Der_Vier Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 http://www.theonion.com/articles/rugged-new-sportutility-vehicle-takes-on-mall-park,9298/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I love the onion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 A perfectly good chance for a shot at caR50s rUined by a 90-94 s-10 blazer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yeah, it's come to where anything that has a steering wheel more than 3 feet off of the ground and 4 M&S tires is a SUV. Kind of like the Ford Escape. WTF can that POS escape? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 A perfectly good chance for a shot at caR50s rUined by a 90-94 s-10 blazer... Cos they know underneath it all, the caR50 (the original Hybrid) is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I just hate the term... "sport" utility vehicle? wut? what sports are you about to do? an SUV isn't fast, it doesn't handle well, and they can't even go off-road nowadays because they have crap highway tires on them from the factory. Besides that, most 4x4 systems are junk now. the only vehicle that can actually go off-road (about the only "sport" an SUV could possibly do), isn't even an SUV! It's a Jeep Wrangler. *not a Jeep fan. just nobody else makes anything semi-good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I hate that Jeep is the only choice now. The majority of auto makers just seem to like to make model lines for the lowest common denominator. What's the deal with the new Pathfinder minivan? Nissan seems to have lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourface1650 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Most customers dont want/need rock crawers, and the most the 4wd system will ever have to handle is snow. They are building to their target audience. Sure they'll chase away the hard core offroad group..all what..10k of us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah right! Around here there are roads where a typical car will get its strut towers shot through the hood. A front wheel drive p.o.s. import can handle snow just fine. You need a lot more than that in most areas of this country if you want to drive around without fixing the suspension or body work every few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Nissan is doing what they always did, trying to make the most money they can. But if you look at there past you can see what there doing. They went from real frame to unibody back to real frame and now back to unibody. Its what the people want. Plus everyone knows that the xterra was the real wd21 replacement and not the R50. (wd21 = pathy, wd22 = Xterra) Will we ever see off road mini van pathfinders? Yeah, since people mod and lift Escapes and there prettymuch the same thing. (although Escapes are great in snow and return high 20s for mpgs with there 3.0 v6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 If I could get one of these in diesel, i'd give a damn less about the rest of the market. http://www.privatefleet.com.au/images/upload/Image/toyota-landcruiser-70.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyourface1650 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 If I could get one of these in diesel, i'd give a damn less about the rest of the market. http://www.privatefl...dcruiser-70.jpg Yes but your not my sister who really does enjoy her new Awd rogue because its easy to get the baby in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Solution, with even better visability http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_e9qvJjbBExE/TUwjbkU8REI/AAAAAAAACLQ/HPhTOFG2W3g/s1600/toyota+land+cruiser+70+series.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Or one of these Land rover Defenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 You should see what Land Rover replaced those with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Replaced? These are still in production that's a 2012 version. At least in Australia anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) http://www.autoblog....built-in-india/ good news is http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/20/land-rover-defender-to-soldier-on-until-2017/ Edited June 18, 2012 by Tungsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 As much as I love the look and romanticism of the Defender/Series Land Rovers, I want something that runs more oft than not 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Meh, this is the last real suv, not Jeep... Ladies and gental men, I give you the ICON Bronco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I love those little early broncos and that is just sexy. If I'm gonna choose a landy though, it's gonna be a classic Range Rover. If their ain't oil under it, their ain't oil in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 The ICON trucks are cool but the price tag makes them hard to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Vier Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Ya for the price of an ICON you can prolly find an original not too molested rig. And ya, aside from the older series (a la Gods must be crazy) Classic Range Rover is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Unless you don't mind doing maintenance every 3 days, steer clear of anything coming out of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 UK cars aren't terrible in all aspects. For the most part, just replace all the wiring with a good wiring harness and you're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 UK cars sure look classy but they really leave much to be desired. The English did not care, they allowed for the fact that cars would eventually break down. Their entire auto industry was just a failure. All of their remaining name brand cars that are sold overseas are actually now made in India by Tata motors. The Japanese were actually crazy about UK cars about 40 years ago and have revolutionized the auto industry by proving that cars can be reliable. The Datsun 240Z was a good example of that. There some info off the top of my head... The Defender 90 is probably the only truck worth getting but even that is a huge disappointment in many aspects. You are better off with an old rusty Toyota Land Cruiser than a Land Rover Defender. Too bad Nissan never brought any Patrol trucks into the US market. The Pathfinder is a great truck but it's definitely not set up for hard core wheeling from the show room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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