Well there I was travelling 100km/h near Mudgee in my X-trail without
one of those nudge bars.
A bunny rabbit sprints across the road and I think I am going to make
mince meat of this.  The bunny disappears out of sight.

Folks,
The new Landcruiser (well; 16 months old is still new to me...) has a
spot where the paint has been rubbed back to bare metal.  It's no
bigger than a 10 cent piece, but I wanted to repair it before heading

Does anyone know anyone who has had a Landcruiser 100 series converted to
gas?
The LPG conversion centre says it is fine to do it (as you would expect them
too) but Toyota are hesitant. They did not say don't do it, but they did say

Are previous posts on this newsgroup kept in an archive somewhere?
Thanks

Folks,
Spent Friday being driven across from Longreach to Clermont in a POX
Triton 4wd(15 months & 115,000kms old and I could hear the clutch
throw-out bearing making noise...), and my back is still not talking

I'm looking into buying a portable fridge/ freezer, 50-60 Litres.
I'm not really interested in a 3 way, only 12V / 240 V
although  12 V only would be OK too.
Waeco are popular. I've looked at Eva Kool .

Can anyone recommend an honest mechanic in Brisbane who's good with 4WDs?
Somewhere between Darra and Milton would be handy, but I don't mind
travelling if they're worth it.
So far my experiences with mechanics here range from the old "don't fix the

We have decided to put the Nissan Patrol Turbo Diesel on the market.
It is an 85 model. In reasonable condition but may need some bushes on the
suspension to pass a RWC.
It is registered with about 5 months left on the rego.

I have a two stroke Warrior brand Portable Generator which has given trouble
free use for three years.Last time it was used the Re-coil Pull Starter mec
came loose and strangled the motor. I am having trouble re-inserting the
Re-coil Spring into the clutch mechanism. The coil spring ...

It's a bit of a no brainer really.  We all know there is heaps of 4WD stuff
on eBay.  However the local minister for War and Finance has ordered yet
another garage clean out.  Apparently she wants me to park the car in her
garage.  I'm not sure if that had anything to do with ...