Thread: Budget Family 4WD

Jake - here's a pic of a previous 2.8T Bighorn up in north Canterbury foothills. Bloke in the pic is gadgetman. Rimfire heaven there for many years - over 1000 bunnies per evening at times, plus the occasional deer or pig. This truck was modified to near full club spec with 4" of lift, 33" muds, locker, snorkel, tune, breathers and all sorts of other mods. Also set as hunter with rear roof cutout and frame for heavy spotlighting at night. Was superb for that. Best of the six 4x4 trucks I've had easily - and that includes Prado, Navarra, D4D Toyota etc. Tough, economical and reliable. But...yesterday's trucks now...



Will get pic of the newer 96 Bighorn - it is setup for hunting and Canterbury 4wd outings to moderate club spec - i.e. max grade 4. You don't need as much modification as truck above. Re maintenance - you won't have much maintenance cost increase for occasional hunting or light offroading. It is when we start to really push the trucks in big challenge terrain eg coast-to-coast tracks, big bog holes, deep river crossings etc that costs rise exponentially for any make. Starter motors, alternators, wheel bearings, seals etc etc... you name it