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yeah its a drive

i aam from Bundaberg so i drive back there fairly often to see the olds

i still remember driving back at the end of each year of uni and that with all my stuff tv, computer, 4 bags, towles blankets absolutly everything piled to the roof and boot full
did it in just over 4 hrs in a 998 :twisted:

Late next year my mates and i are planning a run down to the great ocean road in our minis. Why cause we want to :wink:

yeah danielle and i want to take a mini down GOR

NAV wrote:

Late next year my mates and i are planning a run down to the great ocean road in our minis. Why cause we want to :wink:

Might plan to meet up with ya

I want to take my Deluxe to Melb via G.O.R.... once its all finished :roll:

I would rather drive long distances in a mini tho (well,,,as long as it had major grunt ,ok ok, i am a bit power spoilt), i am more comfortable in a mini than anything else tho, been in them that long that i think my body has formed the shape of the mini seat :-)

Minis are fine on long trips,,,as long as they have been prepared & maintained well, shouldn`t be a problem driving them around Australia a few times.

Author:	clubby123 [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:25 pm ]
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i drove up to hervey bay last week from the gold coast bout 4hr drive in a regualr car took me bout 5 and a bit hrs. car went great didnt over heat nothing except used a fair bit of oil. on the way back was the trouble it absolutly pissed down nice wet carpet dizzy got wet and i thought it was all over but the clubbie kept on charging after a quick dry hehe. so we made there and back thank god, got back today 5 and a half hours in a mini is a decent drive i think.

Author:	J_A_M [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:50 pm ]
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legs get sore??

Author:	marcsvenson [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:14 pm ]
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yeah its a drive i aam from Bundaberg so i drive back there fairly often to see the olds i still remember driving back at the end of each year of uni and that with all my stuff tv, computer, 4 bags, towles blankets absolutly everything piled to the roof and boot full did it in just over 4 hrs in a 998

Author:	clubby123 [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:26 pm ]
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hell yea my legs get sore and my back was fun but

Author:	Pin4e [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:53 pm ]
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I do newcastle to tamworth every month that takes 3hr 15-30 mins and the legs always need a good stretch after. It was pissing down rain last time couldn't see a thing and the mini is so light it just difts across the water on the road.

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Author:	MistyK [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:14 pm ]
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marcsvenson wrote: yeah its a drive i aam from Bundaberg so i drive back there fairly often to see the olds i still remember driving back at the end of each year of uni and that with all my stuff tv, computer, 4 bags, towles blankets absolutly everything piled to the roof and boot full did it in just over 4 hrs in a 998 ahh those are the days well i went to albury and back for minis on the murray with 5 psi o/press when hot And it was blooody hot. Overnight up there i broke my rod change housing mount so it was flopping about, and maybe with the same hard knock (speedbump, 5 people in car) had dislodged the ring gear (yes, i know this sounds impossible, but it is otherwise unexplainable) and so starter motor engaged approximately 1% of the time :D Hence i decided to make a beeline for melbourne after breakfast. In around mid-30s heat she started overheating too, so i put the heater on.. so add another 15C or so.. it was at least 40-50 in my car. So i'd do 60mph, then have to drop back to 45/50.. then back up... all the while sweating myself silly. And i couldnt stop either because if i did i might not be able to get it started again Eventually i settled into a kind of sideways driving position with left leg across the car, sometimes switching to left foot on accelerator to give the right a break. Anyway, made it in about 4 hrs i think and with about 1/8th of a tank left. Next week it went in for its new engine so all was good

Author:	NAV [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:39 pm ]
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My longest trip(s) in a mini (NAV) was from Canberra to Coffs Harbour in one day X2 I only stopped twice, both for fuel and food/drink, it took around 9-10hrs. I have also been to Coffs From Brisbane twice as well, so 5 hrs each way easy peasy. Late next year my mates and i are planning a run down to the great ocean road in our minis. Why cause we want to

Author:	willy [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:42 pm ]
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NAV wrote: Late next year my mates and i are planning a run down to the great ocean road in our minis. Why cause we want to Might plan to meet up with ya I want to take my Deluxe to Melb via G.O.R.... once its all finished

Author:	Spaceboy [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:03 pm ]
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yeah danielle and i want to take a mini down GOR

Author:	min13k [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:55 pm ]
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longest trip in a mini for me was to hay but i had them cumfy buckets out of a 626 in it got out of the car and got drunk makka

Author:	MistyK [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:42 pm ]
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Spaceboy wrote: yeah danielle and i want to take a mini down GOR Now that comes well recommended, always a good day, until u get stuck behind the toyota coaster full of Jappo tourists Or in the case of the below pic, a toyota corolla

Author:	willy [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:49 pm ]
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Spectacular... are they REAL mini roads? Like lots of nice twisty parts, or only occasionally?

Author:	TheMiniMan [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:04 pm ]
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ha ha,,,Brisbane to Melbourne & back quite a few times now,,,not to mention (i don`t know how many) trips to Syd & back to bris,,,umpteen times a couple of times we did bris --> syd & back in a moke,,,one of them without wipers & guess who had to sit out the side of the moke & hand opperate the wipers with string attached,,, in the middle of the night, fogged out like a white out, freezing my tits off ???,,,yeah!!!,,,never again tho I would rather drive long distances in a mini tho (well,,,as long as it had major grunt ,ok ok, i am a bit power spoilt), i am more comfortable in a mini than anything else tho, been in them that long that i think my body has formed the shape of the mini seat try brisbane to Tasmania & back in an old split window combie ute with the race mini on the back of the tray & all the rally gear & camping gear & all the tools & equipment & a complete spare front & rear suspension assys & also a complete spare power unit & & & ...Hell YeaH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the dam thing was on the bump stops the whole way there & back...never again but then, i do have a photo of the speedo doin 75mph with all that crap in the dam thing Minis are fine on long trips,,,as long as they have been prepared & maintained well, shouldn`t be a problem driving them around Australia a few times.

Author:	Stuwey [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:06 pm ]
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willy wrote: NAV wrote: Late next year my mates and i are planning a run down to the great ocean road in our minis. Why cause we want to Might plan to meet up with ya I want to take my Deluxe to Melb via G.O.R.... once its all finished Screw the 998, Willsta. We'll have to load up the LS with about 196 Mp3 CDs and we're off. 1293= Ooooh Yeah. Sounds fun. Make it a date

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Author:	simon k [ Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:10 pm ]
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TheMiniMan wrote: I would rather drive long distances in a mini tho (well,,,as long as it had major grunt ,ok ok, i am a bit power spoilt), i am more comfortable in a mini than anything else tho, been in them that long that i think my body has formed the shape of the mini seat Minis are fine on long trips,,,as long as they have been prepared & maintained well, shouldn`t be a problem driving them around Australia a few times. I'm with you on both counts Matt - when I get out of my conformadore after a 3 hour trip I'm tired and sore, the same trip in the mini and it's like I just drove around the block....