Re: vehicle ground clearance - how much is enough?
Thumbs up for the Outback, we're on our 2nd. They wear like iron, and go pretty much anywhere you dare to take them. There's a great video of a traction test...
Witton, David 2012-11-05 06:25:17 #71092
Re: The Last of the Great Unknown
Doug, you don't know how right you are! I've probably pack rafted 150 river miles over the years in short stretches to escape slots. I'm one of the few in...
rich_rudow 2012-11-04 22:32:58 #71091
Re: The Last of the Great Unknown
I kinda expected this.... if you have a type I then you know better than to mess with a major riffle or strong eddy-fence. If you MUST have a typeIII then why...
Doug Nering 2012-11-04 21:42:58 #71090
Re: vehicle ground clearance - how much is enough?
Years ago I drove a Geo Metro, which is listed as 6.5 inch clearance, all the way out to Swamp Point. Not sure I could have done it solo, as I needed a...
mojave_ben 2012-11-04 21:14:57 #71089
Re: vehicle ground clearance - how much is enough?
I'll bet that has excellent clearance and rail-stiff compared with any modern unibody sedan.
On Nov 4, 2012, at 08:31, arnierichards wrote:
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> In 1968...
Doug Nering 2012-11-04 20:10:47 #71088
Re: vehicle ground clearance - how much is enough?
Might want to check out the new Subaru Crosstrek. It has ~8.7" of ground clearance and supposedly gets 33mpg. Some report that it is a little underpowered but...
fzlhntr 2012-11-04 15:57:06 #71087
Re: vehicle ground clearance - how much is enough?
Reid,
I've had my CR-V since April of last year. 24.1 mpg is what we average in suburbia. Some city driving, but mainly a lot of hwy trips of 20+ miles. ...
originalgiri 2012-11-04 14:52:03 #71086
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