What do you think? Good choice?
Submitted: Friday, Jan 21, 2022 at 23:00
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Member - Heiner B (INT)
G`day mates,
first of all: can you please open borders for me? I wanna stay for 1 year and cant go with whv cause I'm 2 old ;(
But, planning the trip is kind of anticipation :)
Anyway, if they open borders I'm one of the first to enter !
For my long trip I want to buy a 4WD and an offroadtrailer.
What happend to the prices for used cars? Exploding!?
So I found some payable 4WD's and most of them are he
Nissan Navara D22.
Now I need your opinion, pro 4WD-Driver.
Is this a 4WD that can handle 60/40 bitumen/offroad?
I dont wanna drive the hardest tracks but...
waiting for your answers :)
cheers
Heiner
Reply By: RMD - Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 09:35
Saturday, Jan 22, 2022 at 09:35
Heiner
Good to have you back if possible. I like some of the pics you have posted previously.
Which communist state would you like to see first? WA is out of bounds because of ideology, Victoria may be a problem if you have a tennis racquet, or is that, a tennis "racket", in your kit. Queensland will now welcome you if you have $$$$$'s. It might be a while before the stupidity of the nation improves.
Nissan Navara's are getting a bit used by now and many would need to be very thoroughly checked, mechanically. They will do most work and some second hand vehicles have been modified to be more off road oriented. Cam chains on D22 need to be closely assessed before any purchase.
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Reply By: Member - Heiner B (INT) - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 04:41
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 04:41
Howdy guys
thanks for your answers, I see, I have to tell you a bit more...
I've been travelling around Australia for about 20 years and have seen quite a bit.
I love
the desert and the solitude, I love all kinds of rainforest, I love to walk on dream beaches.
But most of all I love the very nice people in Australia :)
My travel budget is about 90000,- AUD for the whole year, without airfare.
Yes, my English is poor. I'm working on it! Sorry for that :)
I would like to start the trip with my friends in
Perth, but when WA is closed I will have to change my travel plans.
Or maybe wait until April, who knows?
At my friends' place, I would not only have my own flat, but also a workshop to modify or rebuild the 4WD or the trailer. Any other place would most likely not offer such a thing.
Due to some sleep problems I decided to buy a 4WD with offroad trailer, the trailer I can then leave somewhere and make daily tours with the 4WD.
Petrol? ahhh, actually I only like diesel vehicles.
Also because of the advantages off-road.
Maybe a good Nissan Navara D22 that has been checked by a specialist workshop.
Novak Djokovic is just ridiculous.
Good thing the Australian court expelled him, who knows what would have happened if he had been allowed to play?
Uprising of the citizens?
Alaaf
Heiner
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 08:45
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 08:45
The D22 has a pretty rough ride and still has manual locking free wheeling front hubs from memory, if any of that is important?
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Follow Up By: Member - Warren H - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:45
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:45
I worked for many years with colleagues who did remote field work. Before the advent of turbo diesels, their strong preference was for petrol engines. Turbo diesels and the use of catalytic converters in petrol vehicles although not initially in 4WD vehicles, changed the equation sometime in the 1990s, especially if they also worked in farming areas, nothing like setting fire to your vehicle and the farmers wheat field to dent popularity.
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Follow Up By: Member - shane r1 - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:55
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 11:55
G’day Heiner,
I reckon your English is pretty good , better written than some aussies!
Have a good one!
Cheers Robbo
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Follow Up By: Member - McLaren3030 - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 13:50
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 13:50
Hi Warren,
Yes, that was true 25 years ago, but Diesel engines have improved a lot since then. That and gearing ratios in transmissions have meant that Diesels are now the preferred power plant in most 4WDs.
Macca.
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Follow Up By: RMD - Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 22:48
Sunday, Jan 23, 2022 at 22:48
Heiner,
Shane who rides an R1 Yamaha, thinks the same as I do. Your written word is far better than some of the
home grown ones here. I know what you mean all the time. You forgot to mention for a while you had a bike here on one or more of your visits and took great pictures.
Shane, a bloke I know made a V8 out of two R1 engines, designed the crankshaft and crankcase and frame. it is called PGM. Google it!
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Follow Up By: Candace S. - Sunday, Feb 06, 2022 at 16:11
Sunday, Feb 06, 2022 at 16:11
"My travel budget is about 90000,- AUD for the whole year, without airfare."
I wish I had a travel budget that size!! :)
Good luck! Hopefully you'll get there soon. The government is now looking at fully reopening to int'l tourists by
Easter.
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