I mourning.... sigh!

Hi Royce, Petrol or Diesel Motor.?

Hope you have a better run than my bro/inlaw.

The 2.4 diesel near made him jump off a cliff..lol.


Cheers Axle.

G'day Royce, your (our) Supa Troopa is moving on to different pastures - Fraser Is., Noosa North shore, Innamincka, Poepples, Camerons Corner, currently I'm converting it to a full camper for extended travelling/living for around the block! It is in safe hands for its transformation, looking foreward to St. George this year for a warm up, have fitted 5 various radios plus cradle for my sat. phone, extra 4 seats that folds down to a double bed, (compliant), griller stove, 3 way fridge, special bed for my 2 dogs ( 1-15 yrs, 1-15 weeks) still transferring all the gear from my old troopy. Royce, sleep easy, we will cross tracks one day, ( I wonder where & when!) I will look foreward to that day, thanks again for your help with the changeover, it has been such an experience happening on "Black Saturday", my drive from the Sunshine Coast to first roadblock, 45 degrees +, all the way - Kilmore, diverted to the old road, then 2nd roadblock at Pakenham - no go, so having living in the area years ago, I went the back way via Loch, Korumburra to Leongather, then on to Moe to miss the current fires, on to Taralgon, 30cm of ash allover!! lift the head off, replace headgasket on the side of the road, service head, (most of the nearby businesses checked me in each day( very social) to see if they could help!) I think they had their doubts if the Supa Troopa would ever go again! As I was working on the side of the road I was ordering parts to be delivered to "Kerbside Motors", I still have the invoices from Toyota, a really enjoyable experience at the time - something I will never forget, as in my world it was a car repair, whilst all around me all the bushfire devastation was going on, Royce had to rush off to do his part to help them after our short meeting, THANKS ROYCE, aussiedingo...... aussiedingo@qldnet.com.au

I was following one on Thursday, it was smoking ( black soot ) that badly its sooty fumes actually had small flakes in it coming in my drivers window. i have seen some bad ones but that one took the cigar for the worst i have ever seen or smelt! Poor EGR system and not designed for our climate.

Royce, I think you will end up getting another Troopy, once it is in your blood your hooked.
I did a samilar thing, due to economical downturn I sold my 07 Prado d4d GX manual last week to a dealer for $36k , and went to the auction and found an ex school 2001 Coaster bus at the auction for $14k with 220000km, in pretty good nick, 4.2L diesel, all seats have canvas seat covers.
My Prado was brilliant but I don't miss it one little bit, I am more excited about the bus, because now I can take the bus and tow the boat, whereas before, I had to tow the caravan and leave the boat behind, and I have $22000 change, now what to do with the caravan?