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beachbuggy61
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 08:32 AM |
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Transcontinental drive
Hi all,
Call it a middle aged crisis or maybe it's just 3 months long service coming up, but I thought of combining my love for the Baja and world travel.
How about shipping the car to Asia somewhere and driving it to the UK?
Does anyone know of anyone who's done anything like this? I'd be keen to chat with them about routes, registrations, permissions, insurances and the
like. And hey, if there are any other dubbers who'd consider doing the trip, my understanding is convoys are the way to go (from the little reserach
I've done so far).
Imagine the adventure!! Beats doing it in some soft modern 4WD anyway!
Cheers, Marc.
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 08:58 AM |
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Hey Marc
Have a read through this
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=87976
In my post I put a link down of a woman from London who drove all the way across Europe and Asia. It's quite a good read.
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:17 AM |
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In 1996, Noel McIntosh (lives in Sydney), drove his 1913 Vauxhall from London to Vladivostok. The stories he tells of his adventure would make you hair curl!
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:57 AM |
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Thanks Smiley.
Isn't it funny, that I was starting to think about this drive yesterday and only a couple of days earlier, someone had started a thread on something
similar!
I'd really love to make this happen. Imagine the updates on AVD from all over the world!!
Marc.
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Intercooler
EFI
Crank fired Ignition
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:06 PM |
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Quote: | Originally
posted by beachbuggy61
Thanks Smiley.
Isn't it funny, that I was starting to think about this drive yesterday and only a couple of days earlier, someone had started a thread on something
similar!
I'd really love to make this happen. Imagine the updates on AVD from all over the world!!
Marc.
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Last July/August, I drove my unmodified 65 Beetle (1200 6V) from Sydney, Cobar, Broken Hill, Adelaide, Warrnambool via Great Ocean Road to Melbourne,
Canberra, Batemans Bay and back to Sydney.
That trip was over 4,000km on sealed roads and took 7 days. Between Kingston and Mt Gambier, I broke a push rod for No.4 inlet valve and had a broken
piston ring in No.3, but didn't know that until I got back to Sydney and pulled the engine down.
This country has some of the harshest terrain to match any of those in the world. My drive was relatively easy, as I knew I wouldn't be too far away
from help if needed and I stayed on the main roads. No international state boundaries to cross, no language barriers.
My small trip took a couple of months planning. One of your magnitude would take up to about 12 months if not more.
What's the longest trip you've done in your bug? Do a trial run of about 1500km over a weekend in the type of terrain you will probably encounter,
or at least on some unsealed roads, and see if not only your car can hadle it, but if you can handle the sitting in the buggy seat for about 8-10
hours a day
The drive was great, the car went well (despite the broken pushrod), but I wouldn't want to take the car on off-road tracks without the heavy
modifications and a heap of back-up in spares, fuel and technical know-how.
Hope this helps.
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:21 PM |
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Sounds like a fun drive Norman.
I've done some pretty big drives in the car already. Sydney, Bourke, across to Cameron's corner, down to Broken Hill then back via Ivanhoe and Lake
Cargellico (I think that's how it's spelt!). I've also done many Flying Doctor Outback treks and Variety Bash's in my EH. Just love getting off
road I guess! Sitting in the seat for 10 hours a day is my idea of heaven! 
The transcontinental trip is a bit of a way off yet, but you gotta start somewhere!
I love that you were able to drive back with broken internals. Try doing that in a late model car, eh? 
Cheers, Marc.
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:41 PM |
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Quote: | I love that you were
able to drive back with broken internals. Try doing that in a late model car, eh?
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That's what I was thinking when I found out the internals were broken. I wouldn't want that again, as I was coming back up Mount Ousley back to
Sydney, it took me a good 10-15 minutes in 2nd gear doing about 10mph. Even the coal trucks were enjoying overtaking me, as they gave me a toot as
they passed.
I'm interested in Cameron Corner. What are the roads like to get there? I know they're not sealed, and different forums say 2WD is OK for the roads,
even though 4WD is recommended.
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posted on January 8th, 2011 at 11:46 PM |
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Overland in a bug would be a buz (though a 4x4 SwimWagon would be ideal). Did it by local bus back in the early 1990s - that waz fun.
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posted on January 9th, 2011 at 07:37 AM |
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Camerons Corner is easily accessed by 2WD (although "4Wd's Only" has never stopped me!) and the roads are good - depending on the season - go in
June/July when its dry and not too hot.
The road into CC from the NSW side has lovely sweeping dirt bends that were perfect for drifting as I remember then the road out the other side towards the Strezlecki Track are a serious of huge up and down dunes/hard
road/humps. So much up and down that my navigator was sick!
Great roads out there. Just make sure the tyres and the shocks are good!
Marc.
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Intercooler
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Crank fired Ignition
Runs E85
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posted on January 10th, 2011 at 02:32 AM |
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I parked up to a landy in balmain that had a gb plate on and british number plates. Went for a beer with him and turns out he only passed his test a
year ago. He shipped the car from india and I thought thats not that hard but he had already been into china. Best thing he said was that everyone
said he was mad and would be shot robbed, positive the english lol. But in fact all he had to say from the experience was that even the most poorest
countries had been inquisitive but most had invited them in. Outer mongolia too. Got the wife pregnant too and they were staying on a tent on the
roof.
oh and the landy had already been round africa with someone else and looked fucked compared to the tricked up land cruisers you see here with 10k add
ons lol
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