ACT meet

Thumper · **June 02, 2008, 08:59:52**

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Thoughts anyone?

Dazzler · **Reply #1: June 02, 2008, 11:05:28**

Can't make it to a meet up there in the next few months (but would have loved to!)

I live in Devonport Tasmania where the Spirit of Tasmania (ferry between Melbourne and Tassie) docks. If anyone decides to bring their i30 down to Tassie to enjoy our roads, I will give them a warm welcome (even if it's cold!)

Cheers,

Dazz

EymaTeapot · **Reply #2: June 02, 2008, 11:15:57**

G-Day Thumper,
I like your idea but not sure there is a concentration of i30 owners ,or members more to the point to make it work.
How about this for an idea though. We all drive our cars down to port Melbourne. Sounds like fun allready right, But wait theres more. We than load our entire fleet of I30's ,Petrol , Deisel, Auto , manuals, Sx and slx and SR's of asorted colours onto the spirit of tasmania and set sail to the appple isls.
Tassie Dave will meet us on arrival and from there we will follow him to Dazz's place. Dazz will greet us all with a cold Cascade lager and a selection of King island cheeses before putting us all up for the night in his new 40 Sq place he has just completed. Sorry Dazz, your wife might need to park her Nissan Tiida on the street for the night to accomodate the 40 or fifty on i30' in your garage.

The next day we will set out early (to advoid tassie peek hour) and set out on a drive around Tassie with Dazz acting as our tour guide. Can you imagine, a convoy of I30's cruising the roads of Tasmania. We will certainly get some looks.
I have never been to Tassie but have heard it is a lovely place to have a leisurely driving holiday. What a way to see the place.
What do you reckon guy?
You up for it Dazz?

Dazzler · **Reply #3: June 02, 2008, 11:32:47**

Bring it on ... only prob I can see is that I haven't built the house yet - but done an artist impression :roll:

EymaTeapot · **Reply #4: June 02, 2008, 12:00:15**

Looks goog Dazz, Plenty of room to put up 50 I30 owners.
Mate, we dont get blocks that big in Canberra.

Dazzler · **Reply #5: June 02, 2008, 12:04:07**

Yeah - 2 acres for $83,000 (private sale) Got a little dam and a 14" deep well (crystal clear water)

EymaTeapot · **Reply #6: June 02, 2008, 12:16:35**

Quote from: "dazzling_darryl"

Yeah - 2 acres for $83,000 (private sale) Got a little dam and a 14" deep well (crystal clear water)
Looks really good. My wife would kill to live there.
We recently (14 months ago) sold our 3 bedroom place and moved into a bigger 4 bedroom house in Canberra. Now she is on my case to sell up again and move onto a big block or property within an a hours drive of Canberra somewhere.

Thumper · **Reply #7: June 02, 2008, 12:25:05**

Ok, before this thread goes waaaaay off-topic, how about just a little meet up? Coffee, beer or such?

EymaTeapot · **Reply #8: June 02, 2008, 13:08:22**

Hi Thumper,

We did get a bit off topic agreed.

I like your idea. but other than you and me, who else is likely to attend. I mean if people are prepared to travel maybe up to 2 hours or so from the ACT or surounding areas, fantastic, i will be all for it.

Maybe if we can get some expresions of interest we can judge if we can make it happen.

encountar · **Reply #9: June 02, 2008, 14:12:09**

I'd be interested as long as its a sort of central place for sydneysiders

Thumper · **Reply #10: June 02, 2008, 22:59:15**

Ok, how about a trip to Goulburn? (About half way)

Nice run down/up the highway.

Thoughts?

EymaTeapot · **Reply #11: June 02, 2008, 23:53:02**

How about Mcdonalds at Sutton Forest?
Hlf way and we can all sit down to a big Mac

Thumper · **Reply #12: June 03, 2008, 01:06:58**

That'll cost more than the fuel we would use to get there!

Ok, sounds good.

Up for a run soon?

Dazzler · **Reply #13: June 03, 2008, 10:40:13**

Boys... I'm jealous, my next trip to the "North Island" I'll be trackin' some of you down...

encountar · **Reply #14: June 03, 2008, 10:45:08**

Post a google maps location?

eye30 · **Reply #15: June 03, 2008, 19:08:13**

Count me in, in spirit if not body.

Don't forget to post pics etc

Dazzler · **Reply #16: June 03, 2008, 23:39:23**

Yeah Pics...

Good Idea!

I could be there ON the Spirit

(but cant get time off at the mo - offsider on workers comp)

jamiec · **Reply #17: June 04, 2008, 11:54:35**

Hey Dazz i will be on that boat on friday night going to that big island

sorry tho i wont be around that area for a meet up (dont own an i30 yet anyway hopfuly
one day).

jamie

Dazzler · **Reply #18: June 22, 2008, 13:29:38**

Guess you guys haven't caught up yet... what's going on ? Photo's, we want photos....

Thumper · **Reply #19: June 26, 2008, 23:21:09**

Dunno, thread kinda got hijacked by pictures and talk of houses and The Spirit of Tasmania! 8-)

EDIT: How about half way between Sydney and Canberra, say Bowral? Should only cost a few $'s for us diesel owners!

encountar · **Reply #20: June 27, 2008, 13:57:24**

google maps estimates that as a 2 hour drive for me. not toooo bad

considering i do an hours drive to work each day, and with my iPod thats only 2 cd's of music might be an idea to get everyone to see the time/distance so we can work out a half way point.

awj2005 · **Reply #21: July 09, 2008, 13:30:23**

hey guys would love to catch up wiv ya's but im from the otha side of australia. and it'll take me like a week to get there plus i dnt think my boss will give me time off

but yeah.

ash

Thumper · **Reply #22: July 23, 2008, 14:11:12**

I'll be in Sydney for the next three weeks, working, without my i30 (Company is paying me to drive one of their vans up)

So, how about a NSW/ACT meet at Bowral, say at the end of August?

I think we'll have enough members now for a little meet.

blawler · **Reply #23: July 23, 2008, 14:29:07**

ill be keen for a sydney meet up

Definately. . Ill drive anywhere

David Rosser · **Reply #24: July 24, 2008, 09:56:35**

HOW CAN I GET MY CAR ACROSS THE DITCH TO JOIN UP WITH YOU GUYS?

Dazzler · **Reply #25: July 24, 2008, 12:09:33**

Hi Ross how's your car going..

I've got a smaller ditch to cross, but it's a ditch just the same

bikejockey · **Reply #26: July 25, 2008, 01:22:57**

Thumper, if you make it the very end of August I may actually have an i30 to join you with. Otherwise it would be in my old V6 Camry which may not make Bowral, or my Surly push-bike which definitely won't make Bowral.

Thumper · **Reply #27: August 28, 2008, 08:51:29**

Well, after coming back from Sydney for work, I now have to jet off to Brisbane tomorrow morning at 5am. Bleh!

Will be up in Brisbane until early next month, so, looks like an August meet is off the cards, how about early Sept?

Thoughts?

bikejockey · **Reply #28: August 28, 2008, 23:32:52**

Still no news on my car, beginning to think I won't get it this side of Floriade!

EymaTeapot · **Reply #29: August 29, 2008, 05:25:09**

Sept sounds good, maybe even delay it till Bikejockey gets his car as he sounds pretty keen.

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