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Jan
13-02-2006, 01:58
Hello everyone

For anyone that cares - everything is awesome down here in OZ!

Gaz - if you're still heading this way this year, I'm down in Melbourne now, so give me a shout :D

Ok, so CARS - I've now got a 300 bhp boat :twisted: which needs towing around so i need to get a BIG car.. I'm thinking either a discovery v8i or a landcruiser....???

What are people's thoughts & recomendations ???? Don't know much about 4x4's :oops:

Martin
13-02-2006, 02:04
Good to hear from you fella....I bet your missing the freezing weather and general shitness of the uk lol Can't help you on the 4x4s.....300 bhp in a boat eh sounds interesting!

northy
13-02-2006, 09:23
hi mate

only car u need is a williams....and it wont rust with that climate.

Wheres all these pictures ????

Mooseman
13-02-2006, 13:10
Ah, Janos ...

My uncle drags his nautique around with a ford pick up, which is cheap to run and insure etc and seems to take an impossible amount of punishment. basically an older version of this ....

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a159/Mooseman00/f150.jpg

Toyota's are also very reliable, if you recall top gear when they tried to destroy one and it kept coming back for more, even after sinking in the sea lol

but you might want to go for something like this, hehe

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a159/Mooseman00/94_4.jpg

ps - you are actually going down ... :wink:

GazTwo
13-02-2006, 13:31
Gaz - if you're still heading this way this year, I'm down in Melbourne now, so give me a shout :D

Hi mate, sounds like your enjoying yourself..... :D .....We fly out on 31st March to Sydney then get an internal flight to Cairns and pick up a camper van and start heading down....not to sure how we'll get on for time so we'll have to see if we make it down as far as Melbourne cause we need to get back to Syndey for the flight home.....that's if we'll want to go home :shock:

Will keep in touch.

2 live
13-02-2006, 17:37
father in laws jus moved to cairns.......took his discovery with him, cost him 8k to take it.......




toyotas are always usually reliable lol, land rovers are always going fukt, always need work lol.

Gav
13-02-2006, 17:39
RANGE ROVER 1982 NAS [north american special] VOGUE V8 BRITISH BEEF :D
http://terraemania.com/tt/landrover/imagens/rangeSWB.gif

Scott-16v!
13-02-2006, 18:11
We've had 3 of that shape^ great towing vehicles and that v8 burble, and kickdown roar sounds great 8) :twisted:

Gav
13-02-2006, 18:16
Awsome machines.
my old man has had loads, ive rebuilt 2.....cant beat them

Scott-16v!
13-02-2006, 18:27
yep, our last one 8)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/rangerover002.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/rangerover003.jpg
1990 3.5 V8 efi Vogue

richy
13-02-2006, 18:56
get one of them vauxhall monero vxr things(whatever they call them there) :D

Gav
13-02-2006, 18:58
think they call them heaps of shite in all countries matey :D

Zollo
13-02-2006, 22:48
Hello Mr O :)

Glad to hear things are going good down there. A 300bhp boat? Sounds awesome, but not quite a motorbike :P

Forget about a Discovery if you want something decent to drive on the road. They're one of the best off-roaders, but I still can't believe how horribe they are to drive...unless you can afford the brand new one.

I reckon what Mooseman says, summit like a Toyota Hilux...with some big wheels :twisted:

Purple
13-02-2006, 23:32
An Aussie V8 ute would be my choice. :)

Here's a fairly popular car buyer's website in Aus.
http://www.carsales.com.au/

Jan
14-02-2006, 05:48
Good to hear from you guys

Looks like I'll start looking for a hilux or maybe a 4runner if i can't afford a decent landcruiser... I really wanted to get a old holden v8 or a bike, but the boat has taken priority :twisted:

Plus they're stupidly tight on speeding over here so it seems pointless having a fast car :( unless you're in the outback :twisted:

Will keep you guys posted.....

2 live
14-02-2006, 09:20
yep, our last one 8)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/rangerover002.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/scott1987/rangerover003.jpg
1990 3.5 V8 efi Vogue


hehe.....only good range rovers............are those converted chassis, that run land rover shells. ...


helped build a few of them lol....the lighweight one is the best tho, real beast.lol

Mooseman
14-02-2006, 17:05
I really wanted to get a old holden v8 or a bike, but the wife has taken priority

Ah good to see you still have your trousers on Jan hehe

You can have a fair bit of fun with those pick ups, try drifting in those suckas!

Keep us posted dude!