AnswerID: 2419 Submitted: Monday, Mar 18, 2002 at 00:00
Joe
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Julie,
First of all, I hope you enjoy your trip around here – there are many beautiful
places to see and much adventure to be had doing it. You might find parts of our country both flat/dry/boring and very lonely, especially after travelling out from the UK. Dont judge these parts too hastily though that feeling of being the only person for a million
miles” is part of the attraction and I am sure that once that feeling finds a home in your heart your biggest problem will be resigning yourself to going home!
Vehicles – Well this choice depends upon where you intend travelling. If you expect to never leave the bitumen or smooth dirt roads (and you can see SO much this way) then all you need is a Holden or Ford station wagon. However, as you have come onto a 4WD site I am assuming that you are expecting to see something rougher than the
Birdsville Track and there I believe that the most appropriate vehicle would be a 75 Series Toyota LandCruiser. You can find these with camper conversions that will make your travelling life much easier. I personally prefer a LWB wagon and packing a tent, and if you chose to do the same thing then your choices multiply. Consider the LandCruiser, Patrol, Pajero and Jackeroo. All of them are strong contenders, and you might do well to concentrate on the diesel variants. The Cruiser and Patrol have greater off road capabilities, but as newbies to
Australia I would counsel against travelling to the remote areas that might require their greater capabilities – it can be dangerous to work outside of your skills and knowledge.
As for shipping out your ex MOD Landy, well for the money we could certainly provide you with something newer, so you would be best saving your pounds and spending them here. Landies have the usual cult following here in Aussie, but are not regarded as the most reliable of vehicles. They are also painfully prone to dust ingress - not something to welcome here!
Hope to see you somewhere on the tracks.
Joe
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FollowupID: 892 Submitted:
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2002 at 00:00
Julie posted:
Hi Joe, thanks for your reply. Your right, visit OZ and go home with a heart full of indecision. That's what happened the last time we visited (our friends said we we were the biggest pains in the proverbial for about three months). Part of the reason for this trip is either to lay those ghosts to rest or decide where we would like to live in the future.
Last time we were out we did a number of organisd 4WD excursions trips. We are not thinking of doing anything as wild as that but would like to get of the beaten track some times (nowhere to remote).
Where would be the best place to find a 75 converted to a camper.What price range would we be looking at for a semi-decent vehicle. I've never heard of the Pajero or the Jackeroo ( they may be called something else over here),Any useful links would be appreciated.
Thanks again
Julie
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