Offroad-Express

G'day, just joined your forum, nice place.

I've been lurkin around here because I've decided to get a Safari or somthing similar. I need a fairly tough, reliable, and economical truck for work (possum trapper). At the moment I use a Mazda cabplus B2600 '96, it's ok but it chews through the gas and it's a bit small in the cab area for all the junk I'd like to carry with me. It is handy in that I can fit the 4wheeler on the back, just. I thought I'd get a 4 dr wagon with a trailer and see how it goes.

I've been looking at trademe and I'm thinking a Safari with a TD42, and hopefully a winch, '89-'90, 200+ ks would do the trick. Looks like they go for 4-6 grand.

Any comments or thoughts? Anyone want to swap a petrol ute for a diesel Safari:wink:? Anything in particular I should look at/for when inspecting a truck?

PS I have one of these too, it sits in the shed mainly I only get it out when I need a wheelbarrow in the garden, or when I go down the back paddock for firewood

i used to run around in a landrover

used to refer to it as my tractor it was great for running around the little block of land i used to have but i sold it to buy a rangerover then i traded that in on a g wagen i will admit i have done my time with landrovers i won't be going back there but i still have a soft spot for them then i think about the issues keeping it running and the feeling goes away

oh yeah by the way welcome

great wee vehicles those.. i've got a s2a myself..

turoa (another fanatical rover user here) will be pleased..

is that a Browning on the seat ? actually... probably a rem knowing you rover types....

welcome

Cool, another rover owner

Where do you live? Ill have to bring my grinder and some bigger axles, coils and a rover v8 round sometime

niblik wrote:great wee vehicles those.. i've got a s2a myself..

Thats a series 1 man

I had great fun with the rover, swaping parts, grinding, welding, etc etc. But then when I had to do it all again 6mths later for the next warrant it started to get a bit boring. It's got a 186 but is otherwise standard apart from the wheels.

DieselBoy wrote:

niblik wrote:great wee vehicles those.. i've got a s2a myself..

Thats a series 1 man

Nibby strikes again

hi i have changed from a 2.6 mazda to a safari, that 14 litres / 100 kms is a killer on your pocket, still use it for work , the boss pays the fuel bill.