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Its a sad day guys. My Feroza will have a new owner from next week. 4 1/2 years I had the red beastie. In that time I did 155,000 k's. The best car I have ever owned.

they certainly are, but not as good as the 80 series I will be getting when i sell up

ferog wrote:they certainly are, but not as good as the 80 series I will be getting when i sell up

You'll be disappointed after you sell Em.......

STOP WHILE YOU STILL CAN!

Sad day - yes.

HeathGQ wrote:The best car I have ever owned.

give me an idea.. what other cars did you own so far?

Haasa, who owns his Feroza only for 3 month...

why is everyone selling their rigs?! am i the oldest owner in here now? 2 yrs and climbing! who else is there?? david how long have u had urs???

I think Murray and Besty will beat you by a long shot PV.

I'm only a young'un- under 18mths ownership for me.

I think Em's had hers since new too?

yeah but they almost never on..... and i'm sure they own other rigs as well.... yep... goin on 27 months here....

4.5 years now that car has been to hell and back with me.

ferog wrote:4.5 years now that car has been to hell and back with me.

hey we must have visited the same place!

I've had my Feroza for about 14 months. I am indeed only a youngin! Its only done about 113000 kms but, i try and drive it like a sports car so i don't know how much longer the donk is going to last.

Mmm, how hard do you recon it would be to put a Rocky NV 2.8 Turbo Diesel into a feroza. he he he.

Dave

I bought my feroza in June 98! so i have had it for 5 years now. done just over 145,000kms since i have had it. Ticked over a grand total of 180,000kms last week! Good cars but a turbo diesel 80 series would be better!!

HeathGQ wrote:

ferog wrote:4.5 years now that car has been to hell and back with me.

hey we must have visited the same place!

the laughing face on the end of my sentence is one of insanity...

I've owned my Rocky for about 8 years now. It had about 130 000km on it when I bought it. It now has nearly 300 000km. And apart from a motorbike, its my only drive.

I have owned my Rocky since Sep/99. When I bought it, the truck had 78,000km on it and it now has 189,772km on it. I have broken and replaced just about every major component in the steering, drive line and body of the vehicle and it has been treated HARD, as I am sure any of the old WARFS guys will tell you. Still it keeps on going and although it has been relegated to the occassional short trip and rubbish hauling duties, the thought of selling it, actually caused me some distress the other day. I hate it, hate how hard it is to get bits and how something is always going wrong, but then again things always go wrong with all fourbies. I think it is all the fond memories that I have of the Mudwhumper that makes me hang on, though I usually grumble and cite financial reasons, just so I don't ruin my hard man image...
Soon the truck will be sold though, probably to some person who will not have as much fun in it as I did. My reasons for selling are simple:
Soon to be expanding the family again with another bub, as well as the comfort factor. The Rocky is very agricultural and my back, which is FUBAR from years of chasing and wrestling offenders to the ground has demanded something more comfortable.
I think it happens to all Feroza/Rocky owners eventually, although they have fun in their trucks, they get a yearning for another truck because of space issues, comfort issues, ease of getting parts/fixing something or they just want something they can enter into comps. Most of the old WARFS NSW crew have moved on:
Mike: Surf.
Gil: Surf (though he still has his Rocky, sitting out the back dejectedly.)
Leon: Surf
(Is there a pattern here)
Rod: Patrol.
Troy: Patrol.
Mad Dog: Cruiser.
Mark: Cruiser.
Even Murray has a 40 now.

They all speak fondly of their Daihatsu's and many would have bought another if Daihatsu had not gone soft and brought out the shitful Terios and gone limp. Still I am another thinking about getting rid of the truck, what am I going to get next?
I say: 100 series, Patrol GU, Hilux SR5.
She says: Pajero, SURF.

My money is on a Tojo though.

Cheers,
Muddy.

Yes, space is the major issue and I can relate to people upgrading (sorry I mean changing vehicles!) for that reason.

I'm lucky enough that my Feroza is a second vehicle, so space isn't a major consideration. How much more space is there in the last model Rocky RV Turbo's that had the longer wheelbase?

When you factor in the following:
- Extra door (especially relevant if you are intending to chuck a ruggie into a capsule/booster seat.)
- Boot space for pram's and assorted other baby needs.
- Back seat (I currently don't have mine in)

The quite a bit on a larger vehicle such as a Landcruiser/Patrol.

Muddy

Capsules? Booster seats? Prams? Haven't you guys heard of roof racks?

DeVooluff wrote:Capsules? Booster seats? Prams? Haven't you guys heard of roof racks?

I thought you were gonna say.................








CONDOMS

ROFL! Not much need for them with the size of the feroza's backseat.

I would probably not use roof racks cause the missus is only about five foot and the roofline is a bit taller than her. Could you imagine the whining that would go on about how high she would have to go to get a pram down...kidding me. It is just easier to get a 100 series and be done with the whole issue then.

Besides, sometimes kids give you leverage...'yes sweety, we need the fridge to keep the kids stuff safe, we also need that 9,000lbs winch in case we have to winch ourselves out of trouble. What do you mean no? Does the safety of the squirts mean so little to you...et cetera et cetera et cetera.'

Muddy

Muddy999 wrote:Besides, sometimes kids give you leverage...'yes sweety, we need the fridge to keep the kids stuff safe, we also need that 9,000lbs winch in case we have to winch ourselves out of trouble
Muddy

I think Ill try that next time.

Rod

That excuse is good for getting better tyres and wider rims too!

DeVooluff wrote:ROFL! Not much need for them with the size of the feroza's backseat.

its not that small actually

Got an experience you'd like to share Em?

whos feroza then Dave










oh im kidding!!!

Jeez glad my wife's in the other room!

As an owner of a three door please allow me to empathise (I hate sympathy - if you want "sympathy", look in the dictionary - somewhere between "shit" and "syphillis" )

I am deluding myself that if I upgrade (?!?) I'll only start carrying lots of stuff I don't really need.

What? Denial? That's a river in Egypt!

Scott

Lacking space in a Rocky???? Get creative. To make more space in the Rocky, I purpose built a cargo barrier/shelf in the rear. The shelf sits on a frame that is bolted to the side panels of the cargo area. There are even threaded holes there, covered with plastic blanking plugs. The shelf sits about 75mm below the height of the bottom of the resin top. The cargo barrier is bolted on top of this. I can now fill the rear area, floor to roof, with gear. Removing the roof lining gives more space again.
By modifying both fridges to increase airflow, I can pack gear all round them, and still have them work very efficently. We have done a 4 week trip to Cape Melville, for 4 people, with all our gear packed in the back, except a spare tyre carcass on a pair of roof bars, and a gas cylinder on a carrier on the rear.
Its true what someone said, the more space you have, the more shit you carry. I now carry a small generator, lights, chairs, tables, ect which I wouldnt have bothered with when I owned my old Suzi. The bueaty of all this is, my 2 daughters are now mid and early teens, a few more years and they will have their own cars, and then the back seat becomes more space again. So I'll be able to carry even more shit again.

hmmm... all this talk about space.... space space space.... get a trailer! i love my rocky, and i honestly cannot see myself selling it but i am afraid that i may have to unless i am able to land a decent paying job and be able to pay for parts years down the road. if i can, i'll prolly upgrade to another truck but keep my rocky and see about making it into a hardcore 4by... but thats all in the future.. for right now, i'm just looking forward to getting her running again so i can go kick some jeep's asses...