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- Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:02 pm
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Thoughts - Mitsu shogun
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13520
Re: Thoughts - Mitsu shogun
Fronteras are pretty tough and low tech (if you get an early one - and is an Isuzu design as you say). For me, if it's going to be a SHTF vehicle, it has be basically bomb proof, fully mechanic (start it with a spoon and carries on until I stall it). The mk1 'gun is very much like an old Range Rover...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:58 pm
- Forum: Logistics and Transport
- Topic: Thoughts - Mitsu shogun
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13520
Re: Thoughts - Mitsu shogun
Loved my 2.8 Shogun, but talk about unreliable! Suffered every 4M40 engine problem going. I used to run it on 90/10 veg/petrol mix with a fuel pre-heater and it hated it. It decided to eat the front fuel pump seal on several occasions, and finally cracked the head and pressurised the cooling system ...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:49 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Bug Out Vehicle - Must Have Features
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7535
Re: Bug Out Vehicle - Must Have Features
Unfortunately the ideal vehicle doesn't exist in the UK. I've owned most of them I think! For me, the ideal vehicle should be a 4x4 for decent carrying capacity and go-anywhere ability; a car would be great for town and city E&E and is the reason I own a remapped Skoda Octavia vRS; it's combinat...
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:30 pm
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: Hi all
- Replies: 2
- Views: 525
Hi all
I'm not what you'd call a hard core prepper, but you can't be too careful is my motto! I'm in the early stages of getting a foundation amateur radio license to at least make some of my equipment a tad more legal... I'm amechanic by trade, so most of my posts will be towards this side of things, but ...