Mass accessory purchase - big trip
Submitted: Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 00:00
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Gary Anderson
Any comments you have on the following would be much appreciated:
We are planning an around Australia trip in our 1990 Pajeo EXE Turbo Diesel Wagon and we have to accessorise our vehicle
with the following:
Roof rack, Fridge, Air compressor, Cargo barrier, Hand winch, set of new AT tyres, fitout of Pajero with sliding draws/storage, and other less costly items too.
We are planning to go to either the Dubbo or the
Sydney 4x4 shows in late June.
Does anyone have any comments about which show provide us with the best value as far as buying all this stuff goes (Dubbo show is much closer to us)?
Perhaps wed get more one on one attention at Dubbo??
Also what sort of bulk discounts do you think we could expect if spending say $5,000 plus on all this?
As far as tyres go does the Bridgrestone Dueler AT D693 sound OK? The Big Red air compressor is also on the short list.
The storage fitout will cover the whole Pajero rear we think. Is it usual to remove the rear
seat altogether here? And how much is this likely to cost - whos the best supplier?
Thanks in advance for your insights.
Best regards
Gary
Reply By: Graham - Saturday, Jun 02, 2001 at 00:00
Saturday, Jun 02, 2001 at 00:00
Gary,
Have a look at motorcare.com.au (
Brisbane based),it has loads of gear with prices. I recently undertook a similar "bulk purchase" from here, Richard and his staff were more than helpful, and thier prices are very competitive.
Hopes this helps
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Reply By: Tony- Saturday, Jun 02, 2001 at 00:00
Saturday, Jun 02, 2001 at 00:00
Hi Gary, Have a look in Australian 4WD Monthly magazine for an add from 4WD Systems from Gilles Plains SA (
Adelaide I think). They have a special - spend $5000 or more and choose a free product from fuel tanks, batteries systems, bull bars etc etc. There web site is WWW.4wdsystems.com.au but is not often updated. There prices are *very* good. Only problem I had with them was when I ordered a compressor they charged my credit card and then waited 3 weeks to send it even though the compressor was in stock. Wasnt happy about that but there prices are very good so you could do what I do - go to some one else and see if theyll match the prices. Maybe not very ethical but its a dog eat dog world and when I get bad service I go elsewhere.
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Reply By: Cairns Offroad Training and Tours - Sunday, Jun 03, 2001 at 00:00
Sunday, Jun 03, 2001 at 00:00
If I were a private person intending to do as you are suggesting, I would make a detailed list of my requirements and post or fax it as a tender to TJM, ARB, etc. You could also include the tyres in the deal as their buying power for them would be much greater than yours. It would be interesting to see the response from the various companies and compare their comparitive prices on similar items.
Regards Rob.
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Reply By: Brian - Thursday, Jun 07, 2001 at 00:00
Thursday, Jun 07, 2001 at 00:00
Reference your question about removing the rear
seat - if there's only two of you travelling why carry the extra weight. I always remove the rear
seat of my Pajero and never use a roof rack, but still manage to carry two spare wheels, fridge, recovery gear, tent , stretchers, 40 litres of water and at times up to 100 litres of fuel, plus all the usual food and camping gear, all in the back of the vehicle. Think twice about storage draws/shelves as they are additional weight and take up space. We use 4 light weight plastic containers and strap everything down. If you go with a roof rack just make sure it's one that is very solidly built and has very substantial mountings - I've seen two guys with racks that kept vibrating loose. What ever you decide to take, make it easy on yourself.
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