American Reacts to Amazing Australian Trucks You CAN'T Buy in the USA

[@stephaniekinloch9094]

In Aus we don't have "brush guards", we have Bull bars!😎. Perfect for safety against 'roos & wombats (both of which could be the equivalent to hitting a stone wall, especially when they suddenly appear in your path at night!)

[@Robyn_designsandstitchcraft]

My family call those little ones that don't cover the whole front 'nudge bars' & the full coverage 'bull bars'. They do come in handy for sure if you are traveling rural. The amount of vehicles I see in the middle of nowhere with no front coverage makes me cringe. Accidents with wildlife or escaped cattle that wonder on the road in no joke! =)

[@Grumpy_CBG]

ROO bars mate, only city people have bull bars, roos are a bugger to hit, they mess ya up some times, but wombats tear diffs out

[@charlitouso]

@@Skepdog if that ain’t the biggest crock of bullshit I’ve heard all day 😂😂😂 I drive road trains from Mackey basin to muranbah mines have been for 12 years and have hit close to 100 big roos and none have made it through my bull bar sure they bend the shit out of it but never do they make it through and almost always when they get hit by a road train on country roads up to 110km they are in more then one piece they turn into a more pieces then a jidsaw puzzle

[@webbiergoose2032]

Wait you don’t call them bull bars?

[@bennuballbags2]

@@Grumpy_CBG Oh bullshit, im from the country and ive rarely ever heard them call roo bars....I tell you id rather hit a roo than a bloody scrubber

[@kymico]

I'm from Italy and lived in Australia for a year. Worked there in the outback as a lumberjack, and driving everyday a completely destroyed land cruiser from the 80's towing massive trailer. More than 800.000 km (almost 500.000 miles) and absolutely no problem whatsoever. Those things are indestructible beast

[@matthewcullen1298]

Nice. Hope you enjoyed yourself while you were here mate 😊

[@okm88]

Jeeps are extremely unreliable in Australia and especially their diesel engines, plus the poor customer service relating to their warranty claims is what put a lot of people off their vehicles. Multiple occasions the ACCC got involved due to their violations.

[@numpty94]

I don't know anyone with one or had one and even I know I wouldn't get a jeep for this reason

[@goosegarage78]

the AMC petrol powered ones were fine when maintained correctly. yes the VM diesel was utter crap.

[@TheTeeroy32]

@@goosegarage78 I'm a parts guy at a multi franchise dealership. We used to sell Jeep's but the last owner dumped them, more hassle than they are worth. We kept the status of service agent so we can continue to look after our existing customers. Now you mention that, the Jeep's that show up on the back of a truck, are always diesels. Still see more Rangers and older model BT50s rock up on trucks lol.

[@IWrocker]

Interesting.. and I appreciate that info. Oddly enough the only vehicle we owned with zero maintenance cost was a Jeep Wrangler Sahara.. was daily driven and beaten on off-road for 4 years, only ever spend money on fluid changes and fuel. Granted that is a gasoline V6 so they seem reliable over here, then again they just have this insanely loyal reputation in America so they always sell no matter what

[@jazjaxon]

@@IWrocker need something tougher down here bro. Conditions are so harse and Jeep's rarely cut it long term. Hence their reputation

[@bearup1612]

I served in the Australian Army in the Royal Australian Corps of Transport in the 1980's one of the interesting thing I found when the US military came and did an Exercise was their vehicle air filters that they used where totally useless due to the bull dust it would go through the air filter and into the engine. Bull dust is finer than talcum powder.

[@SueNicholls-95]

And a bastard to drive on 😂

[@OzzyGinga]

Would be interesting to see your reaction Ian to the cars in the Australian ute muster they definitely would be something that you haven't seen before and see what a real bull bar looks like on a car based ute.

[@petert3355]

Yeah, he needs a holiday up to Gympie.

[@arjovenzia]

steady on, a full ute muster will pop his wee brain! I like this guy, we cant have that! tho, hes a stout lad, maybe he can handle it. its a friggin grand day, even if your not a total car nerd. its pretty good fun. every way people can be silly n have fun with cars, is done

[@milkshakemuncher]

@@arjovenzia When is the Ute muster? I've heard of them but never been. I don't have a Ute like they drive, I've only got a HSV Colorado twin cab 4x4. Would I still be allowed to attend and spectate at their events or do you have to have a good old HQ ute with truck bull bar just to even gain entry to the car park and visit?

[@muzzaball]

Oh yeah - some of those one-tonners look like they modded a bullbar straight from the front of a Mack truck, and those massive mud flaps, lol - it's a life tho!!

[@HJZ75driver]

@@petert3355 Denilliquin

[@muncheesuppar]

my favourite truck from the US is the canyonaro , i love how it rolls over and catches fire every time you go around a corner .

[@Grumpy_CBG]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@muncheesuppar]

@@Grumpy_CBG as long as you have a few rhinos around to stomp out the fire then it's all good .

[@ReinventingTheSteve]

smells like a steak and seats 45

[@unoriginalsyn]

I had that song playing through my head too 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacob.s3619]

Is a tow bar "tow hitch" not common on every car in America? I reckon 60 percent of all cars on the road in Australia have them. I have a Honda Civic and a Hyundai Terracan both with them, every car my wife and I have owned has had them lol

[@5lcalais1]

It's the first thing I have fitted on just about every car I've had, I actually purposely look for a tow bar when buying a car lol so practical and protects the rear end a bit 👌 Even my heavily modified turbo vn has a tow bar 🤣 Will come in handy for drag challenge to carry all my gear I'll need 👌

[@jackbarrie6007]

@@5lcalais1 mainly because it helps boast my ego read between the lines mytime🤔🤔🤔🤔🇦🇺

[@7777Android]

terracan ftw, how many miles?

