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jamm'n » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since:  Posts:  |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 12:13:40 PM |
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Well what a TOP day. Thanx to everyone who turned up, it was great to see the old faces again and to finally meet Snoopy:-D
I didn't take my camera today because i was out last night to all hours playing poker and forgot to recharge the batteries. i have fallen in love with power steering. i want, i want. <3 your car chris *big thumps up* that is all. hehe matty |
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rocket » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 01:01:41 PM |
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Roger that, it was a great day had, with the early start worked out well, and the food on top of the mountain was great. There was some good driving and cornering, great to meet all the member again and hope to see some video and photo's posted, nice to meet you all again.
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rocket » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 01:02:43 PM |
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Good point about the power steering it is a great feel even on such a little car, makes a big difference, did not think it would, some good cars there today keep up the passion for the MICRA!!
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 01:24:22 PM |
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Yes yes I agree. Fantastic day. DIdn't even attract negative attention from the police.
I exchanged a few "friendly" words with a poofy tight-pants bike rider though. God I would have loved to do a u turn and throw a newspaper at him. Plus how was that green s2 super s? So freaky that we see that colour s2 super s all the time. :P Anyone remember what street that was? Matty? Cheers |
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jamm'n » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 01:55:48 PM |
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umm somehow i don't think it was from there, may have been visiting. just a hunch.
But i know exactly were it is, if you would like to go back i can take you there NO PROB! |
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:12:40 PM |
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Yeh I'm interested in it as a car for sister (gah, i'll strip all the good stuff from it first though so she can't ruin it.. :P)
But I really doubt they'd be willing to sell. Not with fuel prices at their current levels. |
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Alex_B » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:24:15 PM |
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some photos, video to follow
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Alex_B » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:25:59 PM |
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??? did somebody put their directional tyres on backwards ???
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Alex_B » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:26:53 PM |
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the lineup
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jamm'n » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:33:32 PM |
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nice one alex. and no, i just put the car on the wheels backwards thats all :P
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:34:04 PM |
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All your super-s belong to us!
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jamm'n » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 02:43:55 PM |
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yaay for meschersmitt paint.
nice |
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cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 03:00:20 PM |
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WOW!!! What a day guys!!!
I am ENVIOUS. Wish I was there. Good on you all for keeping it alive. The scene is alive and pumping in Brisbane these days! Love the pics. |
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Alex_B » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 05:44:52 PM |
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well, video is uploading, any minute now
w00000 Alex |
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 07:24:27 PM |
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Well done. Great to see the Brissie scene alive and kicking.
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GTRHOLIC » CMF Member BRISBANE Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 23 Apr 2006 10:07:08 PM |
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Yeah great turnout today. the thing i like most about the micra forum members is that everyone is so nice and so easy going. Ive been to some in my meets in my gtr and the only thing they talk about is the size of their "OWN" members..... not my cup of tea! but having said that it was a bit of a sausage fest today...... WHERE ARE THE LADIES? WHATS YOUR EXCUSE?
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makes » CMF Member Gold Coast Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 24 Apr 2006 08:53:44 AM |
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I also had an excellent time !. Thanks to everyone that attended for making it such an enjoyable event. Special thanks to "NoJammin" for acting as our guide and "AlexB" for being the official photographer.
The early start was a great idea.... the run out to Mt Glorious was awesome with not much traffic really. |
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Snoopy » CMF Member Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Tue 25 Apr 2006 12:40:40 PM |
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I like to say thanks to all that turned out for the meet, its nice to put faces to names. I agree with gtrholic, I've been on a few meets with other forums & by far you guys are the easiest to get along with & just sit & chat with. Hope to catch up with you all again soon, the war paint should be gone by then :)
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micragirl » CMF Member Gold Coast Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Fri 28 Apr 2006 07:06:46 AM |
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Sorry I couldn't make the cruise but I was crossing the Nullarbor Plain. Currently in Broken Hill, should be home on Saturday.
Micragirl |
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cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Fri 28 Apr 2006 08:02:21 AM |
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yay Broken Hill has the internet? Cool!
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Fri 28 Apr 2006 09:12:54 AM |
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You in the Micra ?
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micragirl » CMF Member Gold Coast Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 30 Apr 2006 09:51:19 AM |
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I wish, Whitey. No, was in my brother's Prado 4WD, I actually worked out that I would be struggling to get over there in the micra, fuel consumption being what it is and the distance between servos, I would probably have to take a jerry can just in case, the roadhouses are not always open, and when they are, the fuel was at most $169.9/litre. Also, I was thinking that one of those radiator shields (flyscreen wire attached over the grill where the radiator sits, would be necessary, as there were huge, and I mean humungous moths. So big that when they hit the windscreen it was like someone throwing rocks at you. But yeah, I fantasised that I was in the micra doing the trip alone, you just gotta watch out for the skippys, goats, emus, but they're mostly only a problem at dusk.
Going across was an experience I won't forget for a long time, and I mean that in a favourable sense. Awesome. |
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 30 Apr 2006 10:27:18 AM |
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Hahaha new objective - cross nullabor plain in micra! :P
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mrh » CMF Member hornsby Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 30 Apr 2006 10:42:08 AM |
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I am already planing a trip to Perth across the Nulla next year. On the return trip I will follow the coast back through to Adelaide and then onto Melbourne. Should take me a few weeks. Thats the plan anyway.
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 01 May 2006 03:07:31 PM |
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Well Hack is making the journey come June. Driven some long distances in my time like Brissie to Adelaide but never across the mighty Nulla.
It will be an experience for my wife and daughter as they have never done a trip like this so will be an eye opener. Yeah right micragirl have to be careful around dusk as the wildlife gets a bit active. Anyway emu would go clean over the top and skippys also. Maybe the first Micra to cross the Nulla?. I bet its the first forced one!! |
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 01 May 2006 05:45:54 PM |
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Lets hope you don't have to literally force the car across it!!
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 01 May 2006 09:27:04 PM |
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Nah, will not force it too much. Cruise around 140kph.
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jamm'n » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 01 May 2006 09:40:56 PM |
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Dave, can you take me for a ride in "Whitey" when i see you in Canberra pleeeeease!
*grovel grovel* :-) |
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micragirl » CMF Member Gold Coast Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Tue 02 May 2006 12:06:29 AM |
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Just one more thing. If you plan to tow a trailer across the Nullarbor, the speed limit once you get into W.A. is 100 kph not 110 as sign posted. And the highway patrol are red hot on interstate travellers and won't hesitate to book you even if you are 2 kph over their speed limit. There are also quarantine inspection stations at the S.A. border and also the W.A. border. Also make sure you have plenty of your own water with you as the roadhouses will not give you a drop, there are signs everywhere stating that their water in the taps is unfit for drinking, its mainly recycled water or bore water, I tried the bore water and it made me sick for about 24 hours. Just makes you realise what a precious commodity H2O has become!
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Tue 02 May 2006 07:43:54 AM |
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Matty, mate, pal ,buddy. You can get behind the wheel and feel the force.
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White Knight » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Tue 02 May 2006 08:55:04 AM |
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Gee micragirl sounds like Mad Max territory.Hack versus the elements and the traffic cops.
Will take a can of petrol just in case plus knowing my darling wife their will enough food water to survive one week in the desert. |
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Yom » CMF Member Brisbane Australia Member since: Posts: |
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Tue 02 May 2006 10:08:26 AM |
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Gah you make me want to book a flight and come down for the weekend. :P
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