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…
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…
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…
National 4×4 Outdoors Show hits Melbourne, and we’ve got cheap tickets for you
Australia’s biggest and best 4×4 show, the National 4×4 Outdoors Show, Boating & Fishing Expo, will soon hit the Melbourne Showgrounds, running August 16-18. And guess what? You can score cheap tickets and a free digital subscription to Pat Callinan’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sun chasing on the coastal fringe
The electric caravan is back on the road with Fran and John steering the Ford north once again along the coast of Western Australia. From Geraldton to Kalbarri, plus a special drive to see Nature’s Window, an absolutely amazing landscape…
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…
Qld Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow off to a cracking start
The 51st Qld Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow kicked off yesterday, and is set to attract more visitors over the weekend. The show wraps up on Monday, June 10, so there’s still plenty of time to head to the Brisbane…
Jurgens Caravans Australia claws its way back!
In a very positive media release today, 11 June 2019, Director of Jurgens Australia, Paul Kyriacou offers plenty of hope to Jurgens caravan owners and new owners into the future. Only months ago, the future of Jurgens here in Australia…
Why the new Range Rover Evoque should matter to you
If you’re serious about either towing or four-wheel driving, the Range Rover Evoque would barely be a blip on your radar considering its lack of towing ability and off-road dominance. Yet while the Evoque is designed for inner-city living,…
Should an odometer be fitted to every caravan?
It’s never been easier to track your travel miles with Hummingbird’s GPS Trailer Odometer so we ask should an odometer be fitted to every caravan? Have you ever wondered why an instrument for calculating distance is called an odometer? The…
