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RECALLS, RECALLS, RECALLS.
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Goodmorning GN family, I get an email from 'Mr 4x4' on a regular basis and I read there and on this forum about the number of "RECALLS" these days. I have never known so many. It didn't happen in the 'old days'. You know, those days you and I were young whipper snappers driving around in our twin exhaust Pan...
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Dougwe
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Fiat Ducato
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has anyone ever had any problems with their Fiat Ducato and their Motorhome - Auto Transmission wise, and if so did you have to deal with Fiat Roadside Assist - ours is still under warranty, but won't go into detail re the problems we have had with Fiat, just wondering.
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Leither
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De Grey River Rest area Port Hedland
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Hi, does anyone know if the De Grey River rest area is open. It shows that it is on Camps 8, WikiCamps has it closed and I cant find it on Google maps...
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Splottboy
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sherwood suncamper diesal 4x4
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Hi all just sold our small campervan and thinking about getting a small 4wd motorhome .. looked at the ranger sunliner also ... Does anyone own one of these vehicles ? They're not exactly cheap but have all a large motorhomes can offer in a small compact unit that can get to many off road camp spots ..... A...
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goldenyears
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Geraldton to Sunshine Coast
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Due to circumstances beyond our control we need to return to the Sunshine Coast from Geraldton, as we don't want to go North and then across and would like to try and avoid Perth and Adelaide as much as possible, does anyone know of a quicker/or better route (we are thinking we may have to cross the Nullab...
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Leither
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Rest area does and dont's
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Hi All, Been on the road now for 7 weeks. I have notice the there are some King & Queens that have no concideration for fellow travellers. They set up in 24 hr rest areas and claim it as there own quite often taklng a space the should be used by another traveller e.g annex out chairs out sipping wine. Thi...
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couple of suggestions any thought
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I have had a few hrs to burn this morning and have been reading a choice article on lemon vans and then reading rogues gallery , it seems that the dog is chasing its tale . The poor buggers that have bought a "lemon" seem to have virtually no chance of getting money back or their vans fixed . Its entirely up to...
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mezza56
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Litchfield and Kakadu
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Hi, we will be travelling down from Darwin eventually to Noosa and Ballina on our big Lap. We have already visited a number of National Parks in WA [Cape Range, Karijini, Bungle Bungles], and are wondering if we should visit Litchfield or Kakadu National Park, or both ? We definitely will go to Bachelo...
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Tiwi Islands
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Hi, I will be in Darwin soon, and am thinking of taking a day trip to the Tiwi Islands on the Sealink Ferry. Has anyone done it, and would it be worth staying a night.
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Splottboy
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Landcruiser suspension
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Hi All, I have just bought a new Cruiser ( Sahara ) and find it very bouncy towing the van, I have put Air Bags in it and when the van is on they are at 30 PSI, 5 PSI with no van. The van is a 22 ' Traveller and I feel it is well balanced when being towed, the local ARB store has recommended OLD MAN EMU suspension , I do...
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Perry
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Support the Bureau of Meteorology staff
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I am a big fan of the BOM, I use their forecasts a lot and often rely upon them for my welfare when I'm in remote locations. To my considerably surprise the Melbourne weather forecast text was much longer than usual this morning; upon reading it became apparent it was rather more than a forecast ie: ---- h...
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Mike Harding
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Active Caravans
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hi all can anyone share their experiences with Active Caravans? > Quality? > warranty? > after purchase support & service network> > Any other thoughts Looking to buy a new or second hand van and active has popped up so want to know how good they are before going ahead cheers k...
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Coolrunning2009
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Nomad news, motorhomer fined
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i am confused. Gvm over 4.5 tonne at chinderah nsw. That would be nearly all cars with caravans. So, r they saying we all need to pull in? If thats the case, the place would b clogged up. or if signage says over 4.5 tonne pull in, does that mean us towing caravans.
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the rocket
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Hitch Ezy
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Was going to fit a McHitch on our van but from information on here and elsewhere they had some issues disengaging when pressure was on the hitch , I have been looking at the Hitch Ezy and it looks a better unit and a bit pricier , anyone on here retro fitted a hitch ezy on their van or got one on a new van purcha...
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mezza56
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Darwin
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We are going to Darwin for a few days in our Motorhome in a few days time. Can anyone recommend a Caravan Park near to the centre. I think its easy to get around Darwin, and beiieve they have good buses going into the centre.
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Splottboy
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Caravan Rollover
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Gday... The newspaper article of this incident was posted a few days ago. I just came across this video of the incident - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxaK6It5WEk The description given by the person who recorded the video last Sunday - "This accident took place approx. 11.0 kms South of the B...
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Tyre monitors
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Looking at fitting tyre pressure monitors to my van and car. What is your opinion and recommendations. Thankyou in advance.
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KazKen
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Thallon Silos on ABC Rural
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More on the Siloswww.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-30/thallon-residents-move-back-from-brink-with-big-tourism-plans/8756158
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About Rego
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Has anybody heard of a person being fined for driving unregistered/registered vehicle because they had a NSW licence and was driving WA registered vehicle and towing a Victorian caravan which both had 11 month rego still on them. This person is an itinerate traveller. This happened in NSW.
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Do I buy a battery powered chainsaw, or a battery powered reciprocating saw.
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Do I buy a battery powered chainsaw, or a battery powered reciprocating saw to collect wood for a camp fire, do I just use an axe?, do people really do this, or is it just something that people just talk about. The other half has got it into her head we should buy a chainsaw. I have just sold my petrol driven c...
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