KiwiBacon wrote:BTW, your claim about things falling off is rubbish.
I could pick up any old tdi disco and use between half and 2/3rds the fuel you are for far less money than a swb pajero. Better ride comfort, more room etc etc etc.
The things falling off was a sarcastic response to the equally ridiculous claim as IFS vehicles being no good off road.. In a similar setup, suspension, tyres etc most IFS\coil vehicles will go just about anywhere a live axle vehicle will go especially in relation to touring.
The vehicles listed in my previous posts are all vehicles I have spent significant time on and off road in .. so I feel my statement is an educated opinion other than blind loyalty to a brand\setup.
The ride comfort thing is subjective, I have spent quite a bit of time (about 10000 Ks) behind the wheel of a disco prior to owning and a Pajero ..
In the rough I agree the disco was comfortable ride wise (I hated the seats .. they were bloody awful).. on the road the pajero kills it .. I spend the bulk of the time on the road ( as do most family wagons).
I am also comparing wagons .. not SWB's so the space arguement etc is irrelevent. IE a disco seats 5 a LWB pajero seats 7 so the pajero is bigger etc.
Seeing as LPG $0.56 per litre is currently less than half the cost of diesal $1.26 per litre .. the half to 2/3rds arguement to me does not wash either. I can buy 2.25 litres of LPG for the same price as 1 litre of diesal. So the diesal at 8 to 11 litres per hundred is costing $10.00 to $13.75 to run VS the an LPG vehicle at 14 to 17 litres per hundred at $7.80 $9.50.
I work out my economy by running costs .. my worst case scenario 17l per 100 is still better than a diesals best case scenario of 8L per 100.
You may work them out differently, but it is horses for courses ..