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Hello,

First I want to stress that this forum is the most active one I have found. Therefore place my question on this forum.
Excuse my for using the English language but my German is to bad.

We are willing to buy a Kangoo Altica 1.9 Dci 4x4. Next year we to visit the interior of Iceland with the Kangoo. If you have experiences with the Kangoo in off-road riding or visited Iceland please place your experience on the forum.

Best regards,
Ron

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Als Antwort auf: Visiting the interior of Iceland with a Kangoo 4x4 von Ron van 't Hof am 04. Oktober 2002 09:42:13:

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Hi Ron,
after 15 jears riding Toyota Landcruiser heavy duty series and several trips with expeditional caracter for example iceland I own an Kangoo 4X4 for one week now. The reasons for change were the better daily use and economy. But especially for riding in Icelands backcountry I would never go there with an Kangoo in spite of you have often to cross a river and 80 cm deeph and more is quite normal. If you look at the costs of shipping, I would rent an fourwheeler with low range gear and a little bit more stability as our Kangoo is. For one time I rent an Subaru Legacy at Iceland but the limits were shown very soon. An area to test 4X4 vehicles for Icelandic qualitys is in the near of Udine/North Italy. I`ll go there at the end of october. If there are interests you can contact me.

Greeting from Bavaria by an new happy 4X4 dci owner
Martin

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Als Antwort auf: Re: Visiting the interior of Iceland with a Kangoo 4x4 von Martin am 06. Oktober 2002 19:14:43:

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Hi Martin,

Thank you for your answer.
We have decided to buy the Kangoo 4x4. We will go to Iceland with Kangoo and will see how far we can get in the interior. I realize that a number of roads can not be driving by the Kangoo. It would be nice if you could inform me about your trip to Udine.

Have a nice trip,
Ron

Hi Ron,
after 15 jears riding Toyota Landcruiser heavy duty series and several trips with expeditional caracter for example iceland I own an Kangoo 4X4 for one week now. The reasons for change were the better daily use and economy. But especially for riding in Icelands backcountry I would never go there with an Kangoo in spite of you have often to cross a river and 80 cm deeph and more is quite normal. If you look at the costs of shipping, I would rent an fourwheeler with low range gear and a little bit more stability as our Kangoo is. For one time I rent an Subaru Legacy at Iceland but the limits were shown very soon. An area to test 4X4 vehicles for Icelandic qualitys is in the near of Udine/North Italy. I`ll go there at the end of october. If there are interests you can contact me.
Greeting from Bavaria by an new happy 4X4 dci owner
Martin

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Als Antwort auf: Re: Visiting the interior of Iceland with a Kangoo 4x4 von Martin am 06. Oktober 2002 19:14:43:

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Hi Martin,

Do you know whether it is possible to increase the tire size from 185/65/15 to 205/70/15. This change will increase the floor-ground distance by 2 cm. Is there an option to place the engine air inlet at a higher position.

best regards,
Ron.

Hi Ron,
after 15 jears riding Toyota Landcruiser heavy duty series and several trips with expeditional caracter for example iceland I own an Kangoo 4X4 for one week now. The reasons for change were the better daily use and economy. But especially for riding in Icelands backcountry I would never go there with an Kangoo in spite of you have often to cross a river and 80 cm deeph and more is quite normal. If you look at the costs of shipping, I would rent an fourwheeler with low range gear and a little bit more stability as our Kangoo is. For one time I rent an Subaru Legacy at Iceland but the limits were shown very soon. An area to test 4X4 vehicles for Icelandic qualitys is in the near of Udine/North Italy. I`ll go there at the end of october. If there are interests you can contact me.
Greeting from Bavaria by an new happy 4X4 dci owner
Martin

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Als Antwort auf: Re: Visiting the interior of Iceland with a Kangoo 4x4 von Ron am 08. Oktober 2002 10:53:25:

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Hi Ron,
your intensions sounds very interresting to me. When I planned my trips to Iceland an the Sahara desert, I put my Landcruiser on larger/higher wheels, changed the suspension, installed long range fuel tanks and placed an snorkel for higher air intake. At the one hand it was nice to see the car changing, but at the other hand it took a lot of trouble to get the resulting technical problems solved. Installing a body lift kit really was a challenge. To get the air intake higher, I used a produkt of Australia named Safari Snorkel which suits perfect to the cars body but cost incredible 500 Euro. I think there is not a ready to install produkt for the Kangoo at the market. You can also use sanitary tubes, but it looks like it; just ugly! If you want an solution just for crossing a river, you can use a spiral tube and place it before you make the crossing. Another method I saw at Iceland is an connection to the passengers room to change the air intake from outside to the inside. For that you have to drill a hole throug the firewall. But you have to remember there is not only the air intake, there are numerous ventilation holes for gearbox, steering and so on. At my Landcruisers I fixed hoses at the driveline and gearbox ventilation. If you run into a river with a warm axle, water will become succed in! You have to care for water protection a lot. Remember to protect the electronic as good as possible. If you get stuck in an river there will become flooded anything. I dont want you become shocked by my notes, but going up a creek without a paddle, had been one of my favourite things to do; but I had to pay a lot!
About your other question mounting higher wheels. In my opinion you can do it. There might be enough space inside the fenders. But enlarging tire size means decreasing horsepower at the wheels. If you dont have low range gears like us, I can`t really guess to do that. Especially for Iceland you have to carry a lot of stuff and food and your car is heavy, you need any single horse of your engine. You will see! Today I passed the first 1000 km and the engine is quite new to be powered at its maximum, but at the weekend I tested the offroad performance, but at steep hills the end is shown soon.
When do you get your Kangoo?
Today I ordered some plywood, because my favorite opinion is to change the Kangoo into an minimotorhome.

So much for today.

Martin

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