New Car for Project 2014

Over the past few months we have been starting to think about what things we are going to take with us camping.  Whilst we have survived well enough camping for a a week or two, when travelling for 12 full months, there is going to be a few additional things that will be necessary to make the trip enjoyable.

And it was beginning to dawn on us that our ever faithful and dependable Terracan was probably not going to be able to fit us all in.

So we started thinking about what capability did we really want in a vehicle.  The list of course continued to grow, and ended up looking something like this:

• Dual Cab Ute (cab chassis)
• Steel Tray
• Towbar
• Water and Dust proof canopy with jack off legs
• Steel Bullbar (winch compatible in case I get lucky and find a free winch somewhere!)
• Snorkel
• Comfortable for ALL of us touring
• Under warranty for our trip - meaning a 2012 model vehicle

And so the hunt was on.  There are many dual cab utes on the market that were worth considering, including the new Toyota Double Cab 70 series - all the way down to the offerings by Great Wall.  The decision wasn't going to be easy - and indeed it wasn't.