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so what is the conclusion?

I am very skeptical about small trucks having ability to last 500k. None of them are designed to take an abuse of off-roading and last that long. Maybe a LC200 or HD trucks are better suited for what your are after. Even though the size differences. My goal is to keep a truck, if I get one...

That's the model what most interest me. Although for some reason I still lean towards the shortest version. I am looking forward to see and test-drive one. I have a question to everyone has who dealt with commercial dealerships. it true that a regular Ford dealership will not service...

sg1 Thanks for the insight. It seems the Transit will be a good light - medium duty overland vehicle. I looked up that is what came up. This is not bad. It's kinda subaru level. I think this vans are European / Australian version. And honestly the whey they are offroading is not bad at...

So it will be like Subaru forester / outback I guess. You can go to many places but have to be careful and avoid big rocks and very stiff hills. I do like the idea of a van. It's safe to camp and sleep. One could basically sleep overnight anywhere he wants. I have seen vans, mostly VW and MB...

What kind of places one could go to with this new awd tarnsit? In terms of the road surface. It has got no low range and high clearance so ho much you actually can do? I wonder if you could go to Moab or similar place?

And of top of that the Ram indeed has got a better rear suspension system, which is more suitable for off-roading. Although I prefer the looks of the ford over the Ram. I don’t find that curvy design style of Ram very attractive.

Apparently not only the gas fords are the interest of overland community. Some people are very happy with the new diesel f150. You know, it’s a new engine here but well proven in overseas markets.

Ok since the diesel get mentioned what about F150 diesel vs Tundra?

4 auto is basically 4 Hi. It is engaged by a computer when it detects, through the sensors, a slippery surface. It house into 4 hi automatically. I don’t like that to be honest. I prefer doing myself. I remember I had trouble to understand how the LR central differential works and one guy, a...

Why would Toyota not spend a lot of money on Tundra?

The Land Cruisers, the 80 and 100 series, indeed gave the same results with the fulltime AWD and lockable central differential but there were few very significant differences. In LR the central diff is locked mechanically with a lever VS LC push button. In LR, if needed, one could go in the...

Still no ones has beaten the 90s Land Rover 4DW system even up to this date. It was a perfect combination of simplicity and ingenuity. It was full-time AWD with a lockable central differential and low, really low, gear 3.5;1. Default mode - FAWD Locked central differential (equivalent for 4...

Of course. And I am not even suggesting it is a good thing. Toyota has to somehow improve the MPG of Tundra. A Ford HD 6.2 makes the same mpg... for god sake. The most of the website is full with this information. The same happened with the tacoma. it was the rumors regarding the engine that...

Yes it seems that they are planning on to switch from 5 bolts to 6 bolts. I am not sure what is going to do. Also they are thoroughly covering up rear suspension. Why? Are they moving toward the Ram like rear suspension? Very intriguing. Also it has been said that they are bringing 3.5 turbo...

Didn’t want to open a new thread about the tundra 2021, though it may be well deserved, I came across this great news. Toyota is working on a new tundra. The mules are bing tested. Toyota Tundra 2021 I personally am looking forward to it. Any predictions?

I have once witnessed a horrible tragedy when a guy who didn’t engage the low gear on his Nissan patrol. It was a quite a stiff hill and the truck didn’t have enough power so the engine, the garbage 2.8 diesel, shut off right in middle of the hill and then truck rolled back. He was unable to do...

Australians love american trucks. The thing is they are rare and expansive. Parts may become a problem as opposed to the 70 series which every bogan can fix and find a part for. Here is a video what an Australian overlander did to his RAM. This guy has some good videos of that RAM perfoming...

Is it true that before driving to Mexico one needs to install a special kit for fuel filtering in the diesel truck, especially the 2005+ ones? P.S. always wanted to have a diesel truck and visit Baja California.

I think RAM will do even better when it introduces a new 8-10 speed for the Cummins engine. It will improve mpg too. Also since Ford is camping up with a new and big gas engine the rest of the big two should have to fallow. Apparently ram Cummins is becoming very popular in Australia too...