Recent content by marcall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland_Automobile Everything else is just offroading. ^ that is the only True Overland vehicle.

Here is a good video of Jeep vs Land Cruiser vs Range Rover

American car culture has always accesorised more than anybody else. Throw that out the window and Jeeps have always been customised since day one. Then you have the fact that for so many years not a whole lot changed and millions were on "the road" so it was a good choice for a business to...

2004 Wj 4.0 245-75R16 skids, IRO sliders, reciever hitch, cut fenders aproximately 13.5 combined. Best ever on highway was 16.5 and worst in town 9.5. The overhead generally gives me around 13.? in town and 15.8 or so highway. iPhone app is just slightly less. *edit* hilly AZ/NM highways at...

I would venture to say that most "overland" trucks do not spend their life off road. what they do is spend a few months of a year on a mix of dirt and pavement and then go in for a lot of tender loving care. Maybe they go on a couple big expeditions and then a few small ones and then it's...

Don't forget the Rubi also has OEM option of a 4:1 low range TC right of the Dealer lot. The most FJC had was 2:56 higher than any standard American truck with the usual 2:72 LOL but the FJC like the Jeep was (remember it's discontinued now do to poor sales with only 656 being sold in Canada in...

here's some of the type of abuse many Jeepers in America put their Jeeps through every now and then some go out every other weekend like this. It's no wonder axles snap sometimes, etc. Might not be two weeks on the trail but it's hard use.

In this day and age "extended remote travel" is not so much the romantic vision it once was with the growing use of Satallite phones, etc. The video posted a few pages back on page 14 I think with the Merceds and the broken shocks in Australia was a good example..."fly some in for 20,000...

Is your Grand Cherokee a WJ or a ZJ? Then yes it is a Jeep. Remember that the Grand Cherokee zj and wj have the same basic suspension as the TJ , same drivetrain and motor , the ZJ had coils first. so I'd say up to the last WJ's of 2004 would be Jeeps (solid axled fronts) 2005 and newer Wk's...

I won't argue with any of that other than to say on the Jeep forum there are quite a few Europeans driving Cherokees (I stick to the WJ Grand Cherokee section), some of which are Iceland, England and Germany aas well as a Russia guy but I don't doubt they are far and few between compared to the...

I fully understand other parts of the world off roading, but I do see your point. "Jeep" Jeep originated as a reconnaissance/scout vehicle and it was never intended to transport full loads. Other models in the Jeep line could be fitted to be fully adequete for long travel in Africa, Mongolia or...

A farm tractor could be a daily driver but can you go through the drive through at McDonalds with it? Can you fit it in a covered parking spot at work? etc. A semi/ tractor trailer/lorry is a daily driver to some as well. Most would not consider it the primary vehicle to run to the corner...

Was a Unimog ever a mass produced civilian production vehichle capable as a daily driver? Jeeps have always had aftermarket support and a cheap 150 dollar Loc-Rite could be had and installed in a couple hours if need be back in the day. Lockers aren't the be all end all, it's the overall blend...

Ok , First off what is wrong with having ones "off roading center" as you put it based in the country they live in? Should it be any different? I understand in Europe there is a lot more travel between countries but that is not soeasy here in the USA. Not everyone has the financial means...

so what about say "quality cheese or quality Ice cream" where does "reliability" come into play in that regard?