Youtube has made me do it!!

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Yeah, don’t recon a perentie would get far on serious tracks.....open diffs for starters.

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hehehe, clearly you've never driven a rental.....

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Thanks for the info and YouTube links, from the research we've done here about the Carent the hard part to work out is the cleaning of the vehicle, I get that it needs to be clean, but to what extent does the inspection go to? Do they check inside the chassis, do they use cameras to look inside every nook and cranny?

Still loads to work through, I really appreciate all the help I'm getting from this forum.

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the ADF had to drill holes in body panels to get access to some of the areas,

I've seen endoscopes in use during some inspections on some vehicles and those aqis guys have found areas in landrovers that can collect dust that not even I knew existed...

I believe their theory is "if dust can get there so can seeds."

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Sorry I should have explained it's not a tourer, it's been built for extreme off road it's classed as a challenge truck in the UK, I think you call it comp trucks.

Here are some photos as requested, I've looked into hiring and no-one has anything that would be allowed to go on any of the severe tracks.

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I see, Your vehicle looks Ellis worthy , Begs the question, why do you Brits build such capable looking vehicles if you have no where to drive them. Your also probably going to want to be sure the cooling system is in tip top shape, you probably dont encounter the same ambient temperatures as here. Your going to be working the vehicle harder than its ever been working before with not much forward motion.

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Originally Posted by Johnlad

Thanks for the info and YouTube links, from the research we've done here about the Carent the hard part to work out is the cleaning of the vehicle, I get that it needs to be clean, but to what extent does the inspection go to? Do they check inside the chassis, do they use cameras to look inside every nook and cranny?

Still loads to work through, I really appreciate all the help I'm getting from this forum.

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Plenty of overlanders ship into AUS....worst case you’ll have to pay for and additional clean before being cleared. Not sure of the cost.

Yes reputation is AUS is tough but it doesn’t seem to stop others.

I’m planning an overland trip and shipping the car back to AUS and cleanliness is the least of my worries.

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I see, Your vehicle looks Ellis worthy , Begs the question, why do you Brits build such capable looking vehicles if you have no where to drive them. Your also probably going to want to be sure the cooling system is in tip top shape, you probably dont encounter the same ambient temperatures as here. Your going to be working the vehicle harder than its ever been working before with not much forward motion.

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If you can see roof lights, you're looking at different pictures to me. [bighmmm]

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I see, Your vehicle looks Ellis worthy , Begs the question, why do you Brits build such capable looking vehicles if you have no where to drive them. ....

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They have places to drive them, but when we call it "a drive", they'd call it "an endurance event" [tonguewink]

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Nice rig, I’d reckon you get a few willing to tag along.

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maybe I'll bring the Iveco

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...5d&oe=5EF0BFCB

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If you can see roof lights, you're looking at different pictures to me. [bighmmm]

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yes I was looking at the wrong vehicle.

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I see, Your vehicle looks Ellis worthy , Begs the question, why do you Brits build such capable looking vehicles if you have no where to drive them. Your also probably going to want to be sure the cooling system is in tip top shape, you probably dont encounter the same ambient temperatures as here. Your going to be working the vehicle harder than its ever been working before with not much forward motion.

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In the words of Tommy Shelby: because we can, because we ****ing can and if we can we do.

[bigrolf][bigrolf]

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Really, you want to do Ellis Track , I want to see a photo of your vehicle, I drove up there before youtube & the internet on a Jeep Club trip, I had a Ford V8 , Auto , G60 transfer Case , Front & rear maxi drives on a hybrid 90 with SAT's and it wasn't easy. there are not many vehicles capable enough , no Family tourer is going to cut the mustard.

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[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin]

First thing I thought of after seeing the intended port of landing.

Ellis is located in a leafy outer NE Melby suburb.

Never driven it, not really my interest, but had a squiz at the western entrance whilst doing a fish job just down the hill (Hoddles?) awhile ago. 12 years?

Even though it looked like a nice country drive to take your new GF on in your new pov pack 3 series beemer with a picnic rug and a nice bottle of champers, the clues to its true place in potential Pommy lying 'did Ellis' were obvious.

Seasonal track closure......... no probs, gate smashed and a side track to boot, must be worthy of attention.

If the intention ends up doing renting / borrowing get a LC, take pics if you do Ellis and post them up. Especially if done at night after a bit of drizzle with a few other LC's.

Here's a brief trip report from the past:

Ellis Track (warbt Trip - Hard) 15/16 April

cheers, DL [thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig]

and if the pics work............... well that could be called the Oz version of green laning.