 4WD, so it has to be TD
>>> auto, which means even rarer, and more expensive.
>>
>> Trenuts, there are a couple of options. My little Sister has a Rav4
>> which she has clocked up 230,000km on with no trouble, and loves going
>> bush in the thing. It is cheap to run and will do what you Suzuki does.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions and advice, though I'm not sure I'd agree with
> the last comment.
>
> In a recent test done at "The Mineshaft" (The mineshaft
> http://www.zipworld.com.au/~mullet/photos/ROC03/Mineshaft.jpg is a steep
> slope they jump cars off the top of during the "Rally of Canberra"
> www.roc.com.au )
> Subaru took all the most popular soft-roaders - Rav4, CRV, etc - out there,
> drove them half way down, then tried reversing them back up.
> The RAV4 was one of many that either didn't make it, or did a damned hard
> and messy job of it. (of course all the Subaru's made it just fine) The
> Suzuki does the Mineshaft both forwards and backwards and even in the rain
> when the slope was slippery to the max.
> So I wouldn't exactly say the Rav4 is the equal of a Suzuki off-road. And
> that was before I even thought about doing the mods.
>
> Thanks for taking time to give me some suggestions though.
> I do appreciate it.
>
> Trentus
RAV 4 drives like, feels like - is Front Wheel Drive, sort of.
So if you like Corollas.
Remember yonks ago thinking of buying one for SHMBO.
Out of dealership, turned left onto road....
Four left turns and I was back there - told the sales jerk the rear diff
was a decoration, else it was broken, and to stick Corolla badges on
the thing. The device had so much trolque bias it was even an insult to
the old Tercel/Corolla wagons that *were* AWD's.
**** I was disgusted.
And yes, I dislike Front Wheel Drive cars and so does SHMBO.
--
Toby
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur
