Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby Magpie » Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:21 pm

If you leave on a Friday evening you can be back before sunrise on the Monday, just do it :)

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Sun Oct 02, 2016 6:31 pm

I don't think Dann will work weekends for me. The plan is to drive down leave the car there for a few days and come back to drive home on a Friday. It's going to happen, and soon. It really has to happen, the car is safe and all, but it's not running as nice as I'd want and seeing as I drive it every day, it needs to be finished.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby IanR » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:23 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:I don't think Dann will work weekends for me. The plan is to drive down leave the car there for a few days and come back to drive home on a Friday. It's going to happen, and soon. It really has to happen, the car is safe and all, but it's not running as nice as I'd want and seeing as I drive it every day, it needs to be finished.


Hey thats pretty cool to get a remote tune...nice problem solving. Im sure Dann would work weekends, just ask with enough notice, if your in Newcastle drop by if you can.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:37 pm

Yeah, Dann is very helpful and the remote tune got me to the point I didn't need to drive with my laptop. I wouldn't ask him to give up a weekend for me, I'll be heading down to see him very soon.

I won't be staying long though, just drive down on a Friday and fly out that evening. Then reverse a week later. They'll be long days, but considering I bought the car in Melbourne and drove it home, I think I can manage. I think the drive home will be more fun than the drive down :mrgreen:

Thanks for you thoughts in PM a few weeks ago. I ended up not making the decision I thought I would :? If you're free on one of those Fridays it would be cool to say hi and see your new Lotus.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:41 pm

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby Magpie » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:38 pm

Go the Pacific Hwy, despite the roadworks it is still faster than the New England.

The BP at Grafton does a really nice breakfast http://www.graftontransitcentre.com.au/

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby slug_dub » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:43 pm

Not sure that will be the fastest route... still lots of long roadworks on the freeway around Coffs/Taree I think. But don't let that stop you :D

edit: Oh maybe still the fastest... Magpie will have travelled it more recently than I.
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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby speed » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:49 pm

Someone's getting a tune!

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:50 pm

I'm going to be hungry before I hit Grafton! But I'll keep them in mind when I get that far if I need to take on or let out fluids :wink:

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby Lokiel » Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:52 pm

Sounds perfect for "Second Breakfast".
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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby Magpie » Thu Nov 03, 2016 5:05 pm

Ipswich to Grafton is a nice 'drive' and easily done even with kids in the car :) Plus the new section from Byron Bay is open so much quicker now through there.

I would avoid stopping in PMQ as it is now a detour. Good news that the new section north of Kempsey is open and this saves a lot of time.

There is another great Truckie stop on the South side of Newcastle.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:56 pm

I'm not going south of Newcastle for a truck stop! :D

Should be an easy drive, and I'll see what economy a full tank St cruise returns. I'm looking forward to meeting Dann in the flesh too.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby KevGoat » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:26 pm

Fastest way there ... but you'll be wanting to take the longer way home .... [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby Red_Bullet » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:31 pm

Take the long way home, from Newcastle up Thunderbolts way to Walcha then back down the Oxley Highway toward Port Macquarie.

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Re: Lachstock and Four Turbo Charged Cylinders ['04 NB SE]

Postby ManiacLachy » Fri Nov 04, 2016 4:56 am

The return trip will be Friday next week, I'll be sure to check that out, thanks Red_Bullet.

Time for me to hit the road!


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