Ideal Windsurf / Kiting Vehicle?

[KUS]

Nurburgring tested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

6 speed on the floor is cool but never in NA, which is too bad she mighta made better time if the rig wasn't a right hand drive Bloody Brits bringing their own freakish rig to the Nuerburgring

[more force 4]

Love that Jl!!!! The driver is great - funny that she hugged the van before the guys when she came into the studio at the end. And if you watch Part 1 you'll see she was saying she could beat the Top Gear guy's time when he drove a Jaguar even in a van. She'd make a great kiter or windsurfer I think. That drive reminded me so much of my epic trip down from Mt St Helens in the Sprinter coming back from the Gorge the first time. I kept up with the sports bike club's vanguard, who were scraping the leather off their knees - and doing double takes when they saw the Sprinter in their mirrors coming out of the turns. One of those once-only things, nothing still in the cupboards at the end and did two normal years of brake wear in 15 minutes. It was a lot of fun to see what the van could really do

[SmallWaveSteve]

You should see what she could do when she was driving the ring taxi. I got to do few laps of the ring (as a passenger) in a fully race prepped BMW 318ti (with a guy who attends all the open track days at the ring behind the wheel) and got to watch her pass us like we were standing still several times.

[Peter Dee]

I still think VW is the solution ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cccg1ifsJlE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPaR_-OL ... re=related

.. solution for sandy beaches ..

[JL]

I like the California http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNwb81gE ... re=related

[Peter Dee]

Vw California is nice .. as long as its 4x4 .. I spent some time on Kauai island and had tons of fun with rented 4x4 on the sandy beaches ..

[JL]

Nice Please post rental details !!!

[Peter Dee]

It was Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 from one of the airport rental companies .. with the signed waiver stated I cant go off-road .. but i always have a hard time to read small font .. the good tip is to lower tire pressure when on the sand

[KUS]

Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 ....signed waiver stated I cant go off-road

Good one, so the 4X4 option was for that tough paved parking lot at the beach....

Love the 4x4 but the VW's are a nightmare for maintenance. And that little dirt road patch they put the van through....my honda civic couldda handled THAT I do love my AWD for that tho and the interior space/dutch rear doors, the only reasons I still have the bucket of US bolts

[JL]

Honda element: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJAoz99d ... re=related Roof tent: http://www.pnw4runners.com/fj/rtt/8.jpg http://www.autohomeus.com/ http://www.ursaminorvehicles.com/camper.htm

[Peter Dee]

.. Toyota FJ Cruiser is awesome .. great idea !!

[JL]

http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/JeepTestDrive.htm Great photos of a trip around the Olympic Peninsula Here is a sprinter conversion: http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/2006Sho ... ersion.htm

[Peter Dee]

Jeep looks very cool .. single person thought .. If there would be sleeping for two Im IN .. I love that solar panel in the front ..

[JL]

There is also the trailer option: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... qhsfrM96SQ

[eastside]

Vancouver Island off-road/camping trailer. This will survive the road the road to Nitinat. <a href="/http://crtrailer.ca/products.php?id=offroad">Canadian Range Trailers</a>