Make sure spring isn’t sprung

This spring has no safety cable, and could break with disastrous results. See the accompanying diagram to see how a safety cable is attached. Garage door designs may vary from this one, but the principle is the same.

Prado perfect?

Many people would say there’s nothing you need to do to a Toyota Prado to make it better. But Toyota has gone and raised the bar anyhow with its iconic off-roader, making it more capable, better on-road, and a lot easier to drive safely.

ARB 4 x 4 accessories

ARB is Australia’s largest manufacturer of 4WD accessories and exports to more than 100 countries with products developed and tested in the Australian Outback, one of the toughest environments in the world for 4x4s.

Airplex's wide range

Airplex Industries manufactures and distributes a wide range of vehicle accessories which can be purchased from your local vehicle dealer or from Airplex directly.

Great Wall launches 5-seat 4WD wagon

X marks the spot where Great Wall Motors in New Zealand has moved into the mainstream passenger vehicle market with its new X240 4WD, a full five-seat station wagon based on the tough underpinnings of the V240 utility as tested in our November issue.

Carry that load

In previous articles about load carrying we’ve concentrated on talking about the things you need to make your 4WD capable of carrying more, such as a canopy, roof rack, load cover or even a tow bar so you can haul a trailer behind.