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CaptainColourful:
Hi Dazzawhipple
 I had a holiday in the Northern Territory a while ago.
I know exactly what you mean about those ridges. I had a rental X-trail, not a real 4by but not too bad. 
I was tootling along slowly down a dust track and having my liver shaken out when a bloke in a toyota flatbed flew past me. I reckoned he knew summat I didn't so I booted it a bit and hey presto the ride was smooth at 70-80 kph.
I couldn't believe what a difference it made, and the car didn't seem to mind at all.
The alternate route was an extra 40 odd miles, but I was seriously considering taking it until the toyota showed me the way to smooth things out.
 

lcruiser100s:
re dirt roads in aus. at 80km/h you are skipping along the top of the ruts therefore less bouncing. a lot less wear and tear on the car.

gtomo2:
ben to that part of spain myself and so want to go back in my disco and do it propaly like you say loads of tracks up the mountains.Did you find the big guns on top of the moutain just outside Mazzaron That is a nice road  NOT up to them.

CaptainColourful:

--- Quote from: lcruiser100s on April 20, 2009, 18:52:54 ---re dirt roads in aus. at 80km/h you are skipping along the top of the ruts therefore less bouncing. a lot less wear and tear on the car.

--- End quote ---
The car was a rental so I wasn't too concerned if it fell apart a few weeks after we had handed it back.
 My main concern was that my liver/spleen/kidneys/eyes/teeth would fall out all over the floor  :lol:
With the extra speed it did skip over the surface quite nicely, in fact a little sideways action was quite enjoyable on some of the long bends..... although that was a bit risky considering help was so far away if I had an accicent.

We once pulled over by the side of the road to watch a pack of dingos as they walked up the road towards us.... we were enthralled. When I looked in my door mirror to watch them as they passed by us, I noticed that a plod had parked up right behind us ready to give us grief if I had even thought of getting out of the car to stroke them. As if !!
I still don't know where he came from, he must've been hiding in a bush somewhere I reckon... 100's of miles and no sign of a plod, then stop for 10 mins and one crept up on us....... just like being at home !




 
 

lcruiser100s:
now your just making me home sick... will have to check this place out in spain.

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