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    electrics and water don't go well together

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    Get the suzi man. Get some muds on there and eventually a lift kit.

    Better off having 2 specialist vehicles than 1 compromise. A 4wd with road tires is really only good for a bit of wet grass or mud and mud tires are loud and and suck the gas when on road..
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    Just buy my Navara. Comes with a set of road tires also ��

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    I'd just like to add, having owned a Pajero a Jimny and 2 Vitara's that fuel efficiency and 4wd
    don't belong in the same sentence!

    I'd still rate the Jimny the best offroad but it was tits as a daily driver. I'd imagine the
    2019 version is a bit better with the 1500cc motor.
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    Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannyb View Post
    Second the Escudo I have one and it's amazing where it will go, granted you won't get there fast but you will get there.

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    That is amazing stuff @dannyb are you sure that's not a jet boat you are driving
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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag View Post
    That is amazing stuff @dannyb are you sure that's not a jet boat you are driving
    I wish, I miss my jet boat so much....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Synthetic View Post

    Since getting my Toyota Echo stuck last time in the Ruahines,
    I googled Toyota Echo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunt08 View Post
    Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it
    An Echo towing a trailer with a quad wouldn’t be a good mix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shootm View Post
    An Echo towing a trailer with a quad wouldn’t be a good mix.
    Would look fucking hilarious though
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    Thanks everyone for all your advice.
    Looks like having a commuter vehicle and a separate 4wd specifically for hunting is the way to go.
    Something with a 2L engine or smaller would be ideal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Synthetic View Post
    Thanks everyone for all your advice.
    Looks like having a commuter vehicle and a separate 4wd specifically for hunting is the way to go.
    Something with a 2L engine or smaller would be ideal.
    Some of the 2.5/3.0 turbo diesels are pretty efficient, don't assume a shitty little petrol will be cheaper to run.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunt08 View Post
    Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it
    Second this. Your little Echo would handle towing a quad on a little motorbike trailer

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    I have a 2018 Jimny. Its pretty sweet if you don't need much room.
    Solid axles front & rear, ladder frame chassis. Proper 4wd w/ transfer case etc. Mines a manual.

    There are not a lot of vehicles that can touch a Jimny off-road. The Jimny sticker that says "don't follow me you wont make it" is fairly accurate. They are very light weight and even standard have pretty big wheels for their size/weight so don't get bogged down and sink where other vehicles will. Plus they are really easy to lift and run large 30" plus tires if you really want to. They have a huge aftermarket.
    The only other vehicles nowadays that im aware of that have solid axles front n rear are a Jeep Wrangler, or a proper full sized land cruiser.
    Last edited by ChrisW; 01-04-2019 at 12:02 PM.
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    I have a Great Wall x240......Unfortunately it's rusting away.

 

 

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