[@jamesknickel6302]

@@5lcalais1 but they can also cause a shit ton of pain when you smash your shine into one

[@5lcalais1]

@@jamesknickel6302 🤣 that is true, done that a few times lol but because of that it's in my mind that it's there now n haven't shinned myself in about 15 yrs now 👌🤣

[@lindsaycathcart9025]

When Holden and Ford pulled out of Australia and moved production to Asia I think the design teams stayed. The Holden/Chevy Colorado and Ford Ranger were both designed in Australia then manufactured in Asia for Australia and other country's, years before the USA got them.

[@goldenchild4835]

Australia classifies these sort of vehicles, "commercial" and they have lots of tax benefits (over a four-year write period). You can claim depreciation, or lease payments, upkeep, fuel on tax, etc.,. After four years you trade it in on another and go with the rebooted tax benefits. If you're on the land (a farmer) you get tax benefits on deisel fuel - so it makes sense to run your vehicles on deisel and charge it to your business. Toyotas are probably the most popular because they're relibale and when you're miles from anywhere and need parts nearly every mechanic keeps Toyota parts, or knows someone nearby who keeps them.

[@HJZ75driver]

Not just farmers. Owner drivers get fuel rebates too

[@xXBigKingIIXx]

Commercial vehicles have benefits until you’re being charged $30 a day on tolls 😅

[@HJZ75driver]

@@xXBigKingIIXx Not a truck, therefore doesnt attract the tolls

[@mtbforlife5839]

the 4.5L turbo-diesel V8 sound amazing

[@blairchristie910]

One of my former housemates goes offroading every year and is usually gone for 4-5months he heads up the centre off roading from the Stuart hwy he hates main roads he usually heads to Tenant Creek and Darwin and camps off the grid the last I saw of him he was driving a pajero stacked with snorkel tow cables a chain wrench on the front mosquito roo bar if you ever bump into a nice bloke named Barry who brews his own black coffee every morning hes got some great stories

[@graemejohnson9025]

You would love this.. I am 61.. I have an original 1978 Suzuki 4 stroke 4x4.. wasn't called a Jimny then.. Still chugging along and going for 4x4 trips.. Last trip on a advanced 4x4 track.. it embarrassed all the hi tech 4x4 with electronic crap.. on a steep mud uphill.. we drove past the latest Range Rover, Jeeps, Hilux.. Ford Ranger.. we had to take the tow cable to the top of the hill.. so they could winch up.. needless to say, one slab for each car rescued.. Me and my old Suzuki won't be needing any beer for a long time..

[@kevkoala]

Love the Landcruiser ute. The one I got to drive had a tray that tilted as it was used to deliver gravel. Remember one time driving it delivering brickie's sand to a worksite and as the sand was wet, I had to get up the top to dislodge some sand that wouldn't come out. Just as well I had a shovel as a plover was going to swoop me at head height! Bastard things they are!

[@ironside210]

The popularity of the "crew-cab" 4 door ute can be traced to its qualification as a work vehicle. That attracts a much lower (purchase) tax rate, so a Tradie could get a work vehicle AND a family car at a cut price, and vehicle expenses "might" have found their way onto the books of the business, instead of being split between the business and private use. Oh yes! Those "brush bars" are not for brush, they are for kangaroos, and are therefore Roo Bars, and a good one wraps around the full width of the vehicle.

[@quakxy_dukx]

America has deer that’ll stand still in headlights but in Australia even roos on the side of the road will actively jumping in front of an oncoming vehicle like they’re looking for a challenge

[@MajorMalfunction]

In the '90s the govt gave a 25% tax rebate on "farm equipment" for anyone owning an acre or more. Back then, there were only about 1:25 "trucks" compared to normal cars like sedans and hatches. They were called "Toorak Tractors". Because rich-ish people could suddenly buy a four wheel drive as a tax write-off, and let the Missus use it to take the kids half a mile to school every day. Before long they became a trendy symbol of wealth. Now every idiot drives one.

[@rossbrumby1957]

Pity dual cabs bend in the middle so easily when loaded up- if you wanna carry a load a single cab is the only option.

[@gordowg1wg145]

In part, certainly, but doubles are also WAY better for carrying a bunch of stuff safely locked away, even the odd couple of blokes.

[@offgridgoldau]

@@quakxy_dukx they will also be bouncing across the road in one direction, and you'll think its fine, then right as you get closer to the roo, it will turn around and go back the other way.

[@stevesoltwisch]

G'day Ian, have you seen 4wd 24-7 ? I think you will enjoy this channel. They take on the toughest tracks all over Australia and get themselves into some off the toughest situations you can get 4wding. Please have a look....You will thank me for it guaranteed.

[@ZebedeeAU]

I agree - there's a whole rabbit hole to get lost into watching the 4WD 24/7 channel. Good entertainment.

[@tougesubaru420]

Love them

[@bergthorjohannesson7819]

They are one of the best you watch on youtube been watching them for about 6 years now :)

[@gqwarrior6694]

Of all the great aussie 4wd channels out there, you choose the one that is more interested in selling stuff & thrashing vehicles than actually showing what aussie 4wding is about. Try Tyler Thompson, Ronny Dahl or a host of others instead

[@ApteryxRex]

A great thing about the single cab with utility tray is that the tray can fit full 8x4 sheets of ply or mdf. a lot of new designs have sacrificed function for form.

[@notthisguyagain4635]

My dad started out 4x4 with a Suzuki Sierra which he put a 5k 5 speed engine and gearbox in it took some modding to fit correctly and wasn’t totally legal but she was a beast. From there it was Nissan Navara and Nissan Patrol all of which he and my mother did thousands of kilometres around Australia in. Unfortunately due to his declining health he’s no longer able to drive. But he got his adventure before dementia.

[@JordanKrins]

Love this video. It does show how popular utes are in Aus. I have one myself, in the form of a Holden Rodeo RA, which is heavily modded for 4x4 use. I love the thing, and I'd never get rid of it while she lives still! But if I could get my hands of the 79 series I think she'd see a lot less KMs hahah The only thing I see which is displeasing about the car treands in Australia is a adoption of US 'trucks' such as Chevvy, RAM, Ford F### and even the Ford Ranger Raptor. I get people like them, and they may be powerful for towing etc, but unfortunatly they are just too big for our road and car infrastructure... Not to mention they can be woeful offroad haha. Also as a personal opionion, I think they actually dont look good. Perhaps mostly the front end? I feel the bumper is very low hanging on the factory cars. Much perfer the look of older utes avaliable that are older than ~2015 models.

