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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Rock Crawling Someone just posted this on the OT Forum. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7095800703829587222&source... Needless to say, this was not taken on the recent Treffen. It would have been a possiblity if Q had been present, but he's moved on to other things. | ||
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mb230s Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SWFL Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40 | Re: Rock Crawling Dutch, Admit it, we all know that was you driving! | ||
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hipine Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: US, CO, Bailey Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A | RE: Rock Crawling I liked the "Winter Wheeling...." one that was on that page better. I love my G, but I also have a ton of respect for the things a really flexy rig can do. Some amazing stuff in there. Turn the sound down though. -Dave G. | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Rock Crawling mb230s - 9/25/2006 6:14 PM Dutch, Admit it, we all know that was you driving! Hardly. If you ask those who've been on a trail with me, I'm usually one who's the trip "wuss". | ||
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ericdab Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Rock Crawling Here's another... with a less happy ending. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckFu9PjP4Y0 | ||
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Fenalaar Elite Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Narvik, Norway Vehicle(s): 2001 ML270CDI, Polaris 400L Big Boss Posts: 826 | Re: Rock Crawling And when you get to the top - don't forget to put on the parking brake when you get out of the car, as this guy did: http://www.vol.no/nyhet.asp?F=F&N=15403 A 1 year old Landcruiser was reduced to scrap. My brother works there and a student had boprrowed the car to go up to a observatory on top of a mountain, forgot to put on the parking brakes and got out of the car. The mountainside The wreck Johan-Kr Edited by Fenalaar 9/26/2006 7:32 AM | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | RE: Rock Crawling most of these insane drivers get it wrong, anyway, its called rock crawling - not rock bashing if they would only know what the slow clawing power of a 4x4 could do for them good for me that they don't know - it guarantees my income but then, of course, their actions have high entertainment value plus, I love the inverted concept of 4x4 entertainment - we are entertained and they pay. Cool! | ||
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ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887 | Re: Rock Crawling fenalaar, that is exactly why i want a g-wagen. Air bags are great, but wouldn't have helped a passenger in that vehicle. it's thicker steel everywhere that will help... which every g-wagen gets the benefit of. not that a g-wagen would have faired much better, but looking at some other posting of test result from blasted armored landcruisers and g-wagens, the wagens did fare noticeably better. Not that i plan on rolling my truck off a cliff but it's the idea of the unintended accident that the normal vehicle certifications and crash testing can't account for that makes me feel safer in any g-wagen, old or new. Wow, it's just good nobody was in that car. I'd like to see the look on the insurance agents face when you show them those pictures! wow. | ||
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-UG- Extreme Veteran Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: Finland Vehicle(s): GD300, S350 CDI Posts: 446 | RE: Rock Crawling 4x4abc - 9/26/2006 6:53 PM most of these insane drivers get it wrong, anyway, its called rock crawling - not rock bashing if they would only know what the slow clawing power of a 4x4 could do for them good for me that they don't know - it guarantees my income but then, of course, their actions have high entertainment value plus, I love the inverted concept of 4x4 entertainment - we are entertained and they pay. Cool! I agree. This guy was lucky, but then again his car was built for rolling it safely, so why not... I have to say that the driver was either really experienced or really dum when he just kept going after the car was half rolled sideways on the clif. That was impressive recovery. I also like it better when there is more skill and crawling and less power and speed. -UG- p.s. Ewalberg, your G woudn't do any better when rolling that many times unless you have a rollgage installed. Even with a rollgage it remains as question mark if you would live after that drop... I personally doubt it. Edited by -UG- 9/27/2006 3:18 AM | ||
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Shebl Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Rock Crawling The winter wheeling is nice , flex is nice too but is too , but it prefer the air wheeling with lockers , i feel safer while airwheeling my truck as i know better my limits , flex could be tricky sometimes and leads you to roll overs . And with 35" or even 33" tires the G will go over this terrain with less stress than the driver is putting on his Yota . Crawling is the Joy of off road . ReG , Shebl Edited by Shebl 10/4/2006 4:52 PM | ||
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