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Old 07-09-2007, 12:31 AM
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The price of decent uggs in europe is mindbending
so there is potential profit for smuggling ugg boot contraband to europe you say? hmmm....
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:37 AM
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Old 07-09-2007, 12:46 AM
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Mention a whiff of illegality and who shows up........
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:08 AM
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Mention a whiff of illegality and who shows up........
ugg boots may be illegal for the fashion police, but my reckoning was the european shortage was due to lack of supply, not legal concerns

as for the topic at hand, its a shame the avalanche could not have looked as good as the overlander - something quirky about it that is appealing
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:17 AM
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It's because the Overlander was an Engineering based project instead of a styling exercise. Styling exercises always end up looking overdone.

And the Fashion Police rule Europe with an iron fist. you have been warned.
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Old 07-09-2007, 03:50 AM
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Iirc about $42 for hand-made & custom-fit, so not bad value for that. The price of decent uggs in europe is mindbending so we sent three pairs over to Mrs nota's frozen-footed relos and now my mother-in-law luvs me
LOL as long as the mother in law is happy everyone else is..

My mum loves them things i can't stand thongs or anything on my feet .
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Old 07-09-2007, 07:52 AM
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Here's a more modern interpretation
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Old 07-09-2007, 08:10 AM
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Looks a bit similar to Opel Frontera. Is this an Overlader, too?
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Old 07-09-2007, 09:21 AM
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Here's a more modern interpretation
There is a guy a suburb away from me that has a XE wagon up on hilux unders.. It sits about 400mm off the ground he had it done so many years ago i can't remember but it's very old.
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Old 07-09-2007, 10:54 AM
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Looks a bit similar to Opel Frontera. Is this an Overlader, too?
I think it might be done by the same company, but not certified by Holden of course. The site i found it on claimed the conversion could be done for $AUD25000 plus the donor car.
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thanks guys for keeping an interest in an awesome machine. I'm lucky enough to own an original. By the looks, there aren't many left. Mine is a ute, number 18 of 23 made that year (78). the dude i bought it off put an injected 304 into it but I'd love to go back to the 308. computers and creeks don't mix. it's truly a fully sic car. shame they were put out of buisness.
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What's the handling like on cloud 9 up there??.
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Old 07-10-2007, 04:39 AM
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thanks guys for keeping an interest in an awesome machine. I'm lucky enough to own an original. By the looks, there aren't many left. Mine is a ute, number 18 of 23 made that year (78). the dude i bought it off put an injected 304 into it but I'd love to go back to the 308. computers and creeks don't mix. it's truly a fully sic car. shame they were put out of buisness.
Glad to hear from an owner How is it off the road?
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Old 07-10-2007, 06:06 PM
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Thru the sand it cranks with 45psi in the tyres! Highway use is limited she does about 80km/h @ 2500rpm... made in tasmainia i think it was designed for mountain climbing. smokes up nicely thanks to low ratios. i'm heading out of town for a few weeks but i'll try to get some pic's sorted. cloud 9? yeah, she was always my dream rig.
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