what would be your ultimate DD/ offroad rig?

something that has a nice interior, leather, power stuff lol

maybe a factory locker or two, great street manners, good power, some nice mpg numbers lol

ive been tossing this idea through my head since ill be graduating college in the next couple of months

heres my list in no particular order (limited since id only have the cash i get from my truck)

Tacoma TRD, FZJ80, 4runner with locker, wrangler, grand cherokee, frontier nismo, id even say a nice TDI with a vegetable oil conversion (nice interior and nothing wrong with free fuel and 50mpg lol)

so what would be on your list?

 

If I could afford it an SVT Raptor.
I know, it's not a yota, but damn they're sexy!
Just saw an orange one today.

 

If your hard pressed to get leather, get alimited 4R or an FJZ80. personally I hate leather in the winter.

For DD and offroad, I would go with a 89-04 1/2 pickup or tacoma. I garuntee you will miss that bed back there with an SUV. take that from a 4Runner owner who knows.

 

used to drive a really good offroad weekend warrior/daily driver. My 90 pickup served me well on and offroad. Had 33" tires 24 mpg on a good day and took me where i wanted to go. Loved that truck.

 

thats kinda a oxymoron lol

im not big ford fan but my vote goes to the svt raptor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngvpn...eature=channel

 

Planning on towing any serious weight?

 

Those raptors are badass!!!!!
I'd rock an f30 powerstroke diesel. Then I could tow my rig. If I had the money maybe an f650 just cause I can

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The words "FzJ80" and "nice MPG" never go together


You'll get 15-16 TOPS highway MPG... About 10-12, city. And that's often with new (only use OEM) O2 sensors.

The only killer of the 80 to me is MPG. (But me and my friends are working on that)

But they did come with a front and rear E-locker option.

And they are soooooo nice....

 

Unibody = No.


My GF's AWD, NO center locking diff limited(?) V8 gets 16.2~16.8 average according to the factory MPG meter.


Get an impeccably built, 89-95 4Runner and swap a Diesel or 3.4 in.

You can use all the Mini truck tricks, it'll ride good and it's got just as much build quality and attention to detail as a Land Cruiser 80 series.

 

This one gets my vote hands down.

 

wow!!! all i hear is wom wom wom ( wom stands for Waste Of Money) when i see that thing

 

Teuf, ...HAHAHAHA! Dang, I wouldn't imagine you'd wanna sport that 'HELLO, WE'RE HERE!' eye sore in the Mid-East, eh? hahahaha. Can you say THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND CACHINGGGGGGGGGGGGG! lol.

 

I have to agree with you on this one. If I had to choose between spending 25+K$ ...... and spending maybe 10K, MAX, building a VERY capable 3.4 Running 89-95 Runner with SAS, GEARS and Lockers?.... easy choice. Most every 4x4 fab or mechanic man I speak to says, "The new ones are just NOT built the same, ...cannot take the punishment.... But if you wanna Caddy in 4wd and don't care about THOUSANDS to fix just about anything that breaks...go for it!" LOL.

 

I would love a 85 4runner. solid front, efi 5 speed. 33x10.5 at, 4.7 t case gears, 4.88 axle gears and a locker in each axle would take me just about anywhere.

 

body lift much?! haha

 

I'll never purchase anything from K&N again if this is how they are going to promote their products^^^you know those city slickers are dreaming about cruising through the Macy's parking lot in that thing.

 

now thats a body lift

 

since you're graduating college soon, you'll most likely be strapped for cash, so used vehicle would be a good choice. i'd go for a 4door Tacoma or a 4runner as a good DD and build it up for the trails as money permits. You could easily pick up one and mildly build it up for under $10k if you watch your spending. 80-series would be a great choice as well, and are pretty affordable, but like said the gas mileage sucks and they're underpowered for how heavy they are. even in a 100-series (not the best for serious offroading) with the 4.7L the gas mileage sucks - ours get around 16 hwy MAX...and takes premium.