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kdev Newbie
Age: 61 Zodiac: Joined: 28 Dec 2013 Posts: 7 Location: Hants uk
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 16:10 Post subject: About to buy a Shogun for everyday and greenlaning. Advice? |
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Hi,
New to the forum and soon to be new to shogun ownership. Im looking for a shogun both for everyday use and greenlaning. Nothing too serious as yet!
I thought about going for a 2003/4 model but an owner of an earlier model told me that the earlier type with the ladder chassis( 90-2000) was a better proposition. Ie more siuted to offroad due suspension and fewer electronics.
Whats your opinions??? I was only thinking slightly newer for reliability(perceived) of course.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated as ive only ever been offroading in a grand cherokee. |
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gegs750k4 ********
Age: 51 Zodiac: Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 6513 Location: Wigan
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 19:59 Post subject: |
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mk3 newer not necessarily better.
you won't get a definitive answer m8, i run a 2.8 l lwb mk2. lifted and played about with and i rate it well above a newer model but saying that i don't like the newer ones
a mk3 driver will tell you the mk3 is better but.....
a mk2 2 has less electrics to go wrong, if you hunt about you may get one with a locking rear diff (usually the shogun) a big advantage off road as you don't have to gun it over obstacles. mines done near 190'000miles and is still a good un.
best advice is to go out and have a drive of the mk2/mk2 flare arch and the mk3, see which one pulls ya chain as a daily driver as they are all cracking offroad |
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Rob.ie *****
Age: 47 Zodiac: Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 754 Location: Cork - Ireland
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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 22:53 Post subject: |
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Only advice I can give you is if you do get a Mk3 - make your first investments a proper guard for the tank, intercooler and under the engine. Having damaged our tank badly twice now, and put a 2.5" gash in the intercooler last Monday, I won't be taking ours laning again until she has some proper protection.
Only other thing I can say is a Disco-owning friend hates our Shogun. His SWB Disco is lifted, with Insa Turbos and other mods ... and the Shogun followed him practically everywhere last Monday running just 33's (I didn't tempt fate by trying to make the 2ft water crossing without a snorkel). |
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