[@FJaypewpew]

Ey I just bought an RA, any tips on your mod sequencing? Like most beneficial to just neat things you’ve added Fun as to drive but sometimes it caps at 3100 rpm which has me a bit concerned But I change at 2-2500 anyway but I noticed the lurch when I was giving it a squirt and now I can’t help but give it a go every drive

[@tysonmoore5909]

Uppa the RA Tilly🤟🏻

[@Hamoner00]

Raptors are literally the same size as every other dual cab on the roads??

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

That's your opinion, I happen to think the American trucks look fantastic, obviously a lot of others do as well, because I see them everywhere in Sydney and they do fit on our roads, our roads are designed for B-Double trucks, the US Trucks are no bigger than a larger delivery van

[@Bad.BadLeroyBrown]

over here there is a common comment to somenone saying "I bought a Jeep" and its "Ha Ha!!!!"

[@Dropbear237]

The 2 worst things about the late model Landcruiser Ute's are the rear axle was not widened like the front to fit the V8, they don't track straight off-road because of it you have to change the wheels to fix it or space the rear wheels out. The other problem is they don't go around smaller roundabouts very well. A lot of the farmers in my area that have one complained to Toyota because of the 2 to roundabouts in the local town (which are about 3 meters across) and the Ute's having to do a 3 point turn just to turn right or do a u-turn.

[@toby621]

winging farmers my $120000 cruiser wont go around the roundabout well bye a $8000 ranger like me and go where you want i can turn any where and i can bye 10 rangers for the price of one cruiser

[@5lcalais1]

I saw 1 the other day which I've seen like 10 times at woolies and Bunnings, the poor has to do 3 point turns just park it 🙄🤣 Terrible turning circles on them ,why they don't have a coil front end by now is rediculas which would give a far superior turning circle that a leaf sprung front end.

[@Dropbear237]

@@5lcalais1 you mean IFS (Independent Front Suspension). It doesn't matter if it has Leaf or Coil Springs in the front with a Beam Diff, they have the same turning circle.

[@5lcalais1]

@@Dropbear237 yeah same diff lol Ah no not really my Mitsubishi challenger 4x4 has a solid axle and has a far better turning circle than these Landcruisers ,it's cause the leaves have to sit out wider for stability otherwise the things would roll over easier, which they're already pretty bad for ,I refer to Hiluxs as rolluxs 🤣

[@Dropbear237]

@@5lcalais1 isn't the Challengers shorter than a Landcruiser? My first comment was about the V8 Cruiser Ute's the turning circle it horrible because the front axle has been widened for the engine to fit.

[@chrischapman1522]

If you are interested. Have a look at the "OKA" only Australian built 4x4

[@phoenixx5092]

yes good point @iwrocker - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGO4mZxppL5qn7s

[@HJZ75driver]

Or the RFW

[@davespanksalot8413]

Good call! One of my favourite designs in the Oka is the fold up panel on top of the dash for easy access to the wiring loom. A good Australian bitsa truck.

[@KevinD_33x150]

Hi Ian, love your reactions. It's always good to see an outsiders perspective. You really NEED to come to Australia! For at least a month. If you're blown away with the vid's, your head will explode when you see the place in person. BTW the exchange rate at the moment (March 2022) is floating around Aust dollar/75 cents US. You'll get good bang for your buck! It's something to experience, being out in the middle of nothing, surrounded by more than you think. Not too many (if any) countries can boast bush or desert meeting the sea, 10,000+ beaches, most empty, 1,000's of miles of massive cliffs with views into the next millennia.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

What you called a light bar, is an awning, pull out roof, add two tent posts and tie it down, you have shade in the baking heat. You can put a frame on a ladder style rack. Put/tie your tinnie on it and flip it up on top. A tinnie is a metal row boat, or you can add an outboard motor

[@Grumpy_CBG]

Look closer mate, there's a light bar on the front of the roof basket

[@ClissaT]

Hey Ian, Toyota Landcruiser trayback utilities are the most popular 'ute' in Australia as you mentioned because of their tough build. And soon to become far more valuable, in the vein of our Falcon XYGTHO which is worth a cool $mil++ now. These utes have a solid chassis now referred to as a 'railtrack chassis' I think is the term. We tow pretty big caravans and trailers and the laws on towing are slowly being surreptitiously changed so that to tow over a certain weight will require the big solid chassis and big engine. Mine is a 1988 HJ75 GXL ute with aluminium tray, with a Landcruiser Sahara wagon 1HT turbo diesel engine (so a tradies ute, if a lady can have one that is!). Naturally, it has a factory fitted (proper) bull bar. Always replaced old, broken or worn parts with new genuine. It has had 2 complete rebuilds in its time in my care, so has zero rust or dings and in perfect condition throughout. Drives straight and true. I have been already offered $44k which is a significant markup on the new purchase price! 😁😁 It's a Veteran model car now so she has an easy life now.😇 Not much 4x4 and no beach anymore. 😂 That's me laughing all the way to the bank! But honestly folks it's not for sale, because, what would I buy to replace it with if I did sell it? 🤷‍♀️ I will retire very soon and I plan to buy myself a 30ft gooseneck fully enclosed aluminium car trailer and convert it to a livable van which fits my little bitty sedan inside the living space via the drop-down back door. Then I plan to hit the open road. I'll need my big gutsy Cruiser to tow that rig. I might only get 7ks per litre of diesel out of that big engine, but I only need to move 200k per pension payment! 😂😂😂 Then I can drive the little Subie around to do the site-seeing. Oh, did I mention I'm gunna have the Cruiser chassis extended by 24inches (I think was the professional advice) and throw an extra lazy axle under the tray? Oh, I do love a 3 axle ute! 😁

[@julienash9470]

Julie's husband Vince here. Great video/reaction mate. We're just getting into off 4WD. I had to replace my car anyway and was looking for a early 2000's Prado but just couldn't find one in Adelaide. Ended up getting a late 2015 "Mitsubishi Challenger" (Pajero sport or Montero sport Overseas). I'm well pleased with it. It's got 88kms on the clock and almost no extras but it's in absolute mint condition, so it's like a blank canvas in that I'll mod it up how I want. It drives so well and is great in city driving as well as being a pretty capable off road vehicle. Hope you get here sometime Ian. Cheers.

