101RRS
13th April 2006, 08:27 PM
I had to travel up to Torres Strait during the week. Stopping in Cairns I saw heaps of Landies of all sorts including a couple of D3s obviously fitted out for cruising.
Up on Thursday Island there are heaps of 4wds - don't know what they are used for because except for putting the boat in, there is no where to use them. You cannot even easily get them off the island as there are no car ferries. Most of the 4wds are Japanese of all types with many almost brand new.
I spotted 2 early series 2 or 3s dead in back yards and a couple of series doors against a shed but the only going landy out of hundreds of 4wds spotted was a nice series 3 parked on the wharf. I didn't even see any in the army compound but there was a unimog parked there - I assume there must be at least one army landie somewhere.
So it looks like landys are not popular in the area and it looks like none have gone up there for many many years.
I just got back yesterday have have to go back up for a couple of days the week after next - it is a nice place to visit but a pain to get there - 12 hours by plane taking into account waiting around airports and weeks by car.
garry
Up on Thursday Island there are heaps of 4wds - don't know what they are used for because except for putting the boat in, there is no where to use them. You cannot even easily get them off the island as there are no car ferries. Most of the 4wds are Japanese of all types with many almost brand new.
I spotted 2 early series 2 or 3s dead in back yards and a couple of series doors against a shed but the only going landy out of hundreds of 4wds spotted was a nice series 3 parked on the wharf. I didn't even see any in the army compound but there was a unimog parked there - I assume there must be at least one army landie somewhere.
So it looks like landys are not popular in the area and it looks like none have gone up there for many many years.
I just got back yesterday have have to go back up for a couple of days the week after next - it is a nice place to visit but a pain to get there - 12 hours by plane taking into account waiting around airports and weeks by car.
garry