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May 21, 2016 1:22:59 AM
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May 21, 2016 9:51:33 PM
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Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
JoeRockhead:How are you liking that Jeep Watt? Did you think it was as capable as you've found it to be, or have you not really tested it yet?
hi Joe,
it's one trick pony as I mentioned earlier but a very good off road disposable - the bic of 4wd, flows away in a river or sinks in quicksand and not much is lost. It goes everywhere, here 12 miles in, on a nasty track in the Molesworth.
On the highway, it's marginal up to 120 kmh on a straight and dangerous above. Very little linear or cornering stability. Since every 4wd skirmish way back in usually involves and hour or more of highway slamming to and from, Sun has ordered an SVR for next year as a more reasonable compromise, although he will have to wash the salt water off from the beach
Also as previously mentioned the Macan turbo was an absolute flop; did the road well, but useless on the tracks. When I asked Porsche mgt. to produce a real 4wd, they said who cares, the soccer mommies are buying masses of macans and cayennes. So really only RR does both tasks well.
Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
Watt, I drove the Cayenne on the Porsche obstacle course in Atlanta and it acquitted itself very well. Went through deep mud even on severe uphill inclines and maintained its stability on downward sidehill roads. I was very impressed.
However, I do agree that the RR is the SUV for slamming in the outback.
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May 22, 2016 1:13:51 AM
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Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
watt:hi Joe,
it's one trick pony as I mentioned earlier but a very good off road disposable - the bic of 4wd, flows away in a river or sinks in quicksand and not much is lost. It goes everywhere, here 12 miles in, on a nasty track in the Molesworth.
On the highway, it's marginal up to 120 kmh on a straight and dangerous above. Very little linear or cornering stability. Since every 4wd skirmish way back in usually involves and hour or more of highway slamming to and from, Sun has ordered an SVR for next year as a more reasonable compromise, although he will have to wash the salt water off from the beach
Also as previously mentioned the Macan turbo was an absolute flop; did the road well, but useless on the tracks. When I asked Porsche mgt. to produce a real 4wd, they said who cares, the soccer mommies are buying masses of macans and cayennes. So really only RR does both tasks well.
Thanks. I've heard the ride quality is terrible but they are obviously capable off road. It's hard to find one that can do both well, but your SVR should do the trick. Only problem is, you don't want to lose that one in a pile of quicksand. 
As for utility only, the HiLux / 4Runner is an option as well. A step below the SVR but you can option them up pretty nicely.
May 22, 2016 5:12:44 AM
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Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
JoeRockhead:watt:hi Joe,
it's one trick pony as I mentioned earlier but a very good off road disposable - the bic of 4wd, flows away in a river or sinks in quicksand and not much is lost. It goes everywhere, here 12 miles in, on a nasty track in the Molesworth.
On the highway, it's marginal up to 120 kmh on a straight and dangerous above. Very little linear or cornering stability. Since every 4wd skirmish way back in usually involves and hour or more of highway slamming to and from, Sun has ordered an SVR for next year as a more reasonable compromise, although he will have to wash the salt water off from the beach
Also as previously mentioned the Macan turbo was an absolute flop; did the road well, but useless on the tracks. When I asked Porsche mgt. to produce a real 4wd, they said who cares, the soccer mommies are buying masses of macans and cayennes. So really only RR does both tasks well.
Thanks. I've heard the ride quality is terrible but they are obviously capable off road. It's hard to find one that can do both well, but your SVR should do the trick. Only problem is, you don't want to lose that one in a pile of quicksand.
So here's a beach west PR where nfw the MT could 
even think of hangin or a cayenne maybe they could fake some steps but let you down
Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
watt:just put Los Yeep in 1 low range and it just crawls cross the rocks on its own, no pedals from humans
.... with tide tables taped to your windscreen just to be sure....
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Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
4trac:watt:just put Los Yeep in 1 low range and it just crawls cross the rocks on its own, no pedals from humans
.... with tide tables taped to your windscreen just to be sure....
el Yeep has 5 dots of service so the tide table on the screen. Did this run half before to half hour after low.... Make a mistake and you loose your rig here as you noticed
Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
watt:el Yeep has 5 dots of service so the tide table on the screen. Did this run half before to half hour after low.... Make a mistake and you loose your rig here as you noticed
Seeing your Jeep on the tidal shores reminded me of this: stranded utes are so common on the Kimberley coast Australia that local artists do cutesy paintings teasing those who don't understand tides. Locals in Broome told me many strandees are American visitors who glance at the tables and read 11 as feet - they are 11 metres in this region. I would guess that this is a good yarn at Americans' expense... better than admitting the flooded utes are locals who have had too many beers...
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Re: SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA
4trac:watt:el Yeep has 5 dots of service so the tide table on the screen. Did this run half before to half hour after low.... Make a mistake and you loose your rig here as you noticed
Seeing your Jeep on the tidal shores reminded me of this: stranded utes are so common on the Kimberley coast Australia that local artists do cutesy paintings teasing those who don't understand tides. Locals in Broome told me many strandees are American visitors who glance at the tables and read 11 as feet - they are 11 metres in this region. I would guess that this is a good yarn at Americans' expense... better than admitting the flooded utes are locals who have had too many beers...
Sun was pretty blasted on the chilly bin full of 7.2 Ngahere beer that day and could still read a tide table... ohhh you mean Aussie drunk as in Aussie drunk
Another day another beach - more beer
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