When I say ‘off-road’ I don’t just mean dirt road. And they’ll tow a three-tonne (plus) trailer. The problem with upgrading to vehicles like 4X4 utes and LandCruisers is: they’re excellent for off-road capability and heavy towing, meaning they do severe off-road comparatively easily.
Learn to play the banjo, or something, you’ll be there for quite a while. So, this will be a slight advantage if sections of the road are awash, but if the water is flowing, or deep - just stay out of it, dude, in either vehicle.
#Best vehicle for long road trips upgrade#
If you upgrade to a CX-5, which has a space saver - so don’t do that - I’m just keeping it all in the family, you’ll get 200 millimetres down there (and with Subaru Forester you’ll get 220mm). See, Mazda3 has ground clearance of 150 millimetres. But you’re really not getting blown off the road. RAV4 is a joke - in practice the waiting list is horrendous, and Toyota should be shot for its epic mismanagement of that.Īs for being blown off the road, by the aerodynamic wake from large trucks - that’s bullshit, respectfully.
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So, that rules out the Mazda 3 (and siblings), plus Subaru XV and so forth. So, for starters here, I’d be forgetting anything with a space-saver spare tyre, or which cannot easily be retrofitted with one.īeing limited to 80km/h in West Bumfark after fitting the space-saver will be a pain in the arse. So: thank you, on behalf of society - even though nobody elected me a spokesperson for everyone. It’s actually one of the unsung reasons the road toll is lower today than ever - because you lot keep more people going, who would previously have croaked. An above-average degree of psychological resilience: not optional, in that line of work, I’m sure. It’s a paradox, right? You don’t get to do your best work until some poor bastard - or bastardette - has the worst day ever. Thank you most sincerely for all the good work you do, meeting all those people on the worst days of their lives. This sincere gratitude also applies to you trauma department nurses and doctors, too. Got a lot of time for paramedics, too - so thank you if you are watching this report and in that line of work. I understand the problem you’ve got, Jack. I’m looking at options like Isuzu D-Max, Toyota RAV4 or Subaru XV … I would love your help in finding the right car for the right price as well as decent dealer condition such as warranty and capped price servicing etc. I will not be towing anything and would like to do the occasional off-road camping trips etc. I will be driving to many different ambulance stations out here which could be as far as Lightning Ridge, as well as my six-hour trip back to Sydney every two weeks. I look at what all the locals out here are driving and it ranges from your small SUVs to large LandCruisers and I cannot decide. I’m driving back to Sydney on my days off, currently in a Mazda3 and being almost blown off the road by road trains or having to ford water crossings with the recent heavy rain out here (not ideal). I am a paramedic who has recently been sent from the big smoke out to the Dubbo Region. Here’s one such question from Jack who, despite many flaws I’m sure, is at least thinking about the optimal vehicle for his driving needs, not just buying the first thing that pops into his head like too many do. The car they choose is thus intrinsically compromised - most of the time. Unfortunately, a lot of people choose vehicles optimised for (for example) off-roading and/or heavy towing, when the vast majority of driving they do is on highways and around town.
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