Simpson Desert - Car Set Up Questions

munss1 · 14th January 2013, 07:26 AM

Keep it light take it easy and remember it cost a lot to be recovered out there, old mate at Birdsville needs $1500.00 up front to leave the shop and it could cost as much as $8000.00 to get you back to Birdsville, so keep it light and make sure you are mechanically sound, we spend 6 months of the year in this country doing tour work and we see the lot, over weight, both car and occupants, driving like theres no tomorrow, had one group from Korea crossed the Simpson in 27 hours non stop, and there's more coming to do it that way, use it as a speed run. So keep an eye and ear open for these idiots from abroad.

Remember this is not your land and lets keep it clean and good for our kids.

Hi I am new to AULRO and do a lot of 4wd work touring Oz the company we work for has Mercedes Benz Axor 4wd, with coach pods on the rear, Taking up to 26 Pax to country they would very rarely visit on their own.

What do I own and drive.
For my off season work I operate a contract Harvester and have a Disco 2 for an escort vehicle and service van. Just purchased this vehicle to replace the overloaded Hilux 2.8.
My Touring car is a Disco 1 basically because it has no electrics on the motor and very reliable.
My retirement venture is a Series 3 long wheel base x Bega Valley Bush Fire Brigade vehicle. Done only 9000 mile. Genuine. Motor is seized as in 1995 it was drowned in a creek after a fire, towed home parked at the station and forgotten about. If anyone has a good 2.6 petrol motor out there send me a message.

**wpalmo** · 14th January 2013, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by munss1

My retirement venture is a Series 3 long wheel base x Bega Valley Bush Fire Brigade vehicle. Done only 9000 mile. Genuine. Motor is seized as in 1995 it was drowned in a creek after a fire, towed home parked at the station and forgotten about. If anyone has a good 2.6 petrol motor out there send me a message.

Sounds like a great retirement project. Why don't you have a look out for a 300 tdi to drop into the Series 3 instead of the petrol 2.6. It will fit and there are numerous threads on the modification out there. It would be an awesome truck that would get you anywhere you wanted to go and cheaper to run than the original petrol 2.6. Just an idea!!

Regarding the "Dakar Brigade" who want to run at 100 km/h minimum and up to speeds of 160 km/h on these types of crossings I totally agree with your comments. I haven't done a Simpson crossing but I see enough of them on the coastal tracks and beach's along the West Coast. There are a lot of head-on accidents in the West Coast dune country. If you are driving in steep dune areas with blind crest's it is a good idea to attach a large post with a flag to your front bar. At least the moron's may see the flag and back off there speed before cresting the dune and having a head on with you. This simple mod has saved me and the idiot coming the other way on numerous occasions. I would not drive in sand dune country with out one. Also totally echo every one else's responses regarding travelling as light as is possible.

Regards Warrick.

**460cixy** · 14th January 2013, 09:29 AM

I remember that landy from bega when I lived there

munss1 · 14th January 2013, 10:03 AM

I'd like to keep the old girl original, as I am a volunteer Fireman (retired)

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