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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1050 on: June 08, 2020, 10:12:30 AM »
I was given this link last night,
It is worth the read.
Indigenous Deaths in Custody: Chapter 3 Comparison: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Deathshttps://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/indigenous-deaths-custody-chapter-3-comparison-indigenous-and-non-indigenous-deaths

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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1051 on: June 08, 2020, 10:15:42 AM »
Quote from: bmwfreak on June 07, 2020, 07:18:54 PM
Hey Hairs, Check this site out. It may answer some of your questions, even though it is not for a 30 year period.
https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi309

Thanks,
There is alot of information in that.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1052 on: June 08, 2020, 11:06:41 AM »
Quote from: Bigfish on June 07, 2020, 06:53:15 PM
Then the paper was put in m,y mail box..FREE.
And you were successfully delivered to the advertiser.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1053 on: June 08, 2020, 12:07:33 PM »
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1054 on: June 08, 2020, 12:41:38 PM »
which tyre... ?

5 Nitto Grappler G2's for $1027 (including wheel alignment) or 5 Falken Wildpeaks for $1224 (including wheel alignment)...

Nitto's are normally $253, but Bob Jane have a 25% off sale, and the Falken's are $229...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1055 on: June 08, 2020, 02:51:18 PM »
Quote from: moeite on June 08, 2020, 11:06:41 AM
And you were successfully delivered to the advertiser.

NO.  The advertiser was delivered to me. Its my decision whether or not I look at the advertising. I get the paper for free. The advertiser pays for the paper space. Makes absolutely no difference to me if every paper was thrown in the bin...not so for the paying advertiser who hopes someone sees his ad and buys from him.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1056 on: June 08, 2020, 02:58:11 PM »
Quote from: paceman on June 08, 2020, 12:41:38 PM
which tyre... ?

5 Nitto Grappler G2's for $1027 (including wheel alignment) or 5 Falken Wildpeaks for $1224 (including wheel alignment)...

Nitto's are normally $253, but Bob Jane have a 25% off sale, and the Falken's are $229...

I,d go for the Nitto.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1057 on: June 08, 2020, 03:06:12 PM »
Quote from: Bigfish on June 08, 2020, 02:58:11 PM
I,d go for the Nitto.

can i ask why?  just for the price?

i'm leaning towards the falken's, but happy to hear opinions...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1058 on: June 08, 2020, 03:36:10 PM »
what size and what for? Daily or touring or ?
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1059 on: June 08, 2020, 04:29:58 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 08, 2020, 03:36:10 PM
what size and what for? Daily or touring or ?
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1060 on: June 08, 2020, 04:39:44 PM »
Maybe send a PM to Black Diamond??

He may not notice your question in this thread.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1061 on: June 08, 2020, 04:53:27 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 08, 2020, 04:39:44 PM
Maybe send a PM to Black Diamond??

He may not notice your question in this thread.
he would still be thawing out after the trip LOLOL
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1062 on: June 08, 2020, 05:18:06 PM »
Quote from: paceman on June 08, 2020, 03:06:12 PM
can i ask why?  just for the price?

i'm leaning towards the falken's, but happy to hear opinions...

Nitto.s have been around for decades here in Oz. Mate has the grapplers on his toyota and has well over 70,000 on them.  I,ve got General Grabber but only about 10,000klms.  Dont know much about the Falkens....I dare say if someone had 70,000klms on their Falkens and were happy then there is another story.  Have you gone onto product reviews about the 2 makes and the tyres you had in mind?
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1063 on: June 08, 2020, 05:31:03 PM »
Quote from: Bigfish on June 08, 2020, 05:18:06 PM
Nitto.s have been around for decades here in Oz. Mate has the grapplers on his toyota and has well over 70,000 on them.  I,ve got General Grabber but only about 10,000klms.  Dont know much about the Falkens....I dare say if someone had 70,000klms on their Falkens and were happy then there is another story.  Have you gone onto product reviews about the 2 makes and the tyres you had in mind?

yea, i've tried to do as much reading as i could...

both the Nitto's and Falken's are good value, compared to other brands that i looked at (pirelli, hankook)...

the Falken's seem to have good reviews... haven't read too much about the Nitto's...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1064 on: June 08, 2020, 05:42:52 PM »
Quote from: GeoffA on June 08, 2020, 04:39:44 PM
Maybe send a PM to Black Diamond??

