Ryan
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 13
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Anybody have experience with the GX470 or Land Cruiser? How would you compare the 3?
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 27th Mar 2007 2:44 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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One wont go off road, one will but is lousy on road, one does both with style.
Take a guess which 
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| 27th Mar 2007 6:50 am |
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White Disco
Member Since: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Gondwana. It's raining. We'll All be roon'd.
Posts: 1463
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Tested a cruiser & thought it handled about as badly as the patrol (nissan) I was driving at the time.
Tested the D3. Truly awesome on and off the road. (& as Simon says "with style").
I went off road on the weekend with other D3ers from Melbourne area over at times very challenging terrain.
All of us did it with relative ease.
Go The D3. (but I'm biased ) Did you think I would leave you crying,
When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.
2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods (gorn). 2008 TDV6 HSE (gone). A Dark Side umbrella (here) & car (here).
Volkswagen Golf (SWMBO's)
Datsun Insult (SWTSMBOBIO22SHOMSAH)
Datsun Insult (SWTSMBOBIO19SHOMSAH)
4 BMW's (Stents, not the silly cars)
Formerly RED DISCO
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| 27th Mar 2007 7:06 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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I've driven the Toyota several times, it is a very capable car, good value for money, but makes hard work of what a D3 does with ease. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 27th Mar 2007 7:38 am |
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Ryan
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 13
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What about the Touareg?
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| 27th Mar 2007 5:34 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
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Quote:What about the Touareg?
 Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
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| 27th Mar 2007 5:58 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Sorry Ryan,
couldn't resist  Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 27th Mar 2007 5:59 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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DiscoDunc wrote:Quote:What about the Touareg?
What Dunc said  In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 27th Mar 2007 6:04 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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What do you want ?
A real authentic 4x4 that's won more awards than you can count or a pretend one that is designed for road use only ?
Drive them all and then decide ?
I hear Tata have a good range now.
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| 27th Mar 2007 6:53 pm |
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sideview
Member Since: 02 Dec 2006
Location: in the valley
Posts: 1663
 
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This gives some idea of the difference btw the land cruiser and LR3/D3 offroad.
I think this may be disco4x4au's D3? - hope he doesn't mind my stealing this post from another site. 
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This weekend group of Land Rover owners went out on a 4wd trials in South West corner of WA, video from weekend taken showing the difference on same hill between D3 and a Toyota Cruiser 80 series.
This is taken from the AULOR Web site and posted here for your entertainment
Take a D3 and a 80 Ser Tojo up a big tricky hill. Both drivers are competent off-roaders, both vehicles got up the hill, both had aired down.
Enjoy,the difference between the 2 vehicles is HUGE.
The hill is MUCH steeper and trickier than it appears in the footage.
The toyota has brand new 33" MTRs fitted.
GGhagis having a walk in the park!!!! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAipo72mTRY
Fat Baz,trying hard,yes he did get up in the end!!!! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sxUEjvssXA
Any questions? LOL! I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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| 27th Mar 2007 7:09 pm |
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Ryan
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 13
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Enough said. Without a doubt the LR3 is the most capable. Hopefully i'll be a regular on this board soon. Thanks to all.
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| 27th Mar 2007 8:51 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Ryan wrote:Enough said. Without a doubt the LR3 is the most capable. Hopefully i'll be a regular on this board soon. Thanks to all.
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| 27th Mar 2007 8:53 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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nice find young lady
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| 27th Mar 2007 8:56 pm |
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Ryan
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 13
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"young lady" I guess your parents did not like you much with a name like Simon.
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| 28th Mar 2007 2:46 am |
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sideview
Member Since: 02 Dec 2006
Location: in the valley
Posts: 1663
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OOOOO watch yourself cowboy. I believe Simon was referring to me there Ryan. I do in fact appreciate very much that he considers me both 'young' and a 'lady'. I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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| 28th Mar 2007 3:50 am |
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