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Originally Posted by n.devdath Welcome to the Endy Club Ace..!! |
Thanks. It was hard to look away from Toyota's fuss-free ownership and into Ford's largely unknown territory. However, this being a variant that I was searching for so long, I could't let this rare chance pass.
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Originally Posted by n.devdath A 2.2 Titanium 4WD MT is indeed a rare find and am sure you will love it to bits both off the road and on it. |
2.2 4WD MT was never available in Titanium trim, only in Trend. In fact, if I understand it right, globally now this particular engine + gearbox combo is available with Endeavour/Everest in South Africa only, that too with XLS trim (base variant), XLT variants there come with AT gearbox only. And I doubt we will ever see the new bi-turbo 2 litre engine mated to any MT gearbox.
For me, manual transmission was the biggest lure for this car. I just hope all those sensors and wiring inside the Ford don't give me any headache in longer run!
Therefore, in hindsight buying a Trend variant is a good thing for someone like me who is used to Toyota simplicity. I don't actually need fancy things like sunroof, powered 3rd row seats, automatic parallel park etc; so Trend is a simpler car relatively speaking. I will miss the additional airbags from Titanium though!
With the limited time I have had with the car, one thing is clear to me. Despite its gadgetry, Endeavour is not as hardcore off-roader as Gajraj. But as a vehicle overall, it is a massive leap forward when it comes to comfort, NVH levels, interiors, suspension tune etc.
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Originally Posted by n.devdath So, what are the planned mods on this one and what have you named it? |
It will be a project car for quite some time in future, but right now I plan to spend a bit more time to understand the shortcomings of the vehicle first.
From my initial vehicle impressions, first thing first the footsteps have to go! They are a massive hindrance in our off-road conditions; so they will be replaced with proper rock sliders soon. Stock suspension is perfect for now, but I do need the added clearance because of longer wheelbase, so will put in ARB once stock suspension wears out. Our dusty off-road conditions warrant addition of snorkel as well, which will also provide me added water wading depth as side bonus. I am trying to get hold of Rhino4x4 guys for their front bullbar which is way more discreet than offerings from ARB or Ironman4x4. Let's see what happens there. Winch will be added once I finalize the barwork.
I am wary about the weight though, as it is I am tipping ~2250kg and with limited horses from 2.2 lump, I do not want to add too much fat onto the vehicle. There are ECM remaps available for the engine, but I am not getting into that at the moment.
As far as the name goes, nothing cast in stone but let's call the Endeavour
Lal Ghoda (Red Stallion) for now!
I will write proper ownership review for the Endeavour soon once I spend more time with vehicle, but let's not dilute this thread with chatter on Blue Oval.
Posting a few more memories of Gajraj from past month, seems like I still can't get enough of them!
With my backup choice of replacement, little Suzuki was once a cult, and is now a Classic! Toyota Twins... enjoying winters! With it's elder brothers! With another gem from Ford's stable! Mods, since Atlantis is sold now, you may lock this thread. Cheers and thanks a ton guys.