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Originally posted by Thunda Downunda
....should I say perceived image that they haven't beefed that image up with some true off-road capability.
Can you get it with diff-locks?
Why isn't it offered with a factory twin-battery option?
Where is the long-range tank(s)?
........Here, only Landcruiser, the tough Nissan Patrol (over 40 US gallon capacity) and Land Rover Defender offer these features. Even Jeep doesn't bother, so like verything else, is virtually relegated to soccer mom duty.....Imagine for a minute one local road tester's horror when he took a new Mercedes-Benz 'ML' 4WD up the tough and very remote Canning Stock Route ... only to get the inevitable flat tyre and belatedly discover that this whiz-bang unit comes equipped with a SPACESAVER spare! What a joke!
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The TB is very capable of off road use. Only downside is lift kits aren't possible.
Yes, they do have Diff Locks. I have it on mine. Many you see probably don't as they aren't of any benefit in the 98% of the populations daily travels on-road or in worst case....snow. In fact, Lockers can be dangerous if driven by an inexperience driver who is not skilled at 4wd...especially in winter. That's why so many end up upside down in roll overs.
The twin battery....very, very minimal demand. Not good business sense if the demand is low. Not needed for most folks. I'll agree with you on the tanks though. 18.7gals is a bit small.
Don't crack on the MB ML's though. They, like Jeeps do very, very well offroad. Those that do go off road will never use the dummy spare anyway, so that's not an issue. Doubt the ML's ability....then come run the rubicon with me. My TB did Awesome and my buddy's ML did great too. Check out
http://4x4abc.com/ML320/ for his site.
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