there was discussion here a year ago about insurance.
Im considering changing insurers at renewal time and wonder if anyone has
info on alternative insurers to the big  4 (aami/alianz/gio/nrma etc etc).
thanks

Been on a few camping trips and am now starting to find the 2wd sedan a bit
limiting in where I can go in the bush.
I'm wondering what 4wds I should be looking at with a small budget of less
than $10k, ideally around $5k to get started. I live in Melbourne (if you

     Each night I watch heaps of adds on TV for Offroad vehicles
showing  them beening driven along beaces,  through creeks,  climbing up
side of steep hills followed by beening driving around town.    Are they
they true Offroad vehicles ???.    We all know nearly all the major car

G'day Fellas, been lurking on this newsgroup for a few weeks now, Dan
(w.nker from Broome who owns a Hilux ;) told me to join) anyways... ive got
an 89 model NF 3 litre v6 Pajero.. and im curious about snorkels.. i dont do
alot of road driving at the moment.. but in a few months ill ...

Just got back from 3 days at Stockton beach. Camped 3 k's south of the Signa
wreck. Plenty of deep gutters, caught approx 40 fish including Tailor,
Salmon, Flathead and Whiting.
Plenty of Pippies on the beach for Whiting.

I never cease to be amazed at how many people actually care about my well
being. I know this because they are always sending me information that would
improve my life. In fact over 200 people a day send me emails with all this
great stuff in it.

Can anyone tell me if the F250 (Older models) came out standard with a
spring over set up in the rear?
Cheers,
Muddy.

I got my first glimpse of the new Toyota Kluger on the way home last night,
and saw another on the way to work this morning. I have to say, it didn't
look like anything special. It's advertised as more of a cross-over vehicle
I think, so I was expecting it to look something like a ...

G'day All
Im looking for some web pages that has some info/Maps  on (Dirt) Tracks
In West Aussie or possible Australia.
Someone told me theres a web page called Aussie Explorer but couldnt find it

I'm looking to pick up something that is relatively cheap to take with
me while camping/ hunting/ travelling, etc.  
Problem is I know next to nothing about GPS systems.
Does anyone have any recomendations on which GPS units are best?

Why I have no f.cking idea. c.nt of an idea.
Last Update: Thursday, January 29, 2004. 11:43am (AEDT)
Minister to probe four-wheel-drive safety
" Federal Roads Minister Senator Ian Campbell says he will meet with

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~jgaynor/snowtowcar.wmv
this little vid is 14 mb so be warned, but well worth the look. I Won't
spoil it but selecting a tow point is oh so critical with modern
automobiles.

Start '96 Pajero in morning. Drive for about 10k's. Accelerate to 100kph and
settle in for usual 1hr drive to work. Notice revs are at about 3250 instead
of 2750. Check overdrive is on. Check am actually in Drive and not 2. Back
off noise pedal. Get back on noise pedal and back up ...

Gday, Im in the market for my first 4WD, Im in a rural area and in the
course of my work over the last 6 months have destroyed 3 exhaust systems on
rutted tracks gaining access to properties I have to work at.
I dont want to spend a fortune having several other cars already (under

Hi Ya Folks..
I'm selling my Garmin Emap the unit is brand new and still in it's original
box.. comes with a 8Meg Data card (SDRAM). Aussie road maps loaded and ready
to go $450.00 ONO (worth over $600.00 new).If anyone's interested you can