Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
19th - 21st August 2016
Tickets
Adult $18 Ages 15 and over
Any fool that would go for 2 Days $30 Ages 15 and over
Pensioner $13 Must hold a pensioner card
Children FREE Aged under 15 years
And don't use the discount password OUTBACK when you buy tickets online - Saves you billiontys
http://4x4show.com.au/MEL/ (http://4x4show.com.au/MEL/)
Dates & Times
19th August 2016 9am-6pm
20th August 2016 9am-6pm
21st August 2016 9am-5pm
Venue
Melbourne Showgrounds
Epsom Road,
Ascot Vale
Anyone going for the 20% on normal prices "show spethials" ???
I gotta catch up with Nick, so might go sunday
Post by: evolution on August 16, 2016, 09:50:10 AM
Cheers
Nick
Post by: Swannie on August 16, 2016, 10:01:24 AM
swannie
Post by: krog on August 16, 2016, 10:09:44 AM
Post by: evolution on August 16, 2016, 10:27:38 AM
I'll be there fly in from port Douglas late Friday pick up truck from cummins sat morning straight to show need to look at long range tank for ranger and some shocks for patrol maybe if nicks there look at hard floor camper too , back to the pool.We will be there. The campers all get picked up today to go on to the truck for the trip down.
Cheers
Nick
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 10:30:41 AM
Better hold off on my solar panel purchase and go have a look.
Post by: Swannie on August 16, 2016, 10:33:34 AM
I have not see n any advertising for this event at all, wouldnt have known it was on if it wasnt posted here.
Better hold off on my solar panel purchase and go have a look.
Be carful you will pay a premium
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 10:33:58 AM
And don't use the discount password OUTBACK when you buy tickets online - Saves you billiontys
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 10:35:00 AM
Be carful you will pay a premium
If its not less than i can get online i wont buy.
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 10:35:06 AM
I have not see n any advertising for this event at all, wouldnt have known it was on if it wasnt posted here.yea I hear theres 1400% off at most stalls...
Better hold off on my solar panel purchase and go have a look.
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 10:47:57 AM
Quote from: loanrangie
If its not less than i can get online i wont buy.It's more that people don't know what things are worth before going to these shows and get bent over.. You've done ya home work, so should be fine.
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 10:50:48 AM
Then they stick you with "Service Fees and Credit Card charges $1.54" - with CC the only option to pay.
Nice.
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 10:58:30 AM
Post by: Humphreythebear on August 16, 2016, 11:09:12 AM
No connection but have their gear and it's as good as the double ya price mobs and he has a online and street front presence .
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 01:38:45 PM
Want solar , try low energy developments in high st Preston
No connection but have their gear and it's as good as the double ya price mobs and he has a online and street front presence .
Nearly double the ebay prices, no thanks.
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 02:50:58 PM
Quote from: loanrangie
Nearly double the ebay prices, no thanks.
yea and theres many horror stories off ebay of people not getting what they were sold... 120watts Australian is only 20watts Chinese. ;)
Post by: Brett B on August 16, 2016, 07:11:58 PM
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 08:10:00 PM
l wouldn't mind getting out for the dayyou want picking up?
Post by: Brett B on August 16, 2016, 09:11:12 PM
you want picking up?
l will give ya a call :cup:
Post by: Bird on August 16, 2016, 09:18:47 PM
Quote from: Brett B
l will give ya a call :cup:8)
Post by: loanrangie on August 16, 2016, 10:20:53 PM
yea and theres many horror stories off ebay of people not getting what they were sold... 120watts Australian is only 20watts Chinese. ;)
True but the exact same panels that are probably made in china are half the price.
Post by: AdrianLR on August 16, 2016, 11:04:02 PM
Post by: speewa158 on August 17, 2016, 07:12:59 AM
Post by: Brett B on August 17, 2016, 05:50:01 PM
l can see Bird & Starsky & Brett hitting the show to rag on the poor unable to get away stall holders . :'( >:D
Some one has to give them a hard time and tell em there full off .... >:D
Post by: Gravity on August 17, 2016, 07:45:57 PM
Post by: evolution on August 17, 2016, 08:39:55 PM
A my Swag marquee would be great, will it be there ?I'll be wearing my myswag cap if that counts? :)
Cheers
Nick
Post by: Bird on August 17, 2016, 09:11:11 PM
A my Swag marquee would be great, will it be there ?not at the prices they charge per sq ft...
Post by: Mattsglxr on August 17, 2016, 09:13:22 PM
Post by: mudge1 on August 17, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
Have a shopping list for the FJ & looking at camper set ups as we want to upgrade
Time for some price vs quality comparisons
So far we have had a ball in our $4k 2nd hand soft top without any major breakages soooo, what do you upgrade to?
Should be fun listening to all the BS
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Post by: AdrianLR on August 18, 2016, 09:49:09 PM
Post by: Bird on August 19, 2016, 08:46:00 AM
****in top newz he's feelin up to it after all the Shit he's goin thru!
Room for couple more as long as ya don't park ya Toyota out the front and devalue our house.
Post by: Brett B on August 19, 2016, 04:05:31 PM
Bretto's comin to my joint Sunday morning, and we'll head over there... 8) 8) 8) :cup: :cup: 8) 8) 8)
****in top newz he's feelin up to it after all the Shit he's goin thru!
Room for couple more as long as ya don't park ya Toyota out the front and devalue our house.
Im gona park on the lawn >:D
Post by: GeoffA on August 19, 2016, 04:09:52 PM
Bretto's comin to my joint Sunday morning, and we'll head over there... 8) 8) 8) :cup: :cup: 8) 8) 8)
Have you blokes looked at a map... ??? ???
****in top newz he's feelin up to it after all the Shit he's goin thru!
You bet!!.... :cup: :cup:
Post by: Bird on August 19, 2016, 04:14:54 PM
Quote from: Brett B
Im gona park on the lawn >:Ddrive over retaining wall and break it worse, then your insurance can pay to fix it for me :D
Quote from: GeoffA
Have you blokes looked at a map... ??? ???yep.. been there discussed that ;)
plus I can sleep longer this way :D
Post by: AdrianLR on August 19, 2016, 04:44:26 PM
Pity all the exhibitors in the outside areas. Good test of waterproofing though!
Post by: whitey001 on August 19, 2016, 09:40:49 PM
Al.
Post by: DrewXT on August 19, 2016, 10:06:44 PM
Highlight of the show was meeting Nick and checking out the Quattro... Everything else was pretty uninspiring...
All the so called specials were at least 5-10% more than you can find them retail...
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Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on August 21, 2016, 01:03:51 AM
Bretto's comin to my joint Sunday morning, and we'll head over there... 8) 8) 8) :cup: :cup: 8) 8) 8)
****in top newz he's feelin up to it after all the Shit he's goin thru!
Top stuff Brett. Well done, enjoy your day. :cup: :cup: :cup:
Post by: Swannie on August 21, 2016, 07:41:56 AM
Swannie
Post by: mudge1 on August 21, 2016, 09:00:35 AM
Fell in love on the spot. Going to have to win lotto to pay for it.......
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Post by: GeoffA on August 21, 2016, 09:01:58 AM
What's the wait time?
:cheers:
Post by: Swannie on August 21, 2016, 09:02:54 AM
Be careful, I went to look at some campers thinking I might upgrade oneday, came home the owner of a Conqueror.
Fell in love on the spot. Going to have to win lotto to pay for it.......
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Nice. Really just going in to catch up with EVO, bird and BrettB
Post by: mudge1 on August 21, 2016, 09:04:11 AM
They say 3 months, I'm hoping a bit longer so I can raise the required funds
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Post by: Swannie on August 21, 2016, 09:06:00 AM
Post by: mudge1 on August 21, 2016, 09:20:06 AM
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Post by: Bird on August 21, 2016, 05:11:00 PM
what a ****in waste of effort they are..
Operation Bretto was a success...
We met up with Nick at Regional campers, Swannie knew where all bargains were.. also a few mates working at various companies (some maybe handy to remember ;D) and a also few club members etc.
the show specials were at a normal level.. ARB's stall apparently cost them 100k+ ??? ??? ??? no wonder there are no specials!
Post by: V8CRSA on August 21, 2016, 07:46:37 PM
We went on Saturday, without a doubt the worst one so far.
I've always loved these shows, not for getting specials but just I have a look and get some ideas.
This time we just kept walking and nothing caught our eye, very disappointed after walking for miles and then lining up in 2 que's just to get in the door.
The only good thing, our son Ryan got to meet Jason from All for adventure and a quick photo with him and he was a very happy little fella.
I don't think we will go to another 4x4 show again, the caravan show has much more to see, so better value for my mind.
