FluffyTheCampfireSlayer

He might as well have - the way his kids nag him as well!!!!

annqldau

I notice he's just down the road from the rest of us to join our 4x4 days out.

A good local one we've done up at Mount Mee is A Break but don't go on your own... you can find it in Dirty Weekends Off Road Guide Book http://www.dirtyweekends.com.au/index.php?MMID=6



We are still debating a 4x4 drive this July or if to leave it till next year when a few people say they may be up for it. We haven't had our Pathfinder raised yet and that's a must before we do a bigone.

Woner if Centurion wants to buy a nudge bar timber???...

Few good 4x4 trip sites:

Jimna above Kilcoy - http://www.landcruisermountainpark.com.au/

http://www.outbackholidays.info/thin...4x4-tracks.cfm

http://www.guidebooks.com.au/links.htm

Tagalong Tours
http://www.mangali4wd.com.au/welcome.htm
http://www.billabongoffroad.com.au/tagalongs.htm

Apparantly they are stopping making the Defender now, as they can't get it to meet future safety and emmission rules. But, I've always liked them just not the level of comfort they give. We had a Freelander at one point and quite liked it but perfer the Pathfinder it has a bit more umph without using as much fuel as the Patrol.

jofun

Finally the good news that our Landy is here and we should pick it up latest by the end of next week.....

So we will defo be up for some offroading if anyone is heading...although we will need to sort our rust proofing before we hit the beach......

Thanks for all the links

and if you see us bombing around in our new Grey Landy 110...give us a wave!!

annqldau

Glad to here it's arrived in one piece.

Already to get dirty?

We have been recommended off most of the big 4x4 places to go for the heavy duty magnetic anti rust thing for beaches as it stops the water clinging in the fist place and doesn't trap the salt water in like the painted/sprayed on treatments.

I'd have to get the hubby to post the technical details that's as complicated as I can get on this subject.

FluffyTheCampfireSlayer

Can also recommend magnetic anti-rust device! We had it installed on our car before we bought it - works a treat!

annqldau

We paid for them on our subaru's so when we sold them we kept the lighter weight one but it's not a heavy duty one but should have some effect.

jaca

come over to delicaclub the guys here go on tours all over the place for beach days/outback and even a tour to cape york next year but theres always something doing.. one guy (ian hawkins) live in narangba so he could give ye some pointers on where they are going next ! join up and have a look around !
http://www.delicaclub.com/index.php

jofun

Cape york......would love to do that trip....will have a looksy and see whats happening..pick up the defender on Friday...can not wait to get our hands on it, been feeling slightly lost without a 4x4...

jofun

Very ready to get it dirty ..pick it up Friday....can not wait to get our hands on it, we will probably spend most of the weekend just staring lovingly at it!!! yeah have thought about the anti rust thing but might still be a bit of a sceptic! In any case would not get it sorted at the dealers as I am sure they will out a nice profit on outsourced work!!

annqldau

You may have your work cut out though disguising it as a Mitsubishi Delicia....

Think the Delicia club were at Bribie Island the same day as us last time.

jofun

LOL...yes I know..did think that myself...would kinda be the odd ones out...or could just be the recovery vehicle..!!!I have never even heard of a delica until now

jaca

very capable machines based on a mitsubishi pajero...some of those guys have diff lockers,big lifts,tyres and all manner of serious of road capabilities...i doubt you would be the recovery vehicle..more likely to need one of them to saver yer archie when the tide comes in !! everyone is made most welcome...fantastic bunch of guys.. mostly families that do barbies/fishing/camping/day trips to beaches like frazer island for weekends etc.. i cant wait !

jofun

LOL... i knew I would get some stick for that last comment....mearly jesting!! have no idea what they are capable of as i really have never seen one....

So are you in Australia yet??? or still in the process of getting here??? Where abouts are you headed?

annqldau

Can't really see your landrover in need of saving.

jofun

You would like to hope not!!! ahh only two days to go now...3pm friday pickup.......looking forward to it, however what a terrible collection time..traffic home and it'll be dark by the time we sort everything out!! what more can you expect from a dealer though..at least we will have it in time for the weekend