how many K\'s around oz

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Apr 2006, 11:51 am

#478655

hokay guys, as i rekon a few of you have already done it,

how many Kms in a leisurly 6 month looksee around the country (incl tassie of course)??

and

then if i get the full year off or quit, how many km could i expect to do in 12 months cruising around checking things out??

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squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 21 Apr 2006, 12:01 pm

#478657

Over 28,000 kms.....did it about 7 years ago. Do it! Best thing you'll ever do!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 21 Apr 2006, 12:22 pm

#478664

Yeah, do it for sure mate. I wanna. My dad did it, my mate's family did it, they now have so many memories.

Happy ones of course.

Isn't there suppose to be a fun road too around australia where there is no speed limits?

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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Apr 2006, 5:33 pm

#478756

take more then 6 months, i had six months, rushed (although i did spend 2 of those months stationary whilst working) and only made it 1/2 way. take at least 12 months. as for kms? aloti think i was on 12-13000 from melbourne to Darwin the coastal way.

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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 21 Apr 2006, 7:07 pm

#478795

I once went to nambucca via ayers rock. I think it was about 8500 and did it in a week though the last 36 hours straight was on a bus after I dropped a seat in Mt Isa. Did it so I could do 200kmh legally. I also lost a day due to being severely hungover after a night out at the casino.

I went one better for my honeyoon when I did 14000kms in 2 1/2 weeks and did plenty. Sydney - Port Augusta - Uluru - Kings Canyon - Katherine Gorge -Darwin - Kakadu - back through Queensland down to Sydney. But then you look on the map and its only a thrid of the way around. I plan to do a hotlap one day. I want to do every capital city and I want to do it in less than a month. The only killer is tasmania. The ferry ride will slow me down.

Baja Chris, all Northern Territory roads outside of built up areas are unlimited speed. I was doing 140 in my kombi and I got smoked by 2 bikes. Didnt see them coming, barely saw them going, just a frikken loud noise as they blasted past my window scaring the shit out of me. They must have been doing 300kmh or thereabouts.

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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 21 Apr 2006, 9:37 pm

#478849

yes one of my ambitions - I've seen plenty of the bits, but I haven't joined 'em all together yet... But that's what Countyr Buggies are for...

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helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Apr 2006, 9:44 pm

#478852

VWCOOL wrote:yes one of my ambitions - I've seen plenty of the bits, but I haven't joined 'em all together yet... But that's what Countyr Buggies are for...

correct on both counts - if i had a cb that is.

say 35000km at $1.?0/l av price = allow $5500. pales into insignificance against the alcahol allowance for 52 weeks

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Brookie Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 22 Apr 2006, 12:12 pm

#478989

It is apparently better to go anti-clockwise to get less wind problems.
It is also slightly shorter LOL :thumb

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baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Apr 2006, 2:39 pm

#479024

plus if your down south you get to sought out all the mechanical hickups whilst still not too far from civilization

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Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 22 Apr 2006, 2:50 pm

#479028

A friend did it on a push bike. He rode 22,000 Kms. I imagine he was looking for the shortest route.. 🤪

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