1300s were notoriously underpowered. But if your not in a rush still make an amazing camper once you got to where your going. 5 or 6 already laid up in Trentham.Have to say I am getting sceptical of the 2nd Tranche of 15 being ordered whilst Mr Henare is in charge (well is he?)
BTW any surplus U1300L Ambo's would make for great Expedition Campers to take the rod and rifle for a few days sport in the backcountry!
Spoke to some canadians when they were over. They werent fans of the 6 upgrade. Turret speed increase but fineness was lost and on road and off road comfort deteriorated. But they loved the bms
One would have to figure out a way to put in a big block Chev ZZ 572ci 720hp crate motor. That would solve the lack of grunt issue.
Used to love big block Chev engines before gas hit $1.00 per litre (it is now $1.35 in Toronto). For auto use, still sort of viable. Marinas charge close to $2.00 and high octane blends reach $3.00. Why anyone would choose monster outboard engines over diesel stern drive or IPS for boats amazes me.One would have to figure out a way to put in a big block Chev ZZ 572ci 720hp crate motor. That would solve the lack of grunt issue.
The paperwork to get it certified in order for it to to be road legal would be horrendous and expensive. You know what NZTA are like - a bureaucratic nightmare.One would have to figure out a way to put in a big block Chev ZZ 572ci 720hp crate motor. That would solve the lack of grunt issue.
Unleaded 91 octane is NZ$2.22 / lt at my local servo Christchurch at the moment. At other places across the city it can be up to about NZ$2.30+ / lt. Where Mr C is it's probably at least 15 to 20 cents / lt more expensive, but he's only about 150 - 200km from the refinery. I am probably 1200 km from the refinery. They also have a 10 cents / lt regional fuel tax there, which he's a real fan of. It's supposed to go towards regional transport initiatives such as reducing congestion in Auckland. The muppets in government in Wellington decided to spend NZ$700 million on building a bicycle bridge over the Auckland harbour next to the Auckland Harbour Bridge. The rest of the country had been volunteered to pay for it. Go figure.
I suppose I will get smacked down for being unhappy that 87-octane petrol available near me has now risen to the equivalent price of NZD$1.12/ltr once conversions for currency and units of measure are accounted for, or USD$2.89/gal. I do miss the prices I was paying between April and June of last year, when the regular price had dropped down to USD$1.24/gal for 87-octane at regular (non-discount) petrol stations. For those Kiwis who are interested in maths, when was the last time you paid NZD$0.48/ltr for petrol?
Yes I recall the huge drop in pricing in April 2020 here, down to 65 cents per litre, still considerably higher than the US April 2020 bottom though.
On the flip side though, I live near a portion of the Colonial Pipeline, and there is a fuel terminal in the area which I believe is used to resupply petrol stations in the region. When the pipeline was hacked back in early May, the price of fuel quickly shot up to over USD$3/gal for regular fuel, when it was even available which it often was not at least for a few weeks. I am trying to remember how much of a price increase it was, but I would guess that it was a 30% to 40% increase before emergency price controls were imposed. Since then there have been a few days were the day to day price can change by nearly 10% in a day.
Just one further OT comment on gas. I believe there is considerable pressure to decommission the pipeline that runs across the Mackinac strait which would likely result in higher Canadian gas prices.
A significant amount of our fuel cost is comprised of taxes, something like 60% I think. We have a situation where we pay a tax on taxes. We pay GST on the price at the pump which includes all government taxes and levies.
If I would chuck my 1 cents worth in, the ACV as used by the USMC could be a possibility. Probably cheaper than the Boxer and capable of transporting a complete section in a single vehicle.
Isn't it having a few issues though? Cramped, ingress-egress tricky, reliability so-so?
I will have to check. I thought that was the old one.
A report on the DOT&E testing of the ACV 1.1 mentions the following:
An obvious soloution would be to drop the 3 extra pers and make it less cramped? I'm sure even NZLAV does not generally embark the full 7 dismounts due to space constraints especially with full kit and has even changed from 4 LAV per troop concept to 6 to better accomodate a platoon more readily. I hear they have a few spares so a relatively easy fix in this regard.