Modern Rover's and overlanding.

[Ray_G]

I won't get in to an open debate with you, but I watched a stock LR3 smoke a built Defender 90 with a 4.6, locked and loaded. It was climbing a muddy hill laden with Tennessee limestone rocks that were ranging in size from a grapefruit to a pumpkin. The LR3 climbed it with very little effort ... stock. The experienced D90 driver couldn't make the top. He thought it was luck ... so they tried it again. Same result. Just saying ...

Seen exactly the same thing at MAR.
In truth I don't think we can say one is hands down better than the other in terms of abilities; it all depends on the situation and the driver. What can't be done is to heed those who dismiss the newer D3/D4 or even Rangies out of hand in favor of coilers-they more than hold their own.

I'm glad I have both to use depending on which situation I'm in (or really right now depending on which continent I'm on).
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Ray