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Submitted: Thursday, Jun 17, 2004 at 22:40
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There is a company that offers Landcruisers with drivers. If I hire this particular company are there any questions I can or should ask the perspective driver to see if he is going to be able to handle the vehicle properly offroad?
Would I be better off renting a Landcruiser and then hiring a capable driver through one of the 4x4 clubs, etc?
Coming from the US, not knowing anything about offroading or driving on the other side of the road, I definitely won't be doing any of the driving. This would be over a 2 week period so I have some concerns.
Thanks in advance
Reply By: Vic from Great Divide Tours - Thursday, Jun 17, 2004 at 22:56
Thursday, Jun 17, 2004 at 22:56
Marbro
All depends how much they are asking as to whether you go with the company that also supplies the driver, and as you say you have no idea if he knows how to handle the vehicle in outback Australia, which is quite a daunting place due to its isolation (compared with USA country side) See my website www.4wd.net.au for some idea on how large it really is.
Hiring your own 4WD is also fraught with problems too, especially if you do not hire one that is appropriately set up for your needs eg, are you camping out or staying in motels/hotels (this will restrict where you can go). Then getting the right person for your driver could also be a daunting task.
What parts of Australia did you wish to see during your 2 weeks? This is usually another problem with OS visitors, they just don't realise the vastness of our country and the poor quality roads in comparison to their homeland.
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