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They were popular for hauling boats in and out of the water if you couldn't get hold of a Fergie.

I did drive a Phase IA with the bro as a work vehicle for a while.

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Well he looks like our father, but other than that you wouldn't think so. There are more mechanically minded jelly beans than him. He decided one day to man up and fix his own puncture on his...

The smile off his face when I looked and saw that it can take standard blade inserts. But of course they didn't tell him that.

The late 80's to mid 90's stuff was pretty reliable, and for much longer than the new stuff. The old Safari's and Bighorns are known for longevity with 400,000+km pretty standard. I know the UN were...

Even second gen is getting unreliable and expensive with shorter design lives.

Yeah, the bro got stung $160 just to supply a pair of wipers.

That was more the old rule. With the small displacement engine in the Focus it would not hold in first on a hill I went up in third. I've followed a vehicle down the Takaka hill that kept having to...

I do a reasonable amount of long descents, and yes, with small displacements they do seriously lack engine braking. They make plenty of power through smoke and mirrors but for me that is only half...

Yeah I can see a lot of pro's, but enough con's too. I would not want one on a 4x4 for long controlled descents unless they added a retarder.

Well after a few days travelling about I must say I'm impressed with modern diesels fuel economy. The 12 seater Mercedes Sprinter was 7.3l/100km from here to Wellington. The Ford Focus I bought back...