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Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: andycwb on June 23, 2006, 09:59:03: The news article quoted today says that only 5% of 4x4s were used off road. I'd like to do another poll to see how accurate this statistic actually is.

So, please participate in this scientific survey.....
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Baby_Rhino on June 23, 2006, 10:00:52: i answered yes :roll:
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: woody on June 23, 2006, 10:13:02: i answered yes
dont forget the caravaners and the builders etc, who may never take their 4x4 offroad
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: jimthelandyman on June 23, 2006, 10:17:20: I answered yes.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Bunnie on June 23, 2006, 10:32:26: well it is the reason we brought rabbit... so it seems only fair

mums 90 hasnt been off road yet... but im gonna take it one day.

her fist disco did tho, we went on an off roading day was loads of fun
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: WishIhadaLandy on June 23, 2006, 10:34:36: i guess i'm out of this one as i don't have a 4x4...yet.

But rest assured that when i do get one i will be able to answer "Yes" :D
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: scorpio on June 23, 2006, 10:54:24: Quote from: "woody"
i answered yes
dont forget the caravaners and the builders etc, who may never take their 4x4 offroad

A caravan is often pitched on a grass site and as roads are seldom made of grass that technically becomes off road, the same could be said for a building site :lol: :lol:
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Paul on June 23, 2006, 11:03:33: Quote from: "woody"
i answered yes
dont forget the caravaners and the builders etc, who may never take their 4x4 offroad

My TD5 is mainly used for towing the caravan... so it spends quite a bit off it's time off road in farmer fields etc etc...

The bobtail also goes off road now and again... but it's mainly been used for going out green laning which are on unsurfaced roads.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Rich_P on June 23, 2006, 11:08:24: The Old Bill (my 2A) has been off the road many times in its 'life' (courtesy of previous farmer owners and when it was in the Police Force). :D Although it's also been off the road in another fashion for the past year. :lol:
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: DaveS on June 23, 2006, 11:15:35: Range Rover lots why I have it!

Frontera once cos rangie broke and we had to try it!! (quite good too!) :wink:
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Lucy1978 on June 23, 2006, 11:16:01: Technically I s'pose greenlanes don't count.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Mart on June 23, 2006, 11:25:05: mines been down a few lanes and round the resie i go fishing at but as yet due to only having AT's hasn't been properly off road but will be shortly so YES is my answer
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Priglet on June 23, 2006, 11:40:30: I had to say no because I've never taken it off road. Off tarmac plenty of times but never to a pay and play site.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Mart on June 23, 2006, 11:43:53: it all depends on your views as asphalt on road mud off road, do you have to go to a pay and play mud bashing to say you've been off road? i've not done a pay and play but put the zuk in places road cars/school run 4x4's wouldn't go so is that still on road? :?
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Post by: discograham on June 23, 2006, 11:55:18: Oh yes... whenever possible.. which is a lot.. :lol:

Isnt that the idea ?
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: blackbob on June 23, 2006, 11:58:42: yes for mine

green lanes are off road if you get stuck
if it aint tarmac its offroad :D
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Lucy1978 on June 23, 2006, 12:14:00: I was being a bit pedantic, but green lanes are technicaly roads. driving off the green lane is off roading and illegal. Where as a pay and play or other private land with the owners permission is off road and legal.

I suspect the spirit of the question is have you taken your 4x4 surfaced roads?
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Horness on June 23, 2006, 12:19:48: Mine does more "off road" than greenlanes etc. as most of my stuff is on private land and involves animal control and high calibre weapons.

It also gets used to ferry the family around, go shopping, and do the dreaded B&Q run.

