Thread: Fuel Efficient 4WD

electrics and water don't go well together

Get the suzi man. Get some muds on there and eventually a lift kit.

Better off having 2 specialist vehicles than 1 compromise. A 4wd with road tires is really only good for a bit of wet grass or mud and mud tires are loud and and suck the gas when on road..

Just buy my Navara. Comes with a set of road tires also ��

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I'd just like to add, having owned a Pajero a Jimny and 2 Vitara's that fuel efficiency and 4wd
don't belong in the same sentence!

I'd still rate the Jimny the best offroad but it was tits as a daily driver. I'd imagine the
2019 version is a bit better with the 1500cc motor.

Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it

Originally Posted by dannyb

Second the Escudo I have one and it's amazing where it will go, granted you won't get there fast but you will get there.

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That is amazing stuff @dannyb are you sure that's not a jet boat you are driving

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

That is amazing stuff @dannyb are you sure that's not a jet boat you are driving

I wish, I miss my jet boat so much....

Originally Posted by Synthetic

Since getting my Toyota Echo stuck last time in the Ruahines,

I googled Toyota Echo.

Originally Posted by hunt08

Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it

An Echo towing a trailer with a quad wouldn’t be a good mix.

Originally Posted by Shootm

An Echo towing a trailer with a quad wouldn’t be a good mix.

Would look fucking hilarious though

Thanks everyone for all your advice.
Looks like having a commuter vehicle and a separate 4wd specifically for hunting is the way to go.
Something with a 2L engine or smaller would be ideal.

Originally Posted by Synthetic

Thanks everyone for all your advice.
Looks like having a commuter vehicle and a separate 4wd specifically for hunting is the way to go.
Something with a 2L engine or smaller would be ideal.

Some of the 2.5/3.0 turbo diesels are pretty efficient, don't assume a shitty little petrol will be cheaper to run.

Originally Posted by hunt08

Just another idea is you could get a quad bike & use that when you need it

Second this. Your little Echo would handle towing a quad on a little motorbike trailer

I have a 2018 Jimny. Its pretty sweet if you don't need much room.
Solid axles front & rear, ladder frame chassis. Proper 4wd w/ transfer case etc. Mines a manual.

There are not a lot of vehicles that can touch a Jimny off-road. The Jimny sticker that says "don't follow me you wont make it" is fairly accurate. They are very light weight and even standard have pretty big wheels for their size/weight so don't get bogged down and sink where other vehicles will. Plus they are really easy to lift and run large 30" plus tires if you really want to. They have a huge aftermarket.
The only other vehicles nowadays that im aware of that have solid axles front n rear are a Jeep Wrangler, or a proper full sized land cruiser.

I have a Great Wall x240......Unfortunately it's rusting away.