flash Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 just wandering if the suzuki vitara are capable off road or not. would be a 1.6 engine relatively new one. cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hello i have a p reg vitara 1.6 & it dose me well but tyres & offroad experiance is the key.I have the use of a td5 landy with bf goodridge mud tyers & have 12yrs offroad driving experiance so it help's.Only thing is the clearance as im used to landy's but the suzuki is great & dose my own permission well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 had 2 1.3 samurai's. well capable. kirky has a vit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 had 2 1.3 samurai's. well capable. kirky has a vit. hi best thing about vitara is that they are light much lighter than a landy etc and dont mark the growd so much they are more than capable of off road i use mine in off road compititions etc, but am thinking of getting a lift kit for the suspension as they are close to the grownd on exstream ground all in all im chuffed with mine tho :( i have a set of colway at tyres on same tread patern as bf goodrich and they work well on both tar and field and at 147 posted to the door they dont break the bank wont be getting another landy as getting used to the heater now cheers kirky ps if buying an older one always check the inner sills as they do rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 hi best thing about vitara is that they are light much lighter than a landy etc and dont mark the growd so much they are more than capable of off road i use mine in off road compititions etc, but am thinking of getting a lift kit for the suspension as they are close to the grownd on exstream ground all in all im chuffed with mine tho :( ps if buying an older one always check the inner sills as they do rust I`m with kirky, I have the 2 ltr TDI and the 1.6 will be better offroad as they are shorter so less likely to belly over rises or catch the front/back going up or down gradients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I am surprised, I honestly thought that these were good for doing the school run or maybe going shopping but would be awful the moment it was pointed at something muddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I am surprised, I honestly thought that these were good for doing the school run or maybe going shopping but would be awful the moment it was pointed at something muddy. Your misinformed. Ive got a swb 1.6 on an r plate. Does everthing i want on my shoots and hasnt got stuck yet All i want for it eventually are some 'colways'.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy W Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I am surprised, I honestly thought that these were good for doing the school run or maybe going shopping but would be awful the moment it was pointed at something muddy.Most people are under the illusion that 4 x 4 are only used by women on the school run and call them Chelsea tractors etc, many even luxury 4 x 4's are used off road, I have a Mercedes ML270 4 x 4 and mine goes off road regularly and is very capable when the going gets tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I didn't know we had so many hair dressers on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hairdressers my foot laddy! I normally use the heavy stuff offroad but brought my wife a Jimny a few years ago and its great off road - you must try one, in lo-4x4 its a fun machine, the down side is a lively 1.6 petrol engine but just adapt and its great fun. The Jimny is very short so it can get though bendy woods far earier than a 4x4 pickup also with a wheel in each corner it can climb over humps and banks without catching the front or back digging in. In muddy conditions I put a set of snowchains on and it grips ok, I wouldn't want to use it in bad muddy rutted tracks but everything has limits. If the objective is to get to places off road its great but to pull out trees or carry tons of wood yes I use the pickup. As a off road test a few years ago I took a group hedgelaying on the estate me in front in the overloaded pickup and my wife following with the rest of the group, through deep water mud etc. the chap sitting along side her started giving her advise on the best route saying he has done." a bit of offroading" he was quite amazed of how well the little Jimny was offroad as he said," I normally drive something a little heavier" Maggie asked what he drove? " oh I'm a Challenger 2 tank commander". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 how about a 1.3 jimny manual? cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I towed a Vitara out of a gamefair, with my Pugeot 405, with mud tyres they are ok on flat ground but any ruts ant you are stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 My 1.6 M plate 8 valve soft top is fitted with colway AT tyres and will go ( and has been ) everywhere. I thought it was a hairdressers car when my wife spotted it in my mates show room but it really has suprised me. I had a 2.7 Mud plugger oil burning Maverick ( terrano) and 2.5 V6 T plate GV but this little beauty knocks spots off both of them on ice, mud & snow, up hill or down dale. if your thinking of getting one ........ go for it, you could do a lot lot worse. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I towed a Vitara out of a gamefair, with my Pugeot 405, with mud tyres they are ok on flat ground but any ruts ant you are stuck. utter twaddle mate pics and proof will follow 405 hu french scrap how much did the back axel cost you when the back wheels started rubbing i think you tell poo pies kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I towed a Vitara out of a gamefair, with my Pugeot 405, with mud tyres they are ok on flat ground but any ruts ant you are stuck. My vit has never got stuck even with the road tyres its got on it. Its been across some s**te terrain too 'ruts' included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 lets face it it's the driver that counts, I have seen a 'lady driver' in a new rangerover stuck in mud with my son then 12yrs old having no problem in 4x2 pickup. In fact on the estate I work on they have stopped the WAGS from following the shoot, all in the latest top of the range 4x4 as they all get stuck and causes delay pulling them all out. I used to do farm work as a lad driving landrovers followed by M/C trials, so started my son off-road driving when he could reach the pedals and he is really good now and drives a friends hot + lifted 110 better than the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 My son is into some serious off roading The white Vitara with the snorkel is his. sorry Ive tried to do a link, but failed. www.northwest4x4.co.uk webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Hi Webber - how old was your son when he started off roading? Its was quite funny a few years ago with all the dads on the estate with small sons sitting on boxes looking throught the steering wheel driving around the trackways. Just had a look at your website, Martin looks like he knows how to enjoy himself - does he shoot? cheers When my wife started off roading my son was her co-driver, all went well untill he asked her to stop at the edge of a large bank where he told he what to do then got out. she asked why? Well I have driven over it with daddy and myself but as you have never driven over a 200' ledge on a steep hill - I will walk, see you at the bottom. She managed OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 i always understood that 90% of a cars offraod ability is in your right foot and where you point it. I suspect we are seeing a few good examples of pilot error or poor tire choice. pulled a landrover 110 out with a subrau legacy outback 3.0 and im not even joking, but i dont pretend the 110 is a bad offroader, just its driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 PP My son started driving mechanical things when he was about 13. We renovated an Argocat, which we still play with occasionally. He progressed to quad bikes for a while, but started in earnest about 3 years ago. He is now 24. He regularly recovers various land rovers, and very rarley requires to be recovered himself. He is currently fitting a winch to a specially manufactured bumper on the front. The car is now a full size Tonka toy. Its the 1600 engine, and it runs on autogas. Thats ma boy!! He does shoot, but only clays, and not as well as myself. Of course he rightly states that I'm not as good an off road driver as he, which is true, but my anal nerve remains un cortorised. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conygree Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Sounds like me Webber the days of 'I'ld show you how to do it son' are well over. Went for a bike ride a few weeks ago - crossed a ford to see a new Nissen pickup looking at me down stream with headlamps full of water. the Lady driver came up to the ford saw the indicator board at 4ft but drove in - and was washed away, escaping out of the window. I suppose in HSE speak the sign should have stated, 'This is deep water - do not drive into the deep water' = 10v short of a full charge upstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 seems like ill going to the suzuki garage today to have a look around cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 looks like the jimny is the one for me, gonna go and do a test drive tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 just wandering if the suzuki vitara are capable off road or not.would be a 1.6 engine relatively new one. cheers flash Just got one on a S plate last month from Auto Trader, Imac only 40k miles on the clock which is correct. Its the hard top with elec sun roof, windows and wing mirrors. Its all i need for off road and all for £1500. "AND AS LONG AS I'M HAPPY, I'M HAPPY" PELTMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 So will a vitara qualify for the cheaper tax band same as the Diatsui as they are a 1.6 engine. If this is the case then my shogun has got to go, thats if any of these 4x4 are able to be sold now the tax has been levied! Regards starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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