am thinking of selling my gu patrol and byeing a manx 2 drive every day what do u all think should i do it want 2 save some $$$$$ the gu loves the petrol what do u all think

Cam not a bad idea where i live BUT as a past Tasmanian it will be bloody cold in winter .As much as i drive my manx & towdster i still retain a normal vehicle for those wet/cold days , thats not to say that i won't drive either of those cars if there is an event on or i just fiel like it .
Buggy On Westy!

Also depends on family situation, I cant fit 5 people into my manx.....(thats why its not finished....thats my story and I'm sticking to it....:P)

well ??? i ride a motorbike most of the time these days so wet and cold im sort of use 2 and as for people 2 take its just me i have 2think about ??????? i dont know as im thinking of moveing 2 qld in october so would b ok then just want some ideas as i do love the patrol but realy i can do everything i want 2 do in a manx and the buggy is at a good price

You need to move up to QLD before August, then its a shorter trip to Valla....:P

If you are moving to QLD tho, go the manx for sure!

Did it for 5 years....who cares if it rains....Ahhh...those were the days...

this is the buggy

So did you buy it.Graeme does that look like Rouse Wuiskes old bugy to you.

Andrew, I honestly can't remember...and I've driven it....:o

Does this look the same?

I meant colour....that bonnet on my manx is from Reese's blue manx...not sure if it is the same one as your pic

looks like the colour the car has qld mod plate

Thats not the bonnet I'm using though, its just a spare.
This is the one I'm using and it does have the raised bit

so that may explain the green under paint chip on bonet then ????

No. I got the blue bonnet long after Reese took the manx up to Darwin

ok must b just undercoat then so was this a good buggy

It was quite a few years ago that I last saw that manx, but yeah it was in good nick back then

well thanks 4 all that Graeme the buggy if its it. is still in good nick best ive seen id say and all the rego is good needs a lift kit an some beefing up 4 off road but a grate start thanks

Have you seen Andrew's Manx? It doesnt have a lift kit or bugger all beefing up, and its done Cape York... A stocko manx will go a lot of places

yes i know thay will" il know if ive got it in a few more days :P

Cool, I look forward to seeing it at Valla if you do

i think ive made my mind up on what il do i can always bye anothe patrol LOL

I know of 3 old fella's that drive their buggies around on a daily bassis, and 1 young fella. all here in newcastle they are there only form of transport.

i have driven mine a number of times in the rain and also use to ride a road blike . let me tell ya, i take the manx on a rainy day anytime.

handycam.

I drove a buggy as a daily driver for years. I am single with a dog. I bought it in Wollongong, drove it to Canberra where I had it for 2 years. In winter I dressed for the snow. If I had stayed there I would definitely have fitted a heater.

I drove it via Highway 1 to Perth, restored and rebuilt it, drove it to Alice Springs up the Great Central Road and back via the Nullarbor.

I recently sold it to finance the building of my Manx SR which I intend to drive to Tasmania, to have a sea change, in a few months.

So Yes. I would have a buggy in Tasmania and I would have it as a daily driver as I intend to do just that soon.

Just make sure that you have good rain proof top and that you carry it with every where you go. I rolled mine up into a piece of large diameter white plastic sewer pipe which I attached to the front of the buggy.

I drive my buggy as a daily driver and have done for the best part of 15 years but then I'm not living in Tassie

We have a buggy as a daily driver and we fight over who gets to take it.........

Just been driving mine everyday for the last week or so. Would't have minded some air con yesterday :o

thats one sexy buggy, and id drive that everyday, but i still think id have a shit box on the side for those cold days in winter

I use to drive mine everyday when i first got it but she drinks way to much fuel now and i work too far from home to afford petrol for it..my gti swift drinks 1/3 as much as my buggy...is that normal for mine to drink that much??