Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 at 15:46
For our first outback trip (albeit on good sealed roads all the way), I was concerned about the fact that our Magna had 150000 km on the clock. I threw in the tension wrench, W/S manual, full tool kit - enough to virtually do a complete overhaul on the roadside. Needless to say, because I was prepared, nothing went wrong. In fact, while the Magna was using 1 L of oil in 1000 km at
home (short runs, cold starts etc), it used 0.5 L in 10000 km, and by the time we got
home it was down a full litre in 14000 km. Then it was back to 1L per 1000 km again... Modern cars if maintained
well should last at least 300000 and probably more like 400000 km. A friend of
mine has a fleet of Toyota 4WDs. All of them have done over 550000 km and are still on the original rings and bearings. They have had the heads re-done because they didn't do the valve adjustments, but the rest of the cars have been reliable.
As for tyres, good AT tyres would be advisable, or if this isn't an option, a second spare would suffice. It is easy to cut a sidewall. If you didn't want to carry a full second spare wheel, you can carry a spare tyre carcass and fit that should the need (and your ability) arise.
Since you have a manual transmission, I think that that part of the mechanicals should be reliable enough for the trip. If it was an auto transmission, I would recommend that you get the transmission serviced before you go.
Carry plenty of water with you as
well, because should you have trouble out there, you could be stressed by the lack of water. Needless to say, if you go properly prepared, you will have no troubles and enjoy the trip.
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Follow Up By: B1B2 - Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 at 16:35
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 at 16:35
Ditto
"Carry plenty of water with you as
well, because should you have trouble out there, you could be stressed by the lack of water. Needless to say, if you go properly prepared, you will have no troubles and enjoy the trip."
Drinking water is very scarce, even if you buy fuel or stay at a roadhouse - no water.
Coral Bay has a drinking
water tank and you can fill the kettle.
The
bore water is so hot, I let it cool in the Hot
Water tank, so Hot was cool and cold was HOT.
Fantastic place.
Enjoy
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