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    Hey crotch that had to be a great & funny day eh ?

    It's nice to see your girl very involve pulling winches cables & getting dirty too.

    Great day you guys had.
    Dakar was just the begining.

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    man that looks like alot of fun cant wait till it warms up and the mud gets soggy here so I can test the limits of my VX!

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    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.

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    Man that looks like a blast! and I love that g/f of yours getting out there in the mud. She's awesome!
    Also I really liked the the 4x4 (I guess) van and the diamond plated Land Rover.

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    Now we see why you were asking about fording depth! What a day! Looks like it was full of action-packed action. I like that pic of the guy sitting on his Suzuki stranded in the water. The one taken from the side. I hope his differential vents, etc. were high enough because it looks like he was in the pond a while...

    Gussie's right - you're lucky to have an adventurous girlfriend like that. She didn't just ride along in the mudfest, she actually got out and dragged cable through a swill hole. I'd say she's a keeper!

    You need to get her some gloves to match those purple wellies though...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riff Raff View Post
    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".
    The Mitsubishi Exceed (4th gen black van) is 4wd. I actually saw this on one of the Japanese TV shows I was watching the other night and looked it up. I prolly would sport one if they were sold here in the US! My dad had a 2nd gen (rwd) when we lived in Okinawa, loved it.

    Crotchrocket, thats a nice set of pictures you have here. Looks like a load of fun!
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    yea or over here its called a mitsubishi delica ( the 4x4 van)

    seen some older versions as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Knigh7s View Post
    The Mitsubishi Exceed (4th gen black van) is 4wd. I actually saw this on one of the Japanese TV shows I was watching the other night and looked it up. I prolly would sport one if they were sold here in the US! My dad had a 2nd gen (rwd) when we lived in Okinawa, loved it.

    Crotchrocket, thats a nice set of pictures you have here. Looks like a load of fun!
    I'm going to be a pedant - its a Mitsubishi Delica. Its basically a minivan body on a LWB Misubishi Pajearo/Shogun/Montero chassis with a 2.8 turbo diesel engine. There aresome great videos of them off-roading on youTube.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Riff Raff View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marlin View Post
    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.

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    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 !


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