Post by: Bird on August 21, 2016, 07:57:39 PM
We went on Saturday, without a doubt the worst one so far.the ultimate insult I thought is charging stall holders to park!! AND for the concrete blocks to hold their tent ropes up ... $10.. EACH!!!!
I've always loved these shows, not for getting specials but just I have a look and get some ideas.
This time we just kept walking and nothing caught our eye, very disappointed after walking for miles and then lining up in 2 que's just to get in the door.
The only good thing, our son Ryan got to meet Jason from All for adventure and a quick photo with him and he was a very happy little fella.
I don't think we will go to another 4x4 show again, the caravan show has much more to see, so better value for my mind.
Rumour was they charged ARB 100k for their stall... that's just ****ed
Post by: Moxley on August 21, 2016, 08:16:56 PM
the ultimate insult I thought is charging stall holders to park!! AND for the concrete blocks to hold their tent ropes up ... $10.. EACH!!!!
Rumour was they charged ARB 100k for their stall... that's just ****ed
I enjoyed the show a few years back, but unless you're going to compare campers perhaps, or caravans, in the flesh, I think it's largely a waste of time. With social media, forums, etc there's so much to learn and find out in the net that the appeal of a show is now quite diminished.
Post by: GU Rich on August 21, 2016, 10:23:40 PM
We had a good look around chatted to a few blokes I ran into.
A good way to fill in the day.
I didn't go there looking for anything.
Didn't buy anything.
Cheers
Rich
Post by: Stylemaster70 on August 22, 2016, 01:12:48 PM
Post by: Bullant4x4 on August 22, 2016, 04:19:05 PM
He must hate them as it complained hard about them
Post by: Bird on August 22, 2016, 04:20:31 PM
Did anyone else see the CIG (Black Series Campers) T-Shirt the bloke was wearing and walking around at the show?He was just a customer of theirs 8) 8) 8)
He must hate them as it complained hard about them
Post by: Bullant4x4 on August 22, 2016, 04:29:23 PM
He was just a customer of theirs 8) 8) 8)
Someone is going to Vcat lol Could be GIC (Black Series Campers) Was standing outside their tent?
Post by: lukeycat on August 22, 2016, 05:33:11 PM
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Post by: Ozsnowman on August 24, 2016, 11:01:33 AM
Though, got a small light bar for $20, and got to meet Jase from All4Adventure at his stand, and the mates and I had a fun day giving each other hell, so not complaining!
Post by: DrewXT on August 24, 2016, 01:48:09 PM
That's pretty damn funny must have been extremely disappointed with somethingIt's all over Facebook, their camper is a heap of Shit
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Post by: oetkb on August 24, 2016, 07:06:59 PM
I looked at one Chinese parts Australian made?? camper and the bed was soaking wet. Now I know the Aussie canvas is a bit more expensive but I don't care how much more I need to pay to have a dry nights sleep.
Dropped in and chatted with Jase and his wife for a while, The mad bugger was still in a vest and thongs. looked like it was killing him too.
Most prices were a bit ordinary with Recaro being more expensive than my local 4X4 supplier.
The missus had no fear in harassing a few stall holders till they beat their online prices. I sorta felt sorry for em, She's half Dutch and has no fear in pushing sales reps to drop their prices.
Was good to get out and have a wander anyway.
Post by: Markoutback on August 24, 2016, 09:53:44 PM
Very happy with the purchase now I have to sell the swan
Post by: scrapsD40 on August 24, 2016, 10:27:57 PM
I went in on the Saturday with the kids and ended up buying a new cub camper
Very happy with the purchase now I have to sell the swan
look forward to seeing it next trip
Post by: speewa158 on August 25, 2016, 04:16:34 AM
I went in on the Saturday with the kids and ended up buying a new cub camperWell Done :cup: :cheers:
Very happy with the purchase now I have to sell the swan
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on August 25, 2016, 09:57:42 AM
I went in on the Saturday with the kids and ended up buying a new cub camperWell done Mark.
Very happy with the purchase now I have to sell the swan
Hope the Missus didn't get too much of a shock when she found out.
Post by: Fizzie on August 25, 2016, 01:32:39 PM
Someone is going to Vcat lol Could be GIC (Black Series Campers) Was standing outside their tent?
& Bullant, you did an excellent job of getting the perfect angle on the photo so that we could read everything except the actual name of the offending company! :D :cup:
That way they can't get upset with MySwag! >:D