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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:29 am 
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:07 pm 
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Now that I like ...

maybe extend the passenger area back a bit further and do away with the tool box , there's a real need for a full length tray on a dual cab ute in Australia , Twin cabs with their tiny trays are useless :evil:

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:07 pm 
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Toolbox ?? i thought it was a hot tub :)


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:24 pm 
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Now thats different, wonder what the steering must be like.....bugger of a turning circle lol


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:06 pm 
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Looks like a Suzuki Alto welded to a tandem axle trailer

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:33 pm 
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jasonf wrote:
Now thats different, wonder what the steering must be like.....bugger of a turning circle lol


Designed for the US highway system - dead straight for miles

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:07 pm 
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wouldnt it be cheaper to have a seperate car trailer? good idea but i think would of been cheaper to have a car trailer and a car.


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:20 pm 
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Can't open the doors once loaded -

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:07 am 
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If it was redesigned it could be awesome.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:03 am 
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There's some mini-based car transporters around, here's one of them:

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It's been lengthened in the meantime, as you can see a saloon fits well but a van/estate only fits just..


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:45 pm 
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Nah, it`s not a toolbox, & nor is it a hot tub,,, it`s the esky :-)

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