driving fields

[hunter1 63]

i use a L200 with a set of B/F MUD TERRAIN GOOD TOOL

[doxhope 2]

My first Subaru was a 1600 cc model, (we used to put all our money from poaching into a jar at that time to pay for the bairns Christmas pressys, and this this year we also bought that car, and taxed and insured it) stopped making these ages ago, pity...

Then had a few different 1800 cc`s, all got to places that were unbelievable, more just to find good parking places, or get to less accessable places, rather than to shoot or hunt from, just have to watch for the ground clearance, and straddle trackor rutts etc. Diahatsu fourtrak, now that was better, except the early F50`S were rot boxes, but cannot fault the mechanics, at shoots we would skeet past the lardy dars with their range rovers bogged down into the mud, and pull them out

Landrovers, too heavy, uneconomical, too noisey, cold, unreliable,, ok for having left on a farm as a work horse, but if you are travelling a 100 mile + round trip get something else

The Diahatsu also saved our bacon numerous times, feds thinking we were farmers or keepers out at night, these 4x4`s dont stand out so much on country roads as did vauxhaul vivas or hillman avengers but must admit I did like the latter two, but the viva just pipped it, could get more dogs in the boot compared with the avenger

[phil wright 2]

i do abit from 4x4s and have two l200s.a 2002 animal and a 2005 warrior.they are shit compared to discoverys and landys but you can get alot of stuff in the back.i know my motors wont do what the disco did no matter what tyres are on it.still i knew that when i bought it and its for the best,i used to smash the landrover about................

[Guest joe ox]

Landrovers, too heavy, uneconomical, too noisey, cold, unreliable

The series 3 land rover which they stoped making 20 year ago was noisey,cold and uneconomical. But defo not unreliable. The defender range which ive used for the last 12 year + is none of those but uneconomical which most 4x4 are! The only other make of 4x4 which can touch them for off road use is the toyota land cruisers. Land rovers have give me more fun than i can imagine and pulled me out of some very dodgy scrapes, its unbelievable where they can be parked/hid :ph34r:

[doxhope 2]

We had an old saying, get a landrover, get a pair of overalls..it still applies

Anyway, Im not going back down this road, heard it all, was a diesel fitter for 35 years, on trucks, buses and yes, 4 x 4`s, stick to comfort now at my age.

[Stabs 3]

I had an old series 3 for the farm and that was as rough as arseholes, but I'd take a Defender anyday. I'd rather the Disco though for the gearbox for the road and the more bits and pieces inside. My mate has a Cruiser wagon GXL and it's pretty f*****g great. If I was serious and money was no object it'd have to be a Disco 3. The lads over here are pretty serious about their offroading, and by that I don't mean a muddy field, I mean proper terrain, and it seems that Nissan Patrols, Toyota Land Cruisers and to a lesser extent Land Rovers seem to be the ones to go for.

 

Doxhope I know the Subaru model you first had as my driving instructor had one and he loved it!

[Guest joe ox]

We had an old saying, get a landrover, get a pair of overalls..it still applies

 

Add a flat cap n green whellies and you fit right in the countryside like a farmer :11: To be honest doxhope i think four tracks are shit and there 3 times more expensive to fix than a landy but i think were gona have to agree to disagree on this 1 mate.

[doxhope 2]

Thats ok by me joe

[doxhope 2]

Doxhope I know the Subaru model you first had as my driving instructor had one and he loved it!

 

Yes stabs we had no bother with that one at all, good mpg everything, dont know why they stopped it..Had it up some queer palces on the borders, had my mate hanging on the edge of his seat at times

[kreet 0]

used to lamp from a 450 big red quad with my best mate on his estate when he was under keeping whitch used to be some fun one driving and one on the back lamping with whippetxbull on the back used to get alot of hare's back then . also used to lamp from the defender mostly with the gun tho and mostly rabbit or the odd roe and lamped from the estate safari twice but his boss wasnt amused at the state it was in when we got back . preferd the quad myself but will be on foot with whippet or air riffle this year .

[Guest SHOT]

need a new windscreen though as daves wheaton thought it could go straight through it whilst we were driving summat last week ....just been out earlier tonight to have a drive round local :

[Kye 77]

lol@ Stabs,...yeah, its done some miles and seen a few more critters since you was in it mate!..lol...remember we had to pull over at the Gas station, and sqeegey all the blood off the roof/sides/windows!..lol...wouldnt of looked to good going through the state cheack point with Claret all over the place eh?..lol.

 

How you doing down Under then son?...you getting much tackle?...shoot us a PM with some pic's when you get a moment mate!...

 

Kye,..

[Sorley x 32]

Only ever shot from a car be it landy or subaru. Wasn't fussed which really though the subaru was better suited for it IMO

 

Then only on stubble or tracks.

 

Trouble is some of the selfish greedy F#####s that came up this way drove all over the newly sopwn and youung crops. The result of this is that if you have a running dog and a motor and you so much as give a field a glance then the place is swarming with farmers, keepers and the boys in blue.

 

Ruined it for one and all.

[Blaze 49]

The old 1800 subaru estates in my eyes where better than the legacy...they seemed to have more ground clearance and seemed a bit more heavy duty....plus they wasnt constant four wheel drive!

Edited August 1, 2007 by blaze1

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

my cousin has a Mitsi that we bollock about in..............................this year we'll be running 4 dogs out of it which could be a bit tight......

 

 

cant wait for them night to draw in.......what do you recon Rob & Jack????? :thumbs: