Category: Offroad Forum

Hello, I would like to do an extended alpine tour in the summer, where it is mainly about beautiful and demanding alpine passes or mountain roads. I have also made a little bit of sense and looked for the highest pass of the Alps (Col d’ Iseran 2770m) and the highest navigable point with a car (Col de Sommelier 3005m). My vehicle is an original Opel Vectra A Turbo 4×4. So a car with a 204 hp turbo engine and permanent all-wheel drive. This is why my question, who knows the roads still in the Alps, which offer an attractive route and without major problems and legally to drive with the car described above? The big passes such as Stilfser Joch, Timmelsjoch, Furka-, Grimsel, Nufenenpass I have all already driven. So it is more about the not so well known secret tips or Schleichwege. I am already off from the Col du Galibier and the Col du Parpaillon. I find the latter very attractive, but I am not so sure if I can drive it with the Vectra. It is a public road without restrictions, mostly graveled and equipped with a moody and problematic tunnel. So if you have experiences here or information, links etc. you can get in touch.

Hello Offroader Hope to get here one or the other hint about a noise phenomenon, which I noticed for the first time yesterday. Was on the way with my wrangler, the windows all below, wonderfully warm. Then I suddenly made out a noise under the car. Each time per wheel turn. Thought first of all on a stone or similar in the tire profile, however, it was not a short hard “Tick – Tick – Tick” but rather a “pffft – pffft – pffft”, similar to the noise which one If you put a playing card on the bike so that the spokes make a noise (we did it before anyway). It only occurred when driving without load, both when accelerating and braking it disappeared suddenly. Well, the car was in the 100′ service week ago, including timing belt changes and changes on summer tires. Now, of course, you might think it has to have something to do with the tyre change (since the service was the first time with open But since the whole car was screwed, it doesn’t necessarily have to be related to the socks, which I checked all 4 on any parts stuck in the profile. I was still lying under it, but with my technical understanding I would have trouble to recognize if the drive shaft were missing. Maybe one of you has a ignite idea, otherwise I have no choice but to go to the friendly one and let him hear and find out the mistake in his own attempt. Thank you in advance for your tips. Salut Alfan

Hello, I’m a mechanic but I’ve never had a jeep before. It’s about the following: I want a Mitsubishi Pajero V20 u best than 2.5 diesel. Need it for a maximum of 8 months, because I’m going to live in Sweden for this time and want to drive into the terrain from time to time….. Not extreme, but maybe more than a dirt road. Engine? The diesel irritates me, ….. Will cover me with everything that it can survive the winter. It should be an older one because I can help myself and be well informed. What do you think about the Pajero V20 3 door in general? Where are its weak points? Where are the problem zones? Are there better alternative ones? Thanks for the help!

Hello maybe you can help me. I suceh a towing vehicle, which should meet following criteria: -Supply load at least 2.3t -Consumption under 12L/100Km -Occ less than 150’000km in the price of max. 10’000 Euro -should not be a car, which must constantly make in the workshop about 30’000 km a year dacon about 5’000 with trailer Up to now, especially the Kia Sorento and the Hyundai Terracan are in question.

Hi, I want to buy an SUV and have two JEEP patriots in my sights (this model seems to me to be one and the same as the CHRYSLER patriot).Generally my priorities are: – safety – (relative) low consumption – rather compact dimensions – off-road suitability I don’t need these two currently a diesel: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 103 kW (140 hp) Fuel combustion combined: approx.6.6 l/100km Fuel combustion inside:approx. 8.3 l/100km Fuel combustion outside:approx.5.6 l/100km CO2 emissions combined:approx. 175 g/km Number of vehicle holders: 1 Air conditioning EQUIPMENT ABS, all-wheel drive, trailer clutch, El. window lifter, El. immobilizer, ESP, light-metal rims, particulate filter, checkbook maintained, power steering, central locking, front, side and other airbags 6 gear gear shifting light-metal rims with new value Airbag lamp often lights up and starter depends on and too!!! Driver’s seat has maintained 2 fireholes checkbook (Chrysler) All documents and invoices available!! German vehicle _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Car gas, 65.389 km, 10.900 EUR 2359 cm3 engine capacity 125 kW (170 hp)Benzin First registration:11/2008 Fuel combustion combined: ca. 8.5 l/100km Fuel combustion inner city:ca. 10.9 l/100km Fuel combustion extra-urban:ca. 7.0 l/100km CO2 emissions combined:ca. 196 g/km Pollutant class :Euro4 Environmental badge:4 (green) Number of vehicle holders:1 Air conditioning EQUIPMENT ABS, all-wheel drive, El. window lifter, El. immobilizer, ESP, light metal wheels, servo steering, central locking, front, side and rear nd more airbags VEHICLE DESCRIPTION Price Fixed! All information without guarantee, no guarantee or financing possible!!! Typing errors no liability! Mistakes and intermediate sale reserved! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Starter depends from time to time!!!” should hold..?! Thank you for all hints / opinions / etc.!

Hello Offroader, I would like to buy a Range Rover 4.6 HSE. What do I have to pay attention to when buying, where are the typical weak points. The consumption is not an issue, because I need the car only for short distances. I looked at a 4.6 HSE with full equipment on the weekend, year 97 with 119,000 km. The car was optically in a reasonable condition and rust was not an issue. What surprised me was that the seller had his price idea without much trading from 7500 to 5900 EUR red In addition, he would make me ASU and TÜV new, the tyres were also fine. Would be nice if someone could help me. Greetings ARBE

Hello your off-road experts the winters become harder especially with us in the middle mountains – so I would like to buy a off-road car – the German cars (X5 – ML) are too expensive with 80,000 € – I love the new Jeep Grand Cherokee – which costs only 50,000 €. Now came to me another “idea” – a horny off roader for above mentioned price… ask: what speaks against the H3 – off-road in the snow is it yes why is it so cheap after 1 year ?? (UVP is almost 50,000) EZ 12/09 1 5,000 km what speaks against the H3 – what for ? you can still operate it with the gas system? who can help me with the decision thanks alex

Moin, as the forum name already says, I am just like my Fau Förster and now and then the one in my opinion significantly too deep Golf Kombi disturbs. For our usual paths in the forest we do not need any four wheel but more ground clearance more often. Hasz von Eeuch someone experience with the raising of Seikel (3.5 cm) and the strapping to 205/70 R15. The latter should bring another 1.7cm compared to the standard tire 195/65 R15. In addition, there are also AT tires in this size. Greetings Jörg

Hello everybody, I am absolutely layman in cars. That’s why I urgently need your advice. I need a solid towing vehicle. I prefer an off-road vehicle (comb also goes) that cannot be killed and can pull about 2000kg without problems. I only need a car like this as a “weekend car” for my horse, and that is I regularly go tournaments from March to September (routes amount to up to 200km on a weekend). Since I am a student the car must be above all be cheap and must not be completely broken within the next years or. no major repairs would be of course best. I have now on the Internet simply search for cars in the price category and found among others the Cherokee. But now I do not know to what extent it is worth to buy the Cherokee in this price category. As said, he can have dents and bumps, that is absolutely no matter, main thing the car drives another 3-4 years (per year no more than 3,000km) The F so the spring/summer is moved over each to every second WE. What do you mean? problem is simply the price, I can not change anything at all, max. 1500€. of course other cars are also eligible, just all those who can pull a hanger with horse loosely… I am totally overwhelmed in the whole thing P.S. I also found other vehicles, e.g. the frontera, the ford Explorer etc. Looking forward to a few answers 🙂

Hello, I’m looking for a towing vehicle that can pull 2 horses; with two rather large warm flowers at least 2 tons of trailer load have to be used. The car should usually be used as a normal car, does not cost more than 15,000 EUR, is moderate in maintenance and does not let me stab on the first muddy meadow – the egg-legging wool milk sow just ;-). After rough overturning of the weights (Hänger approx. 800-1000 kg, 2 horses approx. 1200-1300 kg) come own After my research only the following off-road vehicles in question: – Kia Sorento – Nissan X-Trail – Hyundai Santa Fé – Landrover Freelander All the other off-road vehicles I know, which are allowed to pull so much, are simply too expensive or have already run a lot as used ones. At the moment, the Santa Fé seems to me to be the most suitable one, since it is also brought quite well to get. Should one necessarily buy a diesel or also a petrol truck withstand the towing load? Is such a search only question the following off-road vehicles in question: – Kia Sorento – Nissan X-Trail – Hyundai Santa Fé – Landrover Freelander heavy car as a diesel (exception: X-Trail, who won all possible tests as a diesel) not too cumbersome in everyday life? I drive about 10,000 km a year, maximum 15,000. What do you think? Thank you very much!