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Wannabe nomad · Wannabe nomad

Is a 1988 Mazda e2000 (converted) van with a 3year old engine to old to take a couple of kids in child seats (no seats in back) up north in. I'm worried

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

A few weeks ago I started a thread about high flow diesel pump nozzles being too large for my Trailblazer tank but we didn't really find a solution. However today I came across this: Diesel adaptor A$37 delivered. It is a Volkswagen OEM part but, I imagine, it will fit most (all?) cars.

Jack Suz · Jack Suz

We are currently running Michelin XT Force AT not sure if they are going to be suitable. Just wondering what others use and have been happy with them on these roads

JayDee · JayDee

Ok, folks, we live in Logan City which is virtually a suburb of Brisbane. I am sure that you would be aware of the huge deluge of rain that has hit the southeast corner of our State and the flow on into NSW's northeastern region. My recollection is that we have not experienced this sort of rain and flooding...

Robbers · Robbers

Hello, I was hoping someone could tell us if we're allowed to take fruit and veg (and a jar of store bought honey) into NSW (Broken HIll) from South Australia (Adelaide)? I know you can't doing the reverse.

Phlipper · Phlipper

This may be interesting, initially doomed to failure simply because vehicle manufacturers wont standardise battery designs/sizes. How good would it be if an EV could just spend 2 minutes swapping batteries rather than lengthy recharging on the go. copy/paste the link in your search engine http...

Collo · Collo

Just saw on the news tonight....fuel is expected to rise to $2.50 liter in the next month! And I've just planned a trip from Ballarat to Adelaide Hills, up to Peterbrough, across to Broken Hill, down to Mildura, across to Echuca, back home. Gonna hit the wallet hard, but we are tired of sitting home for t...

Radar · Radar

Found this in a Bunning car park. would solve a small towing problem I have, no wdh bars needed. Plenty of fuel and water storage.

chappy · chappy

We are leaving Cairns on Monday heading south. I welcome any info on how busy parks are. Townsville for a few days, Bowen and then to Collinsville. Nebo next stop and then on to Gladstone. I am loathe to book in advance with so many variables happening! Happy to free camp too. Thanks!

Bulldozer · Bulldozer

18 months ago I bought our caravan without going to look at it. The price was ok at the time, and looked good in the pictures. The van was about 300ks away and I felt I had to make a decision straight away. My wife said thats the layout I want and all the mod cons. 21f Adria 612DP. So I bought it over the phone. Di...

Cuppa · Cuppa

"Don't go there", "Just get your fuel & go" "It's not safe" "Barbed wire around the CP" "Lock up everything" "Don't leave your van unattended" We've all heard these sort of things - almost inevitably they relate to Aboriginal towns, or towns with high aboriginal populations. Ceduna, Halls...

Wayne o · Wayne o

Out of desire and financial necessity, I am looking for a Motorhome that will enable me to live off grid permanently and avoid caravan parks if possible. At the very least, I am looking to have enough solar panel power generation with 2 or 3 batteries to run my fridge/freezer and lighting etc. withou...

Wayne o · Wayne o

Thinking of buying a secondand motorhome with the Mercedes V6 diesel. I know past service history is very important but would love to hear from any members of this forum who own and drive such a vehicle. How do you find it for reliability, service costs, fuel economy? Many thanks Wayne'o

Collo · Collo

We have a 2007 Jayco Sterling 18 foot pop top so it's 15 years old. We insure for market value which is $18600. The premium is $477 with a $300 excess. It also has $20 000 000 public liability. Is it worth it? I like having public liability, but the tow vehicle already has it, so do I need two lots of cover? Col...

DUSTYRHODES · DUSTYRHODES

Hi all, what brand battery are the popular ones today. 120 - 130 APH. $500 - $600. Have been told Bosch ? Can't afford Lithium. Cheers DR.

