Dead Puppy Now: Off road

[Lee Levitt]

"TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com> writes:

>
>   To answer the question who takes their SUV off-road,
>   if I had one, I would.

I had two, and I did. First a '95 Range Rover, then a '99. The '99 was too
nice, really, to take offroad, even though it was more capable than the '95.
My stock Range Rover was *unbelievable*.


>   I realized that I like on-road driving a lot more than off-road.

Hey, me too. I came to the same conclusion after spending a year in the '99
Rangie. Too nice to take offroad, rather boring onroad. I had more fun this
last year with the Audi...both playing boyracer every day <grin> and finally
getting into some basic grassroots racing (autocross) after wanting to for
*many* years.

>
>   I'd take a Defender 90 offroad- that's what they're made for.


Ya, me too, but they're a bit drafty inside. Give me a well-modified '95
Range Rover (SWB)...almost the same capability as the Defender and a lot
more comfortable...the key to these trucks is tires and lifts...not
particularly complex - lift the truck 3 or 4 inches with the right kit, and
put a set of the right tires/wheels on.

I watched a Defender 90 go over on its side on a hill in New Hampshire. 10
degrees out, icy and snowy, last obstacle of the day, I'm the next truck in
line. The Defender went over due to excessive use of the loud pedal, started
bouncing on its rear tires and then went over. No real damage, nobody hurt.
We righted the truck and winched it up the rest of the way. I wasn't quite
so valiant...my stock '95 Rangie wasn't nearly as capable as that Defender,
and I had to drive it to work the next day. Winch, please :)

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant