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Cypress
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Best rig for getting around off the pavement in Baja?
Thinking about a 4 or 6 cylinder 4-wheel vehicle. No plans to tow anything other than a light 18' boat or do any extreme rock crawling. Your basic reliable beater. Advice needed?
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Taco de Baja
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1995-2004 Tacoma, of course! 
It'll get you there and back, and haul all your supplies
[Edited on 2-6-2007 by Taco de Baja]
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Capt. George
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burro senor???
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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surfer jim
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Someone will recommend..... a DIESEL.... 500+HP....40" tires....8" lift kit....as the minimum needed....let's see ......
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Cypress
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burro? Have been packing with horses here, there and yonder up in the norhwest
boonies. Hauled elk, moose, deer, camping equipment etc. up and down a mountain
or two. Ready for some that runs on gas not hay.
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Cypress
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surfer jim! yep. Probably some sort of track vehicle, a cross between a
bulldozer and a dirt bike.
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BajaWarrior
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As a big fan and owner of the one ton 4x4 crew cabs I would have to recommend also a Toyota 4x4 for what you have in mind.
I have a 88' Toyota 4x4 that has been retired in Baja for over 10 years and I must say, it goes anywhere, reliably and comfortably. Air down for
offroad and have a great time!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Cypress
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'88 Toyota. Thanks BajaWarrior.Have had good luck with Toyota
products.
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tripledigitken
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Cypress,
For a baja beater I would recommend a Ford Explorer 4.0 V-6, 4x4.
For the following reasons;
. Cheap to buy.
. Reliable.
. nice size for baja roads.
. Better chance of parts availability in Baja over imports.
I have had one for a work truck for over 3 years with no problems. If you have a larger budget I would buy what my personal Baja vehicle is, a 2005
Xterra Offroad.
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Cypress
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triple "D". Thanks. Have used Ford 4x4's in the past, they can turn on a dime.
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AmoPescar
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Hey Cypress,
Dis you see my posting... "MY NEXT BAJA VEHICLE"
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=22485
AMO 
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Cypress
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AmoPescar.That's a stretch!!
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Skipjack Joe
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Look no further
Cypress,
You'll be able to visit exotic, remote locations and enjoy early mornings like this one.
[Edited on 2-7-2007 by Skipjack Joe]
[Edited on 2-16-2007 by Skipjack Joe]
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Cypress
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Skipjack. Looks like another Toyota vote from here. Thanks.
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marla
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I asked this same question of the Baja board five years ago, and at that time about 80 percent of amigos answered "Toyota 4Runner." About 10 percent
said Jeeps and the other 10 percent was assorted. One guy said the 4Runner "takes a licking and keeps on ticking." I bought a used 4Runner with 73,000
miles in response. Today, it has 175,000 miles on it, it's been driven on many a hard road, the engine is caked with mud, and it runs GREAT! The only
problems I've had in 100,000 miles were replacing the starter and the master brake cylinder. Oh yeah and on one particularly bad road, the radio
antenna fell off, but I don't really care cuz I have satellite radio anyway! Guess what my next car will be? Btw, I also obeyed the Baja buddies
advice to buy BF Goodrich All Terrain TA tires and am very glad I did, they are the perfect tires!
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a
speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David
Thoreau
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marla
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hey how did you insert that photo?????
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a
speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David
Thoreau
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Cypress
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marla, Toyota is looking good. Have owned a truck and a couple of cars made by Toyota. No complaints.
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AmoPescar
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Hey Marla,
Check your U2U.
Amo
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Skipjack Joe
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Marla,
If the picture is already on a website click on the button that looks like a letter with a mountain in front of it (7 from the left) and enter the
address of your image.
Otherwise upload your image using the browse button at the bottom above the Post Reply button and navigate to your file. The file should be <=
50KB. If it's greater there will no warnings - you just don't see your picture.
It's far better if the image is on another website as Doug will remove your image from this website in a matter of months and your old post will be
meaningless.
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Capt. George
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lotsa toyotas all over the place down there...parts should be good.
we have had 2 jeep cherokees (4.0) great also..
but I still say (for Cypress) a burrrro!
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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