[@brendenhayes6099]

I’ve got one of the Mitsubishi Triton’s, front and rear bars fitted, long range tank, 2 inch lift and it’s awesome, a very capable truck. Hoping to get it out to the Simpson Desert later this year. Dream truck is definitely a Landcruiser though, just a bit out of my price range at the moment!

[@bradcarby3765]

So you have a poor man's Navara? Well done.

[@brendenhayes6099]

@@bradcarby3765 You’d have to be rich to own a Navara with all the times they keep breaking down

[@bradcarby3765]

@@brendenhayes6099 you know they’re basically the same thing now right? Nissan owns Mitsubishi. Same car just better parts and styling in the navara.

[@brendenhayes6099]

@@bradcarby3765 Thankfully mine’s a 2014 MN prior to the takeover, does that make it better? I must say, I don’t think I’d buy a current model Triton, they look like someone put wheels on tissue box

[@lc70cruiser17]

My mate has a triton they go pretty good off-road, really comfortable ride too

[@trooperandcooperale3057]

local bloke here has the GXL wagon converted to the tradie back with a floating axle. So that's a 6 wheeler. The old wheel arches get used as tool boxes. It's the nicest set up I've seen, all the bells and whistlers.

[@kellyhartley2693]

The Mitsubishi is a triton! Tray back Utes are more for the farmers tradies. We do have a decent amount of Jeeps. The landies or land cruisers are very expensive. Farmers usually have those. The other ones are range rovers, and rams are getting more popular with the horse community

[@mikldude9376]

Bit of a landcruiser fan myself , they are a well put together vehicle that lasts and lasts . my bro has an oldie about 20+ years old and it still drives like a beauty and it just never fails .

[@myopinion69420]

When I first got my 4x4, a snorkel is the first mod I added. with the amount of off-roading I did in the mud (tassie), it more than paid for itself the first outing. probably would have killed the engine on the first outing if I did not have it. You don't need a 4x4 for dirt roads. you see a lot of ford and holden utes with bullbars on them for roo's for more country driving. Used to go camping in my old front wheel drive camry wagon, the only time i ever had an issue was on a washed out gravel track. but that was soon sorted with a back up and approaching it from another angle.

[@davespanksalot8413]

Mt favourite forby would be the old ex-army Landrover Perentie. Essentially a modified Defender 110 with a 3.9L Isuzu 4BD1 and galvanised chassis. Slow as a wet week and handle like a boat in a storm but surprisingly good off-road and a perfect platform to build on. Not to everyone's taste, and it helps to be somewhat deaf already and have a robust back...

[@jacob.s3619]

The Land Rover defender 130 ute (previous model to the current new one) is the only true 1 ton (2,200lbs) pay load ute. My father was the fleet manager of our states rail way and had to research in depth every available make and model and the LandRover was the only one he could comfortably put High-Rail gear on them so they could run on train tracks with there train wheels, they are drop down wheels front and rear, big heavy hydraulic system that supports most of the Utes and trucks weight and the ute uses is drive tyres to drive them. Once upon a time in the early 90's they were using Suzuki Serra's (samurai's) with this rail gear in our out back rural areas as track surveyor cars.

[@tasmanmcmillan1777]

they're all Toyota now, since the land rovers proved to be unreliable

[@brocksinclair66]

landcruiser is the only ute that you can put 1 tonne in and still legally to 3.5 tonne.

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

On the guard on the front of a vehicle, we tend to call them a 'roo bar', because they are mostly there to project you when you hit kangaroos. Unlike what the presenter was saying, this happens most often on sealed asphalt highways between towns and cities, and not out on gravel or dirt roads. Also, there aren't as many gravel and dirt roads as this bloke seems to think. I grew up in the middle of the desert in Western Australia, and the roads were largely still sealed.

[@elenidemos]

Here we have a very strict weight limit for ute/car to truck/commercial vehicle. 4.5 metric tonnes gross vehicle weight (including accessories). Anything heavier requires a different license to drive. That's where our distinction between ute & truck is from. Most of your larger trucks (utes) will normally cross the limit (especially with accessories), which is why the "mid" size is normal here. Heavier vehicles are normally reserved for commercial trucks (delivery trucks, refrigerated trucks, heavy load trucks, etc.. )

[@AlbanyHermes]

My dad has a 2000 land cruiser Ute he uses it as a bush basher and it’s in bad condition. We take them for granted here lol

[@johnd8892]

G'day Ian. By far the majority of road length in Australia are dirt or gravel roads,. However by far the majority of road travel is on standard sealed road surfaces in the cities and between major regional cities and towns. Need to be going to and from and isolated area to be on gravel or dirt roads. Some of these just see a few cars or trucks a day.

[@-sandman4605]

We really have it all, my neighbor just got a 2021 BT50 dual cab ute for towing his caravan and he is super happy with it. 👍🤠

[@tasmanmcmillan1777]

Tell him to make sure he looks after the timing chain & get services done every 5k.

[@briangill4000]

I have a 2002 GU Patrol with a Chev 6.5litre Diesel. I like it because it has reasonable (old fashioned) power. I have done many off road trips with more powerful modern diesels but they can be very unreliable due to the fact that everything is electronic or computer controlled. A bit of water or dust and they can die. Break one sensor and they go into limp mode.. Not much fun if you are thousands of K's from nowhere like The Canning. They also chew through the fuel when you work them hard.

[@mattbell1907]

As someone from rural Victoria, there is a big difference in how common these cars are here vs the more remote areas.

