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(05-26-2018, 01:47 AM)Baggers link Wrote:Welcome home, David! Congratulations... big effort. What's your new truck? I recall the old one in the driveway at BH... We've moved bush and need to update to the appropriate wheels. Thinking of getting a low kms diesel CX-5...
Thanks Baggers ????
The Jeep died after our last Madigan attempt. It was very ????
The new truck is a 79 Series Toyota Landcruiser twin cab with tray. It’s ideal around the farm and great in the bush. It had the best economy on the desert crossing; 14.9l/100km where the 200 Series Landcruisers were getting 22!
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(05-26-2018, 02:44 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:Sounds like the voyage was indeed bon. Welcome back!
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It was a great trip. It’s a lot harder going east to west but we’ll worth it. We live in a wonderful country with unbelievable landscapes and I got to see a lot of what the desert has to offer ???? and then a taste of the Flinders Ranges ????
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(05-26-2018, 11:59 PM)DJC link Wrote:Thanks Baggers ????
The Jeep died after our last Madigan attempt. It was very ????
The new truck is a 79 Series Toyota Landcruiser twin cab with tray. It’s ideal around the farm and great in the bush. It had the best economy on the desert crossing; 14.9l/100km where the 200 Series Landcruisers were getting 22!
A good choice of truck if I may say so DJC. I had a 78 series 1HZ troopy for years, which served me very well on numerous challenging trips. The fuel economy was also remarkable especially on the long highway sections due to its high 5th cruising gear. The other positive I found was the very low rate of depreciation - got an excellent price for it when I eventually let it go.
It sounds like it was a wonderful trip - hoping to get back to it myself someday.
Reality always wins in the end.
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(05-27-2018, 12:03 AM)DJC link Wrote:Thanks Cookie ????
It was a great trip. It’s a lot harder going east to west but we’ll worth it. We live in a wonderful country with unbelievable landscapes and I got to see a lot of what the desert has to offer ???? and then a taste of the Flinders Ranges ????
Good to see you enjoyed it DJC.
I agree, east to west is the best way to go. The dunes are steeper but shorter in distance and you don't have the sun in your eyes
in the mornings.
I love the Simpson. 8)
I spent most of my money on Women and grog.
The rest I just wasted.
