JamesWyatt said:You can always just buy one of these when they start making them
I'll take that G4 Defender in the background of the first picture!
I agree with Campbell, the rear of the LR3 looks pretty bad. My wife can't stand the way the back looks but they do drive good and the Nav system on them is awsome. We test drove one recently in New Orleans. I hope a rear tire option becomes available.
The G4 version does look sharp and full of off road options. But the G4 Defender's the best. Can't wait till Rover brings the Defender back to the U.S.!
http://www.landroverg4challenge.com/main/medialibrary/mediaget.asp?i=315&v=3
The G4 version does look sharp and full of off road options. But the G4 Defender's the best. Can't wait till Rover brings the Defender back to the U.S.!
http://www.landroverg4challenge.com/main/medialibrary/mediaget.asp?i=315&v=3
they need some sort of a spare tire swing away to get that tire back on the back, that would look good and make it a lot more accessible. I hate vehicles with the spares tucked up underneath
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ShaunP
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ARB,ECB, Longranger and TJM will make stuff for them before long ,probably designing it now, They only started selling them here in Oz in April so they haven't had much time to have a play and test bars for airbag compliance etc.
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ducati
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Not necessarily useless--I didn't touch mine once during a weekend of offroading, in places 2" lifted Discos were dragging their arses. So it's tucked up there pretty well.SCSL said:
Ideal? No. Beyond the theoretical possibility of tearing a tire or ruining a rim, it makes a trailside tire change much more of a chore. I know this from firsthand experience
I'd much prefer a rear-mounted spare for that reason alone.
Absolutely. Any designer that mounts the spare up under the truck is out of touch with real trail runners.
'Course, we knew that already.
Ummmmmmmmmmmm, a mud-covered spare with only 1" of clearance to get it out from under the truck.......sheer bliss when you've just had a flat on the trail..........if you're a freakin' masochist (sp?).
'Course, we knew that already.
Ummmmmmmmmmmm, a mud-covered spare with only 1" of clearance to get it out from under the truck.......sheer bliss when you've just had a flat on the trail..........if you're a freakin' masochist (sp?).
stu454 said:Absolutely. Any designer that mounts the spare up under the truck is out of touch with real trail runners.
'Course, we knew that already.
Ummmmmmmmmmmm, a mud-covered spare with only 1" of clearance to get it out from under the truck.......sheer bliss when you've just had a flat on the trail..........if you're a freakin' masochist (sp?).
just another reason that LR3's suck ass
nah, that's all just a habbit.
I drove a Mitsu L200 (Santana in Us I think, it's the pick-up) and it also got the spare underneath.
Tell me where the problem is?
As if you can't lift your vehicle to get to the spare tire, you won't even be able to take one of your rear tires off.
And what is wrong with a mud covered spare, if you're already playing in the mud? Afread to get dirty? then you should stay on the road
So before judging, try it out first
I drove a Mitsu L200 (Santana in Us I think, it's the pick-up) and it also got the spare underneath.
Tell me where the problem is?
As if you can't lift your vehicle to get to the spare tire, you won't even be able to take one of your rear tires off.
And what is wrong with a mud covered spare, if you're already playing in the mud? Afread to get dirty? then you should stay on the road
So before judging, try it out first
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