BEST FISHING VEHICLE?

[wildtrout2]

My only fishing vehicle.

 

[NoMoreCornChuckin]

Oh yea, I forgot to mention, thanks to Squaretails' pups, I discovered I can sleep in the back of my Subaru Forrester too....right Dan? hehehe...

 

[mcwillja]

I've had my avalanche since 2003. In my opinoin it's the best fishing, hunting, and camping vehicle you can own. I have just shy of 200,000 miles on mine and it still runs great. I can haul my fishing, camping, hunting gear in the bed, it has a waterproof hard top that comes off in 3 pieces, and carry three passengers without a problem.

Living in Syracuse my 4WD gets a workout too. It will go anywhere. I haven't been able to get it stuck yet. I don't care about gas mileage when it comes to fishing or camping. They are my two favorite things to do and if I have to spend a little to get away and fish then so be it. I would rather be comfortable and have piece of mind that I have a vehicle that won't get stuck in Pulaski in January then worry about gas mileage.

The only negative is I can't carry a rod fully strung up, but that's ok for me.

I love Sandfly's van though. That is tough to beat IMO.

 

[Heritage-Angler]

Love my Yoda. Keeps gear under lock and key, never got stuck, gets good gas mileage, reliable as hell, and keeps undesireables out. Like bloody deer and ticks, wader stink, and most important - it's too small for gfen. :-D

 

[ryguyfi]

tomgamber wrote:

hughzar wrote:
I drive a little Hyudai Accent and I love every minute of it! It zips me where ever I need to go without putting the hurt on my wallet. Space is super limited, but the drive's seat is comfortable. I mean really, who cares about passengers...

They key is being able to put a 9ft rod into it without breaking it down...

That is the main reason I got the hatchback.... it's kinda ugly, but I can fit my rod in no problem. :-D

 

[mcfinn]

pcray,
turbo with the outback sport totally worth it. havin' some extra juice to dash by the semi's uphill on highways, onramps, etc.

 

[sandfly]

Heritage-Angler on 2011/1/12 15:47:41 Love my Yoda. Keeps gear under lock and key, never got stuck, gets good gas mileage, reliable as hell, and keeps undesireables out. Like bloody deer and ticks, wader stink, and most important - it's too small for gfen.

Dang i let the air out of the wrong tires !!!!

 

[franklin]

gfen wrote:
On Mahindra: Ain't gonna happen. They killed the contract with their proprosed distributer, have the price on their truck way, way up ($22K!!) and the mileage on the proposed diesel way down. Also, as an ex-diesel owner, it ain't all that. ULSD has killed the price advantage diesel sees in America. For the 30% bump in mileage, you pay a 20% bump in cost and many associated headaches.

On octane: If your car demands 87 octane, putting in 89, 93, etc provides absolutely zero positive benefit, and may actually result in worse performance. Your engine is designed to run within certain parameters, and fuel octane is one of them. By using higher octane fuel, the car has to retard performance to make up for gas that ignites at higher compression.

Most times the onboard computers can compenstate by changing operational parameters to fit what you've fed it, so if you accidently dump 87 into your high compression (ie, turbo) engine that demands 91, it won't have a very adverse effect other than decreased mileage and power. Doing so on a regular basis, however, will result in issues as the fuel ignites from compression, not spark, leading to damage. That pinging sound you hear isn't a good thing.

I have to disagree with you on the engine timing. The nock sensors on modern engines controls will advance the timing until it gets to a predetermined point. Higher octane allows for greater advancement before the same "pinging" leading to more power. Within reasonable bounds this holds true. With a little experimenting with different octane ratings in your car you might find it performs better. In the days of fixed timing I did lots of experiments on my cars under the direction of my father who designed engines for those trucks with bulldogs on them.

 

[Raven456]

streamer-stripper wrote:
Screw the gas mileage...🙂

I agree. I'll keep my 2005 Ford Expedition Ltd. It's like a rolling hotel room!

 

[Heritage-Angler]

sandfly wrote:
Dang i let the air out of the wrong tires !!!!

That's why I have roadside assistance and a cell phone. And a pump. :lol:

 

[gfen]

franklin wrote:
trucks with bulldogs on them.

Volvo? Your dad is Swedish? Do you have any of those nifty little red fish about, I find them quite tasty.

 

[gfen]

Heritage-Angler wrote:
it's too small for gfen. :-D

This what happens when a dwarf and a giant become friends, and the dwarf owns a vehicle with a bench seat.

 

[franklin]

gfen wrote:

franklin wrote:
trucks with bulldogs on them.

Volvo? Your dad is Swedish? Do you have any of those nifty little red fish about, I find them quite tasty.

PA dutch most of the time with some Italian thrown in before Volvo.

 

[PatrickC]

Biggie wrote:
I will never get rid of my suburban. (unless Obama makes me 🙂). When I'm fishing upstate NY and the other guys want to go out for dinner or something guess who's vehicle they all run to? I get hit hard with the gas price but atleast I'm comfortable driving any distance.

Agree...my old Suburban is the greatest. Can load it up with stuff and several folks for long trips. Does pretty well in rough off road conditions. I can sleep in it if needed on trips by myself. It's so long that I have fly rod holders in the ceiling. Agree that gas is an issue, but the thing is 12 years old now and looks to have many good years ahead of her.

 

[Bruno]

I have to say that sandfly and mike r have the only fishing buggies I have seen in this thread. The others look way too clean and have zero stickers on them. Fishing buggies require a certain degree of filth and stickers , IMO. Between the dog hair, beer cans, food stains mine is just ripe. I am glad it is cold because my kid spilled a cup of chili in the back last week and i still need to get to it.

 

[flipnfly]

i like my cherokee i got some rippin tires its a stick and its filled with my fishin gear and everything else i may need while fishing or on a 6 month walkabout.....it has never let me down and with 225,000 miles it still going strong and it stinks too

 

[Bruno]

If I won powerball

 

[bowhunter0131]

my fishing ride is a 05 f-150 with 4 inch lift and 35s. gas milage stinks 12 to 14 mpg. but not many places i cant get to. bed cover is nice i can keep gear in the bed and it stays dry. not great for sleeping in but with the seat back its not to bad.

 

[gfen]

Bruno wrote:
The others look way too clean and have zero stickers on them. Fishing buggies require a certain degree of filth and stickers , IMO.

Boots, rod, and drying waders on a work break... Does that count? Not pictured is the filth on the inside, where the rain can't wash it away.

 

[PACOFRANSICO]

If I won the powerball or fell into a sh*t ton of money this is what my Fishin ride would be.