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the shiny

Postby cityfolk » Sat May 23, 2015 2:05 pm

Hi all from auckland, cockle bay.

Upgraded from the 2door mercedes to a mans car....toyota highlander gxl!
New to the whole 4x4/AWD experience and looking for some fun an adventures!!!

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Re: the shiny

Postby Mattman » Sat May 23, 2015 7:33 pm

Welcome!

Does the Highlander have low ratio?

Check out the local clubs near you. They will run shiny trips that you can tag along on.

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Re: the shiny

Postby cityfolk » Sat May 23, 2015 7:38 pm

Hi Matt

I beleive it does, need to double check that.
awesome, how does one find out about the local clubs? On this forum?

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Re: the shiny

Postby TJ » Sat May 23, 2015 8:19 pm

I don't believe it does. It's a crossover AWD platform.

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Re: the shiny

Postby Crash bandicoot » Sat May 23, 2015 9:57 pm

I beleive these have gone the way of the BMW and rangies with the hill decent control and active traction aids makes low range redundant.
went for a demonstration drive in a BMW x5 or what ever the hell the call them now, basically find a hill, select what speed you want to descend down the hill and let the computer do it's thing.
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Re: the shiny

Postby tweake » Sat May 23, 2015 9:59 pm

what year?

just looking st some specs on them. looks like it front wheel drive and splits onto rear drive, but you can lock it so its 50:50 split. no mention of low range.
typical for a cross over car.
might be ok for light 4wding.

better to let the misses drive it and go buy something more suitable.

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Re: the shiny

Postby tweake » Sat May 23, 2015 10:03 pm

Crash bandicoot wrote:I beleive these have gone the way of the BMW and rangies with the hill decent control and active traction aids makes low range redundant.
went for a demonstration drive in a BMW x5 or what ever the hell the call them now, basically find a hill, select what speed you want to descend down the hill and let the computer do it's thing.

i must admit the traction control now is very very good for light 4wding.
boss had the new ford ranger running around the paddocks with stock tarseal tires on and it was going fairly well. traction control was probably working over time but it went through the mud with no slipping.

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Re: the shiny

Postby cityfolk » Sat May 23, 2015 10:18 pm

Its a 2015 model, great to drive onroad, nice power.
where / what would be classified as lite 4wd?

What would yiu recommend for a reliable offroad Brand? Might get a cheapy to start off with.

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Re: the shiny

Postby TJ » Sat May 23, 2015 10:28 pm

Don't open the brand can of worms here.

Traction aids do make these types of crossovers reasonably good for easy shiny trips. The biggest let down is often the factory highway tyres. If you can fit decent offroad tyres, that might be good starting point.
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Re: the shiny

Postby tweake » Sat May 23, 2015 10:40 pm

cityfolk wrote:where / what would be classified as lite 4wd?

farm paddocks/tracks, flat sand (beach).

not sure what ground clearance is like on those. that and the tires (18"rims!) would be the big issues even for light 4wding.

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Re: the shiny

Postby on2it » Mon May 25, 2015 8:16 pm

Joining a clubs a good starting point. Being around experienced 4wders will help heaps. Most clubs will grade a club trip as suitable for a shiney or not. Do a couple of shiney runs before deciding on mods or another vehicle. Good tyres and common sense will get you most places, make sure you have good tow hooks, piggy back with other experienced truckers and have fun!
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Re: the shiny

Postby lax2wlg » Mon May 25, 2015 8:27 pm

cityfolk wrote:What would yiu recommend for a reliable offroad Brand? Might get a cheapy to start off with.


Good question.
If you want reliability and durability and stellar build quality, get something Japanese made before 1996.
Theres a lot out there, you really cant go wrong with a Toyota, Isuzu, Mitsu, Nissan, Suzuki.
A manual transmission will allow you to learn off road driving techniques most effectively and give you full control over the vehicle at all times. Then, move on to an auto if it suits you.

Its easy to spend a bankload of money on an idiot proof 4x4 with all the credentials of a Moab-slaying off road machine, and all the factory features to match, but much more difficult to spend a few grand on an average vehicle and learn how to operate it in a way that embarrasses the owners of said expensive vehicles. Thats real skill.

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Re: the shiny

Postby Mattman » Mon May 25, 2015 8:36 pm

A swb diesel Mitzi Pajero is probably the most cost effective. Very capable stock and very tough. Cheap to buy.

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Re: the shiny

Postby TJ » Mon May 25, 2015 10:03 pm

Good old chest beating displays have already started, somethings never change. Indeed welcome to ORE.
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Re: the shiny

Postby Crash bandicoot » Tue May 26, 2015 8:10 pm

lax2wlg wrote:
cityfolk wrote:What would yiu recommend for a reliable offroad Brand? Might get a cheapy to start off with.


Good question.
If you want reliability and durability and stellar build quality, get something Japanese made before 1996.
Theres a lot out there, you really cant go wrong with a Toyota, Isuzu, Mitsu, Nissan, Suzuki.
A manual transmission will allow you to learn off road driving techniques most effectively and give you full control over the vehicle at all times. Then, move on to an auto if it suits you.

Its easy to spend a bankload of money on an idiot proof 4x4 with all the credentials of a Moab-slaying off road machine, and all the factory features to match, but much more difficult to spend a few grand on an average vehicle and learn how to operate it in a way that embarrasses the owners of said expensive vehicles. Thats real skill.

Welcome to ORE :D


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