Hi first post, so please bear with me,
I'm merging two vehicles into one: my 250bhp, mile munching & luxury Subaru Legacy and my 110 300tdi that I use at my woods and for towing stuff like my quad or our caravan now and again.
I've decided to replace both with with a late ('04?) D2, the 4.0 V8 after someone else has paid for the LPG conversion. I've had one briefly before, I know it's a capable vehicle and if I get an ES it'll have all the toys and it'll be super comfortable to drive.
So, what do I do to the D2 to make it the dual-purpose vehicle I'm looking for? Something I can hoon down the motorway now and again but also that I can use to pull a few tonnes of firewood over a wet muddy track. Something I can chuck ropes & chainsaws into the back of without getting my leather all ripped to pieces and will still look OK if I have to collect a client form the train station (that last one is made up but hopefully you get my point ).
My list of obvious changes is:
I know there's there a bunch of more mechanical mods (lifting/sliders etc) but I'm not convinced I need them. Do I? I do go off-road, but it's mostly just at my woods and this is across a track that does get quite boggy as it semi wetland, hence the winch. I certainly can't see the justification for a snorkel, can an improved breather be installed that you can't see?
So, given I want a luxury vehicle that I can continue use as a useful tool, what have I missed? I feel sure that there has to be some neat mods out there to help me that I can't think of right now.
Thanks.
I'm merging two vehicles into one: my 250bhp, mile munching & luxury Subaru Legacy and my 110 300tdi that I use at my woods and for towing stuff like my quad or our caravan now and again.
I've decided to replace both with with a late ('04?) D2, the 4.0 V8 after someone else has paid for the LPG conversion. I've had one briefly before, I know it's a capable vehicle and if I get an ES it'll have all the toys and it'll be super comfortable to drive.
So, what do I do to the D2 to make it the dual-purpose vehicle I'm looking for? Something I can hoon down the motorway now and again but also that I can use to pull a few tonnes of firewood over a wet muddy track. Something I can chuck ropes & chainsaws into the back of without getting my leather all ripped to pieces and will still look OK if I have to collect a client form the train station (that last one is made up but hopefully you get my point ).
My list of obvious changes is:
- Decent bumper winch that can be used to pull vehicle/a tree, ideally low profile
- 2nd set of wheels with all-terrains on, I don't want to have to change wheels every 5 mins and muds will be too severe for a long jaunt
- Decent roof rack/ladder (so I can get my Canadian canoe on top)
- Some sort of boot liner for aforementioned chainsaws etc
I know there's there a bunch of more mechanical mods (lifting/sliders etc) but I'm not convinced I need them. Do I? I do go off-road, but it's mostly just at my woods and this is across a track that does get quite boggy as it semi wetland, hence the winch. I certainly can't see the justification for a snorkel, can an improved breather be installed that you can't see?
So, given I want a luxury vehicle that I can continue use as a useful tool, what have I missed? I feel sure that there has to be some neat mods out there to help me that I can't think of right now.
Thanks.
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