From outdoor expos and festivals to a lakeside fun run, there’s plenty of events on to keep you out and about this month. Southern Highlands Outdoor Recreation & Adventure Show Illawarra, NSW, November 9-11, 2018 Make your way down to…
Don’t be a hater: an endless lap ain’t necessarily an endless holiday! Driving to work on a Tuesday morning is rarely an exercise in relaxation, but it becomes a torturous commute through the fiery gates of a personalised hell when…
The fourth-gen BMW X5 will be on sale from November 2018, launching with the XDrive (AWD) 30d and the M50d at $112,990 and $149,990 respectively. As usual with new models, the X5 has become bigger again; 36mm longer, 66mm wider…
The industry standard warranty used to be three years, 100,000km. And that’s what many manufacturers still offer, for example Toyota and Nissan. However, slowly but surely, some of the lesser-known brands in particular have increased warranty lengths in order to…
Not content with learning all there is to know about you through other tentacles, Google is now going to live in your car. Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault have announced a technology partnership to embed Android in their cars. They say…
When sales of a vehicle are flagging a bit, the carmakers throw on a bit of bling and call it a special edition. This month its Nissan and the Navara, so we have a dual-cab SL model that gets 16-inch…
A look at a good drop – in terms of caravanning, that is I searched for the definition of ‘vintage’ on the internet. Other than references to wine (also a favourite pastime of mine), I found that the word primarily…
For less than $20,000 you can now drive away a brand-new dual-cab ute, Great Wall’s petrol 4X2 Steed. Yes, that’s missing diesel and 4WD, but for $20k you can’t expect everything. You do, however, get a one-tonne payload – more…
Barossa Christmas Parade 2018 – Tanunda, SA December 7, 2018 With Christmas nearly upon us, we simply had to include a festive event in this edition of Pit Stop. If you’re lucky enough to live in the beautiful Barossa Valley…
The all-new Alto will have you turning heads and setting trends – but is it practical for touring? Alto vans are designed and built in Canada before being spec’d to Australian standards and sold exclusively through Roma RV in Melbourne.…
Well the weather is warming up and we are starting to think about heading back into the bush. Some of us don’t care about the weather and are happy to ‘hardcore’ camp all year as it provides great stories of…
Possibly one of the best you’ll ever taste INGREDIENTS 375g packet of pasta of your choice 600ml thickened cream 3 bacon rashers, finely chopped 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 12 button mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon dried or fresh/chopped basil Olive…
It’s as big and tough as you’d expect it to be The only rhinos that are native to Queensland are the Rhinomax line of off-road campers. Like a rhino, they are built tough, which is where the Max comes into…
Take a tour along the Newell Highway to find out what’s in store for you On the western plains behind the Great Divide, the Newell Highway runs from Goondiwindi in Queensland down to Shepparton in Victoria – a touch over…
The world has waited far too long for the Defender replacement, and now it’s been spotted. Obviously, Land Rover doesn’t care too much about spy shots given the “Best 4x4xFar” sticker on the side. The Defender will be a most…
