>what do you need all that power for, do you live in
>the jungle?(jungles in New Zealand?)
>
>Its a shame they paved almost every road in
>America(except N. wisconsin) Becouse i would love to
>have a Synchro with the SVX set-up. Ironically
>Americans have the most Sychro's/Suburus on the
>planet, its just too bad we've paved everything.
>
>For 10 years i drove a 90' toyota truck 4X4 V6 with a
>4" body lift and 33"12"-50's mud tires on 10" wide
>rims. I sold it when they developed my favorite off
>road spot(in Florida) I drove to Baja Mexico MANY
>times and never once used the 4X4, but I used that
>horsepower..He,He!
>GOD I MISS THAT TRUCK.

I didn't think they had Toyota-badged trucks there, just Hino-badged ones
(Hino is Toyota's main heavy-truck division).

Most roads here are paved (all main ones in particular), though there are
still a lot of minor dirt/gravel roads. No jungle here, though our native
forests do have ropy vines (called "supplejack") in places, giving a bit of
a jungly feel.

To be honest, a RWD hi-po van would be more fun on dirt. You wouldn't be
able to hang the tail out with a Syncro, just understeer.

We have a lot of Subarus here too, funny, production is supposed to be
small-scale; how then are they almost as common as Nissans?

I want the power for overtaking, basically. Our highways are narrow,
generally one lane each way (though they are putting in passing lanes here
& there these days) and often pretty bendy, so overtaking is
headache-producing stuff. The more acceleration you have at your foot, the
less time you spend on the wrong side of the road and the shorter space you
can use to do it. Safety, convenience... plus the fun of seeing the
passees' expressions as a van blasts past. The G50 trans I want for economy
(tall gearing) and economy (won't have to fix it 'cause it won't break).

Andrew Grebneff
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