[@Mechknight73]

2:42- Mitsubishi Triton. comes in two and four wheel drive, single, exta and dual cab, pertol and diesel. Two spec levels. 4:27- 70 Series Land Cruiser, 4.5 litre turbo diesel, its styling was inspired by the 60 series from the 1980s Land Cruiser SUV. The first generation of what was the 75 series was first released in 1985. The basic shell changed very little, but the engines and transmissions, interior and audio evolved with each new generation. Land Cruiser Prado: mechanically their engine and driveline is based on the Hilux. Same engines, transmissions, transfer cases and a few interior parts. Mitsubishi Pajero: Apparently Mitsubishi didn't think anyone in Australia speaks Spanish. We are aware that Pajero is the Spanish word for wanker, but they thought we wouldn't notice 17:15: the VY/VZ Holden utes had an all wheel drive option, whether one tonner or Crewman versions, named a Cross 6 or Cross 8 versions, depending on what engine is under the bonnet

[@TheAussieFloof]

That is a very common joke in the Pajaro community lol

[@fishlessfishermenfishingan4613]

In 85 the 75 ran the old 2h and h55 box from the 40s and 60s. It wasnt untill 90 they got the 1hz

[@anthonypllu3864]

you definatly will love to visit, i currently have in my shop a Nissan Patrol that has been converted with a supercharged ford barra in it, absolute beast. this is the type of stuff we get up to haha

[@davespanksalot8413]

I hope it was a GQ!

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Cow catcher is more often called a Roo-bar here in Australia. The reason for so many unmade roads is flooding - it makes it uneconomic to pave a lot of roads.

[@adamandnathanduncan8744]

Or bullbar

[@boofheadmophead]

@@adamandnathanduncan8744 i call it a roo bar

[@JOHNSMITH-if9jr]

@@boofheadmophead not many do any more, may be in the 1980s they did but not now

[@toddavis8151]

The problem with the 70 series cruiser is that you pay about $100,000 for a car with very limited tech. Some even come with wind down windows

[@davidgriggs3967]

@Tod Davis They were built to get you there and no frills. We have 79's and 76's series pit patrol Landcruisers on our mine site with over 1 million kilometres on the odometers on the original engine .

[@reefsurfing3273]

Another great video Ian as always 😄, hey can you do a video about what we call and Americans call trucks, trailer's, caravans, tractors etc, as there is a very big difference in what you call them and we call them 😄 cheers from 🇦🇺

[@samdekker90]

Those old looking V8 Landcruisers are everywhere in Australian mines, particularly underground mines where they're pretty much the only ute you'll find.

[@tasmanmcmillan1777]

I laugh every time companies try a different brand, they all end up going back to the cruisers

[@samdekker90]

@@tasmanmcmillan1777 really? What else is up to it? Even the cruises are f****d after a couple years of salt water constant 4WDing

[@benwalker1869]

As a aussie, 70 series are the only vehicle we have in its class. It is also a POS for what you pay for it. Tiny drivelines and good for f all u till you spent 50k on it

[@keithhaycraft3765]

The 70 Series vehicles are specifically built for mining & other operations in 3rd World Countries where drivers have zero mechanical sympathy for the vehicles they drive which is why they are so rugged. In order to be rugged, they need to be super strong & extremely basic. The only reason they have a 4 star crash rating is because the mining companies insisted on it.

[@benwalker1869]

@Keith Haycraft bloke they are good cars but not worth close to the price, 79 is a pos ill admit a 75 was a much better vehicle

[@benwalker1869]

@@keithhaycraft3765 also we are the only ones to get the stupid thong slapper in them aswell

[@katechiconi]

That Colorado has a body kit on it, that's not standard (which is a LOT plainer). We have a dual cab Mitsubishi Triton manual, and it's a great vehicle for offroad, towing and around town. Good fuel consumption too. And the dog says the back seat is super comfy, too.

[@lucasgregory6375]

There was actually a dual rear axle Kingswood ute. Not sure what the payload was, but it woulda been pretty impressive for its time

[@roadwolf2]

The tandem axle kingswood is called a “2 tunner” is could possibly carry around 1.5-2 tons.

[@lucasgregory6375]

@@roadwolf2 That wouldn't surprise me at all. A mate's dad had one and the amount of shit he could load onto that tray was nuts

[@vladimir0903]

In Australia, SUV's are the AWDs (Santa Fe etc) and the Cruisers, Hiluxs, Navaras, Patrols etc are 4WD. Tint little bars that just protect the grill are call nudge bars and brush bars are the bars that protect our guards running from the bull bar to the side steps.

[@devo3243]

Surprisingly, there is a decent amount of jeeps here. I'm still happily driving my TJ and at 320'000km (200'000 miles) it finally needed the factory timing chain done. Judging by the gaskets, it was the first time anything had ever come off that car, including the thermostat 😂

[@russellhorsefield9199]

Dear Ian , The First four by four is a Holden Colorado, you are right as they are called Chevs in the USA but they are made in Japan by Isuzu Motors and marketed under their respected General Motors brands . You can buy these in England under either the Bedford or Vauxhall brand. The second one is a Mitsubishi Triton, Australian Toby Price has been known for taking of these in the Paris - Dakhar Rally. The 70 and 80 series 4wd ute has maintain this shape since 1980 and the new 90 series is coming out in 2022 as the body is still the same but new engine going in it. Starting at $100k brand new. The new Mazda BT-50 and the Ford Ranger are also made by Isuzu factory in Japan. Patrol is Nissan's answer to the Toyota Landcruiser. Being in Noosa Heads is only 25 miles from my home and the gateway for the true coastal trex to Rainbow Beach before they board a barge to Fraser Island. Also it is $12.00AUD to cross the Noosa River at TEWANTIN (5 miles from where these guys are to that ferry.). If you take the chicken out of the equation, you can have these luverly toys.

[@peterflynn2111]

Close they are made in Thailand by Isuzu. Ranger used to be made by Mazda in Thailand alongside the BT-50

[@starlightshimmery]

Your love for a Landcruiser is everything 😂 I hope you get one one day!

