BYB BBQ Queensland trip.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:41 pm

HAs anyone had any more thoughts on going over this year with us.

Mike.

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:16 pm

You're planning ahead

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:34 pm

Its a long way... Oh and tis Mike (sorry Mike just had to).

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:20 pm

Jaffa wrote:Its a long way... Oh and tis Mike (sorry Mike just had to).

Say what !?? you have lost me jaffa

Mike.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:23 pm

Have to plan ahead for a trip like this one , as Jaffa said

it's a long way

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At least this time we won't be putting an engine in the Subi 3 days before we leave

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Mike.

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:20 pm

Touche Mike

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:03 am

I would absolutely love to go! One of my main aims since first getting a Suby is to travel the whole of Australia in one. I am positive I will have my current wagon up to standard for a trouble free trip by that stage (I'll bring at least 6 complete spare driveshafts just incase!!). The only sitcking points for me are...

1. Getting the time off work
2. Convincing certain others that this is the best use of my time off

As far as I'm concerned, there couldn't BE anything better!!

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:21 am

It will again all come down to my work situation at the time. If there's any way I can get the time I will go.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:31 pm

Im also considering this... howerever i will have to do something with the fuel tank in the hatch... i don't think it will hold enough fuel to get from servo to servo as it is.

Dave

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:49 pm

what is the capacity in the hatch fuel tank ?

Mike.

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:38 pm

It's my old one, I think its 35L....

It's the short version 4WD tank anyway.

mattims · Post by **mattims** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:38 pm

well .. if its going to be a nice on-road trip i'll seriously think about it.

what dates is it .. and how long are you guys thinking of taking to do the trip.

i should be able to get 3-4 weeks of work. depending on how busy it will be that time of year. And i think my B4 should really be up for that sort of trip by then ..

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:53 pm

The trip will be a road trip there and back , we plan to have a few days over at Fraser Island while we are there and then head back home , if you werent going to go to the island we could meet up with you before we head back home.
Plan is for 3 weeks.

Mike.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:58 pm

Yeah 35L tank... im lucky to get 250km out of it... seams to use more on the freeway crusing than any of time.... don't ask me why. *shrugs*

I guess i would get even less out of it if it was full of travelling gear.

Dave

tim_81coupe · Post by **tim_81coupe** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:42 pm

3 weeks sounds very good, I thought we'd have been in for 4.

Is there a rough itinerary at all?

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:11 pm

Dave just pack a 20L Jerry can, no worries!
Hmm....where to put it......mabey try and make a Jerry can holder for the rear somehow.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:53 pm

Dave that is shocking fuel consumtion , my Liberty gets way better than that , why is the hatch tanks so small 8O .

Mike.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:45 pm

Hatch tanks are so small because they are almost a foot shorter in the back than a wagon... giving me a foot less room for the fuel tank. Then take out the hump for the diff.. There is no way of fitting the larger tank without extending the car either.

Yeah bringing a fuel tank would be difficult... lukcy to fit everything in it as it is.

I don't know what the beaf is with the fuel consumption... i think it is because of it's "brick like" appearance... can't be too good for the air dynamics.

Would make for a VERY expensive trip... i would need some numbers and figures to work out if i can do it or not. Fuel costs... distances.. etc etc.

Dave

subiwidow · Post by **subiwidow** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:10 am

Sounds like you guys had better get together and decide what the date of the BBQ will be.

Fang · Post by **Fang** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:29 am

Subiwidow wrote:Sounds like you guys had better get together and decide what the date of the BBQ will be.

It's already been 4 months since the last one 8O