OH MY GAWD!!!; SWMBOS bought a TOYOTA LANDCRUISER!!!.

Submitted: Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:15
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As posted recentley we had a subaru liberty stolen,{ Wifes daily pet for 12yrs) Looks like its gone!, as not a word from local Blue boys or insurance company. But today to get her out of the doldrems, I thought we might just have a look through a few yards, BIG mistake !!, By me!,as she is terrified of the thoughts of driving a big 4wd, i put her in a V8 4.7L Petrol cruiser (auto) and went for a run, Got a bit of a shock myself actually as to how smooth these bloody things are!( 04 Model GXL). On a back road with some persuation, i popped her in the drivers seat and said" have a go", Within a hundred metres to my amazement There was a smile on the dial. and she was driving the thing as if it had owned it for years!, Anyway a return trip back to the yard and a" thank you" to the salesman we'll think about it, only to be interrupted by a YEAH!! Ive thought about it ," Its Mine if the bank comes to the party" Fuel usage!!! don't worry!, Bloody hell,!, And Whats the landrover work ute gunna think??....LOL.


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Reply By: stefan & 12 times Dakar winner - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:22

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:22
"And Whats the landrover work ute gunna think??."


So thats what a 4by looks like :)
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:31

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:31
NAH!!!, just try and follow me yah tart and see what happens!!


HAHAHAHAHA!!........Maybe..lol.


Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:31

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 22:31
Have you lot swept all the broken bits out of Peru and Argentina yet?

I heard Mitsubishi have approached Honda about buying CT110 technology for next years Dakar!

Geoff

PS, Have a yarn to MG!

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Follow Up By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:36

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:36
Somebody please tell me what SWMBOS stands for? Excuse my ignorance... but I even hate "txt" messages!
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic Berri SA - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:47

Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:47
FRED SWMBO is something most of us have to tolerate at some time in our lives Its She Who Must Be Obeyed or the Minister of War and Finance more commonly called the WIFE
I guess you know what WIFE stands for
Washing
Ironing
F (cant remember)
Everything else
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Follow Up By: Member - Fred B (NT) - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:09

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:09
Wife? Oh Yeah! Got one of them around here somewhere.... Just kidding..... She saw this I would be in the kennel. She is awesome, and to top it off, she keeps me in check when I see the latest GPS, software or the latest "thingy" on the market. She is a very smart girl... after all, she married me!
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Follow Up By: Member - Rob - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 08:10

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 08:10
Defintion of wife is
Washing
Ironing
Food
Entertainment.
Dont feel that bad I went grocery shopping with the wife one day and came back with an new 80 series. Consequently I dont go shopping anymore and I make sure there is no car yard between the home and the supermarket.
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Follow Up By: stefan & 12 times Dakar winner - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 08:36

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 08:36
Dakar is a bit like Bathurst......skill, machine, back up crew and ALOT of luck!!!

Whats MG got to say for himself?
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Reply By: Flywest - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:05

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 00:05
Maybe consider a Car Bandit Alarm for this one since the Subaru was stolen!

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I used to be an agent for their marine Boat Bandit Alarms a few years ago & still have a couple units in our boat and 4wds!

Can't beat them IMHO!

With the number of Caravan, 4WD and "Equipment" thefts of late - its only going to get worse as the economic malaise around th world puts people out of work and leaves them high in debts they can't pay!

Many will turn to property crime "theft", to meet their obligations IMHO.

Cheers!
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:06

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:06
Your right mate, Will have to do something,


Cheers Axle.
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Reply By: Willem - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 07:29

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 07:29
A fatal mistake Axle.....never take SWMBO along to a car yard.

Happened to me 5 years ago. Had time to kill whilst waiting for something or other in a regional town closeby. Was in the market for a newer 4by and casually strolling around the Nissan dealers yard when she spotted the Xtrail. "Oh how cute! Can I take it for a drive?" End of story.

So on the way home I was pretty narked as we had been wanting to upgrade MY 4by from the ole G60 to something better. Was going to go to the Dark side but couldn't find anything decent at the time. So I rang the Nissan dealer and made them an off for two vehicles which included my current GQ. Must say both vehicles have performed very well.

I can see you trading that ole Landy in for a V8 T-Ute soon....LOL


Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:14

Friday, Jan 23, 2009 at 09:14
Willem, no more purchases for a while..lol.

Usually like to keep them for as long as possible.

But jeez, its different to drive a 4by that dosen't rattle & shake,& create a deafining racket!...lol.


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Reply By: Member - Heather G (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 09:23

Saturday, Jan 24, 2009 at 09:23
We did the same kind of thing last year. Dropped into the local caravan dealer to kill some time while the 4WD had a Rhinorack boat loader fitted to the roof.
I saw a new van which looked like it had everything we wanted if we ever traded our pop top in, and the experience ended up costing us about $30,000!
Dont regret it though! We travel in comfort these days.
And it's only money - can't take it with us and the kids will only spend it!
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