The HU 4wd Forum and what does it need to make better?

[rclafton]

Grant - come on be real - consensus - us !

OK My proposal would be to leave the current headings as they are to aid searching, otherwise what do you do ith the old posts, no one is going to sort them into new sub sections, also the great number of queries are on the rover / toyota marques so i think they should stay

I think we should recognise that this is an adventure motorcycling site and Grant allows us a little table in the corner to mutter about more than 2 wheels, and alot of the info does overlap between different forms of transport so no need to recreate the GPS stuff etc. Is this the way you intend to continue or do you want to make it more vehicle dependant travel orientated generically, thats a Grant type decision

I would leave the tech forums alone - the other forums tend to cater for 'how do i put a 14 inch lift on my discovery / cruiser / suzuki etc' where as I think we here are a little more carefull and pragmatic

So I would go for new headings as follows :


2 Wheel Drive : Neglected for far too long - how far can you get in a diff locked merc 4x2 or a renault twingo
Over 3.5 Tonnes : space for the big boys or wannabes like my 4.5 tonner
Softroaders / lightweight/pickups : nissans / freelanders / subarus / 4x4 pickups et al
Bush Mechanics i like the idea of
Touring gear : ie the camping kit / fridges / torches / tents / cooking kit / braais etc, again different from the bikes as we carry more
Garages/repair shops you seem to have in hand
Shipping - very different from the motorbike world
Driving techniques
Members rigs : Done on the overlander site, may be of interest
Spares availability : Is this in garages or do we need a seperate space. Where to get a mitsubishi alternator in ulan bator or is the only place to get a 255/100/16 tyre these days in Luton ? This one is interesting and could either be big or ignored. We keep a spreadsheet of compatible parts worldwide for Iveco Dailys - could this be done for other marques

If we split it down too far we may actually risk being too granular so i'm gonna stop now.

Next question , how do we get concensus so Grant can act, ive included my own ideas plus other peoples , i think the softroader one could be interesting to watch with the prices falling