Researching an expedition to Australia

[Redemptioner]

You are coming to QLD so none of the authorities are really going to care, especially if you are up in Northern QLD (ie. Townsville), your jeep will be tiny compared to some of the vehicles up there. As long as the tires don't stick out past the guards then you should be fine as they po-po understand that many places in QLD require some serious mods to even be able to drive some of the gazetted roads.

[TOYROX]

You could buy an XJ here for the cost of shipping paying the local duties and the GST (VAT).
Plus your mods certification to get local rego would cost an arm and a leg.
Its a great place to explore with a tent you could travel for years all over the counrty. But the distances are something you would not be use to.

[Tyvokka]

Originally Posted by Redemptioner

You are coming to QLD so none of the authorities are really going to care, especially if you are up in Northern QLD (ie. Townsville), your jeep will be tiny compared to some of the vehicles up there. As long as the tires don't stick out past the guards then you should be fine as they po-po understand that many places in QLD require some serious mods to even be able to drive some of the gazetted roads.

An expedition to Australia would involve other states too I believe, unless QLD IS Australia..

WA is a different country altogether, however!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cust..._Road_Vehicles
This does not specify technical requirements though.

[Tyvokka]

Originally Posted by TOYROX

You could buy an XJ here for the cost of shipping paying the local duties and the GST (VAT).
Plus your mods certification to get local rego would cost an arm and a leg.
Its a great place to explore with a tent you could travel for years all over the counrty. But the distances are something you would not be use to.

Yeah I agree. The distance literally is a killer. Remote areas here are that!!

Driving in the USA is a stretch of Europen driving, with facilities within a few hours and mobile phone coverage pretty much everywhere you go. Not so here. Having said that, I did take 8 hours from Lake Powell to Salt Lake City's main hospital's emergency room...that's 6.5 hours on the highway doing 150kmh pretty much all the way plus 1.5 hours fast boat ride, couple of pee and burger stops. No In and Out I'm afraid.

Fuel quantity, burn, range have to be taken into account, not just how massive you are.

Satphone is also a necessity. HF is way too expensive and antiquated.

Then there's everything else to consider. Parts, mechanics, land permits, time change, border crossings etc.

P/S: Where in Wales? I lived and studied in Cardiff in the late 80s and no speed cameras on the motorway. Cardiff to London in 1:42 in my mates custom VW Golf GTI 2.2 Turbo. The Sierra Cosworth was the "it" car then..

[TOYROX]

Dont forget the Drop Bears in the National parks.

[Redemptioner]

Originally Posted by JGW

An expedition to Australia would involve other states too I believe, unless QLD IS Australia..

WA is a different country altogether, however!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cust..._Road_Vehicles
This does not specify technical requirements though.

Well it pretty much is the only place worth going in Australia bar maybe NT......

[Tyvokka]

I know, I know....