Shoo Roo's

[minux]

Well, i will go on personal experience here, my oldies had one installed on the front of one of their 4wd's, that 4wd become a wreck when a roo jumped in fropnt of it while travelling at 90 km/h.

Our local(now former local) copper had one on his 4wd, he went through 2 cars.

So for the price of them, i would say they don't work.

However, i have friends who live int he coutnry who swear by these $5 setups they have, will get more info for you

 

[WAGON MAN]

The Shu Roo units sell for approx. $420

 

[1991_Vn2nV]

Well I guess I might as well shove the cheapy's on the car.. under the front spoiler I guess so ya cant see em lol.

In the end, they wont do any harm as far as I see it...But I dont really want to spend the cash on the units, thats pretty expensive...And i've had an accident cause of a roo before, did over $3 grand damage to the family's VS commy, but the insurance excess was only $350...So less than a shu roo unit

 

[bangers]

the cheap plastic ones have to be kept clean. the moment they get a bug or dirt in them they stop working. the electonic ones put off a ticking/clicking noise. neither is very effective over 120km/hr as by the time the roo hears it you are already on top of it. Troy711, the guy was probably going too fast and the roos were trying to get away from the noise but they didn't get away quick enough as he was speeding.

 

[1991_Vn2nV]

Cheers Bangers

 

[vlv8vic]

i have the cheapo plastic ones on the camry. they are only supposedly effective over 80 kmh.
the bigger square electronic ones emit clicks and/or higher frequency sounds.
i fail to see how anyone's ears can be offended by either.
ive never hit a roo and do 200k's a day through some pretty hardcore roo territory - see plenty of kill. better not have put a jinx on my luck.....

 

[Troy711]

i hit a roo once... and i was 5 minutes from the center of canberra. they are shocking here. we definatley live up to our name of the 'bush capital'.

when i was at the canberra 400 V8 race i was in the pit paddock and one of the support cars had a shuroo mounted on their front bumper. as they drive through the pits you could hear it and you would look around and move out of their way. very smart idea . it was weird though, you didnt 'hear' the noise, you felt it clicking inside your head. it was terrible, i know why roos would hate it!

 

[vlv8vic]

... i seem to have clicking in my head all the time, perhaps why i dont notice it..

 

[bangers]

ive never hit a roo and do 200k's a day through some pretty hardcore roo territory - see plenty of kill. better not have put a jinx on my luck.....

what time of the day do you travel though?
I've hit 6 in one week driving trucks in the middle of the night.

 

[vlv8vic]

leave home about 6:30. not so bad at the moment but thats usually when the sun is just coming up. apparently worst roo time. come home about 12 hours later, again apparently a prick of a time for roos. we see heaps of them, they just seem to hand back and wait for other cars to be hit by...

630 a month ago was pitch black....