When you think high-end sports cars, don’t forget about the Alfa Romeo 4C “What IS that?”
That’s one of the phrases you’re most likely to hear when you’re driving around in an Alfa Romeo 4C.
“Beautiful car!’ is another one –…
So if you had two 4x4s with winches, 8 Maxtrax, a lot of winch ext straps, several shovels, 10 people and a coffee pot, how would you recover this?
That's the question I asked on my Facebook Page, and many of the…
There’s usually one person responsible for packing a touring 4×4. Don’t upset them.
DO YOU WANT TO make the person packing the car angry? It’s easy, just try these top tips:
1. Is it…?
“Have you packed the…?” “Yes it’s in the…
There is a vehicle I'll pick for 4X4 of the Decade, but overall the decade just gone was less significant that the period 2000-2009.
Back in 2000, the Pajero proved that fully independent suspension and a monocoque-ish chassis could indeed work…
Why would you bother spending money on a 4WD, more money on gear and then put up with the discomfort of camping?
It's a good question. But as tens of thousands of people do it, then there must be a reason. Actually,…
Why can't I leave my mark?
Tens of thousands of years ago our ancestors wrote on rocks, shifted nature around to make dwellings and generally acted just as they pleased. Even a couple of hundred years ago people emblazoned their initials into…
Every job has a cross to bear. Doctors get asked for free medical advice, computer experts get asked to fix things, estate agents get stabbed and auto journalists get accused of bias. Usually by red-faced, spittle-flecked, stabby-fingered paragons of even-minded virtue.
In a…
If it goes fast and can be driven, I'm up for it.
And that's how I found myself astride a three-seater jetski, with my 15yo daughter and a young feller sat behind. It was an ocean ride, so pretty choppy and I…
Dear Overlander
I've only been a reader of a magazine for a few months but find it helpful and interesting. My question is about suspension. We have owned a 1993 80 Series Cruiser for about four years and use it for towing a…
It’s clear the Australian fauna has been engaged in one long inter-species competition for the last several million years. I wonder which animal started it. Which one was the first to think that there had to be better ways of subduing prey…