4WD owners slam report

NT News (Not The News) is obviously getting desperate for news..... as they totally run out of crocodile stories to run....! So they are back to writing, objective, well written...... What am I saying? lol.. (:

The NT News is up to it's ususl standard of reporting....

However, I do agree that the media has to stop it's scurrolous campaign against 4WD owners... but this sort of article is not going to help.

Sounds like there have been no "Dog Chokes on G-String" stories to run this week.

They report on the one hand

"Mr Wheeler, 33, of Darwin City, said taking to the bush in his Daihatsu Rocky Turbo was part of the Territory lifestyle."

then they add...

"Sixty-six per cent also backed higher registration fees for the larger vehicles."

So as the Ford or Holden station wagon is bigger than the Rocky, those drivers should be paying more??? Ok - nice logic.

A Commodore Wagon is also longer and wider than my LC76 wagon (true). I'm happy to pay less too...

G/Day Doug

I think it's a case of the Haves, and the Have Nots, or to put it bluntly, plain old fashion Jealousy, if they dont want or can't have 4wd's nobody else should have them either, then again it could be their driving skills, they might feel threatened when they pull up beside one on the road, I rarely see 4wd owners trying to intimidate motorists in non 4wd vehicles, anyway that's my thoughts on the matter.

Cheers

hi all. dont tell me that this,rag, has givin up on the truckies and the crocs this week. they must live with there heads stuck in a deep freezer. i think the no1 thing that all the tourists love about the n.t. is the freedom and the challange to go bush in a 4wd to see outback australia ( the most beautifull country in the world ) i have been to france twice and all the people ask about is outback australia. this rag that wrote this story only wants to sell newspapers.

After reading the report I had a little chuckle when reading last section where it stated that 4wd owners make fewer claims than passenger car owners.

I want people who've had no Training or Assessment in driving an articulated vehicle, banned from towing caravans or boat trailers . . . . but that ain't gonna happen either.

And of course the reverse should also apply if 4wds are not to be used in cities (a city yet to be defined).
2wd vehicles should not be allowed on dirt roads (dirt roads yet to be defined).

A lot of hype isn't it!

So how would a 4wd pass through the city of Alice Springs, or Mt Isa?

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

we need to start a campaign to have all cars other 4wd banned
and this also means that part time australian contraption they ride...motor bikes
probably also reduce a lot of hoon type driving

Actual AAMI report: HERE

Harold Screwlose has moved to Darwin!!!! Woooo Hoooo.

First of all, please define a 4WD ? does that include all those sedan type vehicles that have 4WD (AWD) ? My 80ser. L/C is an AWD.
What about trucks and buses ? Are not these vehicles as bad as 4WDs when it comes to rear view visibility. I believe that some sedan type vehicles have worse rear view visibility than 4WDs. Does Mr. Scewloose want to ban trucks and buses also?
I do agree that people who use their vehicle to tow caravans and trailers should have an endorsement on their licenses to do so.

For goodness sake will they shut up if us 4x4 drivers and caravan towers have a different licence class. Probably not. There is too many out there criticising others with out looking in their own back yards first. Two words to the anti truck drivers, 4x4 drivers ,caravan towers. How dose their milk get to the shop, how dose a small servo in the middle of know where survive. On tourist who tow vans with their 4x4.
Sort the bloody hoons out first I reckon.
Cranky one tonight ain't I.