I want to go to minis down under, but the thing is I am an appretice and only earn a lil money, I was wondering how everyoine is getting there and coudl they reccomend a budget way to get there and cheap accomodation....

I want to go but don't have a huge budget............

Ian

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

Anyone driving in from WA? I mean, like a planned drive/trip?
Maybe you could jump in with someone if they have room and chip in for fuel??

Dunno... guys, how you WA folks getting here?

Peter.

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I would even go in the boot, it's big enuf on a mini

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

Come through SA... join up our smallish SA convoy and then we are linking up with the VICs in Wagga... should have ourselves a mighty convoy by the time we reach Sydney!

hopefully everyone from WA are coming

That sounds like a MAD convoy haha...goodluck!

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u could drive to sa then hicth a ride wid one off us the rest off way n back if u didnt want to drive there in urs

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sif you wouldnt drive the rest of the way after crossing the nullabor!

Only probly is I can only go for P Plates from the 24th of Oct , SO can't drive

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Ian - My Ve SSV Ute - Looking for a Mini

I wasn't going to go (hadn't even looked at it actually) but seeing as it only happens every 5 years, i think i will be going. me and my brother might be able to get the other mini licensed in time too. a trip across the nullabor in 2 minis sounds like fun

We can have a race

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Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you judge them, you are a mile away and you have their shoes.

then u guys can meet up wid us n mini convoy here we come

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Hell yeah, my brother drove his Hillman Imp to Perth and back, in the 60s..
Musta been a slow trip.

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FWIW a few WA guys came to Hay last year. Apparently It's dirt cheap to put your car on a train from Perth to Adelaide (but not back the other way). If you looked into that, it would get rid of one of the biggest stints of the trip - and probably increase your chances of actually making it!!

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Bob Slattery
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yeah, putting the mini on the train for part of the journey is a good idea. i was already thinking about that because according to http://www.whereis.com it is a 44 hour drive so it would probably take 3 days.

That means i would have to take 3 days off work the week before the weekend and 3 days after.

i would still like to drive the nullabor at some point though, so i could do that on the way back.

accomodation will be another problem - I'm not sleeping in my mini! (i am about 6'4")
should be able to sort something out though