Bit of a story, I travelled down to Canberra a couple of years ago and was on the federal highway behind a brick truck at good distance. Was thinking about overtaking but it was on one of those really long bends so I held off being double laned the whole way. Next this lady in a mini pasts me and is then sitting side by side the semi. Up ahead there was a ford falcon coming head on and fast, he swerves smashes into a barrier, mini pulls in front of the truck who slams his brakes clips her and sends her rolling of down the embankment. Fortunately a gap between it the truck and ford opened up for me. Lady in the now crushed mini was very seriously hurt. The dope in the ford decided he wanted to go back to sydney and did a Uturn back up the one way( federal hwy is split). Very freaky and happens so fast especially at 110. So I would say be patient tske your time and treat everyone else as if they are an idiot.
Driving from Sydney to Adelaide. Suggestions needed.
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Sydney to Adelaide is a fair slog. I recommend staying in Mildura over night. Dont carry any fruit or veg into SA, you'll have to dump it beforehand. What's wrong with Adelaide anyway? It's easy to drive around and the hills have some fun roads. You just need to take your time and look out for the idiots (admittadly there are a few).
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Wow...I love OZvr4. Now my missus love it/you guys too. so many useful inputs. We are a big happy community aren't we 
Will be careful while over taking. probably won't do it at all. that car doesn't have torque. being Auto made it worse.
bought a dash camera too. lols...just for this.
Will be careful while over taking. probably won't do it at all. that car doesn't have torque. being Auto made it worse.
bought a dash camera too. lols...just for this.
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Hey guys, arrived at Adelaide safe around 2pm yesterday.drove 10 hours one the 1st day and spent the night at Balranald instead of Mildura(left at 7am instead of the planned 5am and wanted to call it a day before it gets dark.)
started at 8am yesterday. total drive was 18 hours. I drove 13.5 hours and my missus 4.5 hours
no major issues,besides some dick heads that was tailgating(i slowed down more after), i had to come to a complete stop for cows crossing the road and a pigeon brushed our windscreen/mirror while flying across the road.
And lastly, Thanks for all the advises people.
(not looking forward to the drive back home.lols)
started at 8am yesterday. total drive was 18 hours. I drove 13.5 hours and my missus 4.5 hours
no major issues,besides some dick heads that was tailgating(i slowed down more after), i had to come to a complete stop for cows crossing the road and a pigeon brushed our windscreen/mirror while flying across the road.
And lastly, Thanks for all the advises people.
(not looking forward to the drive back home.lols)
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Hey guys, arrived at Adelaide safe around 2pm yesterday.drove 10 hours one the 1st day and spent the night at Balranald instead of Mildura(left at 7am instead of the planned 5am and wanted to call it a day before it gets dark.)
started at 8am yesterday. total drive was 18 hours. I drove 13.5 hours and my missus 4.5 hours
no major issues,besides some dick heads that was tailgating(i slowed down more after), i had to come to a complete stop for cows crossing the road and a pigeon brushed our windscreen/mirror while flying across the road.
And lastly, Thanks for all the advises people.
(not looking forward to the drive back home.lols)
What are u driving back in?
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thanks guys
either the lancer with new second hand shocks or
a TE/TF magna.
not sure yet.
either the lancer with new second hand shocks or
a TE/TF magna.
not sure yet.
If a trucky overtakes you and you flash him to let him know its safe, they'll normally indicate left-right-left as thanks. Make sure the lane is clear before moving into it. I nearly cleaned up my old celica when I found a dead roo in the right lane.
If you can get behind trucks (Not too close, save your paint) you can normally do most of the trip above the limit since they know where all the cops are sitting.
Carry extra water and oil in your car and a spare tyre. And a blanket.
Make sure to put lots of "bug off" or equivalent in your wiper water.
If you can get behind trucks (Not too close, save your paint) you can normally do most of the trip above the limit since they know where all the cops are sitting.
Carry extra water and oil in your car and a spare tyre. And a blanket.
Make sure to put lots of "bug off" or equivalent in your wiper water.
Next Saturday I'll be doing this too, stopping at Mildura on the way there/back. Probably in the Camry so my gf (P-plater) can drive too.
My gf was invited to talk at a neuroscience conference in Adelaide, so we're making a trip out of it. Airfares and car rental prices were prohibitive so we decided to drive down. We'll stay an extra few days and plan on seeing the Barossa Valley.
She'll be in the conference the night of the 26th and the whole day on the 27th. So do you guys have any suggestions for me to do to pass the time? Any places I should check out or visit while I'm there? Any tips/info/advice would be appreciated!
Edit: Any advice on accomodation/places to eat/etc would also be of great help. We're staying at yha the first two nights (with her peers), but are looking for a relatively cheap place for the nights after that.
My gf was invited to talk at a neuroscience conference in Adelaide, so we're making a trip out of it. Airfares and car rental prices were prohibitive so we decided to drive down. We'll stay an extra few days and plan on seeing the Barossa Valley.
