Does anybody have any opinions/feedback about the Romanian Cross Lander
that should be for sale in the U.S. by next year? It looks pretty bad ass,
and is surprisingly affordable. The approach/departure angles look great.
Does it have a solid front axle?

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:53:53 -0400, "desert_taco"
<tumamoc@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Does anybody have any opinions/feedback about the Romanian Cross Lander
>that should be for sale in the U.S. by next year? It looks pretty bad ass,
>and is surprisingly affordable. The approach/departure angles look great.
>Does it have a solid front axle?


Believe it when you see it on a dealership floor! This vehicle and
others have been promised in the past, yet have never actually made
it. Honestly, although I'm not a big Jeep fan, why would I buy an
unknown Romanian vehicle when I can pick up a new Wrangler for the
same money?

Matt
99 V-10 Super duty, Super Cab 4x4

All I have heard is that the company that is making (ARO) it has a
solid track record of producing some pretty terrible vehicles from a
reliability standpoint. There is site from a houston dealer that has
the most info I have seen so far...
http://www.crosslander.com/index.html
Looks like a Rover Defender rip off from the outside, which when you
consider the price makes it very appealing. However when you take a
look inside it looks really cheap and plastic, like and XTerra or a
Hyundai.
I cant tell from any of the pics but I would venture to say from some
of the articulation pics that it is independant susp.

On 26 Apr 2005 07:46:30 -0700, "Corey Shuman" <cshuman@gmail.com>
wrote:

>All I have heard is that the company that is making (ARO) it has a
>solid track record of producing some pretty terrible vehicles from a
>reliability standpoint. There is site from a houston dealer that has
>the most info I have seen so far...
>http://www.crosslander.com/index.html
>Looks like a Rover Defender rip off from the outside, which when you
>consider the price makes it very appealing. However when you take a
>look inside it looks really cheap and plastic, like and XTerra or a
>Hyundai.
>I cant tell from any of the pics but I would venture to say from some
>of the articulation pics that it is independant susp.

From the specs at
http://www.chapmancrosslander.com/crosslander_specs.asp

Cross Lander 244X
4.0 liter V-6, EFI, 207hp
Permanent 4x2; Part Time 4x4
5-speed; Manual and/or Automatic
Front Axle: Coil Springs & Shock Absorbers
Rear Axle: Leaf Springs & Shock Absorbers