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Life’s too short for boring cars

I’m Robert Pepper, a journalist specialising in 4X4s, sports cars, towing and camping. This is my professional site where you can find out more about what I do and check out some of my work – I make videos, write books, blogs and articles, and maintain an active Facebook page. Here’s my latest writings:

The BYD Shark represent a brand new class of vehicle for Australia, a series-hybrid 4x4 ute, so no wonder there's
On Sunday 27th of October a hill climb amateur motorsport event was held at the Rob Roy track in Christmas
BYD have released their new Shark 6 ute, their first 4x4, their first ute, and the first PHEV ute on
A YouTube commenter suggested that portal axles mean a vehicle is taller than the equivalent without. While it's true that
Own a Lotus, and looking for YouTube coverage for Elise, Exige, Evora, Emira and more? Here's a list of channels
The Unimog U1700L was used in the Australian Army and now many are owned privately. An owner requested some help
That's a bit like asking if playing chess is fun, or if wine tastes good. It's entirely subjective. But in
A YouTube channel member suggested that I make a conversion table, so here it is! This is the video that

And more about what I do:

Video

My YouTube Channel is where I create videos explaining how things work, techniques to use and plenty more. It’s a bit different to the average automotive channel. I don’t do hyped-up enthusiasm, insincere product promotions or gush about awesomeness. I also interview people with interesting things to say for my webinar series.

Facebook

I’m proud of my Facebook page where a small but loyal group of people interested in my work discuss all sorts of related topics. It’s a tough crowd at times, so knowledgeable but fair.

Calculators

I’ve written two calculators, one for towing weights and the other for tyre sizes.

Books

I’ve written four books, and you can find more about each of them on this site:

The 4WD Handbook – a very comprehensive book on offroad vehicles, covering how they work and lots of different driving techniques.

The 4WD Glovebox Guide – designed as a field reference for offroaders on trips, covering key driving techniques and instructions such as tyre repair. The Glovebox Guide complements the 4WD Handbook which is more detailed.

4WD Treks Close to Melbourne – describes twenty offroad trips accessible to all levels of driver and vehicle, each of which is less than two hour’s drive from Melbourne’s CBD.

GPS Vehicle Navigation in Australia a specialised offroad navigation book.