ITS OFFICIAL! TOYOTAS RULE
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:16
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Davoe
Not trying to start a Nissan v Toyota........................................
Only kidding course I am there hasnt been one for a while. Anyway just got back from the open excursion work was running where people from exploration industry and other interested people go on a tag along tour to check out the Kalgoorlie region geology with me up the back to pick up the pieces. There were 21 vehickles in the tour with 18 of them toyotas the break down was 78 utesx7 100sx5 80s x2 75s x2 (1 ute 1 troopy) 60s x1 hiluxx1 and 1 navara (Nissans sole rep) 1 jeep huh???? and 1 landie (always 1 in evey crowd) in the 600k 5 flats were had but only with the 6 and 8 ply tyres. The tour went along the Transline from Kalgoorle to Karonie then wound its way south to the eyre highway
camping in the bush coming out about 100k east of
Norseman where we camped at the Frazer range station (great
camping facilities) before heading towards
Norseman and turning north 30k before and coming out at widgiemooltha. So cmon guys wheres your Nissans?
Reply By: Hilly - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:27
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:27
I looks like all the break downs were the Toyotas..............
or did I mis read that...*G*
Hilly
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Reply By: navaraman - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:27
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:27
How manyy tojos did that poor navara have to pull out. :)
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Reply By: Ozman - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:52
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:52
ahhhhhhhhhh go the yotas.........!
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Reply By: Pauly - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:54
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:54
No challenge No Nissan!
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Reply By: sean - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:58
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 20:58
Sounds familiar and sounds like you had a great trip.
When I crossed the simpson solo in my Nissan I came across a tag along group coming the other way.
The tag-along vehicles were all Toyatas except for one rodeo. Suppose they keep together to help each other out.
Sean
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Follow Up By: Utemad - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 21:15
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 21:15
The Rodeo was the recovery vehicle!!!
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Follow Up By: sean - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:08
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:08
Utemad
You might have something there. The rodeo was actually in the rear and thats usually where the most capable vehicle travels.
Sean
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Reply By: Peter McGuckian - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:19
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:19
Simple, sensible Nissans stay clear of tag a long tours.
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Reply By: Member - Browny (VIC) - Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:43
Thursday, Oct 28, 2004 at 22:43
Davoe,
Know wonder they all seemed to perform
well, they were only competing against Yotas..............(-:
Browny
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Reply By: Patrol22 (Queanbeyan - Saturday, Oct 30, 2004 at 09:28
Saturday, Oct 30, 2004 at 09:28
Not an extreme enough track for a Nissan - afraid of being called a big girls blouse for going on such a soft trip..................................just kidding Davoe. Do you have any oziexplorer track and waypoint files for this trek? Head out that way next year and would be interested in any track info for planning purposes.
Cheers
Pete
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Follow Up By: Davoe - Saturday, Oct 30, 2004 at 15:33
Saturday, Oct 30, 2004 at 15:33
the trip wasnrt a comercial tagalong but rather to show people interested in geology different formations . my suggestion would be to grab the 4wd days in the eastern goldfields book and the
holland track and cavehill woodlines book available from most newsagents in kalgoorlie. If you are really keen I can send you the excursion guide which has the trip notes as
well as all the geological info (would need your address)
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Follow Up By: floyd - Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 17:07
Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 17:07
Wow imagine that. A tag along with people looking at rock formations. I bet that they had Iced tea and lemonade while singing Kumbya My Lord around the
camp fire. Would have been a few bearded blokes and home educated kids amongst that lot. Wish id been there. Lol
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