The 5 year warranty on the X Trail has run out, so I have spent a few $ on an up grade.
After traveling to
Cape York,
Alice Springs and the channel country in Queensland and a few tracks like the Googs,
Birdsville, Strzeleki,
Bore, Border, Bridal &
Oodnadatta.
I have enjoyed,
places like the
Birdsville races &
Big Red,
Marree cattle drive lunch at the
William Creek, Prairie & Innaminka hotels, the hall of fame at
Longreach. I have swam in the
Diamantina river & fished in the Coopers creek (thanks Ruth for your advice).
I have crossed a few deserts including
Walkers crossing in a sand storm & part of the Simpson, admitting with the help of larger 4WD’s, the X Trail lacks the height but only fools would do the deserts alone unless highly experienced in the right vehicle.
I have enjoyed the Gammon;
Gawler &
Flinders ranges, including Mt. Hack via Warrweena, the quietness of
Lake Gairdner, Lake
Eyre & Lake Mary (thanks Stephen from
Clare for your advice & tracks).
Not bad for a stock standard X Trail & no break downs, I have now put on A/T tyres, Bendrix 4WD disk pads, bash plate, twin exhaust system and a
suspension raise with heavy duty springs.
A soft roader won’t, stop you, we just take different tracks.
Without the advice from this site and others like Roachie, Willem & Phil G it would have been harder, look out Victoria Duke (German Shepard) and I are on our the way.
Any other upgrades I will consider exept upgrading to another vehicle lol!