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I'll be interested to see if they are a very different vehicle from the current Skoda Octavia Scout. The Scout is available here as a 4-cylinder petrol (gasoline) with a single-range 4x4 (not a distributed AWD because its drive is front or front and back together, the same as my VW). It might...

They are very popular in Australia. I didn't buy one last time I purchased a vehicle because they still have awful brakes, like all Toyotas. But if you like Toyotas, don't let that put you off.

Aluminium (Aluminum), believe it or not, is one of the most corrodable metals. Usually, a thin layer of that corrosion coats the metal and protects it from further corrosion making it nice and silver. Repeated rubbing strips this aside, causing more corrosion and the grey residue you see. You...

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I think this thread is getting off track. The original idea was to discuss the reliability of the US-type trucks, which seem cheap compared to Japanese/European-style vehicles. It's been an interesting discussion that has led me to look at other vehicles on the US market that are within my price...

Yes I have them as well.

That is a good reason to keep the size and weight down. I intend to spend a substantial amount of time in Mexico.

I'm now also looking into "midsize" vehicles. Rangers in Australia were not so great although they are Rangers in name only and completely different to the US version.

I would ship back to the US or ship elsewhere. In South America, I would probably do more than just the PAH and loop back to Cartagena or Montevideo. The plan is to take my time and it possibly won't even leave North or Central America for a couple of years, there is so much to see.

As you are mentioned 2500 or HD vehicles. Can I drive that in North America on a standard license? In Australia you need a truck licence and in some states heavy vehicle registration.

I see a lot of people, even on OB saying Toyotas are the onlyway to go. The American brands seem to cop a bit of flack. You are right that The Australian auto industry is non-existent now but had been controlled by US brands since the 1940s. Now we are dominated by 4WDs from Thailand and I can...

I'm looking to buy an overland vehicle capable of doing the Pan-American (with detours). Buying an LHD vehicle in the US gives me more options than bringing my own (RHD, Insurance is difficult). Looking at what's for sale anything with a Toyota badge will be way out of my budget (like it is in...

Same here

We've got the same thing in some places in Australia except the decider seems to be whether you have a low range transfer case. Nobody seems to recognize that Cruisers and Range Rovers are AWD (distribute the drive over all wheels), whilst my VW is part-time 4WD as it is FWD or FWD+RWD (like an...

I have mine on the passenger side (I'm in Australia so that is the left). A lot of the time, when I do HAM radio fieldwork I wish it was on the other side so I could just pull off the road and have the open side towards the trail.

The Tagalong was such a useful product. Sadly now discontinued. When I travel I have been putting the RV3 on the roof rack. I no longer have the space as I set up for full-time (long distance, international) overlanding.

Chat GPT is not so great for trip planning. The training data is very diverse and as a result, does not get updated frequently. So that campsite that may have been there in 2021, might not be now.

Normally not a problem. Water is a terrible conductor and at 12v DC it isn't going to have any effect on an Anderson connector. Getting the contacts wet may lead to corrosion. Putting grease or Vaseline on the contacts before plugging them together will solve that. Also, mount the plugs high up...

Did posting here help? I've never received anything.

Good to see another VW Transporter on here.