Doing the "Block" on the black top
Submitted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at 22:47
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Goodys
Hi all, my first post after a lot of reading and learning.
I have a 2002 Falcon and a 1983 16 Foot Viscount Grand Tourer Poptop with override brakes which is in good nick(both) and me and the wife are coming to that time when we are able to do a big trip.
We are pretty comfortable in our van for a few weeks we get away and the Falcon tows it real
well, so my question is:
How do you reckon we would go on a lap around OZ, we know we dont have any 4WD capability, but we could still see a lot of our country all the same.
Anyone else done the same thing?
How'd you go?
Am I mad?
Do I need medical help?
We dont have any specific time frame, just the fact I dont want to get in too much dept and use what I have.
All the best
Goody
Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 08:49
Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 08:49
Hi Goodys,
These are your Questions and my answers to them.
"Anyone else done the same thing?" PLENTY OF OTHERS DOING IT ALL THE TIME
"How'd you go?" GENERALLY SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
"Am I mad?" ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND DON"T DO IT
"Do I need medical help?" YES IF YOU DON"T GO AND ENJOY WHAT WOULD BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY
Plenty of people worry about this and that, but before they actually do what they want to do, they are 6ft under and all their dreams are just that, DREAMS.
Get in to it, you'll never look back.
Cheers Trevor.
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Reply By: armbrup - Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 10:57
Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 10:57
I remember a few years ago coming into Innaminka from the north in a convoy of Range Rovers and Discos from
Birdsville, congratulating ourselves on our great feat, only to meet a Falcon EA towing a big van coming in from the south on the Stezlecki.
But if it rains you are stuffed. Of course a 4x4 will probably then get another kilometer or so.
Also same trip drove from
Wilcannia to
Bourke after 3 inches of rain. the
road closed sign was not up, and we didn't know of the rain, and the servo owner didn't mention it. We met him in his 6 wheel Cruiser ute on the way.
Anyway the point is a Mazda 626 joined our convoy on a slipping and sliding trip where 2 cars in the convoy left the road, but the 626 got through just following in our tracks.
Took me 4 hours with a Gerni just to get 80% of the mud off.
Regards Philip A
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