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17-02-2015
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Full Flexer
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: perth
Posts: 516 What Jeep do I drive?: WH
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Originally Posted by Roady
At $1700 odd has anyone worked out how many klm's your gonna have to do to make it pay? That's a hell of a lot of money to be able to say 1000 k range. I know mine will do 600 plus on the standard tank.
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Its not about how long it will take to pay off. Its about convenience.
We tow with our jeep, and I don't want to stop every 400km to fill up
so in my eyes when I fill up once it has payed for it self.
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17-02-2015
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CrawlerStar
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Posts: 421 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roady
At $1700 odd has anyone worked out how many klm's your gonna have to do to make it pay? That's a hell of a lot of money to be able to say 1000 k range. I know mine will do 600 plus on the standard tank.
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There is no payoff as such, it's about what you want from your vehicle.
I want a super capable tourer, while the JKUR is super capable, it's shortcomings are range, which is compounded by limited room to haul stuff. By increasing the range by 60+% without changing cargo capacity the aux tank goes some way to addressing both issues.
I now have a rig that id be comfortable tackling the simpson or cape York in.
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17-02-2015
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Full Flexer
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 701 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roady
At $1700 odd has anyone worked out how many klm's your gonna have to do to make it pay? That's a hell of a lot of money to be able to say 1000 k range. I know mine will do 600 plus on the standard tank.
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I do wonder if it is worth it.
For that cash I could buy a roof rack and chuck some jerry's on it. I don't mind pulling over to pour some more fuel into the tank.
Decisions decisions .......
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17-02-2015
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Established Member
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,198 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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There's only one way to solve this, someone should buy me one and I'll drive mine around till we get a break even reading
The difference between theory and practice is.. In theory there is no difference.
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My greatest fear in life is that when I die, my wife sells my jeep for what I told her I paid for it
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17-02-2015
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Full Flexer
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Sydney
Posts: 682 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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added some Nitto Trail Graplers in 295/70/17 plus some spring spacers to level the JK as it was all over the shop.
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MY13 JKU Manual Billet Silver Rubicon,Leather,SAT/NAV,Towbar,AEV-Front-Bar
Last edited by dom83; 18-02-2015 at 04:55 AM.
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18-02-2015
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CrawlerStar
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Posts: 421 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snort
I do wonder if it is worth it.
For that cash I could buy a roof rack and chuck some jerry's on it. I don't mind pulling over to pour some more fuel into the tank.
Decisions decisions .......
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I have a Gobi already, it gets filled pretty quickly.
Perhaps i just take too much gear with me and should be looking to rationalise that.
I camp with up to 4 people in the one vehicle for up to 7 days so the rack takes-
2 tents, 4 sleeping bags & mattresses, toilet tent, 4 chairs, table, chainsaw, gas bottle
In the rear i fit
fridge or esky, stove, cooking gear, food, 20-30l water, lanterns, clothes bags, fishing gear, recovery gear & compressor etc etc
Last edited by rjvines; 18-02-2015 at 06:01 AM.
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18-02-2015
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CrawlerStar
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Canberra, ACT
Posts: 453 What Jeep do I drive?: JK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dom83
Attachment 70685 added some Nitto Trail Graplers in 295/70/17 plus some spring spacers to level the JK as it was all over the shop.
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What lift/spacers are you running Dom?
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