Definative "Which is better test", Cruiser or Patrol

Well is was on , Muzbry had organized 6 cars for an easy weekend in the high country . No serious water etc and I took by newish 4800 Patrol.

We meet up at the coffee house and I smelled a trap - every other car had a snorkel.

On we drove , all was ok across Huggetts crossing and the track was easy being recently graded.







But beyond Mt Angus lookout things deteriorated was we entered the Avon valley and kilometers of driving up river beds and submerged rocks.

The troppy tray in front of me leaned badly as water went over its tray and some stopped to look.
I pulled out my secret weapon, an under bonnet fitting that meant my engine could suck air from high up near the firewall.

But would it be enough - I took a chance and swung right and as suspected the troppy
was offside on an underwater sand bar and my better line meant water only just lapped the bonnet and I was threw.







Many tests later we all arrived intact at a spectacular camp and setted in for a great evening of exaggertions around a warm fire.

The days events hadn't seperated the cars and something else was needed.

Muzbry was stuffing around with a new toy and I looked at George and we mind melded.

What could be a better test ?

Muzbrys toy was a blood pressure meter.

I would sit him in his cruiser, take his blood pressure and then sit him in my Patrol and do another test.

Whichever one showed the lower stress levels would have to be the one which inspired the most confidence and was hence the better car.

Muz read 165 in his Cruiser and then got into my car and took another reading.

As I grabbed a camera for proof I'm sure I saw 163 flash up onto the screen but in an instant a hand covered the reading as Muz played with some buttons.

He then showed us the readings which read 164 for both tests.

I smelled a cover up and noticed the screen said "average readings" but Muz said no way, it always does that.





An impossibly steep river bank slope was just ahead of us and so there was no time for a repeat test and off we all went.





Later on I thought we could do a retest as we again crested the Mt Angus peak.
Muz was coming up the rear while all the other cars waited at the lookout.

As he arrived I walked over to him but he took off saying we have to make a run for the Heyfield coffee shop before it closes and for the first time in the whole weekend he was leading the trip.

So I leave it to this revered audience - did the Patrol really win and was this a cover up ?

You be the judge !