Monday, April 14, 2008

Look at the price on this!

Just wandering around looking for information on replacing the dual rear wheels with a single wheel and I found this ad. This vehicle is a couple of years older than the motor home with about half the kilometres on it.

1997 Isuzu NPS300 4x4 (B2521)

CODE: B2521
PRICE: $38,990.00 AUD (inc. GST)

Just arrived and ready to go. Been through our extensive workshop process and is in great condition. A very hard to find good condition 3 Tonne 4x4. Has a 5m flat steel tray to carry that litle bit more and with low km's will not last. Photo's to come shortly
Fuel: Diesel
Transmission: Manual
Year: 1997
Registration Number: 1BCM341
Colour: White
Seating: 3
Carring Capacity (kg): 3 Tonne
Engine: 4 Cylinder Diesel
Km: 98613
Make: Isuzu
Model: NPS300
GVM (kg): 6000
GCM (kg): 8000

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Off to inskip again

We camped at Inskip Point again. The Zu handled the beach effortlessly.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Camping in the Zu at Inskip Point

The motorhome did well on the flat sand around Inskip Point. The only problem we had was getting back up off the beach. We don't really have the raw power of the F100 to just charge off the beach. I went to talk to the Bridgestone Tyre Service dudes who set the trucks up that service Frazer Island. He thought that the dual tyres on the rear were probably the problem as the inside tyres have to cut a second track through the sand. I was seeing the front tyres dig in so I was looking to replace them. His idea was that the front tyres were working well but they can't drag the back tyres through. Between the front wheels digging and the inside rear tyres dragging too much power is being lost.

The unfortunate thing is that replacing the tyres to allow singles on the rear is very expensive. Suitable tyres are $600 each!

Thursday, April 3, 2008