We reached the point were we are considering trading our 1996 D1 for a 2004 D2, OR, investing a large amount of cash into the D1 to get another 5-8 years out of it. So after looking at some shiny new D2's, I'm wondering just how great they are off-road. My experience with them has been at locally organized RTV events, with rather aggressive terrain, where the stock D2's were popping their rear bumper lights out, and sustaining major contact in the front bumper/rear bumper areas. So, can I expect to off-road the 2004 D2 in stock form (I see that the front bumper has much better clearance than the 2000-2002 versions).
Our 96 has OME springs, shocks, droop kit, rear skid plate and ARB bumper, etc, and is great off-road. It gets us basically everywhere we've needed to go, and has done a great job on the highway as well. But it is getting long in the tooth, so I'm debating the return on a sizeable cash investment at 105k miles, vs. buying an 04 D2. Of course the D2 would require even MORE cash...
Regards,
Tom P.
Our 96 has OME springs, shocks, droop kit, rear skid plate and ARB bumper, etc, and is great off-road. It gets us basically everywhere we've needed to go, and has done a great job on the highway as well. But it is getting long in the tooth, so I'm debating the return on a sizeable cash investment at 105k miles, vs. buying an 04 D2. Of course the D2 would require even MORE cash...
Regards,
Tom P.
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