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MH_Stevens
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Location: Aguanga, Alta California
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A Car for baja?
Of on a road trip around Baja from top to bottom, including back country roads. What's a good car to go with?
I was told a Crown Victoria as they are very common in Baja and parts and service easily available. Is this true? Is a Crown Victoria a good choice or
can anyone suggest something better?
Cheers,
Mike Stevens
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Are you joking?
Baja has only one paved road from north to south, and using a street sedan to go more than eyesight from the highway will only be at potential risk.
A good vehicle for Baja travel would be any SUV, pickup, full size van, air cooled VW bettle, bus, or Thing, Jeep, Dune Buggy, etc. 4WD is a plus, but
not always needed.
Here's one of the best Baja vehicles (Ken Bondy's H1)...
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4baja
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toyota!!!!!
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David K
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Of course that is also   MY first choice Steve... But,
everyone here knew that, right?
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Bruce R Leech
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Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MH_Stevens
Of on a road trip around Baja from top to bottom, including back country roads. What's a good car to go with?
I was told a Crown Victoria as they are very common in Baja and parts and service easily available. Is this true? Is a Crown Victoria a good choice or
can anyone suggest something better? |
Almost everything is better you need ground clearance and a suspension strong enough to git you and allot of gear over big rocks.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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Mike Supino
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Since no mention of pesos was expressed, maybe something along these lines?
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Mike Supino
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Air conditioning, power steering, automatic transmission............ what else could you possibly want?
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comitan
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Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
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Baja Vehicle
My choice would be Chevy Astro AWD 99 or newer, all terrain tires, bed, tv, kitchen, they get good gas mileage, used can
be had cheap. Similar to this pic;
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Pompano
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Sheesh....I used a 1975 Ford station wagon to go to places in Baja that a goat wouldn't go. Put so many miles on it down in Baja that I finally gave
it to Demos at the Mulege square taco stand for a season's worth of tacos. He still remembers that great old wagon..with the wobbly steering wheel
that the kids loved to reach in and play with at the square.
The allure of 4X4's!
I've taken my 25 Minnie Winnie motorhome out to the mine at Pt. Conception, also down into Agua Verde, and over all the back roads of mid-south Baja.
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something...just be sensible, go out, and do it! Make voyages! Attempt them! There is nothing else!
Now don't get me wrong..I own a couple of 4x4's, but they are not the end-all of off-roading. It's more in reading the terrain and making good
driving judgements. It's just more auto-trendy to drive those honking 4X4's!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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David K
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I take back ALL my previous comments to Mr. MH Stevens...
Go for it, if Grover can, anyone can! 
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MH_Stevens
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Location: Aguanga, Alta California
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If i could afford it I'd have that HumVee - but I must be practical and modest. I have a 91 Lincoln Towncar that might do but need more rekiability.
Anyone any comments on 4x4 Honda Element? You can sleep in them. that's a plus for me.
Cheers,
Mike Stevens
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David K
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Check out Subaru... either the Forester or Outback wagon.
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Steve in Oro Valley
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If your using a late model TOYOTA Tacoma, 2001- 2004, you might want yo take it in to the dealer as it has been recalled for front suspension
problems.
Neal Johns ? David K. ? Are you one of those Toyota people affected? A couple of years ago I remember Neal had a problem with his Taco.
Bajataco?
Steve in Oro Valley traded his 1999 Tacoma for a Jeep Cherokee.
steve in Oro Vallley
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David K
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Steve, I never got a recall notice on my 2001 Tacoma. 4baja also has a 2001. Neal's is older... Oh, about Neal's front end:
Aridologist and his broken Toy... between El Marmol and La Virgen?
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Steve in Oro Valley
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I just heard it on the 10:00 PM news. 750,000 Toyota Tacomas, Forerunners and other models are affected according to the report...
There was also a highlander that blew a front wheel assembly on the high road between San Juanico and San Ignacio last year - One of the regulars at
Scorpion Bay had a nice long series of posts I believe on the NOMAD board last year.
These two incidents (Neal and the San Juanico highlander) caused me to take a closer look at the front ends of the various new Toyota Trucks the last
time I went to the local Toyota dealer when I did some service on our Avalon.
Steve in Oro Valley
Steve in Oro Valley
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Sharksbaja
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can u say..
27,000 mi, 7 trips to Mulege and back to Oregon, a few thousand miles of dirt, hundreds of miles of washboard, 16 months and still not a problem.
Just wish I had better gas mileage but I love the power. To bad all those old Baja backroads were cut with old , rattley Jeeps, leaving us wide-bodies
with mucho scratches. How do avoid those Ken.???
And what the hell happened to the H3. God almighty, wheres' the ground clearance?
My wife feels very secure in the Hemi!
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Sharksbaja
Elite Nomad
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Hows about Barbs Bug?
Ater we soup it up so it can turn those dinky tires.
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TMW
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The 2001-2004 Tacoma, 2001-2002 4Runnerand 2002-2004 Tundra and Sequoia are being recalled due to a possible scratched balljoint surface during
manufacturing. This leads to failure in the streering system. There have been 6 reported cases leading to the recall. Owners will be notified
beginning in July. This was from AP in todays paper.
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
27,000 mi, 7 trips to Mulege and back to Oregon, a few thousand miles of dirt, hundreds of miles of washboard,
It's not even broken in yet - give us a report when you have a few miles on it.
[Edited on 5-18-2005 by bajalou] |
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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PJC
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1) 4x4 Dodge Diesel, pre ECM controls. Bulletproof and decent mileage.
2) Ford F-150 or Bronco with TTB front Suspension.
3) Pre Tacoma, Toyota 4x4 PU.
4) Ford Ranger with TIB or TTB suspension.
Shoot, Shovel and Shut-up!
-- A simple operating practice.
‘Global warming’ has become the grand political narrative of the age, replacing Marxism as a dominant force for controlling liberty and human
choices.
-- Prof. P. Stott
Time was, people warning the world \"Repent - the end is nigh!\" were snickered at as fruitcakes.
Now they own the media and run the schools.
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