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Thanks for that, good info about the solar charging overnight. Have you reported it to Companion? If so did they say anything useful?

Just a quick question So you just won the mother of all rollovers on the lottery and won $800m, what 4x4 ute make and model would you get and briefly why? :)

Hi, I have been looking at getting a battery & solar setup and was going to get a Lithium power station so its more portable as the lead acid batteries are sooooooo heavy. I have been looking at this one with built in MPPT controller -...

Hi mate, I've read your blog posts about solar panels and the correct sizes, all very interesting and useful!! I have made up a spreadsheet comparing the panels I have been looking at and how their size compares to your guide so I have immediately discounted the ones that were barely half the...

Hi, I am looking at a battery & solar setup for camping, at the moment we have been going to powered sites but now are moving to unpowered sites and maybe one day offgrid.... I have pretty much decided to go with at least 100Ah AGM battery and solar over 200W and in general just thinking the...

Its going to be a weekender car not my main car. Mainly used for camping and taking kayak around, plus I would like to do some 4wd. Not planning on doing any crazy 4wd yet but my mate and his dad are really into it so may tag along. My mechanic friend who had a discovery a few years back said...

I understand that, that's why I'm going back to plan A of getting a newer car

Just to clarify $4k, 1996, auto, 380k kms Discovery 1 TDi 2.5l $8.5k, 2002, auto, 235k kms Discovery 2 Td5 2.5l $10k, 2001, auto, 200k kms Discovery 2 Td5 2.5l I think they might all be a bit too old for a complete novice mechanic like me, I dont mind learning but maybe too much in at the deep...

Hmmmmmmm I think I'm abandoning this idea....... Haha Proper made me lol!!!

Hi, Originally I was looking at spending upto 20k on a 4x4 ute but now I am also considering getting a cheaper older 4x4 and have seen several Discoverys from 4-10k. I have read a bit about them and it seems they can get rusty especially around the boot area, my mechanic friend had one a few...

Haha love it!! Thanks for the pics, gives me something solid to compare against Thanks for everyone's comments and advice, much appreciated!! :)

Here are the Triton pics again if you click on the box they should appear this time, not sure why they arent embedded here like the Hilux though I was looking on Redbook and the Hilux was 13.4k for that kms and the Triton was 20k for that kms. As i was writing my first post I had come to the...

Hi, So I have looked at a 2005 extra cab 3l Toyota (private $18,000) and a 2013 dual cab 2.5l Triton (dealer $20,000), both diesels I really like the extra cab Toyota as the back didnt seem to be that much smaller than the Triton dual cab but much bigger tray, but because the windows dont open...

Hi, Thanks for the info, all useful What do you think to the Nissan Navara? I have seen one for $18k 2011 model 155,000km 6 speed manual 2.5L diesel, got a few mods but nothing crazy, says its mainly been a highway car Redbook says $12,500 -17,300 Or there is a 2014 Triton for $21k, 196,000km...

Hi, I am looking to buy a 4x4 ute as follows It will just be a weekend car, for camping, going to the beach, transporting 2 adults and 2 dogs and kayaks or bikes that kind of thing. Maybe a bit of offroading in the future but even then it will only be a couple of times a year so i don't need...