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Patch,
I agree with your comments. These folks do an extraordinary job under some the most intense scrutiny from their peers and the public. Yes risk aversion is an absolute must for all emergency...

FO, for me it was a case, or process of elimination. Being the ever practical fella I was back when I started looking to replace the then daily driver, I had to look closely at what the vehicle would...

Sh!t and glitter aside, does anyone know which diesel donk(s) are to offered down here if and when this model arrives???
All i keep hearing about is the petrol V8.

DD

Question for my more experienced colleagues out there in 'trolland'.

Can anyone tell me how I can stop the 10 second purge of fuel from the sub tank back into the main fuel tank upon start up in...

Folks,

I'm sure that many of you may have already seen this footage, but can one ever get stick of this noise?

Tell the kids (and the better half if you're brave) to go away for the next ten...

Sorry folks, no piccies on this occasion! I know I've let everyone down this time...
Too busy trying to keep the bus on the road and not have four passengers being car sick in the car.
Will try to...

Folks,

Have just returned from the trip down to Lakes and we did come back over the top from Benambra to Corryong. What a drive!
The road (67 km of gravel) is in magnificent condition, you could...

Folks I'm hiding in the thriving metropolis of Corryong, NE Victoria.

Cheers
DD

Pete, you're absolutely correct; it does depend on what you want from your tyres!

Folks, please don't get me wrong, I've been a huge fan of Yokohama for a very long time, and yes I do work the...

What pressures are you running in the muddies? What kind of tread is on the boots???
DD

A very interesting design concept. Wonder if it would every get into production. Very nifty...
DD

Thanks Folks,
I agree, everything I read to date suggests that weren't released in Aus. I wasn't aware that some got into NZ, but lets face it just about anything and everything gets into NZ (from a...

CB,
I've only recently join this forum, so my comments might be a little late to add value to your decision making process, but I'll pass on my experiencing with the Yokohama brand for you to read...

Folks,

I'm trying to track down any available information on the SWB Y61 Patrol/ Safari.
I've seen a few articles here and there over the past month or so but these really didn't give much info...

Didn't they stop making the Mavericks in 92? Might be getting a little long in the tooth... I had an 89 model, great bus although I never called a Maverick. Always called a GQ!

DD

Local fellas have finished rattling spanners for the day. End result was a seriously bent tie rod (will try to get photo up soon) and a small amount of deformation in the steering arm but no cracks....

Yes thanks NW.
Went into the ditch at about 20 - 30 Km/H.
It's a piece of road I've driven heaps of times and gone through the corner at twice the speed (when I've been concentrating).
Bus is...

Folks,

This not the best photo of my GU.:SNruQWn369624407:

This is what happens when you're not pay attention to the road and thinking about of all things work!!!:1087:

End result is a vary...

Tony is quite correct.

Having been a passenger in a competition car (full roll cage and helmets) that has rolled three times at speed through a soft farmer's paddock (and yes the cows weren't the...

G'day folks,

I'm planning a trip to Gippsland (Lake Entrance) later this year and we are currently looking at the option of coming home via Benambra and the Nariel Valley along the Corryong -...

Wnicko,
I've not heard two truer statements about cars and their reliability than these two!

DD

In the years I spent playing with the compliance of vehicles in Australia, I've never heard of any regulations relating to the ADRs (Australian Design Rules) or any other state rules that states that...

Yep that's a fair call Tony.

DD

Folks, the experiences I've with air intake systems (mostly on larger trucks, but the principles are the same) is that stockings or any other form of pre-cleaner will increase the level of...

What I don't get is why these nuckleheads even attempt to drive though this in the first place! What does it achieve? It just wrecks the roads for everyone else and gives the broader group of folks...