Posted by Lewis Shorb on September 28, 1999 at 20:53:46:
In Reply to: Vehicles For Ghosttown Adventures posted by pennyan on September 16, 1999 at 02:03:01:
: I would like others opinions about what vehicles are best used for back road adventuures? Are they durable? Can they be "flat-towed" behind another vehicle? Are shorter wheel bases better than longer wheel bases? Any additional information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I have owned over 5 different 4WD vehicles:
Toyota Landcruser: built like a tank, can climb a wall, very rough ride, slow & loud inside, parts get very expensive and have to be specially ordered.
Ford Bronco #1: spent most of its time broken down, parts are fairly common. gas hog. Good clearance.
Ford Bronco #2: spent most of its time broken down, parts are fairly common. gas hog. Good clearance.
Toyota 4Runner: Parts expensive, bad gas mileage,
Good clearence. Blew a headgasket in Panamint Valley @ 25K miles, brakes work poorly also. Goodyear tire exploded in Titus Canyon, Death Valley.
Currently own 2 Jeeps:
Grand Cherokee 6 cilnder: Parts cheep and easy to get, reliable, good gas mileage, excellent off road, had problems with powered windows. Could use more clearance.
Cherokee 6 cilnder: New, Good gas milage, excellent off road, destroyed a brand new Goodyear tire while visting some Nevada gt's recently. Could use more clearance.
Ford Pinto:, took to Death Valley in 1978, when we got home, I marked $100.00 on a piece of cardboard, placed it on the windshield and sold it that day!
Also,friends don't let friends go to ghost towns on Goodyear tires, I recondmend BF Goodrich All terrain T/A's, these tires take much more abuse from exploring.
Lewis