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Desert Trips
Is a DIII suitable for desert trips?
Will the electronics hold the sand and temperatures?In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
5th Dec 2005 12:38 pm
BN
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Are you asking in theory or practice. In theory of course, in practice, unless you have some good backup I would think twice or at least use your equipment that you have on your web site and take it along.
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Problem is, the iltis is not capable of carrying the roof tent
So if I get this right, I'll have to sell the DIII and buy a 110/130 by the time I plan my desert trips?
I guess the upcoming G4 will reveil much of the problems in REAL use of the DIII.In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
5th Dec 2005 6:21 pm
croyde
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Did a LR Experience last week and they said that all the mud gets into the sensors thus loads of different warning lights will keep coming on.
I'd imagine the sand could bring up similar problems.
OK just ignore the warnings, till something really goes wrong
5th Dec 2005 6:32 pm
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that's admitting they build an on-roader, not an off-roader then In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
5th Dec 2005 6:35 pm
croyde
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At the Experience all the electronics gave up. The instructor was very apologetic but I thought that it was good to handle the car and see what it could do without electronic aids.
The Hi/Lo ratio switch still worked but who knows what you are supposed to do if that fails though.
Don't get me wrong, we love the car but I just wish that they had made it without the terrain response thingy, electronic park brake and Hi/Lo ratio switch. It might have been cheaper.
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Don't get me wrong, we love the car but I just wish that they had made it without the terrain response thingy, electronic park brake and Hi/Lo ratio switch. It might have been cheaper.
They partly did, base 5 seater is coil sprung with no TRThe End
5th Dec 2005 7:09 pm
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and more durability in real frequent off-road situationsIn a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
5th Dec 2005 7:10 pm
croyde
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Did the 5 seater have permanently raised suspension?
Did ponder it as it was the cheapest but we needed 7 seats.
5th Dec 2005 7:31 pm
kaney
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Vic Cobley doe's the Morrocan desert trips in the D3 now and again. Say's it's great. there you go !!
5th Dec 2005 10:00 pm
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Vinces trips are not serious desert, Penguin (why the heck does a Penguin want to go to the desert) do you mean serious as in days over the desert or just skirting the edge.
6th Dec 2005 7:54 am
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never underestimate a penguin 8)
the idea is to really go into the desert
like this (Libia)
Been there years ago, maybe again soon as they are becoming more friendly to see the monuments. I personally would think twice about that sort of expedition until the G4 series of challenges has been run, then we will see what happens to the cars in the adverse areas.
6th Dec 2005 1:43 pm
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that is indeed one of the things I want to follow a close as possible: the problems that occur with the LR's
But will we get to know all? In a time of chimpanzees, I was a penguin. www.m-release.com
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