Horness
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Mart on June 23, 2006, 12:23:35: just looked at ya truck horness was expecting to see a big lamp on it somewhere with the shooting side
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: cherokeegraham on June 23, 2006, 12:43:36: The jeep goes greenlaning alot, but has never been to a pay and play, yet. Does that count?
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: cherokeegraham on June 23, 2006, 12:47:07: Why is the posted time not right? It's over an hour slow.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Mart on June 23, 2006, 13:00:45: i'd class greenlaning as off roading as any standard road car wouldn't be able to drive a lot of lanes that are about so surely if only a 4x4 can get down that certain lane then your going offroad or is that just my views?
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Post by: laser_jock99 on June 23, 2006, 13:03:38: Bit of a pointless poll for an offroading forum really- might be more revealing on a general motoring forum?
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Mart on June 23, 2006, 13:13:31: agreed is a bit wasted on a forum called Mud Club, i guess there aiming it more at these people who go out and by a BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne etc then just use them for school/shopping runs always puzzles me why people spend 50k+ on a 4x4 vehicle for the only time it gets mucky is when the gritters have been out.

No offence to anyone on here intended if you own a top market 4x4 and use it properly these are just my views and opinions
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: blacknight on June 23, 2006, 13:22:47: Yes - g/laning and pay & play. Thats why I bought it!!
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Frankie-Boy on June 23, 2006, 13:25:07: Cherokeegraham,

You have a PM.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Horness on June 23, 2006, 14:00:50: Quote from: "Mart"
just looked at ya truck horness was expecting to see a big lamp on it somewhere with the shooting side

I have a remote control lamp for the roof which is "sucker" mounted. I tend to use a hand lamp most of the time (Lightforce 140 and 170).

Most of the time I use my Disco to get me close, and then walk the rest of the way.

Horness
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Edge on June 23, 2006, 14:12:19: Answered yes :D .
Never greenlaned.....just pay'n'play events.
My 90 very rarely gets used during the week cos i live where i work. When i do venture to the shops etc "depending which driveway i use" i have to off road in order to get to the public roads.

Cherokeegraham..... you ought to give Matchams a try :D .
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 23, 2006, 14:43:45: But then we are the MUD club, not the tarmac club.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: andycwb on June 23, 2006, 14:48:13: For the more pedantic amongst us, I'm using this in the general public sense of "off road", meaning "off tarmac".

Andy
Title: matchams
Post by: cherokeegraham on June 23, 2006, 15:16:58: Hi TRUG, didn't know matchams had an offroad site, any good? When? how much? Is my baby likely to get damaged?
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: alaric on June 23, 2006, 15:43:08: I voted yes...

Asking the question on Mud-Club is no more biased than a survey taken at 11am in a supermarket car park, which is probably where most of the published data comes from!

Alaric.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: sparkes on June 23, 2006, 16:59:56: Of course its been off road, How do you run down the tree huggers if you dont try??
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Jake on June 23, 2006, 19:11:16: I voted yes
All of my Land Rovers and the Suzuki SJ we owned have all been off road
:D
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 23, 2006, 19:35:07: Quote from: "andycwb"
For the more pedantic amongst us, I'm using this in the general public sense of "off road", meaning "off tarmac".

Andy

Ahh, what's refered to in some circles as 'off-highway'.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: LandRoger on June 23, 2006, 19:43:45: Yep mines off road every day as i work as a Pest controler - on Salisbury plain, thats 7 days a week 365 etc - hard life isnt it? :wink:
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: Dirty Gertie on June 23, 2006, 20:42:32: YES!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: matchams
Post by: Edge on June 23, 2006, 21:08:01: Quote from: "cherokeegraham"
Hi TRUG, didn't know matchams had an offroad site, any good? When? how much? Is my baby likely to get damaged?

You have a PM.
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: C C on June 23, 2006, 21:52:42: Yep. I'm just back from a pleasant afternoon's four wheel rambling. :D :D :D
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: muddysteve on June 23, 2006, 22:39:35: Quote from: "Baby_Rhino"
i answered yes :roll:

When was that ems? carparks dont count :P
Title: Have you ever taken your 4x4 off road?
Post by: dew1911 on June 24, 2006, 09:56:13: Does planning count as Yes? The 110 IS GOING to get muddy, but unfortunatley not yet.

Would anyone really buy a 17 year old Land Rover to only use on road?