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Hey any1 been lately have a shiny lwb pajero geting Muddys fitted asap have not been a few years since i had my last stallion with all terrains dont wana waste to much premium so whats changed?
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Can you retype that in English?

BTW, Thompsons is closed for use. I think that's what you might have been asking about.
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mr landrover wrote:Hey any1 been lately have a shiny lwb pajero geting Muddys fitted asap have not been a few years since i had my last stallion with all terrains dont wana waste to much premium so whats changed?


see following
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... ck#p421516

Te Aroha side of the track is closed due storm damage.
Can still access the katikati side but your shiny Pajero won't get far even with M/T's ..........
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gutted oh well will have a nosey other side an have a go very confident in pajeros having owned discovery safari landcruiser (at 27 owned 38 cars so far :) any other tracks in the vicinity i should be aware of? or any good spots worth admiring the view going for a hike etc?
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mr landrover wrote:gutted oh well will have a nosey other side an have a go very confident in pajeros having owned discovery safari landcruiser (at 27 owned 38 cars so far :) any other tracks in the vicinity i should be aware of? or any good spots worth admiring the view going for a hike etc?


give Vandy's Road at Pirongia a go.
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yes thats correct is it back open not overgrown with angry residents looking upset?
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depending how far your driving to get there it might not be worth it. Its maybe 10-15min worth of driving until you get to a massive slip. Less than 5min riding on the quad.
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I think he means he's going to have a look over Kati side. :shock: .. Who els can smell another great thomsons recovery story coming :roll:
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Sounds like with all that experience you need to tell us all when you're going to attempt it so we can come and watch. Ill bring a chair and a few beers and my camera. Haha.
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the last or first six foot deep hole with water mud base , square cut entrance and exits turned me. around at first look, :D
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Cummon there not that bad :lol:
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On my own, yes, it was
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better take my chainsaw make a track around it. or i could be 1 of those guys in a pajero with bald tyres driving through the tough truck track to pull out the winch challenge truck as seen numerous times i better take off the new 33s an put my bald hts on an drift there aswell for a bit more fun :lol:
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Swamped wrote:depending how far your driving to get there it might not be worth it. Its maybe 10-15min worth of driving until you get to a massive slip. Less than 5min riding on the quad.


It'll take you longer than that! We took about 6hrs to do a return trip with 6 trucks last weekend. Don't even bother trying on your own
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We cruised into Vandy maybe a month or so ago. samurai on 32s with a welded rear. Only stopped a couple times to check where the water was cutting into the track and check a couple rocks which were in the way. It was only maybe 1.5-2km of driving at a guess.
6hrs :? Making it sound like the wires :lol:
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