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I supported Toymods
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:18
 
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take the inland route from the m5
takes 10 hours
heaps of premium fuel stops
heaps of servos
take oil and coolant if your car is a POS
boring as all hell tho
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:19
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air the tyres up 2-4 psi higher than you would normally have them.
check all fluid levels. Best way down is follow the big arsed highway ALL the way down.
depending on what time you're leaving, there are some good food stops along the way, especially in albury (but I tend to get there before they open).
If you dont take long trips regularly, then I *definitly* recommend a long stop at albury for food, coffee, a 10 minute walk and a lounge around thinking of nothing. there's a nice enough 24hr truck stop/diner/petrol station just on the sydney side of albury (I think it's the sydney side). This will stop you falling asleep (no matter how good you feel - do it!)
If you're used to long trips, you may want to do it all in 1 go.
how much oil and coolant to take along should depend on how reliable your car is, and how much oil/coolant it usually uses 
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:21
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| ae86drift wrote on Mon, 03 May 2004 23:18 |
take the inland route from the m5
takes 10 hours
heaps of premium fuel stops
heaps of servos
take oil and coolant if your car is a POS
boring as all hell tho
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Hume is the way to go, good roads 110 most of the way ... dont bother speeding cops and cameras EVERYWHERE, sit an esky on the back seat with coke and water in reach a few munchies and your on the way! dont forget the CD's! and or good looking passanger!
Allan
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:24
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forgot - munchies and powerade/coke/V are essential
and I'll second the "don't speed" thing
Especially before, during, and after the canberra bypass (has been a cop there every time I've gone past it), also the golburn bypass sometimes, and also in albury where the speed limit changes.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:29
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Thanks guys!
Well my car is a stock 4AG 1989 Corolla SX. Has been rebuilt so im not that worried though some of you may call it a POS 
I will be going with another friend. and 3 chicks woo! so yeah i'll have some entertainment and something too look at while driving 
Whats that place called at albury? I wont miss it will I?
Hmm the fastest we would be going is 100kmph as were only Green P Platers 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 13:51
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you wont miss it
when the big green signs say you're getting close to albury, there's a HUGE petrol station on the rhs of the road - cant miss it
the coffee's ordinary, and the food average, but after 5 hours on the road it tastes mighty good
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 14:01
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4age rebuilt? then your good to go
my 4age did it !
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Adelaide
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 14:44
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Haha, i do Canb/Melb runs all the time in my GZE and its really just a whole boring trip.
The worst bits for cops are around Goulburn (foresty area), outside Yass (bushy), Gundagai, and before Seymour. Thats all the places ive seen cops hiding that i can think of.
As for servos, there are a few good ones, BP on the way into Albury (Ultimate) is where i normally fuel up. Or there is a Shell in South Gundagai next to the Maccas.
Other than that its pretty much the same as normal long distance.
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Adelaide
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 21:19
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mind me asking what dance competition is that? bboy?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Mon, 03 May 2004 23:17
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battle grounds / groove melbourne
http://soulelements.cjb.net
thats my groups homepage
see you there 
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Wed, 05 May 2004 08:32
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there are 2 fixed speed cameras between Yass and Albury. one a few k's north of Colac, and one a few k's north of Tarcutta.
they might not be working... then again they might be... plenty of big shiny signs leading up to them, too.
and be nice to Gundagai and Holbrook Highway Patrol. i sincerely recommend this...
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Wed, 05 May 2004 11:49
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look out for cops when going over the causeway/border between albury and wodonga if you go through that way, can't remember exactly, but i do remember them sittin around there every now and then when i've driven down with the family
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Re: Sydney to Melbourne
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Wed, 05 May 2004 13:39
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When you get down there go to La Porchetta's(i think thats how you spell it) anyway its damn good pizza and pasta place and at good prices. Best place to get good food for a dinner out.
MegZ
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