Thread: Thinking about a change - Safari or something else?

Originally Posted by Tussock

That's >300,000ks ALL offroad it? Because that's what I'm talking about.

Like the cruisers they are a big bus, but the cruisers come 4x4 capable. The patrol has lousy suspension. I still remember trying to turn up a 1ft lip when I met a cruiser on a one lane track, to give way. Patrol would not even look at it so the cruiser just drove up it and I went past. I had personally driven over that lip coming the other way in the cruisers as well. Just not in the same league.

Gimp. Surfs are good trucks but if your usage is, let's say, regular Tahr hunting, the attrition on the vehicle will be high. Bouldery washed out tracks flex hell out of their flexy chassis and they start to come apart.

Actually the last tricked out Cruiser I was following around left me scratching my head. Went through headlight deep water then had five goes at scrabbling up the bank on the other side. I thought that since it had such trouble I wouldn't even bother with my stock Safari, then I thought bugger it he can pull me out so I might as well give the passengers a ride. The Safari just quietly went through the bonnet high water and straight up the bank without any wheel spin. Was a bit of an anti climax with the passengers all giving me the 'what was that all about' look. The Cruiser had bigger and newer feet and was lifted as well.

Had a similar thing with a Smurf going through soft river mud. The Smurf barely made it, the Safari just quietly drove through; it wasn't till a bit later on I found out I'd forgotten the transfer box thingy and was still in 2wd.

They are all a compromise, weight, power, on road/off road abilities. One vehicle that surprised recently was a Mistral with bigger feet bunged under it was a great hunting/spotlighting vehicle with the sunroof great fro shooting from. The Isuzu's are great too, quite light and agile, I have a couple of those too for fun machines. Great for the younger guys to drive as it doesn't worry me if they drown them.