South Island back roads?

[T.W.R]

It can be an expensive pastime for sure. A local (young) guy spent $10,000 (on top of the purchase price) adding all the "good" accessories onto/into his cruiser ... and rolled it into a gully on the first trip out in it. Ended up with the winch (and front of the cruiser) buried in a hole in the creek. Getting it out was a mission ... apparently ...

The roll bars did their job. But no insurance ...

I don't think he got it fixed ... or got another one. I can't think why ...

Wouldn't want to be setting up a 4x4 these days for serious off-roading, $10k is easily blown without even getting halfway through a truck; My 40series had close to that spent on tyres, rims, & suspension alone.
But in saying that I've seen big budget vehicles made to look completely stupid by humble wee low-cost 4x4s especially Lada nivas/cossacks & suzuki sj410/413s

[unstuck]

Wouldn't want to be setting up a 4x4 these days for serious off-roading, $10k is easily blown without even getting halfway through a truck; My 40series had close to that spent on tyres, rims, & suspension alone.
But in saying that I've seen big budget vehicles made to look completely stupid by humble wee low-cost 4x4s especially Lada nivas/cossacks & suzuki sj410/413s

My old 2 stroke suzuki lj80 made a fully pimped nissan patrol look silly in the Nevis once, oh how we laughed. Poor git.

[T.W.R]

My old 2 stroke suzuki lj80 made a fully pimped nissan patrol look silly in the Nevis once, oh how we laughed. Poor git.

seen that sort of thing happen a few times, as good as patrols & safaris are they're heavy big tanks...built like brick shithouses but heavy as buggery; pea shingle is a good trap for them hopeless unless they're running 33s

[BMWST?]

Turned out this was.a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the first vehicular crossing of this "road" ,by a 1933 willys 33 in 1934. There were about 40 trucks I think most of the first 5 or 6 trucks needed towing two or 3 times,turned out a nice day There were two or three bog holes that were over the bonnet of the first trucks.

[pete376403]

Number 1 son had an Isuzu Bighorn V6. His mate had a Bighorn diesel (IIRC). Both got stuck in a swamp. Number 2 son pulled them out (1 at a time of course) with a Suzuki Escudo. All the power in the world doesn't help if there's no traction.

[FJRider]

Turned out this was.a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the first vehicular crossing of this "road" ,by a 1933 willys 33 in 1934.

Our local paper said it was a Willys 77 ... ???

http://www.jeeppartsguide.com/conque..._a_jeep_willy/

[unstuck]

There were two or three bog holes that were over the bonnet of the first trucks.

Must of taken the easy track then.

[BMWST?]

Our local paper said it was a Willys 77 ... ???

http://www.jeeppartsguide.com/conque..._a_jeep_willy/

Yes sorry I stand corrected

[BMWST?]

Must of taken the easy track then.

Apparently towards the end of the season most of the holes have been cleaned out a lot.Yesterday you could see that after the first few trucks had gone through (ussually a tow involved),the following ones make it through
There were about 4 or 5 holes that stopped the leaders