Drove a different beast at the weekend, do i fancy a change?

easty027 said:
...the question is do i change or is this just a fad that will pass ?. im only 32 (30 is the new 20 by the way) so im no old-timer, but i think i have been converted to comfort over go-kart impracticality already!
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Easty why don't you do what I do, and get a little runabout?

If you want comfort on the daily drive then I get the same feeling in my 1.2 Micra as you have had, no worries about potholes, skinny 70 profile tyres, plastic wheel trims, bouncy suspension, noddy-car visibility, everyone lets you pull into spaces. You don't need a big 4x4 to have that. I've only washed it twice in 2 years :o

I'll have had my SLK 3 years in July, just renewed the warranty and got an MOT so keeping it for another year, I imagine I will have keep it for four years or slightly longer by the time I do part with it. A lot of the reason I still love it is down to the Micra, it keeps the SLK special.

:sweetheart:
 
all of your choices there (in the UK) are SUV's, I fancy that cj10 jeeper is aware of what a real 4x4 is....
 
Buy an X6! ;) Think that will be my next purchase! Not for a while though. Or get a new shape Z. Went on a day long trip in mine yesterday. More comfortable than my old Z. ;)

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Breaker said:
Buy an X6! ;) Think that will be my next purchase! Not for a while though. Or get a new shape Z. Went on a day long trip in mine yesterday. More comfortable than my old Z. ;)

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X2 :thumbsup:
make sure you put grips on the X6, remember the Top Gear episode :rofl: :rofl:
 
That was me until I changed the tyres to proper ones ... the X5 could drive up snow / ice etc that even normal cars with snow chains could not ...
 
i had the freelander 2 hse before i got my z and i loved it.only had it a couple of years but never had anything go wrong.the best part was that i got a free offroad day in the rrsport v8,disco and freelander2.considering they were all on full road tyres i was amazed at where they went and how well the offroad gadgets in them do actually work.top day out if you wanna splash out for a bit of fun.i would def have another freelander but not the rrsport due to reliability probs :o
 
cj10jeeper said:
Inuit - where you going for your first off road experience?
You'll really enjoy it. Forget everything you ever learnt about on road driving and you'll be fine
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I am off to Rockingham castle landrover experience. If anyone is interested on the landrover website they are giving away free half days which is what i am doing. the link is below. think they charge around £200 for a half day and there are locations around the UK. Even the serious off road guys say the LR experiences are good fun.

They have given away more than 250 already, my partner has got one as well and a lot of the disco forum guys are all doing them, my friend got a call today, so they are still giving them away, more of a marketing tool rather a real competition.

http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/lr/experience-land-rover/land-rover-experience/250-all-terrain-driving-experience/

They normally call you a couple of weeks or so after filling the form in, the guy that rang to sort mine asks you a few questions and you just have to say you are looking to buy some form of landy or 4x4 and want to see what these can do, you can choose from disco, RR and defender to drive. worth a go entering if anyone fancies it.

Cannot wait to give it a go tomorrow, be interesting to see what is more fun drifting the Z or getting the DISCO muddy.
 
Then you'll enjoy it.
One of the good things about LR is they set up and run their days very well. Since they tend to keep dedicated sites they get them set out to the safe limits of the cars being driven and they maintian them so they don't deteriorate. (Think of driving in wet ruts. After 20 vehicles on 29" tyres then you need 31", then 35 " and then 37 ending up with only portal axles getting through)

They'll be able to give you a great experience in a controlled environment, especially the down hill drops ove blind crests and the sideslopes.

Mine is now all prepped for the weekend with the last couple of items done today :) Clyro Court - here I come.
 
Question for CJ: Does anyone dare to drive "Hummers" over there? Huge beasts with the worst mileage ever, and a price tag to match. Not bad 4x4's though.
 
mcbeee said:
Question for CJ: Does anyone dare to drive "Hummers" over there? Huge beasts with the worst mileage ever, and a price tag to match. Not bad 4x4's though.
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You rarely see them here due partly to size, fuel economy and limited dealership. Those you do see tend to be blinged up by pub and club owner, etc.

