Hi Chris,
thanks for your response. I actually have seen yours around! Mine is a 1997 burgandy colour one with a 40mm spring lift and alloy roof racks and a nudge bar - I will post a pic soon!
Thanks for the info on the snorkel - I will see if I can get one from Taiwan at this stage. I have heard that the sporty has pretty good wading depth due to the high air intake, but I was also hoping for a slight performance increase from the ram intake when cruising. Also would just like to keep the water as far from the intake as possible - once I have set up the sportage how I want I would like to attempt to go to twin falls.
Will say hi if I catch you around!
Thanks
JP