Zil or Ural
I own a Zil 131, Ural 375 and a Zil 135 (a bit to big) - the Zil's and Ural's are very good for off roading with 4 or 6 wheel drive - very basic and crude but work well and are very strong - have a look at the Zil website ZIL131.CO.UK - Free to use resource for Zil & other Russian vehicle owners. Zil owners club UK for more info if you have time. Whilst they have big low stressed petrol engines a lot have been converted to diesel and an Ural is available with diesel as standard in the 4320 version - petrol engined trucks are cheap to buy and many have been converted to expedition vehicles. If you want comfort though stick to the German models!!!
All the best
rob
May not be able to reply for a while as I'm on my way to Cape Town from the UK tomorrow on my Royal Enfield!
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Last edited by Rob Reznik; 2 Nov 2007 at 15:54.
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