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On 01 Jan 22, the missus lets the brake off on the build. Technically, I'm not supposed to have done anything to it yet, and she is watching. She pulled me up on it the other day, that all these bits and pieces I've done already should not have been done yet. Cough, $5.5k already of the $60k approx modification cost. I was truly busted.Me: But sweetheart, I really needed maxtrax and the shovel for safety to get out of the crap when by myself.Wife: Ah ha... or you could just do tracks that have no risk of being bogged until after Christmas.Me: Bugger.She made me wrap my snorkel, just to make sure I don't sneak that on between now and Christmas. Crafty bugger she is.Usually, I'm whinging and whining how fast the months pass... when I don't want them to. Now, I want that, and its dragging on painfully slow.
I do love that wife of mine.
You can spend a lot of money on a vehicle and not go anywhere that any of it is actually needed.
Other than decent roo bar, spotties and snorkel, all my work vehicles that go bush are standard. Half have winches. First aid kit, fire extinguisher, max traks, snatch strap ( with soft shackles), shovel and you are good to go. My Mux has all the above plus winch extension and a suspension lift.
Hi ajm,I get that and I guess I'm probably not the only one that does.But also if a guy/gal has been working hard against all odds from an early (or old) age and finally gets to enjoy the fruits, why not.Getting old myself and faster than I like and still not seeing the $$$ coming in as much as I'd like.If I'd win the lotto I'd spend on the loved ones first and then splurge on an awesome toy for myself, like a brand new DMax all beefed up for the trips to WA and the Cape ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I get that not everyone spends a lot on their vehicle... but some do. Each to their own IMHO.Quote from: animalpest on Dec 10, 2021, 02:04:32 PMYou can spend a lot of money on a vehicle and not go anywhere that any of it is actually needed.Mine goes from the garage, to the bush. Its sole purpose is our offroader / tourer. It is not a daily driver. It does need to pull a 1.8t patriot X3 or similar around the vic high country and other offroad locations around Oz, so it needs very specific things in order to accomplish that task.Quote from: animalpest on Dec 10, 2021, 02:04:32 PMOther than decent roo bar, spotties and snorkel, all my work vehicles that go bush are standard. Half have winches. First aid kit, fire extinguisher, max traks, snatch strap ( with soft shackles), shovel and you are good to go. My Mux has all the above plus winch extension and a suspension lift.There's $20k and you haven't even added a towbar yet. Stuff is not cheap these days.
Yvesjv, I don't think, even with a decent lotto win, that I could spend that much money on a vehicle without being physically ill. That said, I'm not judging anyone. You earn it you spend it.