SUV advice - with a twist

Land Cruiser? Not much status, but they don't break, and won't require white coated minions from far away lands to minister to it either.
What U up to? Running brides again, or hiding bodies?

 

I dont think they make G wagons in RHD anymore, There are a couple of new/newish ones near me and they're LHD (and the owners can more than afford the premium for RHD)
RR servicing should be able to be completed in any Ford or BMW or Volvo place

 

I remember clarkson was raving about the cayenne and it is amazing off road as well on the road. So I would consider that one if I were you.

 

Don't buy anything other than a Land Cruiser. If LC is high profile, they will pretty quickly pick up on Porsche/Audi/BMW/RR, so don't fool yourself. Nothing beats LC, especially in hot desert.....nothing even comes close.

Put some brush gruards on the LC and hire a trusted local or two with AK-47s, and you will be just fine. A sticker "I brake for nobody" should help.

 

Toureg either Diesel or V8, or maybe Audi Q7 new ute-y thing?
ML Benz for that Alabama meets Stuttgart quality.

 

A family friend owns a vw toureg with the v10 diesel and that thing can haul! Drives great to! Like a car which is nice but you still get that hauling power etc.
I believe it was on fifth gear (brit car show) they used a toureg to pull a john deere tractor weighing seven tons! As everyone has said the Land Rover's are great also. The cayenes are fast as hell but look a bit weird.

 

While I am not so sure about ground clearance, I would expect the Audi to do well in hot climates. They use to have a testing center in Morocco, sort of like a northern Sahara proving grounds. I think they still use that facility for all their autos.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat

 

otaku, 7 tons is nothing, ive seen the new gmc duramax pull almost 50 tons, (fully loaded semi truck), and its very nice for luxary(sp?)

 

The Touareg is nice! I like them a lot, one of the very few SUVs I would buy.

 

Agree 100% My LC has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned. It will go ANYWHERE my Defender 90 could AND get me back(something the LR can't always do).

FWIW, I have a few friends in nasty parts of the world where their lives depend on the reliabilty of their vehicles. They ALL drive Land Cruisers. Also, you can get an amored LC. I've been in one and while offroad capability is diminished by the additional weight, you won't be sweating small arms fire.


I wouldn't depend on the VW to get me accross town everday, let alone if my life depended on it.

The ONLY other vehicle I would consider other than an LC for what you're talking about is MAYBE a Mercedes Unimog.

 

I am sure you could find a nice Gwagen. Call Russ at Europa in New Mexico. If any are to be found, he would know.

 

Land cruisers are pigs. Go for the Cayenne, anyday.

 

I'd go for the one with armor plating and bulletproof glass.

 

Too bad local Porsche service is a problem -- not for me!! In that case you will be forgiven. LC would be next best choice.

 

Dan if you are talking about Pakistan, they now make Defenders there locally with Land Rover supervision/overseers. Basically they bought the old Defender plant so BMW could make a new plant for the (then) new Range Rover.

Not bad trucks and cheap! I was thinking of getting one myself for while I am over there. But couldn't justify (right now) my own truck in a place I visit only a few weeks of the year at most.

 

Dan/Omar:
Level V armored LR110, or LC. I do have access to Level III and up mods if you need it. PM prn.

 

I'd get Chaa to drive, too.

 

Another suggestion.


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