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Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 22, 2000 at 00:00

Tony

My partner and I are planning to circumnavigate Australia in 2 years time. I am looking at buying a Td5 Discovery and a 1.5t caravan to do the trip. Can anyone advise if this is a good choice of vehicle and whether if a caravan is too cumbersome??
Cheers, Tony
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AnswerID: 40   Submitted: Friday, Nov 24, 2000 at 00:00

Joseph Baz replied:

Tony,I been arond OZ twice the first time just with a Toy troop carrier,the second time i towed a camping trailer,mine weighs730kg its ideal i can be in bed within 5 min.of pulling up,i done a few mods we can sleep 4 (no mattresses on the floor)the fuel usage only increase by a litre i drive between 90 to 110
Cheers joe
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AnswerID: 59   Submitted: Sunday, Dec 03, 2000 at 00:00

Chris replied:

Tony
My wife and I travelled 27,000km throughout OZ a couple of years ago with a camper trailer on the back of a Tdi Disco. We were so impressed, we recently traded up to a Td5 auto. Still VERY impressed. It barely notices the 600kg Aussie Swag camper on the back. A little thirstier than the Tdi manual, but a dream to drive in ALL conditions. Just purchased a 15 caravan and would be happy to post you another reply once weve picked it up and tried it out.

Chris
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