FTO AUSTRALIA

bjk wrote:Maybe I'll do a test night, haha. Just to see what it would be like. But a mattress is perhaps not a bad idea...

Sleep in your car tonight?

Yip in next year but will be driving via coast. Unless gone to japan again hahaha

PHIL069 wrote:I reckon that sleeping in a FTO 4 nights in a row will be a bit much.

It would cost you less than $50 for a tent and air mattress.

I have an electric pump for air mattresses.

Tents these days are so easy to set up too.

So go to Kmart and buy some comfort



@ Kiz and Siddwarrior

Please don't forget to bring that flare for me

shadowarrior wrote: Please don't forget to bring that water bottle for me

Fixed

...and, I thought I was going to give you a flare when you come to SA and take me out for steak and wine for dinner?

PHIL069 wrote:

shadowarrior wrote: Please don't forget to bring that water bottle for me

Fixed

...and, I thought I was going to give you a flare when you come to SA and take me out for steak and wine for dinner?

He's going to give you his flare once you've taken him out for steak and wine

Hahaha can meet at mine if ya like I will be back from japan not sure if at work but have pressure cleaner etc if ya need.....

Btw got to drive old rwd sprinter today with 4age turbo was fantastic reckon mine quicker but still great fun and now considering buying a Toyota mark x rwd sport sedan sort of like sportivo but heaps better Google it very sweet car

I expect you'll have tested half of Japan's cars by the time you get back and compare them to yours here

Oh by the way, your cat and I are best friends now haha. First time it's actually ever come near me mind you. Must be stomach love

I've just done an estimated calculation of what the cost of fuel will be for my car to do the round trip and it's going to be around $470, assuming we don't do any extra driving

That however is also using average prices of fuel and average km/100.

It only costs me $240 to Melbourne from brisbane

Is that one way or return???

One way 1800kms

Yea so double your total cost then. And like I said I was using average petrol costs (which for country SA and PULP98 is expensive so factor that into cost) and then average L/100 which for me is like 10.2L/100

You'll get better than 10.2L
I make 60L last 800kms almost
On a long highway trip

When I travel to my parents along highway I get 9.4L/km roughly at 110kmh. I'm planning for worst case scenario, if the trip is cheaper then I'm not going to complain

Sahin wrote:You'll get better than 10.2L
I make 60L last 800kms almost
On a long highway trip

^
This...

I would do 110 daily on the highway to work in Bobby. Would also do mixed city traffic. Would average out at about 8.5l per 100k... Would get 615k to a tank before I would fill up...

I just got 450 in stop start traffic/driving like a dick with aircon on at random times. Im approximating I get 600kms on highway as I have a second hand o2 sensor a big heavy rotas

And a heavy foot?

We need final numbers for sleeping arrangements for the drive over so I can find and book.

Who is bringing a tent to sleep in on the way?

I will have a 3 man tent and single air mattress, 1 moar single mattress can fit in my tent if needed.

I'm bringing a tent myself. Haven't bought it yet, so not sure on what size it'll be but it'll probably be a 3 Asian man size tent. So should be able to fit 2 people