[@boofheadmophead]

i have a landcruiser sahara 200 series, its a beast.

[@colb9916]

Never owned a newer Cruizer, but had a HJ47 as my main Roo Shooting work truck for about 15 yrs. H1 Non turbo diesel 6. Beasty was a friken tractor with taller gears. She wasnt fast, but reliability was never an issue. Never bogged, ( but did drag my bro's rodeo and patrol out a bunch of times lol )Tanked her way through scrub and gullys around farms and station country to harvest Roos and cull foxes /cats etc.. First thing i did was ripped out those bastard seats with the top bar across the middle of your backbone, and put in a pair of commodore buckets. Ahhhh, my spine thanked me forever after. Cruizer will always be an Aussie offroad favorite.

[@tonysambar]

Jeeps are considered very unreliable in Australia, so don't sell many here.

[@Nebs1]

The newer ones are more reliable than they were back in the day, however the biggest insult is the price they charge for parts. Jeep Price gouge more than the overprice European cars.

[@zXennVS]

HSV also made a Colorado variant after Commodores ended production. HSV Colorado Sports Cat, there was almost a V8 version of it too.

[@farcanal3.86]

Nissan patrols are the best 4x4s known to man

[@beyondbackwater4933]

I don't think so. They have a lot of faults like many others. Gq are rust buckets, gu have grenade 3.0 engine. Td42 are good

[@jsjdnjdjdj852]

@@beyondbackwater4933 not many stock 4bys would beat a coiled gu td

[@dylanzrim3635]

@@beyondbackwater4933 gq’s are rust buckets worth over 10 grand in half decent condition with some mods. Everyone hates the ZD30 even the owners And the GU’s were a facelifted GQ basically.

[@phoenixx5092]

Most of the current generation vehicles are sadly rebadged foreign models now, typically euro or US monstrosities. But To this day the "back to the future, marties dream truck" vehicle, also known as the Hilux utility is a super rare vehicle in the USA, and so common one is parked on every street corner in Australia. :)

[@1fitlad]

I love my D23 Navara. I live 30kms from the nearest town and 20kms of that is dirt roads. In that 30kms I also go from 30 metres above sea level to 400 metres above sea level and back down to sea level as the closest town is on the coast. The Navara has never missed a beat. I only ever use 4WD if it rains heaps and can’t get traction in 2WD. So I can’t say how good it is as a proper off-roader. But seems to handle Aussie conditions well. I like that after 125000 kms, nothing in the cab rattles or squeaks. To me, that says it’s built good.

[@lc70cruiser17]

Probably the only good model of navara, the d40 and onward have had major trouble with rusting in the chassis and body. They definitely don't make them like they use to

[@Un4Given71]

There's an icelandic company called Arctic trucks, that "icelandifies" trucks like Navara, Hi Lux and F150. They equip them with extreme undercarriges and HUGE wheels, to handle offroading in Iceland. They started in Iceland in the 80's, and are now sold in Norway, Finland, UK, Poland, Russia, Dubai and the US as well. You should check them out. There has been Arctic Trucks on both the North and the South pole. Top Gear UK, with Hammond, May and Clarckson drove to the North pole in one.

[@beyondbackwater4933]

79 cruisers are double the price they should be. They look retro because they are, inside is like a 1990 car.

[@tasmanmcmillan1777]

And guess what, they still sell, and in decent numbers. If you don't like it, don't buy one. But knowing how you princesses act, you most definitely can't afford one

[@andyossie]

You're getting close to home with your last couple of videos, 1st was the Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo which is just over 20 minutes away from my house and now this one is in Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast about 40 minutes the other way from my house. 😀

[@garrygraham7901]

Ian, I can tell you that when it comes to diversity of landscape and opportunities for offroad touring, the USA leaves us in the dust. You guys have vast areas of accessible BLM land, forests and national parks that we have no idea about. We have wilderness areas but most of the land is inaccessible, either because there are no tracks or they are under native title and the public are locked out. In NSW, our national parks are so tightly controlled with gates on most tracks it is not worth driving them (they even have a ridiculous policy of no smoking in any park! I am not a smoker, but fair dinkum, how stupid). Then there is the cost of fuel here, currently approaching $2.00 per litre (about US$7.00 per gallon). I am as jealous of what you guys have as you are of us.

[@zhuchu]

no smoking incase of fire?

[@garrygraham7901]

@@zhuchu how can such a policy be policed? It is ridiculous, and just typical of public servants out of touch with reality. Are they going to search cars for matches? They lock out the people who will use the parks while providing havens feral pigs, goats, cats, foxes and deer, while letting weeds and fuel loads accumulate for the next drought when they can set the place on fire and blame climate change. The yanks don't know how good they have got it.

[@chevy5755]

I don’t see anything wrong with a ban on spoking in national parks. It’s not only a fire hazard but it prevents people from littering everywhere because they don’t have the decency to throw it in a bin.

[@garrygraham7901]

@@chevy5755 how do you police it? It is a policy typical of people who live in a city. They think the rules they can police their in polluted, congested, artificial environments, the exact opposite of the bush, will also work in national parks. And the made them god to decide what people will or will not do, especially when they break all of their own rules regarding fire management? They are not known as the national sparks and wildfire service for nothing... Its that sort of authoritarianism that has us in the crap we are in now. We are indeed a prison state.

[@Reneesillycar74]

Just got home (it’s Sunday evening) from camping by the beach with a group of friends. We own a ‘99 Pajero & a 2018 model. We love the ‘99 Paj so much we bought another one 😂 In our group alone there was a Ford Ranger, older Toyota Hilux, 3 Nissan Patrols (old & new), a Jeep Wrangler + our Pajeros. Most of which are lifted, have snorkels & a varying range of gear. Hooking down the beach, it was an interesting convoy of 4x4s. All did well except for one of the Nissan Patrol Utes which blew a head gasket. With the tide coming in it got a bit hairy but recovery was achieved.

