The Ultimate Treasure Hunting Vehicle

[cptbil]

THat Earth Roamer has got to have, One Bad A--! Top heavy Problem :P

 

[Frankn]

Dgerst, a friend of mine had one of those toys. It got great milage and served him well. The only problem with them was some early versions had rear axle problems but there was a recall and Toyota footed the bill. They should all be alright by now.

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[RW]

This would have to be a contender for me

Global Expedition Vehicles - UXV-500

That thing would be very intimidating parked in front of the local tot lot. Might even run off the competiton if you are lucky!

 

[dgerst]

Frakn,
Yeah the early model Toyhomes without full-floating axles were prone to snapping and recalled. One needs to check for that when looking for one. Ours has the replaced axle. We love the truck. 15MPG from KS to AZ and back. Chugged right up the mountain passes albeit at 35MPH on the steepest parts. Never even got close to hot though even with the dash A/C on.

 

[zerojinx]

I'd say personally, a good surplus military Hmmwv (hummer). Not to be confused with the thing you can buy in a dealership. I drove one of these regularly in the Marines and can attest that they will go just about anywhere.