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Finally over eskys and bags of ice to keep the frothies drinkable! Just want to hear about the goods the bads the evils. Cheers

they may be pricy but you cant go past an engel there tuff reliable and durable and have stood the tests of time over and over again

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ENGEL +1

dunno if u looked. but also autofridge seems good also. i just got one 200bux second hand. works awesome and more efficient it seems then an engel cause off slightly different technology in it.

http://www.conergy.com.au/desktopdefaul ... read-5268/

Try Trailblaza, they are in QLD. I have had mine for 17yrs and very reliable. Aluminium construction with 75mm off foam for efficiency and not too much battery drain.

Engal as well!

hdn177 wrote:Engal as well!

Another here for Engel.

but if your lookin for Waeco, look here www.fridgeshop.com.au - I think its factory seconds - plenty of mates have got from there cheap... but usually BIG ones like the 90s...

i wouldnt get a waeco unless its for a boat or something..

Grasshopper wrote:Try Trailblaza, they are in QLD. I have had mine for 17yrs and very reliable. Aluminium construction with 75mm off foam for efficiency and not too much battery drain.

yep

best.

Michael.

buy a bushranger, then let us know if they are anywhere near as good as an Engel or Trailblazer.

yea I wouldn't go past the engle. I have one and its 25 years old and if that ever dies i'll buy another.

my old man bought one back in the early 80s and its still going strong today

G Day Mate

Go the Engel they have proven them selfs time and time again

Nigel

Another vote for Engel. When mine is not being used away it doubles as a beer fridge at home

holeyhardtop wrote:When mine is not being used away it doubles as a beer fridge at home

mine used to sit next to my pc but since Australia day its been in the back of the GU for amlost the whole time

And there we have it ay. Cheers heaps for all your replies! My question has been well and truly answered. I was already leaning towards an engel until a mate told me his and his father in laws fridges shat themselves 3 or 4 years later, or equal to 6 months continuous work. But still sounds the goods to me. Cheers again all!!

When did Engel change their compressor?

-Scott- wrote:When did Engel change their compressor?

they did?

My father and grandfather have both had 40L Engels for years (the old green type) with no problems. I bought one of the newer (grey) combi fridge freezers. Has been great bar two occassions up at Cape York when I really needed it. Shut down on two occassions for around a day and then started working again. Took it back to Engel rep who 'tested' it over a few weeks and said it was fine. No problems since but was pretty peeved at the time. Doesn't give me a lot of confidence for the next big trip.

My 2c's...

I will be the 1st tight a$$ to say buy a waeco.
I have one (admittedly i won it) but it works tops.
i havent taken it to the cape but in general driving its the goods, it has a good warranty on it and is alot cheaper.

Both are good fridges and should last you many years. It really comes down to things like price, sizes personal preference.

What ever you buy. Run decent wire for it. Its not the amp that they sux. But I think some of the problems people have are voltage drop related. If its at the back of the car. So 5m from batt, I used wire that was good for 40amp and had a good earth.

luxembuger wrote:And there we have it ay. Cheers heaps for all your replies! My question has been well and truly answered. I was already leaning towards an engel until a mate told me his and his father in laws fridges shat themselves 3 or 4 years later, or equal to 6 months continuous work. But still sounds the goods to me. Cheers again all!!

My Engel 40L ran for over 2 years 24/7. Either in the back of my car or beside my Computer with cans in it. It has never had an issue.

Dak Dak wrote:My father and grandfather have both had 40L Engels for years (the old green type) with no problems. I bought one of the newer (grey) combi fridge freezers. Has been great bar two occassions up at Cape York when I really needed it. Shut down on two occassions for around a day and then started working again. Took it back to Engel rep who 'tested' it over a few weeks and said it was fine. No problems since but was pretty peeved at the time. Doesn't give me a lot of confidence for the next big trip.

My 2c's...

It would have not worked due to low voltage in the fridge battery.....Yea I know your battery was fine yada yada yada.

I have a firdgemate 55L. Works great, it can be used as a fridge or fridge and freezer. You don't have to worry about rust or knocking it too hard cause it plastic and has very thick insulation. Plus it's pretty cheap $969 with an inverter thrown in.

Andy

wow another fridge debate, you'd think that has never been discussed before

http://carl.outerlimits4x4.com/search.php?mode=results

took you long enough

Engel.
Used 1 nearly every night for the past 18 months running up and down the Hume Melb-Syd and haven't had a single issue with it.

so have we made up your mind for you yet luxemburger?