[@touchofgrayphotos]

As a volunteer firefighter, I've been using Landcruisers off road fighting fire in what we call Ultralights or quick attacks, and there's nowhere we've not gone with 500lt of water, gear, pump, two guys in groups of five or more cruisers, knocking down spot fires in the bush. We also now are using Nissan Patrol utes in the role as well, as crusiers are getting a tad expensive these days, even for Government services.

[@conmanumber1]

Love the dropside tray decks as they take a lot of punishment and never have to worry about panel and paint damage. For trades and home handyman they are insanely the best.

[@jacob.s3619]

The "rare" Pajero that was stock was actually a company fleet car, you can tell by the "diesel only" on the fuel cap lol.

[@DanWahrenberger]

The front 'Roo ' bars are a necessity once you're out of the suburbs in Australia. We get kangaroos everywhere, wombats and deer in the Victorian high county, the odd camel in the desert, even some water buffalo in the Northern Territory. Hit any of those without a front bar and you're stranded with smashed radiators, broken transmission cooling pipes and power steering lines and coolers, maybe bent suspension or broken tie rods. With the front bar you'll see less damage and can probably get back to town. As for the roof rack mounted awnings. A couple of swags (or 'swag tents' as the Americans call them) rolled out under an awning or tarp is a pretty standard camp setup here for vehicle based camping.

[@johnkoniw4687]

I have an old manual ’97 Land Cruiser 80 series. Had it for 23 years. Turbo petrol alcoholic. 😂 It’s well maintained and never broken down. Australia is an awesome country for 4 wheeling. The Simpson Desert and our high country are my favourites.

[@Deathy1012]

Not gonna lie, I'm the biggest Landcruiser fan out there. I've had a 75 series Landcruiser. Used it mostly for farming. Work mate had an early 2000"s patrol. The thing was in the shop every 6 months or less for repairs, yet the 75 series did it all, with no worries. Had a v8 100 series. Yet another great vehicle, the only reason why I got rid of it was it chewed through the juice like a kids cafeteria. Now own an 80 series Landcruiser and my god. It's literally unkillable. I've done some really crazy shit. For example I went through 1.5m deep flood water (no I didn't know it was that deep, otherwise I wouldn't have done it) mind you, I got 33s and a 4inch lift had water flowing left to right over my bonnet and made it through, luckily. And I had no issues with the vehicle. I had a mate with a petrol 80, he literally took it on a trip to kill it. This thing was on rev limiter for over an hour, he literally did everything he could to kill it without crashing it etc. 2 hours later he's driving it back home, with everyone in awe with what he had just put it through. Yet another mate with a gq patrol, rebuilt his engine 3 times in 3 years just doing pretty ordinary 4wding. There's a reason why cruisers are so expensive and there a reason why second hand parts for older cruiser are so hard to find. That's because they're so incredibly tough, so incredibly reliable and durable. I had to replace the head on the 80 due to the previous owner. It took me a month to find one and I was really lucky, other people I know, it took them 2-6 months to find one. I'll never sell my 80 and I'll never own anything but a cruiser, they're that good. Well worth every cent. You get what you pay for.

[@fknows1]

the brush bar or heavy bumpers as you called them, we call them bull bars, and many have a winch attached inside of them as well, so when you are doing off roading (which many of as do as a pass time, the rougher the better lol) you can pull yourself out or pull a mate out if need be,

[@mareebrown2163]

Our work ute was an 1989 Mitsubishi triton. We ran it until 2015. Never missed a beat.

[@kobyward2599]

Nissan patrols, 60 series,79 series, 80 series hiluxs are the best there so light weight so reliable not much electricals in them to go wrong everything about them are great and the tracks in Australia are great I’m out there every weekend with my 80 series

[@solantar6912]

bars on the front of these trucks are known as bull bars or roo bars , snorkels are great to avoid bull dust on outback roads as well as river crossings

[@larrybarnes3920]

Not trucks, a Mack Metroliner would be a truck. We call them Utes, short for Utility.

[@thesillypig785]

I know a guy who has not 1 but 2 of those Landcruiser pickup trucks. They are older models and I dunno what year but they are in absolute perfect condition. Man I was drooling when he showed them to me.

[@Dad_bus]

Currently working on a jmax 6x6 Toyota 79 series at work and it’s awesome. We are putting a tray an canopy on it. Keep up the awesome vids mate 🤠

[@cmdrglass5096]

The irony is that New Zealand would have ones that you could not buy in Australia as well . I think a lot of car manufactures would use NZ as a Testing ground . A friend of a friend had a side business of shipping Utes over to Australia

[@peterdawes1868]

The first vehicle you see, HZJ75 Troop carrier. I have the same vehicle, two inch lift, 33 inch tyre's, diff locker, low range reduction gear's, stainless steel 3 inch exhaust, stainless steel snorkel, full bar work.. and so forth. Bullet proof and will go anywhere and back reliably. the D Max deserves a mention. The big 3, for the past thirty year's. Nissan Patrol, Toyota Landcruiser, Mitzi Pajero

[@fknows1]

2:49 Mitsubishi triton, The landcrusier 70 series is base on the old work horse off road farm truck, we also call troop carrier, We have a saying about jeeps over here being such a great tow vehicle. you see them on the back of tow trucks or flat bed being towed back to the dealership or a workshop to be repaired always breaking down, The bumper bars you see we call bull bars, great protection help against Kangaroos

[@logical_volcel]

holden are chevy colorados are actually the same vehicle, and tritons were available for a bit as a ram 1200 and yes, the cab on a landcruiser 79 is almost identical to the 75s they made in 1985

[@darrenpants2700]

There are a lot of 4x4 on Noosa as it is the gateway to Great Sandy Nat park (approx 100 km ) of beach driving then on to Fraser Island. A great part of Australia.

[@phoenixx5092]

Also another random forgotten vehicle - Toyota corona (aka carina in USA) this was a small family sized car with the same engine as the hilux, toyota commercial/passenger bus, celica and early supra. It could tow a truck and still overtake up hill on the highway. It also had a liftback variant that was basically a 4 door sports car - toyotas answer to the mustang fastback or holden torana.

