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Offline scblack

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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #50 on: May 31, 2016, 02:42:37 PM »
Michael Stahl took a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 - with a few spacers added to the suspension - across the Simpson Desert. Including Big Red (twice), and the Oodnadatta Track. And all that involves.

Yup - one of the world's fastest sports cars conquered some of the harshest terrain in Australia, with just 100mm suspension lift. With high performance road tyres.

I have a PDF copy of an article in Motor or Wheels magazine, from about year 2000. So, the question of whether a standard modern 4WD will get everywhere is pretty academic, as many guys are saying. Such an awesome article I have managed to keep it for 15+ years.

I'll try to find how I can load the article up. But unfortunately its a hell of a week work wise for me, so that may have to wait a few days.
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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #51 on: May 31, 2016, 03:09:15 PM »
One of my mates took an Audi R8 to the Birdsville Races a few years back. He parked it on Big Red :cup:

no mods at all  :D

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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #52 on: May 31, 2016, 05:27:20 PM »
Quote from: Bird on May 31, 2016, 09:45:05 AM

:cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: Then onto Vicrange Track ;) But alas that's been closed for many years :(

WHAT..........closed......rocky or vicrange??
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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #53 on: May 31, 2016, 05:29:35 PM »
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WHAT..........closed......rocky or vicrange??

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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #54 on: May 31, 2016, 07:07:34 PM »
Quote from: Footy Shorts Shane on May 31, 2016, 11:04:05 AM
There's not a lot of places ANY hire car can't go. Especially Tarago's. Those things are indestructible ;D
It's a well known fact that all rental cars have same offroad ability as a big tyre, lifted and locked 4wd...

They also have an infinite rev limit.

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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #55 on: May 31, 2016, 07:47:59 PM »
Quote from: kylarama on May 31, 2016, 07:07:34 PM
It's a well known fact that all rental cars have same offroad ability as a big tyre, lifted and locked 4wd...

They also have an infinite rev limit.

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That made me laugh. I remember driving some Ford 4 cylinder thing along a German autobahn at about 200kmph in 5th gear at about 8000rpm's and thinking that I wasn't redlining it because there were no red lines on the tacho, so its all good.

(and still having big benz's and beemers flying past me like I as standing still)
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Re: Can you purchase a new 4wd and just drive it?
« Reply #56 on: May 31, 2016, 09:27:57 PM »
A standard Mini has crossed the Simpson though plenty of assists over the dunes
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/mighty-mini-20120322-1vlmi.html
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