Idiocy defined.

Status
Not open for further replies.

Christian

Adventurer
Lets, for the sake of argument, say that somebody is sitting in a call center in India, but nobody calls because of let's say the economic crisis. Then let's say, again for the sake of argument, that that person has found a new hobby, pissing people off on the internet. With a lot of time on his/her hands this somebody has perfected this, and know just how to push peoples buttons just enough to get the desired response. This could actually be a contest in said call center, with each participant focussing on a particular group, lets say fourwheelers, or TLC owners. It might just as easy have been poodle-breeders or warhammer forums... There mighht actually be a monthly contest with prices and all! This is of course highly speculative and fictious and does not intentionally relate in any way to any participants in this thread, just an idea for a fictional novel about what they're up to in the call centers in Mumbai, sorry for the highjack.

On another note I have heard somewhere that the Indian Gurkha rear axle is from a Mercedes 307D truck (predecessor of the Sprinter), heres one:
26232634_588_1700.jpg

Now again I have heard (And I might be wrong about this though) that the rear axle rating on the Gurkha was 2,750 kg, but the 307 has a gross vehicle weight rating of 3,200 kg (7,055 lb) or 3,500 kg (7,716 lb). That is not load capacity, but total weight of vehicle AND load (the european way of measuring, a bit different that the US way). Does this mean that only 450 kg's of a fully loaded vehicle is supported by the the front axle?
What I do know for sure is that the the 307 had the four cylinder Diesel engine with 2404 cc and 65 hp (48 kW) engine OM 616, same engine as in Mercedes-Benz 240D. So, knowing Mercedes, the axle is suited for that strength, Mercedes usually makes components as strong as needed, and so they fit each other, not need to spin a overly heavy axle if it is not needed.
The name 307 is actually Mercedes code for vehicle gross weight (3=3.2-3.5 metric tonnes) and engine output (07=approx. 70 hp)
Again, I appologize for the highjack, it must be something I have miss-read or something got lost in conversion between metric and non-metric...

Back on track though, I for one would not attack the geländewagen, I have driven a lot of them when I was a sergeant in the Danish Army. They were slow, had the servo removed and very spartan (to the point of having no wind-screen!). But always worked and never let me down.
One of my favourite versions of the G-series is this one though:
07g.jpg

Its from this page: http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/g4/g4.html Although in German, there are some really good fotos of the chassis etc. Very interesting to see the complexity and engineering!

Have to go, the phones are ringing!!! :coffee:
 

Gurkha

Adventurer
I guess the Cheese Danish and porn are not in vogue anymore as someone from Denmark has plenty of time here. Maybe thats why certain Danish people are coming over to US to sell porn and make cheese danish and make their ends meet. Of course with nothing selling, they have spare time to go sit at the library and post at forums.

Of course this is all highly fictitious.

Btw, Gurkha rear axle when tested by Offroad.de mag was tested to 2750kg, the payload of Gurkha is 1150kg total.

http://forcemotors.com/media/downloads/Trax Kargo king_Leaflet_regid.pdf

Next time you wish to make silly racist innuendos, bear in mind that it will come back at you big time. There was no point to drag in Mumbai call center, Gurkha at all when the discussion is about TLC and an idiot driver flipping it. Guess something is seriously lacking here, between the ears as well as between the legs. Probably both can be measured in few inches. The irony of it all is that I live in US, have been a US citizen for the last 28 years, NY to be specific and travel to my country of origin from time to time to bring in brains that run the IT heart that is Silicon Valley CA, now the world just can't run on porn or Cheese Danish alone ;), work needs to be done.
 
Last edited:

Christian

Adventurer
:coffeedrink: This is fun!

Might I again direct the attention to post 9:
Yes, but the capsize isn't really the issue here. It's Gurkha's not-so-subtle attempt at trolling, with his sarcastic "mighty and great TLC" comment, etc.

He just needs to know we aren't fooled, despite any innocent expressions of hurt feelings he'll post subsequently.
 
Last edited:

upcruiser

Perpetual Transient
Wow, not that I want to feed this anymore, but this guy obviously just wants attention and is getting it succesfully. This is an insecure little person who is trying to stroke his ego. Sorry to add more to this disaster of a thread. Thankfully his actions are about to get him banned.
 

Jonathan Hanson

Supporting Sponsor
Unfortunately Gurkha has passed up the opportunity to be a valuable member of Expedition Portal, in favor of chest-beating about how utterly superior his choice of vehicle is over all others in the world. Most of the rest of the 10,000 members here know there is no best vehicle in the world, only the best for certain situations and the best for one's own needs.

I think we would all have been interested to hear his experiences with the Gurkha, since it's a vehicle not many of us have had the chance to drive. We would have been happy to hear about both its strong points (tubular chassis, Mercedes drivetrain, etc.) and its weak ones as well (IFS, etc.).

Instead, by his approach, Gurkha has preemptively destroyed any credibility he might have had with us, and has now descended to the level of spurious personal bigotry. That won't last.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Forum statistics

Threads
185,539
Messages
2,875,662
Members
224,922
Latest member
Randy Towles
Top