drive 'round Oz: places to leave a car?

Gee that could get expensive with the flights but if it's the only way then I understand totally. My first thoughts are caravan parks. They usually have space to park a car, plenty of nooks and crannies. The owners are often pretty laid back as well. I would have a spare battery or jump kit charging while you drive and then disconnect it when you store the car.
You may find it would be cheaper to just hire a car? That way you can cut out chunks of the trip by not having to go back to the exact previous place. You would also have the use of your car when at home again.
It may sound expensive but so is buying a caravan for six figures, a car that can drag it around plus the extra fuel needed. Caravan park fees are getting dear as well.
Good luck with it. Mike

G'day 3cooperplace

I think mikehzz is on the right track, particularly with car + caravan costs. If you haven't already done so, I'd suggest putting all the options down, then costing them over say a 10-year period.

Good luck
John

A battery in good condition will easily last 2 months if it's left disconnected.

Consider self storage/lock up storage places.

Even consider a local charity like Apex or Rotary. There may be some members who'll let you park your car at their house for a small donation to the charity.

Maybe even try the local dealership of your car's make. Talk to the service manager...it's amazing what a carton of beer will buy you.

We have done the same thing except we flew to places and hired different motor homes for 7-10 days then flew home. served 2 purposes in that we had a quick look around and also tried out a lot of different motor home configurations for our now purchase.

Neil

Take a look at Virgin and Jetsar routes first in planning. For example in WA they fly to Broome but (not totally certain here) not other places. Qantas is quite expensive from regional centres particually in WA due to mining there.

Hello,

I'm currently doing exactly the same thing. We started in Melbourne in may and have made it to darwin in 4 week lots (I work a rotational work roster).

First hitch we went from Melbourne to Perth and I was able to leave my car at friends house.

Second hitch we went from Perth to Broome and I left it at a carvan park in Broome for a small fee. I can't remember how much but it wasn't much.

3 hitch we drove from Broom to Darwin and I left it at a friends again, but I also contacted Northline Transport in Berrimah and they were happy for me to leave it there for a small fee. All locked up and secure.

But we had only 3 or 4 weeks off in between, not months, so it was less of a concern.

It's a fun way to do it, particularly if you are covering large distances in a small period of time. At the end of each hitch my wife is ready to get home for a few weeks to recharge the batteries, then off we go again.

Luke