[@hairy-dairyman]

We have an ultra light fire truck based on a 2018 v8 land cruiser. Its a little tail heavy but it just doesn't care what it's towing. Quick fill pump, hose lay trailer or BA trailer it just lugs down and keeps pulling

[@memertrongamer5157]

at 2:00, i find it funny how they blur out the words underneath the number plate but most people in Australia know that is from queensland (the sunshine state)

[@jaywan5553]

I grew up in the bush and there are two types of Utility vehicles - both shortened versions of Utility. A Ute is a vehicle made for the road, usually not 4wd. Tilly’s are 4wd and go off-road and bush tracks. 3.35 is a Tilly.

[@cyclemoto8744]

Jeep Wranglers have a following over here in OZ however they're not common for overlanding due to their very limited payload. They're predominantly used as "weekend warrior" 4wd, of course excluding those who never take them off road. As usual thanks for your content Ian. Cheers

[@norsehall309]

G'day Ian, on our farm we only drive Toyoto LandCruiser wagons and Utes, the family has 6 of them in various conditions, before the 1960s it was was Landrover as only those LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol could stand the punishment, my own ute is a beast, cheers and God bless your hole family.

[@glennnorris5189]

We also got here in Australia, basically a Chevrolet lumina or G8 wagon lifted with all wheel drive called a Holden Adventra for a limited run that no one else got

[@steelblue8]

The fact the land cruiser utes at 4:00 don't exist in the US is absolutely wild to me because they are like, the mainstay of every goddamn farmer in the country. It'd be like if you found out that someone in another country had just never seen a drink bottle, its just a totally innocuous staple of life.

[@wboardman]

Hey just thought I would mention that the add on bars at the front of most 4x4 is most commonly called a Roo bar in Australia. The term brush guard is never used here. Bull bar would be the second most common term used here.

[@wboardman]

I should mention I’m from Western Australia. Family has been involved in car industry here for over 50years.

[@OfZeitgeist]

The reason for the snorkels particularly in Noosa and other coastal Queensland areas, there is a lot of flooding. No snorkel and you're stranded.

[@bmcshane80]

GQ Patrols, 60, 70, 80 Series Landcruisers, HiLuxs, Nissan Navara's lifted with Muddies is literally every 5th car on the road here (where the video was filmed) Also nearly everyone has Boats and/or Caravans so these are the Do Everything vehicle that most go for, hence why you see so many of them 4WDing is MASSIVE on the Sunny Coast due to how many tracks there are, unspoiled beaches, National Parks etc and just how easy it is to get away and experience them Ian when you finally come to Oz, look no further than here for 4WDing. Also, we have Australia Zoo ;)

[@Jeni10]

If only Aussies would drive them off road as they were designed to do! There are thousands of them on city streets and in suburbia and when you have one in front of you, you can’t see anything else! It’s truly alarming to have three or four of them surrounding you in your little car! 😱😱

[@micheledix2616]

Yes I'm totally in agreement with you so many 4x4 NEVER go off road . One lady I was talking to about this as she had this massive 4x4 that only drove her kids to school and the local big Westfield shopping centre. She said she wanted the 4x4 because she liked being up high to drive. They didn't have a boat, van or even camp

[@Jeni10]

@@micheledix2616 Yeah, many mothers use them for that, but they’re top heavy so if you don’t handle them just right, they can roll!

[@bernddorksen2560]

We don't call the bars Brush Bars, in the City they call them Bull Bars. In the country they are more commonly known as ROO (kangaroo) Bars.

[@picklemat4619]

a lot of cross overs/ svu, 4x4 or 2x4 utes have a "brush" bars or the bigger ones we call bull bars and they will have light bars and spotties and all of them have Hitches or tow bars as we call them. I got a 2x4 triton that I'm going to roof racks light bars and all that and I keep straps/ tie-downs with me at all times. every farmer has a work ute with a metal tray and we put them to work. i know a lot of Americans get these cars and they are just for the road and never see a speck of dirt on them. don't get me wrong I see a few people take them off-road and all that but nothing like us. I'm surprised that work ute at 18:54 didn't have a bull bar on the front for protection on work sites.

[@Oracle550]

love landcruisers,my tiler rolled up in a brand new one to do some work at my house a few months ago,black one was amazing,the price not so

[@avocadoarms358]

My uncle was driving across the Nullarbor in his late 70s falcon, but a roo going 80, had no bull bar, went to go open the door because it contacted the frame pf the car shortening it, 6’4 roo hopped away…

[@4x4andfishing]

My best mate has a 79 series cruiser and he has modified it to be a beast for touring with a boat on the roof and GVM upgrade to to his hybrid camper trailer/van. Mods I can remember Turbo g350 upgrade Bigger injectors Front mount intercooler 4 inch armax snorkel 3 inch superior lift and GVM upgrade with adjustable Fox shocks Custom tray and canopy to house elec set up, fridge, boat motor mount and slide. Water tank, air compressor etc Full Arb bar work and warn winch. Xr6 seats redone in leather with landcruiser embroidery, Centre console with cup holders in leather Roof pod with UHF, lights and storage Nice stereo Full touch screen head unit with navigation and internet. 35 inch muddies A Sharp exhaust system Puts out just under 300kw and 996nm of torque on the dyno with 33inch tyres. Can't deny that I'm a little jealous bit I do get to drive the beast

[@TerraChild1978]

They are usually called Bull Bars, less so Roo Bars. The snorkels are for both powder and water drive through.

[@johngoard8272]

Yes Ian my son has a 2021 Mitsubishi Triton GLX six speed manual I think it is and it has been tricked out with an extra bullbar and LED spotlights and is such a powerful machine.

[@notsureyou]

One of the reasons for the large amount of snorkels is to prevent dust being ingested (which in turn starts to clog up the air-filter), And quite ironically a few years ago (not sure if it's still currently true) Mitsubishi released a genuine accessory snorkel for the Triton, But if you read the fine print "it doesn't increase the vehicle's wading capabilities of the vehicle" 🤯

[@johnbaker1256]

Because they didn't waterproof the electrics?