In a previous life I had the choice of a Series iii LR or a Transit as a work vehicle. I took the transit, with a mix of skill(yea right) and brutality it would go just about anywhere a heavily laden Series 3 would. If you yanked on the handbrake whilst flooring the throttle you had primitive traction control
Yes I think the rwd transits have better ground clearance, apart from the rear shock mounts. I'm not intending on limiting ourselves to 1st world, so I figure with some decent tyres and sensible / cautious attitude we'll not limit ourselves.
Rightly or wrongly I've convinced myself that fwd is more fragile than rwd off tarmac.
Newish Sprinters have traction control as well.
Maybe we'll try the G Wagen rear bed idea first. My wife hates roof tents but if it's just the 2 of us the G Wagen maybe OK.
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