Driving from Melbourne to Darwin (june 2016)

Well thats what we where told by the Mazda technician who sent the fuel away to be tested. Something to do with heating oil?

You probably got dirty truck diesel, or else the fault is on par with the Chinaman's horse.

Re heating oil, who uses that for heating these days? I have heard of it being added to servo storage tanks in Alpine areas to deal with the wax problem but that was decades ago.

Hi Sam and Colleen
So we can answer a bit more accurately could you specify the following:
- What sort of car will you be driving? The Ranger in your picture? Yes
- Also will you be towing a van/camper trailer? No
- What speeds do you generally travel at? The NT has some unrestricted speed limit sections and the rest of the NT side of the Stuart highway is mostly 130kph which can cut down travel time considerably if you don't mind wearing the extra fuel cost.
- How long each day do you intend driving (5 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours?) You can drive from Darwin To Alice Springs (1450km) if you have 2 drivers, sit on the speed limit and it takes about 13-15 hours ish which is a long day but doable if you need to make time.

Both of us drive

We have a ranger with very little modifications (no snorkle nor has it been lifted)
Our interests are (history myself and mosaics/arts my partner)

Unfortunatly due to my illness walking distances of more then 400-500m is out of the question.