What time of year are you planning to drive up there Peter?
If you go in the dry season and don't try to ford the Jardine River
(or perhaps traverse the old telegraph road - you wouldn't want to
cross Gunshot Creek) then river crossings aren't such an issue. I
drove a Subaru into the Iron Range, out to Captain Billy Landing, to
Vrilya Point and Cape York ...
Regards, Laurie.
On 31/07/2012, at 6:07 PM, Chris Ross wrote:
Peter,
there are a few around, Sargents is one that is reputable, believe
they also rent Prados which would be a bit more economical on fuel.
Do a Google search for others around Cairns. Then read the _fine
print_, normally they have around a $5000-$6000 excess with only a
few options to reduce. I would recommend taking out a travel
insurance policy that covers the amount of the excess for you (read
the_fine print_ again). When I researched recently only American
Express and RACV allowed you optionally increase cover to cover the
large excess, and they only covered it if it was an excess. They
are a lot lot cheaper than buying the cover offered by the rental
mobs. Again in the_fine print_, normally underbody damage, damage
to the roof and water damage are excluded. Rentals won't
necessarily have a snorkel so you are limited in depth for your
river crossings. Rent a diesel if you can, fuel economy is better
and less likely to give trouble in river crossings and the fuel is
generally more readily available.
regards,
Chris Ross
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