Giggleswick · Giggleswick

Have heard that many conflicting reports about Walgett in NSW -eg do not stay there under any circumstances, great place to stay would highly recommend. So, in short, is it a good place to stay for one or two days or just keep driving?

tea spoon · tea spoon

now that fuel has hit the highest ive have ever seen ......my partner and i have composed a list of towns less than 100k from us and places that have shops within walking distance as well......we are in Elizabeth so have got 10 places that we can go to ......however this may have to be looked at if fuel goes...

mgtlat · mgtlat

We have made an offer on a used van subject to it passing a 'Pre Sale Service Check List'. It has been 12 months since it has been in the workshop. Can anyone recommend to me a thorough list of what the service centre should be checking and repairing if required? If you have got a tick and flick form of some so...

Deno1 · Deno1

Down at the Rosehill Caravan and Camping show. Looking at Mercedes or Iveco platform, most of them look fantastic on the outside, however I am not sure if my standards are too high, but the materials on the inside are not quality, hinges are poor, some cupboard doors dont line up and material cheap with...

Buzz Lightbulb · Buzz Lightbulb

With all these natural disasters hitting Australia, here is some advice from emergency services: Flood emergency tools could save lives in emergency https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-09/emergency-car-kit-saves-lives-in-flood-emergency/100874998

