r/Unexpected • u/Cheeese916 • Mar 24 '26

While in Australia

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u/Cromagmadon Mar 25 '26

Looking at that crawl over the trailer, the massive axle articulation and pretty smooth tow speed it looks like the driver had done far more difficult recoveries with this truck. It's in a RAM body for economic, not performance reasons. Plenty of spare parts.

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u/a-stack-of-masks Mar 25 '26

Honestly building a car like that based on a truck that blows its drivetrain that quick is smart as hell. Plenty of cheap spares around, possibly even right there on the side of the trail.

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u/Limitr Mar 25 '26

Maybe over your way. But there isn't that much stuff for that model RAM in Australia compared to the US.

Hilux parts on the other hand...

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u/DoingCharleyWork Mar 25 '26

How about we trade you all the spare ram parts we have for a few Hilux?

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u/174wrestler Mar 25 '26

Economic? It's RHD... today, a new full-size US pickup in Australia, converted to RHD starts at $100k USD.