Went on a 4wd tour over long weekend in Southern Highlands NSW -pretty hard core - did 7 to 8 hours a day through the Deua NP. Some challenging terrain - rock steps, massive hills,heaps of river crossings - in fact pretty much everything except mud.
The Exceed did it very easily and from my observations better than some of the tricked up cruisers on the trip, particularly up steep hills where the Paj just flew up fully laden with 4 people.
We were in 4w low the whole time and it didn't miss a beat unlike one cruiser that blew up. Temperature never moved.
This was the first offroad test since I changed tyres to the Goodyear Silent Armours. I was very impressed with them - what a difference to the HT Duellers which if I had on this trip would have made things far more difficult. I can only remember the traction control coming on a handful of times the whole trip which I think had a lot to do with the tyres. Some parts of the trip had very sharp rocks and while one BFG TKA on a cruiser got a punture the Goodyears had no signs of any damage(but they are new).
Also the engine which was already much better after the ECU flash seemed to be smoother again after the first day - maybe they just need a good work out to settle in?
And no DPF issue which is very comforting.
Anyway just thought I'd share my experience -I am now convinced that this is a great car and perfect for my purposes.
The Exceed did it very easily and from my observations better than some of the tricked up cruisers on the trip, particularly up steep hills where the Paj just flew up fully laden with 4 people.
We were in 4w low the whole time and it didn't miss a beat unlike one cruiser that blew up. Temperature never moved.
This was the first offroad test since I changed tyres to the Goodyear Silent Armours. I was very impressed with them - what a difference to the HT Duellers which if I had on this trip would have made things far more difficult. I can only remember the traction control coming on a handful of times the whole trip which I think had a lot to do with the tyres. Some parts of the trip had very sharp rocks and while one BFG TKA on a cruiser got a punture the Goodyears had no signs of any damage(but they are new).
Also the engine which was already much better after the ECU flash seemed to be smoother again after the first day - maybe they just need a good work out to settle in?
And no DPF issue which is very comforting.
Anyway just thought I'd share my experience -I am now convinced that this is a great car and perfect for my purposes.
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