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How old is to old for a vehicle (Preview) Is a 1988 Mazda e2000 (converted) van with a 3year old engine to old to take a couple of kids in child seats (no seats in back) up north in. I'm worried	Wannabe nomad	12	2245	09:05 AM Apr 8, 2022 by Dougwe
	Diesel filling - High flow to low flow adaptor (Preview) A few weeks ago I started a thread about high flow diesel pump nozzles being too large for my Trailblazer tank but we didn't really find a solution. However today I came across this: Diesel adaptor A$37 delivered. It is a Volkswagen OEM part but, I imagine, it will fit most (all?) cars.	Mike Harding	11	3001	11:22 AM Apr 6, 2022 by bruceg
	Best tyres for outback unsealed roads (Preview) We are currently running Michelin XT Force AT not sure if they are going to be suitable. Just wondering what others use and have been happy with them on these roads	Jack Suz	16	2713	04:14 PM Apr 4, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Rain and more Rain South East. Queensland. (Preview) Ok, folks, we live in Logan City which is virtually a suburb of Brisbane. I am sure that you would be aware of the huge deluge of rain that has hit the southeast corner of our State and the flow on into NSW's northeastern region. My recollection is that we have not experienced this sort of rain and flooding...	JayDee	28	2526	11:15 AM Apr 4, 2022 by Webmaster
	taking fruit and veg into NSW from SA (Preview) Hello, I was hoping someone could tell us if we're allowed to take fruit and veg (and a jar of store bought honey) into NSW (Broken HIll) from South Australia (Adelaide)? I know you can't doing the reverse.	Robbers	17	2266	09:11 AM Apr 4, 2022 by yobarr
	EV Battery Exchange (Preview) This may be interesting, initially doomed to failure simply because vehicle manufacturers wont standardise battery designs/sizes. How good would it be if an EV could just spend 2 minutes swapping batteries rather than lengthy recharging on the go. copy/paste the link in your search engine http...	Phlipper	17	858	11:09 AM Apr 3, 2022 by deverall11
	Fuel expected to rise to $2.50 l ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Just saw on the news tonight....fuel is expected to rise to $2.50 liter in the next month! And I've just planned a trip from Ballarat to Adelaide Hills, up to Peterbrough, across to Broken Hill, down to Mildura, across to Echuca, back home. Gonna hit the wallet hard, but we are tired of sitting home for t...	Collo	64	4206	11:47 AM Apr 1, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	my next tow vehicle. (Preview) Found this in a Bunning car park. would solve a small towing problem I have, no wdh bars needed. Plenty of fuel and water storage.	Radar	15	1794	11:16 AM Apr 1, 2022 by Onedodger
	Heading South (Preview) We are leaving Cairns on Monday heading south. I welcome any info on how busy parks are. Townsville for a few days, Bowen and then to Collinsville. Nebo next stop and then on to Gladstone. I am loathe to book in advance with so many variables happening! Happy to free camp too. Thanks!	chappy	12	1955	10:48 PM Mar 31, 2022 by chappy
	Buying sight unseen. Be carefull. (Preview) 18 months ago I bought our caravan without going to look at it. The price was ok at the time, and looked good in the pictures. The van was about 300ks away and I felt I had to make a decision straight away. My wife said thats the layout I want and all the mod cons. 21f Adria 612DP. So I bought it over the phone. Di...	Bulldozer	16	1096	02:54 PM Mar 30, 2022 by Bulldozer
	Avoid that town ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) "Don't go there", "Just get your fuel & go" "It's not safe" "Barbed wire around the CP" "Lock up everything" "Don't leave your van unattended" We've all heard these sort of things - almost inevitably they relate to Aboriginal towns, or towns with high aboriginal populations. Ceduna, Halls...	Cuppa	51	3676	11:14 AM Mar 29, 2022 by Aussie1
	Motorhome independence - living off grid ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Out of desire and financial necessity, I am looking for a Motorhome that will enable me to live off grid permanently and avoid caravan parks if possible. At the very least, I am looking to have enough solar panel power generation with 2 or 3 batteries to run my fridge/freezer and lighting etc. withou...	Wayne o	38	3611	05:31 PM Mar 27, 2022 by Aus-Kiwi
	Motorhome powered by Mercedes V6 t/diesel (Preview) Thinking of buying a secondand motorhome with the Mercedes V6 diesel. I know past service history is very important but would love to hear from any members of this forum who own and drive such a vehicle. How do you find it for reliability, service costs, fuel economy? Many thanks Wayne'o	Wayne o	0	376	08:26 PM Mar 26, 2022 by Wayne o
	Insuring older vans (Preview) We have a 2007 Jayco Sterling 18 foot pop top so it's 15 years old. We insure for market value which is $18600. The premium is $477 with a $300 excess. It also has $20 000 000 public liability. Is it worth it? I like having public liability, but the tow vehicle already has it, so do I need two lots of cover? Col...	Collo	10	1103	08:07 PM Mar 25, 2022 by Hylife
	Need new Battery for the Van. (Preview) Hi all, what brand battery are the popular ones today. 120 - 130 APH. $500 - $600. Have been told Bosch ? Can't afford Lithium. Cheers DR.	DUSTYRHODES	14	3799	08:03 PM Mar 25, 2022 by Hylife
	Walgett NSW - yes, no - no, yes (Preview) Have heard that many conflicting reports about Walgett in NSW -eg do not stay there under any circumstances, great place to stay would highly recommend. So, in short, is it a good place to stay for one or two days or just keep driving?	Giggleswick	9	1903	05:50 AM Mar 25, 2022 by 86GTS
	places less than 100k to go to ( 1 2 ) (Preview) now that fuel has hit the highest ive have ever seen ......my partner and i have composed a list of towns less than 100k from us and places that have shops within walking distance as well......we are in Elizabeth so have got 10 places that we can go to ......however this may have to be looked at if fuel goes...	tea spoon	31	1829	07:01 PM Mar 24, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Pre Sale Service Check List (Preview) We have made an offer on a used van subject to it passing a 'Pre Sale Service Check List'. It has been 12 months since it has been in the workshop. Can anyone recommend to me a thorough list of what the service centre should be checking and repairing if required? If you have got a tick and flick form of some so...	mgtlat	8	772	08:27 PM Mar 22, 2022 by Bobdown
	Motorhomes (Preview) Down at the Rosehill Caravan and Camping show. Looking at Mercedes or Iveco platform, most of them look fantastic on the outside, however I am not sure if my standards are too high, but the materials on the inside are not quality, hinges are poor, some cupboard doors dont line up and material cheap with...	Deno1	25	6381	02:29 PM Mar 22, 2022 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Emergency services advises three things to carry in a car (Preview) With all these natural disasters hitting Australia, here is some advice from emergency services: Flood emergency tools could save lives in emergency https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-09/emergency-car-kit-saves-lives-in-flood-emergency/100874998	Buzz Lightbulb	8	1375	03:47 PM Mar 19, 2022 by Whenarewethere
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