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Oh, and I pushed a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited out too! Those poor "lesser" 4WDS... gotta love that Rover.
Can they be imported privately?
Thanks,
Miami Marc
Land Rover Defender 90/110
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There's always alternate ways to get to work! It snowed another almost 20 hours after this.
Al
Charlie
The TLC was my neighbor, he's been wheeling for maybe 30 years. The JGC was my sister-in-law and she NEEDS a little needling now and then. One of them uppity Alaskan wimmen. You know, the kind that win the Iditarod? A guy's gotta get his digs in where he can.
If you've got road bias tires, or you don't have chains, or you don't carry enough momentum up a snowy incline, then no, you aren't going to make it up that hill, regardless of the type of vehicle you are driving. There are just too many people who think they are invincible because they have four wheel drive.
Now does that mean I think that all four wheelers are the same? No, of course not. We can talk all day about solid axles vs. IFS/IRS, ground clearance, breakover/approach/departure angles, wheel travel/articulation, lockers vs. brake actuated traction control, etc. until we are black and blue. Yes, a lifted Wrangler with front, center and rear lockers will be better than an RX300 with all season radials and some cheapo viscous coupled "4wd" system. But when you see some poor sap stranded in a ditch, I would place most of the fault on the driver, not on the vehicle.
Nanuq- My husband and I are envious of you and your 'snow adventures'. We have been hoping for some serious snow to play in ourselves, but to no avail. Maybe next year. Loved the pics.
SEast MI Rovers--Got word yesterday that Earhard LR Farmington Hills may be putting on another off road event in May. If they're your dealer and are interested, give them a call. The course is supposed to be bigger than it was in October. We're hoping to go ourselves.
What do you guys think about the new LR trucks being composed of BMW parts? Is the 03 Disco going to feel like a Rover? I'm holding off on my decision until I can see and drive one in person, but I was curious to see what you thought.
We're compiling items for our "off road/long trip" First Aid Disco Kit. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.
Glad to see everone's in good form!
Kim
See, there IS value in the RX300... you'll only be 20' offroad when you bog down. (evil wink)
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Okay, story time. Who has been the MOST stuck here?? Let's have the details. I'll open with:
I was driving over a set of snowdrifts two winters ago. The wind had been howling for a week, it was way below zero, about 10PM and I was wheeling just like it was in the dunes. I had crawled up over a humongous long drift marvelling at the traction, when suddenly *blam* I broke thru. But only my TIRES broke thru... leaving me resting on my frame rails with a little more than 4' of snow beneath my tires... and perhaps 100' of snowdrift in both directions. Man you talk about a lot of digging, it looked like the Panama Canal before I got down to terra firma. I made a long launch pad behind the Rover, then started going fore and aft to build a tough surface, then I got all the way forward, locked the diffs, and LAUNCHED backward, breaking trail with the hitch receiver and rear bumper. It took many many many attempts at this, and tons of shoveling, before I finally clawed my way back out of there.
Okay... who else has been having fun??
tincup47 allready answered the question i had if a BMW powerplant might find its way into the Disco , guess wishful thinkin
thanks
DL
thanks
DL
Kimo (can't wait)
Those are great pictures.
Tincup:
Can you explain why the center lock diff is better? What are HID headlights? Are the wheels/tires the same size?
They say 217HP out of the 4.6. How much tourque?
Kimo B.
Having full-time 4WD on the road means you have to decouple the front axle from the rear. Then to regain full benefit of 4WD in slick conditions, you want to be able to couple them again. Simplest explanation maybe?
As for torque... the peak figure for the Disco is indeed lower than some of those other engines. But it happens well down in the RPM range, where it's truly useful; having a torque peak at 4,000 or 5,000 RPM is basically useless offroad. You want to modulate your traction, not just spin your tires wildly. To be able to idle into and out of situations means a lot... having a torque peak at 5,000 RPMs means you can't do so.
I hope this helps, -Bob
Sorry if this has been discussed i havent been around the thread in a while... thanks
DL
Is the BMW V8 that going in the Range the same (block) 4.4 V8 in the X5 and 750I?
KK
P.S. why do they now release '03 cars in July '02? whats going to happen next '04 in Feb '03?
et
will the '03 disco come with ACE as an option, and 18" wheels standard?
thanks.
I will probably go with the black on tan, but close second is the silver on black.
Black interior however does get very hot & tends to make the inside cabin space feel smaller than it really is. It also shows dust too well.
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