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Stock agent's 4WD hits second-hand market after travelling 1 million kilometres

A west Victorian stock agent lists his 2009 Toyota LandCruiser for sale, having driven it 300 metres shy of 1 million kilometres.

ABC Australia News By Nethma Dandeniya Aug 2, 2026, 10:01 PM Captured Aug 2, 2026, 10:57 PM

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After clocking 1 million kilometres in his four-wheel-drive vehicle, a west Victorian stock agent has listed his prized possession for sale.

Nhill resident Gary Driscoll averaged more than 180km a day in his 2009 Toyota LandCruiser, driving to properties across the west of the state.

The vehicle goes up for sale on Monday morning, with an online auction to run for two weeks.

Mr Driscoll said he could not put a figure on the vehicle's value.

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Framing report

Origin wording grade

A 8/100 risk

Grade A reflects 8/100 framing risk from editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 31
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate unknown (0, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

"Obviously, a lot can go wrong with a car in that time and if you think about how much driving that is, it's a heck of a lot of time on the road.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

"I'm not sure there'd be a whole lot of people lining up for that because obviously the usefulness of the car and how much more you're going to get out of it will be diminished compared with a similar car with [fewer] kilometres on it.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Useful context, not penalties

Attributed claims 6
Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.

Mr Driscoll said he could not put a figure on the vehicle's value.
Uncertainty qualifiers 1
Qualifiers such as may, might, or reportedly are disclosed as technique but do not add framing-risk points by themselves.

Mr Driscoll said he could not put a figure on the vehicle's value.
Attributed framing cues 2
Attributed or quoted cues remain visible, but their score contribution is reduced to avoid assigning a speaker's wording to the reporter.

"Obviously, a lot can go wrong with a car in that time and if you think about how much driving that is, it's a heck of a lot of time on the road.

What this grade does and does not mean

This grade evaluates wording and reader-steering cues, not factual accuracy.
The outlet's general profile is separate context and does not affect this article grade.
Potential omissions require comparison with other reporting and are not graded from one article alone.