I'm off to Morocco later in the year visiting parts off the usual beaten paths, the last thing I need is to be stranded in sand.
I know this is going to upset some on here but when I've been out laning although in deep mud the first vehicles to get stuck have been disco's on 2 separate occasions both times my old Frontera has just driven through the same bits no problem.
The thinking behind getting the discovery was on longer road sections the vehicle would be more comfortable also off road parts like diff guards and snorkels are easer to source for land rovers than lutons finest.
In fairness the Frontera has a suspension lift and is fitted with 33" muds where at least one of the discoverys had no lift and was fitted with what looked to be standard wheels and all terrain tyres, I've been advised to keep away from aggressive mud tyres on sand and stick to A/Ts which was another reason to look at a vehicle with a diff lock.