Comfortable Classic Off-Roaders?

"Jedidiah" (4barrel4speeddualexhaust) 04/18/2015 at 22:39 • Filed to: None

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Are there any comfy, classic 4x4s that come to Oppo’s collective mind other than the Jeep Wagoneer and Range Rover Classic?

HammerheadFistpunch > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:42

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Define “classic”

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:43

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The Wagoneer kinda created the concept of a comfy 4x4, everything else at the time was very utilitarian and non-passenger-oriented. Aside from the two you listed, mainstream SUVs didn’t start getting comfy until I wanna say the first Explorer came out.

Jedidiah > HammerheadFistpunch 04/18/2015 at 22:44

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Somewhat old with a sense of nostalgia.

505Turbeaux > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:45

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land cruiser 60 or 62

Jedidiah > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/18/2015 at 22:47

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That’s kind of unfortunate.

I couldn’t really think of any besides the Wagoneer and RRC.

My Wagoneer is a royal heap o’ crap, but I like the 4wd, the looks, and the way it rides—I was curious about what else is out there.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:47

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AMC Eagle Wagon?

International Scout?

jkm7680 > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:47

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LAFORZA.

Jedidiah > 505Turbeaux 04/18/2015 at 22:48

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Excellent Suggestion.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:48

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461 g wagon were coil sprung for a long time no 62 series land cruisers aren’t too bad. The more wheelbase the better.

TheHondaBro > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:49

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So not the Elephant?

Jedidiah > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 04/18/2015 at 22:51

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Scouts are not comfortable, haha. They are cool though and very capable off road.

I’m not sure how good the Eagle Wagon is off road, but its probably fairly comfy since it was marketed as a passenger car.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:51

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K5 Blazer and the square body suburban.

Doug DeMuro > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:52

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Monteverdi Safari.

Google that one.

Jedidiah > Doug DeMuro 04/18/2015 at 22:52

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I don’t have to Google it. I already know what it is.

Too bad I’ll probably never see one in real life.

Jedidiah > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 04/18/2015 at 22:54

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Suburban is a good choice, it has wheelbase to soak up bumps.

The Blazer is pretty tolerable in terms of ride.

Both fit the bill pretty well.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:54

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Up until the 70’s, SUVS were literally pickups with a roof slapped over the rear and some bench seats shoved in there. I think your best option besides a GW or RR would be a classic Suburban or International Harvester Travelall.

jariten1781 > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:56

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80s Suburban conversions. I had a Trailmaster, but there were tons of shops that did them.

Jedidiah > Doug DeMuro 04/18/2015 at 22:56

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I’m not really sure it would be comfy anyway.

Just because it has leathery stuff on the inside, it probably still rides like a scout.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 22:56

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A K5 with the quad shock setup can ride pretty well too.

Jedidiah > jariten1781 04/18/2015 at 22:57

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The trailmasters were pretty awesome. Forgot completely about them.

Jedidiah > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/18/2015 at 22:59

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I always liked the Travelall.

NP205 and danas in a big box with three bench seats. How can you go wrong?

Jedidiah > jkm7680 04/18/2015 at 23:02

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This is the obvious answer.

lone_liberal > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 04/18/2015 at 23:02

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I second the AMC Eagle Wagon.

Birddog > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 23:05

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Eagles are shockingly capable off road.

jariten1781 > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 23:11

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Good luck finding one today. They’ve all gone to Mexico. Apparently there’s a huge market down there for old ‘burbs that have been spiffed up.

Jedidiah > Birddog 04/18/2015 at 23:11

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I’m glad to hear that.

Jedidiah > jariten1781 04/18/2015 at 23:16

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I had no idea such a market would have existed.

I love old burbs though.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jedidiah 04/18/2015 at 23:24

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Any classic Suburban would definitely be my choice. The 8th Gen is by far my favorite, but all old ‘Burbs are pretty darn cool.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Jedidiah 04/19/2015 at 00:50

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Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 04/19/2015 at 00:51

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Also (less on point):

No 4WD, but more capable offroad, and way better ride, than many modern SUVs

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Doug DeMuro 04/19/2015 at 01:09

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DOGE!!!

HOW DA GT-R?

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Jedidiah 04/19/2015 at 01:15

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I would have to say that, while I know its not classic, an old early 1st-3rd gen ford explorer or mercury mountaineer, I DD a mercury mountaineer, and I have to say, its pretty roomy and comfortable. (plus air-conditioning that works is always great).

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Jedidiah 04/19/2015 at 10:32

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Well, the Blazer Chalet has all the comforts of a 1970s home...

Birddog > Jedidiah 04/19/2015 at 13:36

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There was supposed to be a pic there too.. Mobile Kinja seems to have grounded me from that feature for now..

Jedidiah > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 04/19/2015 at 20:13

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I love stuff like that. Freaking awesome.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jedidiah 05/13/2015 at 11:29

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The Wagoneers were handsome cars, no two ways about it. I owned a Cherokee, L6, 5SP, 2-door. Shoebox on leaf springs and solid axles. It was a fun experiment.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jedidiah 05/13/2015 at 11:29

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The looks. Jeep had them then.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 05/16/2015 at 13:09

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It was a bromance.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jedidiah 05/16/2015 at 13:12

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I came across pictures of the Cherokee I used to own. I couldn’t even tell you what year it was. I bought it in San Diego and in 1991 it had 265,000 miles on it.

Jedidiah > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/17/2015 at 14:28

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Looks fantastic for that mileage.

My Wagoneer is absolutely rotten and it has just a little over 100k

The muscle grill looks a hell of a lot better than my pig nose grill

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jedidiah 05/17/2015 at 17:44

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That was 265k miles in 1991. All highway miles. San Diego is an immense county.

I have zero recollection what model year that car was.