Burdock wrote: » Loads of these in the Curragh https://www.google.ie/search?q=mowag+piranha+iv+8x8&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=L5PxULCvN8S7hAfjn4H4Cw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=416#i=1
aaakev wrote: » I also bought a 4x4 kia sorento in november, now this was for recreation and getting to work if we got snow again also for going hunting and doing a bit of off roading but is a very useful tool in the situations i mentioned above, i have plans for a few mods to make it better off road ie mud tyres and a lift kit but for now its doing the job great and iv put it through it pases on a couple of off road courses and im very happy with it So anyone else have anything or plan to get anything?
Rhinocharge wrote: » Possibly consider something like these. http://www.trackvehicletech.com/4x4-vehicle-track-systems.html
aaakev wrote: » They are cool! Didnt have a price tho and im scared to look for one!
aaakev wrote: » Remember how much they were?
Doc Ruby wrote: » Affordable enough, ten to twelve grand region, it should be buried in a thread somewhere hereabouts, as helpful as that is. I was tempted to buy one at the time but the lack of supporting infrastructure/tank driving experience dissuaded me.
wexie wrote: » Something a bit more reasonably priced and quite useful in a pinch....gotta remember to stock up on fuel though
aaakev wrote: » Nice! 300L fuel tank, wonder what sort of mpg they get...
wexie wrote: » Pretty sure the mileage on them would be atrocious!! These things were never really meant to be very economical and it's not something you need to worry about when you know there are several fuel bowsers close behind. I looked at one of these figuring I could probably get it here and on the road for little over 5K but when I realise they get about 5mpg it all of a sudden wasn't quite such an attractive proposition for an overlander anymore. But still.....a lot of them come with insulated radio bodies, winch, some of them already have a genny.... ....sigh....
gerrowadat wrote: » For most bug-out situations I'll take a bog-standard 4x4 pajero/land cruiser. It's Ireland lads, a tank of diesel gets you anywhere on the island and if you need to go madly offroad or can't use the roads you have bigger problems :-)
Stovepipe wrote: » Very nice, no doubt, but petrol, in a bugout situation, will be at a premium to even find, let alone buy or obtain at gunpoint! At least diesel or kero or home heating oil or some kind of fuel usable by a basic diesel is on every farm and industrial estate in the country. If you had to move a family and worse case, have to live in a vehicle for a while, you'll need all the room you can get, in something that can at least drive along a Coillte forest track at the very minimum. Let's look at two scenarios that have happened in Ireland in the last few years, that had a major effect on people's lives, ie, the big snow of 2009/10 and the very bad floods. In both cases, the only vehicles that could move with any success were the better type of 4X4, such as Landies, Army trucks and some tractors. Fuel supplies were very affected and in the case of airports and ports, the snow and general bad weather made their operation difficult or impossible. So, it's not too unreal a demand to consider a 4x4 in the family, especially if you live where you can be affected by Mother Nature. regards Stovepipe