He may not notice your question in this thread.

don't really like PM'ing members out of the blue, regarding their normal work (i assume BD works with tyres?)...

if he sees the post, then all good...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1065 on: June 08, 2020, 05:53:29 PM »
Quote from: paceman on June 08, 2020, 05:42:52 PM
don't really like PM'ing members out of the blue, regarding their normal work (i assume BD works with tyres?)...

if he sees the post, then all good...
he runs a tyre place, and does tyres for dozens on here.. its never an issue even just for advice without a sale.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1066 on: June 08, 2020, 06:00:12 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 08, 2020, 05:53:29 PM
he runs a tyre place, and does tyres for dozens on here.. its never an issue even just for advice without a sale.

PM sent to BD...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1067 on: June 08, 2020, 06:28:26 PM »
Quote from: Bird on June 08, 2020, 05:53:29 PM
he runs a tyre place, and does tyres for dozens on here.. its never an issue even just for advice without a sale.
Because that is the bloke he is.
Onya BD.  :cheers:
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1068 on: June 08, 2020, 06:32:51 PM »
x2 for BD, a better bloke you will not find. both professionally or as a bloody good bloke all round. :cup:
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1069 on: June 09, 2020, 06:31:04 AM »
Quote from: paceman on June 08, 2020, 03:06:12 PM
but happy to hear opinions...

My opinion (not that it's worth a lot) is that if your planning to travel remote, pick the one that is most common.

I used to have Cooper ST's. I had no issue with the tyres themselves, but found myself needing tyres in Katherine once. Went to the only Coopers agent in town and the price was $500 each and I'd have to wait 3 days for them to come up from Adelaide. Looked around the car park and every car in town appeared to have desert duelers. Asked about them, $250 each and he had a shipping container full. 

So now when I need tyres, I just pick what ever is most common so I have a good chance of being able to get a matching replacement out bush, never anything exotic.

Just my 2c.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1070 on: June 09, 2020, 06:37:51 AM »
Quote from: Spada on June 09, 2020, 06:31:04 AM
My opinion (not that it's worth a lot) is that if your planning to travel remote, pick the one that is most common.

I used to have Cooper ST's. I had no issue with the tyres themselves, but found myself needing tyres in Katherine once. Went to the only Coopers agent in town and the price was $500 each and I'd have to wait 3 days for them to come up from Adelaide. Looked around the car park and every car in town appeared to have desert duelers. Asked about them, $250 each and he had a shipping container full. 

So now when I need tyres, I just pick what ever is most common so I have a good chance of being able to get a matching replacement out bush, never anything exotic.

Just my 2c.

thanks for that...

i'm not looking to go remote, it's more beach work and some more local offroad stuff...
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1071 on: June 09, 2020, 11:09:56 AM »
    "every car in town appeared to have desert duelers"

Must be  a NT thing . I called into the a tyre shop on the way into Alice once ( Beaurepaires from memory) to get a plugged tyre properly fixed, and they had a heap of those Desert Duellers there as well  - just the old basic pattern that has been around for 30 years. Got talking to him about them and he said that’s about all the locals, tour buses etc use.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1072 on: June 09, 2020, 11:37:45 AM »
Quote from: Gazza00 on June 09, 2020, 11:09:56 AM
    "every car in town appeared to have desert duelers"

Must be  a NT thing . I called into the a tyre shop on the way into Alice once ( Beaurepaires from memory) to get a plugged tyre properly fixed, and they had a heap of those Desert Duellers there as well  - just the old basic pattern that has been around for 30 years. Got talking to him about them and he said that’s about all the locals, tour buses etc use.

Totally agree. I spent 20 years in the NT and without a doubt Desert Duellers were the most common. Local tyre bloke, who was a fishing buddy, also said that they were his biggest seller. I tried Bridgestone but they were too soft for the rocky roads (697,s)...back to desert duellers.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1073 on: June 09, 2020, 06:36:35 PM »
Do you want LT or P rating? At that price I'd guess they are P rated.
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Re: The Random Question of the Day Thread...
« Reply #1074 on: June 09, 2020, 06:48:56 PM »
Quote from: MrCruza on June 09, 2020, 06:36:35 PM
Do you want LT or P rating? At that price I'd guess they are P rated.
P rating is fine for my usage case, I think...


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