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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 11:15 pm |
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Bought another jeep yesterday, hopefully will turn up in a couple of weeks. 2017 grand Cherokee diesel with some shiny flash bits, should be able to do 2200km between servos. Can't wait to get touring in it.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:41 pm |
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Woohoo
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:53 pm |
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Awesome car
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rexhunta
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Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:03 am Posts: 212 Location: Leschenault, WA.
Vehicle: 2020 Vitara Turbo
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:00 am |
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My good mate has a '16 Blackhawk WK2 with the T/D V6 and the 8 speed.
So good dropping down to 3-4l/100 on the highway. Tows like an absolute champ too, you'll love it.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:59 am |
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It is an awesome car, 9L per 100 @140kph is outstanding
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
Vehicle: G16b sierra
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Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 1:27 pm |
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shep wrote: It is an awesome car, 9L per 100 @140kph is outstanding Is that the 3L v6 diesel? My old boy has one, tows a big camper and loves the thing.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:12 am |
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Yeah it is the diesel, apparently jeep are bringing out the 3.0v6 diesel and 8 speed box in the new JL wrangler. If they do I will be buying one.
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:02 am |
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Really? That could be interesting considering how torquey they are in the Cherokee, I imagine the wrangler is a lot lighter
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Technotron101
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:08 pm Posts: 395
Vehicle: 1987 WT LWB Sierra
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:49 am |
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Doesn't Jeep do a 392 Hemi V8 grand cherokee?
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pete_79
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 1571
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:30 am |
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Technotron101 wrote: Doesn't Jeep do a 392 Hemi V8 grand cherokee? The 6.4L SRT..... My boss just swapped his AMG for one and loves it....
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Technotron101
Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:08 pm Posts: 395
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:00 pm |
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Technotron101 wrote: Doesn't Jeep do a 392 Hemi V8 grand cherokee? Yes but it isn't a proper 4wd. My wrangler with both tanks full plus fridge weighs 1800kg (350kg more then my jimny) and the GC with full tank is 2400kg. 1800kg and 570nm @ 2000rpm would be a lot of fun
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vet 180
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 11:50 am Posts: 1243
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:13 am |
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shep wrote: Technotron101 wrote: Doesn't Jeep do a 392 Hemi V8 grand cherokee? Yes but it isn't a proper 4wd. My wrangler with both tanks full plus fridge weighs 1800kg (350kg more then my jimny) and the GC with full tank is 2400kg. 1800kg and 570nm @ 2000rpm would be a lot of fun Yikes your Jimny was 1450kgs. The JK is obviously much better for your needs.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:45 pm |
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Second fuel tank and brake controller slapped in during the week. Heading off around Aust next Saturday.
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:47 pm |
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Alice springs then no plans
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:53 pm |
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That's the way to do it! Have you got a time limit?
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:37 pm |
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Sadly I only have 6 weeks off work
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:56 pm |
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You could still see a lot in 6 weeks. Have anything in mind? East or West?
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:36 pm |
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This will be my 3rd 12000+ km trip in 6 months. Want to have a look around vic and west of the blue mountains in nsw. We are looking for a few 1000acres to buy now that all the ground water is fucked where we are now.
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Kfal
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:37 pm Posts: 84 Location: beyond the 26th
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:16 pm |
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shep wrote: This will be my 3rd 12000+ km trip in 6 months. Oh that would be the life.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14491 Location: Here there everywhere
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Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:35 pm |
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Just drove from port Augusta to Canberra 1300km and the range guesser thing still reckons there is 800km of fuel in the tank. It's a bloody awesome traveling car.
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Qthefun
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Joined: Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:07 pm Posts: 332 Location: Brizzy
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:52 pm |
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At least they start with a J...
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shep
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:14 pm |
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13000km down. Car is outstanding.
Even found some gold at Hill End and Gulgong
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shep
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Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:18 am |
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The GC is getting its 60k service next week and also a set of tyres. 60k from the stock goodyear A/Ts is pretty good considering what the car gets used for. Had zero issues with the car and think we will keep it long term.
The only broken bits are from a roo I hit at 120kph near wave hill, damage isn’t to bad so we haven’t bothered getting it fixed. Moving to central QLD in a couple of months so depending on what the animals are like there we may fit a bull bar but that will be only if needed. Something else that really impresses me is the headlights, the factory HID headlights are brilliant and I wish I could slap them in my wrangler.
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