TOMsGPTurbo Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 Taking into consideration..... 4WD abilty / Fuel / Rego / Comfort / modifications / PRICE My short list: Suzuki - Sierra, Vitara Toyota 4Runner, Landcruiser 80series / and the boxy one What else is out there ? Quote
ancullen Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 Sierra's are meant to be pretty good off road. There's plenty of mods available to help them go further off road, and you've got a few options available as far as performance mods go. Obviously as they're only available as a 1.3/1.6L, rego will be cheaper than the others. I'm not sure of the Vitara's off-road ability, and I don't think there are many performance mods available. Not as expensive to register as the Toyota's you've got listed. 4-Runners are obviously just HiLux's with a cabin back. Therefore all the mods available for HiLux's apply to 4-Runners. HiLux's have proven off-road ability, but not as good as the LandCruiser 80 series in this respect (according to the 4WD nuts I used to work with at a Toyota dealership). LandCruiser 80 series are meant to be WAY better than the current model (100 series) off-road. They sell far quicker from used lots than 100 series models do, and maintain their value pretty damn well. There are HEAPS of mods available (HiLux's and 80 series are about equal in number of off-road mods available), but as they're a LandCruiser, while you can get performance bits (eg turbos and superchargers), they're more targetted at improving torque for off-road use and better highway acceleration. As for 'the boxy one', I presume you're referring to the 80 series' predecessor, the 60 series. These are meant to be very good, provided you buy the right one. I can't remember which one this is meant to be though. They can be bought cheaper than an 80 series, but aren't quite as common, and don't seem to have nearly the same number of mods available. You also have the downfalls of it being older than the 80 series, ie it may require some rebuild work and it will be less comfy. Both the 60 series and 80 series will cost about the same to register, and being of such large capacities (4.0 to 4.5L) this will be a fair bit more than the other vehicles you have listed. If it was up to me, I'd go for the 4-Runner. It is not far off the Cruisers for off-road ability (VERY close), there are better performance mods available (for the petrol motors especially), rego will be cheaper than the Cruisers, and comfort should be better than the Cruisers or the Sierra (not sure about Vitara) as you'd get more modern stuff and more space for it. Quote
ancullen Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 Oh yeah, and the price of a 4-Runner shouldn't be too bad either. Compare prices with imported Surfs as well, as they're the same vehicle, but the Surf often comes with more gear, and usually a bit cheaper I think. Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 depends what you want. a cruiser would be better off road, but it's a big heavy thing with a big engine so it would chew heaps of fuel. a sierra would be awesome, but the engines are a bit wussy. dellow make a kit to put a K motor in them, or stick a 4ag or sr in there stay away from pretend fourbies like vitaras, crvs, ravs, etc Quote
Xany Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 ummm.....vitaras arent pretend fourbies.....they actually are built properly....separate body and chassis.....not all in one like the rav4.... around the 93 model is a good choice... Quote
Jason Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) Get one of those mini pejeros ! The 2 door ones with the turbos. The older boxy ones look better. Carnt find a good pic 2 door Edited July 10, 2005 by Jason Quote
TOMsGPTurbo Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Posted July 10, 2005 Yeh so far I'm leaning to Vitara .... I would believe it is heavier then the Sierra so might go a little better on the freeway.. (got to drive to 4WD spots :n: haha) The 2 door Pajero! man I feel in love with on ages ago.. they rock! its like a big sierra how its softtop like and all the mods that you can stick on normal pajeros are a straight fit on the 2 door! Quote
Northen Rolla Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 Thats a beast.... i love it!!! :n: Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) Get one of those mini pejeros ! The 2 door ones with the turbos. The older boxy ones look better. Carnt find a good pic i had a pajero mini in gran turismo 2, full worked with a turbo kit it made something totally pus like 131bhp. i messed around with custom suspension for ages and GODDAMN could it drift, you'd chuck it into the first two corners at seattle (the right angles) and it would just hold the whole thing perfectly, smoke pissing from the tyres, looked totally phat :P a swb pajero would be a bit of fun. they look pretty light compared to a bigger 4x4 and they have a v6. of course, there would always be the temptation to put 23s on it like jett racing :n: Edited July 10, 2005 by Super Jamie Quote
TOMsGPTurbo Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Posted July 10, 2005 Do you mean one of them :n: I reakon the mini pajero - Pajero IO is a little bit to small and only comes with 4cyl engines. The one above comes with a petrol turbo v6 ..... I don't know tho... I really like Vitaras and Sierra's... i wouldn't be scared to scratch one Quote
Super Jamie Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 sr20det into sierra, there's one down here once we were driving up the coast and it drove past us, closely pursued by an s13 180sx. they lined up right in front of us and took off racing. up ahead, the road merged into one so somebody had to win we all pissed ourselves laughing at the nissan drift wannabe as it got absolutely anhililated by a little suzuki 4x4 :n: Quote
Jason Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) The Vitaras is pussy compared to thats pajero. Thats looks so tuff :n: sr20det into sierra, there's one down here once we were driving up the coast and it drove past us, closely pursued by an s13 180sx. they lined up right in front of us and took off racing. up ahead, the road merged into one so somebody had to win we all pissed ourselves laughing at the nissan drift wannabe as it got absolutely anhililated by a little suzuki 4x4 hahahahaahahahah :P Edited July 10, 2005 by Jason Quote
TOMsGPTurbo Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) That doesn't look pussy to me! ..... if I get a new job up in Brissie, I'll sell the Astra and buy a Vitara :) I have a feeling these little vitaras do quite well off road ! Vroooom :D Even the Grand Vitara isn't a road going show pony! Edited July 11, 2005 by TOMsGPTurbo Quote
ancullen Posted July 11, 2005 Report Posted July 11, 2005 Of course it doesn't look pussy. It's got NT plates. They'll make anything look tough. :D Quote
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