Went Off Road at a Tank Testing Site !! (pics)

[Marlin]

Holy Cow!!! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. It appears those BFG Mud "clone" Tires dig-in quite well. I bet those new Kumho's that you were considering of getting would have done well, too.

I loved seeing the LR Discovery stuck in the mud (with the guy standing on the sill plate). In addition, the Mitsibishi Black Van with the front brush guard is something we don't have here in the USA-- I wonder if the van is 4WD??? The only OEM factory 4WD Vans we have here in the USA is the Ford "Quadravan".

All-in-all; great pics, thank you for sharing.

Not entirely true, i believe some of the older Mazda MPVs had 4wd.

[Riff Raff]

Not entirely true, i believe some of the older Mazda MPVs had 4wd.

Ah yes; MARLIN, you are correct (somewhat). The Mazda MPV 4WD (rather AWD) van was produced 1989--1998 and was essentially rear drive with a steering column mounted push button that engaged the front axle for 50/50 "high range only" drive output between the front & rear axle. Basically, it was 2WD with push button "on the fly" selectable AWD. The Mazda MPV did not have a traditional Hi/Lo range transfer case found on a common 4WD. The vehicle was not designed for true off-road; but rather as a 6--8 passenger "snow vehicle" with on-demand AWD cabability.

[crotchrocket]

Cheers Guys, we had a great day and yes, Claire is a legend!!!!!! She's great at helping with that stuff and loves the mud

The van as said is a mitsubishi Delica, the guy put up all kinds of posts on the thames vally 4X4 forum before going and it turned out to be quite god. Its basically a mitsubishi pajero underneath!!

There were LOADS of other 4x4's, if you want to see pics of th day here is a link to my clubs gallery. Have a scroll through !


http://www.tv4x4.co.uk/index.php?set...view_album.php