She'll be in the conference the night of the 26th and the whole day on the 27th. So do you guys have any suggestions for me to do to pass the time? Any places I should check out or visit while I'm there? Any tips/info/advice would be appreciated!
Edit: Any advice on accomodation/places to eat/etc would also be of great help. We're staying at yha the first two nights (with her peers), but are looking for a relatively cheap place for the nights after that.
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Its good fun. First, you will wish you should have take the legnum when you drive on some beautiful country road, but you willl feel better later on when you see the bugs on the front mesh and bumper.
Prepare plenty of water during the drive Ben, PLENTY!!! lollies like the rest said.
Something that repels flies...THEY WILL ATTACK YOU when you get out of your car for breaks.
You got a dash cam? its useful, and also pretty funny if you encounter some funny incident. ( I had to halt to a complete stop from 100km/s for a cow standing still and staring at me in the middle of the road, and had to slam the brake when a fat pigeon trying to fly across the road)
Pass time? hmm.Go visit Jonson at Driven Motorsports, hehe. He always have nice car in is workshop.
Prepare plenty of water during the drive Ben, PLENTY!!! lollies like the rest said.
Something that repels flies...THEY WILL ATTACK YOU when you get out of your car for breaks.
You got a dash cam? its useful, and also pretty funny if you encounter some funny incident. ( I had to halt to a complete stop from 100km/s for a cow standing still and staring at me in the middle of the road, and had to slam the brake when a fat pigeon trying to fly across the road)
Pass time? hmm.Go visit Jonson at Driven Motorsports, hehe. He always have nice car in is workshop.
bring a jerry can with at least 10L fuel (hardly takes up any room), i've done long ass trips before and sometimes where you expect a fuel station, it can be closed, out of fuel (shit fuel too), not even there anymore.
Hmm... I've got a 5ltr one which should hopefully do the trick. I don't have a dash cam, hopefully we wont need it lol.
I wonder if Jonson would be upset if a 94' Camry randomly rocked up to his busy workshop bahahah.
I kind of want to bring the leggy, but that mean's I'll be doing all the driving and i feel like there's less stuff to go wrong in the camry lol. I'll make sure to bring oil and some demineralised water just in case though.
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions people!
I wonder if Jonson would be upset if a 94' Camry randomly rocked up to his busy workshop bahahah.
I kind of want to bring the leggy, but that mean's I'll be doing all the driving and i feel like there's less stuff to go wrong in the camry lol. I'll make sure to bring oil and some demineralised water just in case though.
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions people!
5L will be fine, i bring 10L for the legnum because its thirsty.
i had the same problem doing a trip melb > dubbo > bluemountains > sydney and still ended up taking the legnum. it was definitely not the best choice in hindsight. she couldn't drive it so i did it all, fuel was a never ending problem, bottoming out everywhere, bumpy ride, noisey, scrubbing inner tyres on the rear with all the luggage plus nearly a grand in fuel for a week.
however i am taking it to port campbell soon, but only because there are so many interesting roads that way to choose from, going on a boring drive up to another city isnt worth bringing the leggy if you have an alternative.
we are going to sydney again in may (we go once a year by car) and this time using the swift again and sacrifice luggage space
i had the same problem doing a trip melb > dubbo > bluemountains > sydney and still ended up taking the legnum. it was definitely not the best choice in hindsight. she couldn't drive it so i did it all, fuel was a never ending problem, bottoming out everywhere, bumpy ride, noisey, scrubbing inner tyres on the rear with all the luggage plus nearly a grand in fuel for a week.
however i am taking it to port campbell soon, but only because there are so many interesting roads that way to choose from, going on a boring drive up to another city isnt worth bringing the leggy if you have an alternative.
we are going to sydney again in may (we go once a year by car) and this time using the swift again and sacrifice luggage space
The leggy drives better (stock susp, 17" wheels) than the camry. Surprisingly they use roughly the same fuel in city driving (although the camry can use E10) could be our lead feet hahah.
The main thing is definitely fatigue though, I don't want to drive the whole way there/back myself... Also prefer to wear out a camry than a vr4
The main thing is definitely fatigue though, I don't want to drive the whole way there/back myself... Also prefer to wear out a camry than a vr4
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Jon won't be upset. Lols. I drove to driven Motorsports the first time in a 92 lancer wagon that is factory MATT WHITE(read bad paint work).
Oh. Bring a back support pillow. I find it useful, sorta change the position a little after a period of driving is good.
During my trip, my gf drove 5.5hours out of the total 32 hours on the road. So...good luck Ben. Lols
Oh. Bring a back support pillow. I find it useful, sorta change the position a little after a period of driving is good.
During my trip, my gf drove 5.5hours out of the total 32 hours on the road. So...good luck Ben. Lols
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Does the camry have cruise control? I really wish I had cruise control at that time.
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