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Coromal Caravans are back, now built by Apollo in Queensland
Coromal Caravans are now manufactured by Apollo Tourism & Leisure at the brand’s Northgate factory in Brisbane. Under this new ownership, five new Coromal models have been launched in the Pioneer and Element range. Apollo aims to reinvigorate the Coromal…
Issue 041 – Tragedy leads to prosecution for overweight caravan
Never has the issue of ensuring your vehicle and van are within their legal weight capacities been more plainly displayed. Our story about a pending court case for a fatal accident involving an overweight van is a must read, and…
Poisoned food, Cable Beach and the Gibb River Road
[contentgated] John and Fran are heading deep into the north from Port Headland to De Grey River then onto Cape Keraudren at the start of week 13 of the gasless caravan testing. This next phase of the journey will really…
Land Rover loses Range Rover lemon court battle
[contentgated] It seems refunds to vehicle owners are the flavour of the month for the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), with Jaguar Land Rover Australia (JLRA) being ordered to stump up in excess of $670,000 for a Range Rover…
Mitsubishi ordered to refund Triton owner
In what appears to be a first for Australia, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ordered a Mitsubishi dealership to refund the purchase price of a man’s Triton over inaccurate fuel consumption figures. Triton owner, Zelko Begovic appeared…
Is Toyota looking to AdBlue to address its diesel issues?
[contentgated] The rumour mill at Toyota has been in overdrive this week and today is no exception. News from insiders is the service technicians at Toyota have been sent back to school. That is not unusual but the subjects they…
Is this the most significant court case relating to caravanners in Australia, ever?
by Marty Ledwich For a number of years, many of us in the RV media have been writing about the importance of ensuring our rigs are within their weight restrictions. Certainly, ever since Sergeant Graeme Shenton of Victoria Police ran…
Piranha Off Road Products – SOLD!
Australian company Piranha Off Road Products has been sold to McNaughtans Pty Ltd as of 17 June 2019. Piranha has been a leader in off-road aftermarket products for over 30 years with Alan and Barbara Johnson first starting in ignition…
The lights are on and people are home!
The gasless caravan testing crew has made it to Exmouth and some unexpected shenanigans with the lighting system has freaked them out. This is how they described what happened: “At 4:00am this morning suddenly all the lights in the van…
10 things you need to know about AL-KO’s new ‘LightR’ chassis
AL-KO claims its new lightweight chassis has the potential to revolutionise the caravan industry. And while caravans are yet to be built with LightR, we’ve got the scoop on 10 things you need to know about this lightweight chassis concept.…
V8 LandCruiser 200 Series to be shelved in July 2019!
It appears Toyota has today unofficially announced that is about to discontinue all V8 versions of the LandCruiser 200 Series from July 2019. The shock news was communicated via Messenger to enquiries on its Facebook page this afternoon. (See the…
Macca’s useless info: From savage to sophisticated
For whatever reason, it’s always the blokes that take up camping first. Maybe it’s because it served as an acceptable reason to disappear for a few days with your mates as a teenager. “Hey Mum, I’m just going camping with…
Campfire Conversations: The Lair
It’s all about community spirit in Greenways, SA On our travels, we get to meet some fantastic people, some real characters, not just fellow travellers, but in local communities as well. A while ago we have had the privilege of…
