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gidday
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:47 pm
by jabes
well another new member wanted to ask some questions so thought i should introduce my self
Jabes is the name, recently brought a '96 terrano G3m its pretty straight, I'm a surfer so really was just after something i can take a few places my old station wagon wouldn't go and i live up in Waitakere city pretty close to the beaches
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:22 pm
by dvszuk
welcome.
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:28 pm
by nzhunter
kia ora cuz
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:41 pm
by wopass
gudday mayte
surfs up doode
some good play areas up there
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:47 pm
by Steve_t647
Hi and Welcome, You will find the Nis(cough)san good for what you want but if you ever want to get a little more extreme and earlier model or different (toyota) brand may help. Sorry it is like the ford holden thing Toyota being the Holden
Nissan with their terranos after 1995 to the current model it lost the proper ladder chassis for better road characteristics, so if you start going too extreme to get to your surf spot you will get a few issues.
I would have thought a Surfer would have picked a Surf
did you get the petrol or diesel?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:27 pm
by jabes
yeah been reading this site for a bit so learnt bout the surfs overheating tendency, was looking at both surfs and terranos but i got this one with under 100,000 on the clock for under 10g thru a family friend so went the terrano.
Its a 3.2 diesel so a touch thirsty came with 31 x 10.5 tires on it too so thats hangy in the sand as ive already found.
Snorkel is the next purchase on the books
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:53 pm
by Jerry
Sorry it is like the ford holden thing Toyota being the Holden
Don't you mean Ford
which are better
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:03 pm
by rokhound
No. He means Holden (or Chev, if you prefer)
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:03 pm
by 4wdnuts
jabes wrote:yeah been reading this site for a bit so learnt bout the surfs overheating tendency, was looking at both surfs and terranos but i got this one with under 100,000 on the clock for under 10g thru a family friend so went the terrano.
Its a 3.2 diesel so a touch thirsty came with 31 x 10.5 tires on it too so thats hangy in the sand as ive already found.
Snorkel is the next purchase on the books
sounds like you got a good truck for that price! i quite like the power those 3.1 diesels put out.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:19 pm
by jabes
yeah stoked its the first diesel that ive driven that has the up and go of a car . havent got it stuck yet either and done a few sand dunes so thats a bonus too
begineers
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:23 pm
by coxsy
no FORD sold safaris in aussie as Mavericks so nissan is ford and I'm happy about that
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:25 pm
by Jerry
Suzuki build the V6 engines for GM (Holden)
Re: begineers
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:36 pm
by curly12
[quote="coxsy"]no FORD sold safaris in aussie as Mavericks so nissan is ford and I'm happy about that
Oh crap...............
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:42 pm
by Jerry
begineers
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:44 pm
by coxsy
thanks
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:37 pm
by spanky
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:45 pm
by Azza
jabes wrote:havent got it stuck yet either and done a few sand dunes so thats a bonus too
Hiya Jabes, welcome to ORE!
One of the first things I learned about 4wd'ing is that if your not getting it stuck, your not trying hard enough!
Az
holden race cars
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:21 pm
by long
Gotta be the bigest joke out they use ford front ends ford 9 inch diffs and there supposed ali blocks are made by merc outboard motors a subsidery of ford so most of the real parts are ford anyways
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:33 pm
by jabes
Azza wrote:jabes wrote:havent got it stuck yet either and done a few sand dunes so thats a bonus too
Hiya Jabes, welcome to ORE!
One of the first things I learned about 4wd'ing is that if your not getting it stuck, your not trying hard enough!
Az
haha trouble is i like deserted beaches so if i get stuck im rather rooted haha its pretty rare that im in cellphone reception
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:37 pm
by Azza
jabes wrote:Azza wrote:jabes wrote:havent got it stuck yet either and done a few sand dunes so thats a bonus too
Hiya Jabes, welcome to ORE!
One of the first things I learned about 4wd'ing is that if your not getting it stuck, your not trying hard enough!
Az
haha trouble is i like deserted beaches so if i get stuck im rather rooted haha its pretty rare that im in cellphone reception
A-ha, but this is where ORE members would 'upsell' you on recovery gear... you'll need a winch, ground anchor, strops, tow-rope, gloves... oh and an in-car coffee maker