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Crew cab trucks?
Does anybody know what options there are for crew cab / 4+ seater trucks. I would really like a newer unimog but you get a huge crew cab area at the expense of a fairly small area for the cabin. Wondering if there are any other options which have a better balance between cab space and space for the cabin. Remember seeing a MAN in Africa which had 4 seats / 2 doors although didn't get to see inside the cab to see the exact configuration.

Not looking for a £500k truck but at the same time, looking for something fairly modern / not that old. Don't want to be cruising at 40mph down the motorways and constantly repairing it.

Any ideas?
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hi Toby,

Long time...!

Both our Unimogs are single cabin (as you say, the crew cab just takes up too much rear load area.

We do have 3 Iveco Daily 4x4. Big cab (v.comfortable seating for 7 pax) and then a 3.5m long box on the back. One also has a bed area above the cab - a squeeze for two. Might be worth a look...? The off-road ability is impressive for what they are, but nothing on LR110 or shorter (and nowhere near Unimog). Otherwise, I'm guessing that a LR130 is too small.

The Ivecos are REALLY hard to find!

I can send you some photos of what we have if you want.

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The Japanese truck makers seem to have cornered the 2 to 4 tonne payload 4x4 crewcab - Isuzu, Mitsubishi and Hino all offer 6/7 seaters.

Nice and basic designs, leaf springs, manual locking hubs, dual rears or super singles all round. Unlikely to get diff locks unless you fit them as aftermarket.
All have PTO capable gearboxes for winches, tipping gear, cranes, etc.

They are capable dirt, sand, mud road vehicles but are not off road in the sense that a Unimog is - no step axles, 5/6 speed gearboxes + transfer case.

The rural fire brigades in Australia use all three makes with the cabs fire proofed with insulation and blinds, the bodies carry about 2000 to 3000 litres of water and pumps, reels, etc. My local council runs a few Mitsu crew cabs with tippers and has a fair bit of beach and dirt road driving, they run super singles all round. The tipping bodies look to be about the same length as the crew cab.

Cab to body length will depend on weight distribution calculations - (Unimogs have such steep approach angles putting too much rear overhang is asking for body damage).
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To give a bit more info:

Select 2/4wd
High/Low range
Manual FW hubs on front.
Rear diff lock is standard
Two of ours have electric front diff lock (a semi-standard option apparently)
Will sit at 95kph happily

They were designed for an Italian Army spec (hence the 37 reverse gears - sorry, couldn't resist). They are solid as they come, and very, very nearly as competent as a LR130.

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I recently bought a Nissan Frontier (US) 4x4 Nismo version. It has hi/low capabolity, limited slip front and rear, and locking rear diffrental. On the NISMO version the rear axel is a dana 44 as well. I actually use my truck for off roading unlike many americans and it does very well so far. The dealer front grill guard is exellant quality and very strong. I have the extended cab version, but they make a 2 door front and rear seating version.
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You mean like this?
http://www.mobile.de/SIDSYmd8Antf7wF...1111237416955&

I'm with Sam on the quality of the Dailys, the LWB is 3.2m which is 110 inches.

They don't have as much axle articulation as a LR, and the chassis does some of the articulation (like on most HGVs).

It depends what comfort you're looking for really. I was very happy with my Daily, but it's a 2 berth and with the expanding family I'm looking for a forward cab and as much width as is legally possible (greenlaning's not my thing so a 2.5m body is no problem)

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hi, it may be too big for you but on my extensive hunt for a 10 -16t truck to take me and my wife away from expensive rent and crap weather for a few years I found the magirus 170D11. There are a lot of german fire trucks for sale with decent size crew cabs and enough spcae for a 3m+ box on the back.

www.mobile.de has a few at the moment

http://www.mobile.de/SIDYHNiIaICRWPd1fADR3pxQA-t-vaNexlCsAsCsK%F3P%F3R~BmSB11VtruckProfiSearchPubli cJ1167827518A2VtruckProfiSearchPublicD1220ETruckX-t-vctpLtt~BmPA1A1B20B46%81I-t-vCaMkQuSeUnVb_X_Y_x_ysO~BSRA6D1220E16150BGNCLKWA1H inPublicA2A0C200A0A0/cgi-bin/da.pl?bereich=lkw&sprache=2&sr_qual=GN&top=11&id=1 1111111237952327&


the maggie deutz website has a few nice conversion photos:
http://www.maggie-deutz.com


Alternatively there's the mercedes 911 and 1113 trucks, also common as german fire trucks, ofte permitting smaller boxes though.



these also come up for sle on mobile.de fairly often
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