First off road experience

[Rugged Rex]

I was looking at the Dalby forest 4x4 adventures and am thinking of taking a little mud bath with my 6 year old and our Fronty Rex.

Does a standard fronty with road tyres and no lift cope well here on all the courses (with obvious exception of the X-treme course) or should i go elsewhere for my first go.

Can i also confirm that a fronty is an proper 4x4 not a soft roader, and how are they seen within the 4x4 world, capable or very capable.

Yes i have seen your videos but i have also seen enhanced fronties so do i need to fiddle with Rex or is it ok to leave him standard.

Sorry for so many questions

Nick

[Tiger]

hi. there is a quarry just at the north side of the humber bridge just outside hull in south cave, (pics in gen discussion - mud on face) i think you sould be ok at dalby as ian has done it before the lift and tyres.. but if you want to try out your fronty before you pay for a day some were, put a post on here and i will try to meet you there on weekend... poss going on sat or sun this weekend........


adiy

[Rugged Rex]

Ok i checked out mud on your face and i am well up for some of that, unfortunately i am working this weekend

So standard road tyres will cope there Fronties must be better than i thought.

Mind if i PM you my number then you can let me know when you go next.

BTW i have promised my 6yr old he can come when i go off road think Dalby forest may be more up his street than a quarry.

Rex is bouncing outside with excitement, he's like a dog with 2 d.....

Nick

[dazliss]

To answer your question is a fronty a soft roader I draw your attention the the off road video section. Check out my vids of the Aston cantlow meet and you will see frontys there doing everything the land rovers et. al. were doing. Mine was the red est with the fog logo'ed wheel cover and was on road tyres and completely standard. I have no prior knowledge of the site you mentioned but the fronty wont dissapoint you I am sure, Just remember if you don't get stuck you aint trying hard enough

[Drift]

Daz you had the whole family in the car too so it was down on ground clearance so all things considered your old car did great
Ste

[dazliss]

aww thanks ste. Why you not coming on the cannock run ste, Thought that would be right up your street?

[Tiger]

Ok i checked out mud on your face and i am well up for some of that, unfortunately i am working this weekend

So standard road tyres will cope there Fronties must be better than i thought.

Mind if i PM you my number then you can let me know when you go next.

BTW i have promised my 6yr old he can come when i go off road think Dalby forest may be more up his street than a quarry.

Rex is bouncing outside with excitement, he's like a dog with 2 d.....

Nick

no prob.... me and ian try and go most weekends....

[Drift]

:oops: aww thanks ste. Why you not coming on the cannock run ste, Thought that would be right up your street?

Not sure if I can make it
If I can and there is a a last minute place, there may be a chance
Ste

[Rugged Rex]

Ok i am in, cool vids shame the first two were one fronty dying and the other being towed, then all went well. Got me worried for a second.

So all i need now is some bottle and a day where SWMBO will let me out

Nick

[Trugga]

Frontera a "soft roader" = NO

Whilst normally, the Frontera is a 2WD vehicle, in 4H or 4L, it is in difflock mode (that is the same as a Landrover with all the levers twiddled)

The Frontera even has a low box.

So No, the Frontera is not a "soft roader".

Lawrence

[Rugged Rex]

I knew that, but needed it confirmed, need to give my mate a slap in his Terrano

Rekons his was all 4x4 , mine was not.

Guess he was envious cos mine cost £1250 and his was £19,000 or there abouts.

Nick

[Drift]

In 1995 mine cost £21000 I got it for £1400

Ste

[fuzion]

I knew that, but needed it confirmed, need to give my mate a slap in his Terrano

Rekons his was all 4x4 , mine was not.

Guess he was envious cos mine cost £1250 and his was £19,000 or there abouts.

Nick

Hee hee, you go show him up mate

[Red Oktober]

In 1995 mine cost £21000 I got it for £1400

Ste

in 1995 mine cost £21,000 ...i got it for £950

[Drift]

Then you attacked it with an angle grinder
Ste

[Red Oktober]

not all of it

[BUMPTJ]

Mine probably cost something like the above but then I attacked some nice lookin off road turf got hooked an now ( I am loooovin it)

Show me a slope, lake, rock climb or bog and I'll dig a path through it....

[Drift]

Mine probably cost something like the above but then I attacked some nice lookin off road turf got hooked an now ( I am loooovin it)

Show me a slope, lake, rock climb or bog and I'll dig a path through it....

He aint messin
Ste

[Red Oktober]

so we've heard

[shinyheed]

a lot of people think the frontys are a bit of a joke and not capable but anyone thats seen them off road properly will tell you they are more fun and a lot better than a lot of so called "real" 4x4s