Shipping cars interstate - you got a connection?

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Shipping cars interstate - you got a connection?

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Hey Guys,

Anyone got a hook up to get an Fb wagon (fbombs - which I bought.) from his place in east warburton to the gold coast? Figured someone here knows someone? Wanna get it shipped asap as I'm sure its owner is keen to get it out of the shed and his next project in! :D
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heres a bloke who owns a car carrier that runs melb bris ,he will put you right with the bloke he subbies to if he cant fit you on him self,, but is it a driver as dead cars are harder ,,,,brett 0439652549 he lives in my street ran up the road here and there with him so hes got lots of practice as ive know him for five years, if its dead i dont think top loading is posible unless you can take it to a place with a reasonable size fork with slippers to lift it see if he can help :wink:
when they start building them like that again i will buy a new car of them
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Post by Craig »

Why not a road trip nothing like a couple of thousand Ks in a car you havent seen before let alone driven
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Jeez do you think the missus would be peeved if I offered to drive it up instead of going on the plane with her and the kids on Saturday? :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I say road trip, I flew to Canberra and drove a car home I'd only looked at, never driven. Best thing I could of done. Still have the little green sucker too and I 'd do it again without thinking twice. You only live oonce may as well make it memorable.
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Post by oldnek »

Fly....... then Drive.

How much more safer and cheaper would that be. + the pleasure of doin it.
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Post by RAT138 »

funny you should say that cause I am down in melbs this weekend, but just not sure if its such a good idea! Aside from that it will be unregistered! I will check out some of the transporters you all mentioned and another guy I know might know a guy. See what I can get happening tomorrow. thanks for the tips / encouragement!
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Post by RAT138 »

oh and devilrod and oldnek - both your cars looklike they just rolled off the showroom floor! :lol: have you seen the fbomb? It was a daily driver but....to the goldcoast? Not so sure that would be doable! :shock:
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Post by Devilrod »

RAT138 wrote:oh and devilrod and oldnek - both your cars looklike they just rolled off the showroom floor! :lol: have you seen the fbomb? It was a daily driver but....to the goldcoast? Not so sure that would be doable! :shock:
Get a permit and GO!!!!!! Main thing to remember is its not a race and drive it like it IS an old car and you'll be fine. My old EK made the trip, fully loaded with all my mates wordly possesions (clothes, TV, stereo, CDs etc..) didn't miss a beat.

Mine looks far from it now, its showing signs of daily use, but thats a good thing :lol: :lol:
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Post by tinhunter »

Why not a road trip nothing like a couple of thousand Ks in a car you havent seen before let alone driven
Hell yeah!
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Post by mrs ratbox »

if it's been a daily driver there should be no probs driving it, my car had been off the road 18 years, i went through the brakes, chucked a motor togeather out of bits'n'peices laying around bought a gearbox give the fuel tank a bit of a clean put it all togeather and drove it 250km got it regoed and drove 250k's home 8) there isn't much that can go wrong with them :wink: didn't it have WA rego tell him to leave it on so you can drive it home, unless yor happy to pay the $1000-$1500 it's prolly gunna cost
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Post by retro »

Rb has a point, leave it registered, drive it home, then post back the plates.

Worked when i sold rosie, as soon as i got the plates i went to the rta and derigistered it, and they went off and got it registered in their state.
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Post by stinky »

Do the road trip, a great bonding experience for you and your new car 8) .
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Post by FB MAD »

I drove my old bomb 900 km's round trip to the Nationals this year only a week after getting it registered.It hadn't been registered for 20 years prior I'm told.And it's been a reliable daily driver ever since.

Go on, do it!

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Post by karsten »

youd still have more chance of getting it fixed along the way than most modern shit anyway,,id get a permit and drive it just make sure you drive in the day and check all the oils and tyres every stop,,,,,i ran my 30 year old atkinson truck interstate hauling frieght for 7 years and it all ways got home when the new electronic diesels had konked on the side of the road with brain failure :lol:

heres my gospel opinion

in simplicity theres reliability :wink:

so whats with all the shit in cars today :roll:

profit,,,,,,,the mongrels :lol:
when they start building them like that again i will buy a new car of them
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Post by mrs ratbox »

talking of all the shit, at a mates work shop watched him put some heads on a late V6 4wd of some sort, 1/2 an hour or so to put the heads on then basically the rest of the day putting on all the shit, alot of which is over the spark plugs :? :roll: real smart, prompted me to say how the f#%$k did our old wrecks even run without all that crap :shock: :shock:
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