[Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice

Sun, 17 Oct 2004 16:21:53 -0700

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> Soooo, 3 miles to a gallon? A bit steep nowadays.

Another website <http://www.pinzgauer.com/index.htm> says they get 15 
MPG on the highway. Max 62 MPH, though.

>They are a bit tippy though.  They are designed for the narrow Swiss

>mountain roads.

The same website suggests installing high-offset wheels to compensate 
for the tippy-factor, and to smooth out the suspension a bit. These 
things were designed to haul 10 combat -ready troops! Payload capacity 
is 1.1 ton!

Steve

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<blockquote type="cite">Soooo, 3 miles to a gallon? A bit steep
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Another <a href="http://www.pinzgauer.com/index.htm">website</a> says
they get 15 MPG on the highway. Max 62 MPH, though. 
 
<pre wrap=""><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">They are a bit tippy though. They are designed for the narrow Swiss
</pre></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">mountain roads.</pre></blockquote>
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The same website suggests installing high-offset wheels to compensate
for the tippy-factor, and to smooth out the suspension a bit. These
things were designed to haul 10 combat -ready troops! Payload capacity
is 1.1 ton! 
 
Steve 
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