Hi - moving from daily driver L200 to maybe an offroad SJ
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:36 am
Hi folks
Currently, I have a 2006 (newshape) Mitsi L200 which I love. It's my daily driver, which has been offroad a number of times.
Unfortunately, it has to go in spring next year for a number of reasons. One stipulation from the other half is that I am allowed "one car" or "one car and a (cheap) toy".
Originally, I was going to keep the L200 and use that as both but it doesn't look as if that's realistic, plus I c**p my pants when I go offroad that I might break it. Hence the compromise; I go and get a relatively sensible car (I'm thinking Jaguar XF 3.0S sport brake with a towbar ) and an offroad toy that I can tow to events.
A number of the l200forum guys have had SJ410s and SJ413s so that seems like a decent direction. I'd be looking to buy a non-MOT version and tow it behind the wife-friendly car to the events and then thrash it.
Having perused the sage advice on here, I think that I'm edging toward the SJ410 because it's more likely that I can understand the mechanics involved there, compared to the fuel-injected 413s. It would never be on the road so fuel-consumption, etc, is not an issue.
So for pure off-road experience, plus modability, plus intermediate-level mechanics experience, what would you recommend?
Thanks
Scott
Currently, I have a 2006 (newshape) Mitsi L200 which I love. It's my daily driver, which has been offroad a number of times.
Unfortunately, it has to go in spring next year for a number of reasons. One stipulation from the other half is that I am allowed "one car" or "one car and a (cheap) toy".
Originally, I was going to keep the L200 and use that as both but it doesn't look as if that's realistic, plus I c**p my pants when I go offroad that I might break it. Hence the compromise; I go and get a relatively sensible car (I'm thinking Jaguar XF 3.0S sport brake with a towbar ) and an offroad toy that I can tow to events.
A number of the l200forum guys have had SJ410s and SJ413s so that seems like a decent direction. I'd be looking to buy a non-MOT version and tow it behind the wife-friendly car to the events and then thrash it.
Having perused the sage advice on here, I think that I'm edging toward the SJ410 because it's more likely that I can understand the mechanics involved there, compared to the fuel-injected 413s. It would never be on the road so fuel-consumption, etc, is not an issue.
So for pure off-road experience, plus modability, plus intermediate-level mechanics experience, what would you recommend?
Thanks
Scott