Hi, I have had 2 shoguns, top of the range and am Looking at the RX 300 SE-L which looks impressive.

Live down a bumpy lane on a farm, so it needs to cope with bales of shavings, bags of Corn for the chickens and a car full of young son's and friends Rugby Players ....

The Shogun has always been described as the "Real 4 x 4" and when I go to Rugby matches and other Merc 4 X 4 and BMW's get stuck, I laugh !!

How are they compared to Shoguns, and do they work in the mud !!

Your comments appreciated ASAP, as driving one on Monday and making a decision so any ex-shogun drivers who have been converted, very keen to hear from you.

Thanks
Debs

Oh Debs, sounds like you are one of those rare people who actually 'NEEDS' a 4x4. I had a Shogun six years ago when I first started skiing, it was so noisy and unrefined by other car standards but was tough and almost indestructable. It actually put me off 4x4's for a while. I am a partner in a Vetinary Practice, two of my colleagues have current model Shoguns and love them to bits and believe me they they get a pounding. My RX in contrast never gets its feet dirty, it just sits in the car park looking pretty. As other posts in this forum will testify the RX is a superb car in every respect but I just don't see it as a workhorse in the sense that it is happy 'mud-pluggin' on a farm. I am sure others here will strongly disagree with me.

If you feel ready for a bit more luxury, style and comfort then go for the RX, but a Shogun/Discovery with extra seats might be a more practical solution right now.

I'll probably get thrown off the site for suggesting this but its my opinion based on my experience to date.

Drive the RX though and the Shogun will seem agricultural by comparison...

Happy hunting Debs

Pete

If you want a real 4x4 then you should be looking at Land Cruisers

I agree, the RX is more of a cruising 4x4 rather than a work-horse. I would say the Land Cruiser is best as they are quite upmarket in high-spec form but have the sort of finishes you don't mind getting a mark on and also have the power to up-root trees with should you ever need to.