Lots of RR (naturally) BMW's, plenty of Cayenne's few Jeeps and a lot of the Jap pickups
 
I just got rid of this lot and retired from the off road challenge scene to buy my z ,I'll get a cheap 4x4 for next winter though,fully loaded explorers are for nothing now! (wont be a patch on the D 3 though). Cant get my head round posting a pic instead of a link yet :headbang:

http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/landie666/?action=view&current=046.jpg
 
Zed Lepper said:
I just got rid of this lot and retired from the off road challenge scene to buy my z ,I'll get a cheap 4x4 for next winter though,fully loaded explorers are for nothing now! (wont be a patch on the D 3 though). Cant get my head round posting a pic instead of a link yet :headbang:

http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/landie666/?action=view&current=046.jpg
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Just use the 'IMG' button and past the link in there.

I agree re retiring from the comp scene. I was into it heavily for a decade all over Europe and frankly got tired of the endless drive, clean, rebuild/repair routive with the deep pockes required for blown components. Prefer to do a bit more sedate or punch challneges to keep my hand in :) :)

Real nice looking Landie you had there.
Explorers - don't remind me. I dropped £20k in depreciation on one of those. Would make an interesting off roader though with 4L motor decent transfer case etc. if a little big for forest use.
 
I actually have a z4m and a range rover sport (supercharged v8)

The rangie is great to drive as the ride is so smooth, its easy to see traffic (i avoid right turns in the zed due to the soft top blindness) its low down torque is unreal - its so much fun to drive. Its quite surprising for such a heavy car to have so much go. I think it scares people. I use it for towing horse float - hardly know the float is there. Its fantastic off road - been in some really slippery mud situations and the car just sorts itself out.

The older rangies had lots of problems (I had a P38 for a while) but the newer models seems to be quite good. Looking to get the new model with the even more powerful engine next year.
 
Well just done the LR experience and one couple where doing it in the RR sport which is basically a disco with a different body and whow it is a stunning piece of kit, glad it is not big enough inside for me otherwise it would be goodbye M - i took the 3lt twin turbo d4 out and that is no slouch, but at £40k plus and a massive waiting list and then a predicted nearly 50% decpreciation over 3 years, think i will be waiting to buy one of those. Am totally hooked on this off road lark, the disco does make it rather easy though, first driving experience outside the M to make me grin ear to ear :D

jeeper was right forget anything you have ever learnt about driving and no brakes down a very very step slope, very un-nerving but amazing fun.
 
Are there areas set aside for "Offroading" in the UK?

We have them in our forest reserves near here, basically to keep the destruction to a minimum and in one place instead of all over. They are for motrcycles and trucks and ATV's. If you are just discovering 'offroading" now, have fun, play safe and make sure there is another vehicle to save your ass when you do bury it or break something. It's tons of fun. It was the main fad here in the 70's, my Landcruiser FJ45 pulled lots of "stuff" out of holes, swamps, up hills. It's a gas :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Not into it anymore, must be getting old or something but 35 yrs of 4 wheeling is probably enough. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
mcbee - most off roading in the uk is in dedicated sites and centres. Vary from scrappy old quarries to some of 2,500 or so acres.
There's some greelaning which is basically driving on unsurfaced roads but they are being closed off. Some forest access too. Controlled as on a small island we don't need to damage good areas or ground

I'm all set for a Weekend of it in Wales - departing tomorrow. My elder daughter is now replace by my younger who at 18 is to be co-pilot and no doubt drinking partner on the Friday and Saturday BBQ's :D

Your comments are all valid and It'll be interwsting to see how Zed Lepper got on today
 
It sounds like most of your activities are competitive, controlled events. Most of what goes on here is just people heading out to the bush to thrash vehicles, terrain and themselves. Some of the vehicles are quite "impressive", huge trucks rigged out with monster mudder tires , massive lift kits, not my style though. I always liked tall skinny tires and crawling over things rather than smashing through them. (7.50 x 16 split rims) :thumbsup: Sometimes with "Ice chains" :D on them for those nasty days...

Memories, aaah. Replacing all the diff oil after too many river crossings or swamps. Nah, I think I prefer my Zed now... I don't have to buy Hypoid gear oil in 5 gal pails anymore. :D :D :D

Enjoy, don't break anything.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
anyway, after a good drive last night and a good drive this morning to work with the roof down, there is no way i would change just yet!

i did say bare with me in the first sentence. :rofl:
 
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