You're a 4wd'er when ....

Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 09:27
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You know when you are a 4 wheel driver when...

-You stop and look at any old rusty heap thinking "parts vehicle...."

-Your rig has more [farm/boat/military/other vehicle manufacturer] equipment than OEM parts

-The weatherman says "Stay in, it's dangerous" and you think "Time to go 4 wheel driving!"

-You're happy that you can't use 1st gear in the street

-A military convoy passes by and you only look at the axles, tyres and antennas

-You take your other half out to look at new home construction sites so you can drive on the unfinished roads and sand piles

-You have enough straps, chains, rope, etc in your rig to keep the HMAS ANZAC docked during a cyclone

-You can break down on the road, fix the problem and get back on the road without calling RACV

-The RACV guy breaks down, you can stop and fix his problem and get back on the road

-You have a brand new set of tyres, but you keep looking at the tyre ads anyway

-You'll drive 2 days at 500 miles a day so you can spend 2 more days driving at 5 miles per day

-You get reallybleepoff because you spent over an hour to go 10 miles home on Friday, but are grinning from ear to ear because you spent 6 hours going 4 miles on your favourite track on Saturday

-You set your rig up to have a top speed of 100-105 km/h on purpose

-When you pull up next to a Ferrari and all the Ferrari driver can see is tyres and whatever is on the other side of you

-You challenge the Ferrari driver to a race .... if you can pick the course

-You spend three hours mowing the lawn contemplating how your ride on mower would look and handle with a 3" lifted, 5 link coilover suspension, Swampers, having the engine turboed, intercooled and blueprinted .... does Safari make a kit for Briggs and Stratton? What about a K&N air filter??

Taken from a jeep site in US and modified for Australian content
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Reply By: bruce.h (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:03

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:03
Guity as charged
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Follow Up By: Steve from Drive Systems Victoria - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:23

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:23
Yep, must have the same ailment.
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Follow Up By: Member - GOPE- Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 14:49

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 14:49
Count me in. Good post."Happy" :)>
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Reply By: Member - Toonfish - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:30

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 11:30
Actually one aftermarket filter company do make a filter for mowers ?????
guilty as well1999 NISSAN NAVARA DUALCAB
DIESEL 3.2 & SPRINGY CARLTON TOY
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Reply By: Member - Peter (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 13:57

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 13:57
...you pray for rain becauce tomorrow is your day off and the track is to dryBorn to drive a 4x4 , not a keyboard
Peter York 4x4
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Follow Up By: Member - Scotti - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 14:30

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 14:30
HERE HERE!!!Looking forward to Kalbarri in July..
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Reply By: GaryInOz (Vic) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 16:09

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 16:09
- You carry a tape measure in your vehicle and measure up other peoples vehicles, to the amusement of onlookers and interest of police.
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Reply By: Suzuki Viagra - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 17:51

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 17:51
You crawl underneath the front suspension of someone else's car in the carpark to see how he got that extra inch of ground clearance over you.....
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Reply By: diamond (bendigo) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 18:30

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 18:30
a guy in a 4wd pulls up next to you and say mine is bigger than yours and for once in your life you dont get punched lol.looking foward to september(landcruiser park/fraser island)
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Reply By: bruce.h (WA) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 18:56

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 18:56
instead of taking a playboy to the dunny you take a copy of 4wd monthly
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Follow Up By: Brian - Sunday, Jul 06, 2003 at 09:11

Sunday, Jul 06, 2003 at 09:11
OK.... who looked in my bathroom????? LOL
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Reply By: Member - Bonz (Vic) - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 19:08

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 19:08
-you wash your pride and joy just so you can see how good it looks dirty

great postSo many places to go!
So much work to do :0(
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Reply By: Hilly - Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 19:49

Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003 at 19:49
- when you can only name 2 state premiers but at least 15 different tyre manufacturers.

- when you don't need to tint the inside of your vehicle's windows because the outside is already covered with stickers from the places you've visited.
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Reply By: Goodsy - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 00:16

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 00:16
When you look at a dent on the side of your 4x4 and think bloodly good trip that one. : )
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Follow Up By: diamond (bendigo) - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 18:07

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 18:07
very true
looking foward to september(landcruiser park/fraser island)
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Reply By: stevesub - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 08:59

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 08:59
You drive down the road and see a track leading to who knows where and think, I must try that track some day and see what it is like. Even got the wife looking for me when I am driving now but never had time to go back and try those tracks - bugger.

Relieves the boredom on the longer trips playing spot the new track.
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Reply By: diamond (bendigo) - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 18:09

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 18:09
one from the wife.
when your pushing bubs in the pram and you go out of your way to hit the puddleslooking foward to september(landcruiser park/fraser island)
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Reply By: bruce.h (WA) - Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 22:46

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2003 at 22:46
after working an 13 hour day you still stop & read this web site before you go home
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Reply By: Browny - Sunday, Jul 06, 2003 at 15:13

Sunday, Jul 06, 2003 at 15:13
When driving around for work during the day, and you spot another 4x4, all decked out and loaded up with camping goodies (usually a friday arvo) and you get an enormouse urge to follow him or to at least have a chat and find out where he's heading and for how long.

Browny
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