drive FTO to sydney ?!?!??!

poster · Post by **poster** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:10 am

i want to save up some money and go sydney to buy the bonnet and fit my air box in...and others cant think of it yet..

has anyone driven to sydney from melbourne with fto??
for some reason i think its not worth a try...

what do u guys think ??
anyone want to come with me ???hahah

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:46 am

Touring is what this car is meant for! I'd do it. I drove from Sydney to Brisbane when I bought my FTO, it was such a good way to try out my new baby

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:13 am

Why not? I drove mine from Sydney to Adelaide, and enjoyed every second of it.

Drive the car man - it's what they were made for!!!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:26 am

I agree every now & then a long drive with a FTO is great, just the bloody petrol is a bit high atm. But at the end of the day you can't put a price tag on an enjoyable driving experience.

Now why do you have to drive from Melb to Syd to fit a bonnet & an airbox??

alku83 · Post by **alku83** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:55 am

I've driven from Sydney to Melbourne. It was great.

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:27 am

If your gonna make a real drive out of it, take 2 days on the way back to do the coast road, via Batemans Bay, Bega and towns of the like....
HEAPS of bendy scenic roads - beats the hell out of 9 hours on the freeway & inland roads.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:36 pm

Bennoz wrote:If your gonna make a real drive out of it, take 2 days on the way back to do the coast road, via Batemans Bay, Bega and towns of the like....
HEAPS of bendy scenic roads - beats the hell out of 9 hours on the freeway & inland roads.

Agreed 100%

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:50 pm

done it
8 hours of stright driving latter....
make sure you fit a dvd player

personally unless your coming up for a week i wouldnt bother

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:36 pm

Oh and before you do it, whack in a bottle of injector cleaner with a tank of 98 RON fuel (which you should use always anyhow). I have done that several times over the years in my cars and it can make a huge difference.

Case in point, when I drove my FTO from Sydney to Brisbane, I picked it up and it was idling really bad and snuffing out at lights. I thought, great, my doohicky sensor (technical term) is dirty, I'll have to clean it out. Put through the injector cleaner and it has never idled rough since.

GarryD · Post by **GarryD** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:54 pm

Drove from Sunshine Coast to Latrobe valley Vic Via Canberra on Cooma end of July was great trip Glad I had spare fuel filter though it froze near Cooma FTO's do not run well when fuel is frozen in filter

poster · Post by **poster** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:48 pm

anyway thanks guys...for sure i will go and take all advice..thanks haha

and i want to go because i dont think in melbourne have the air box/ bonnet/ top mix side skirt....etc...
do we have them here?!?!?!

and i also want to go sydney and look around....need some direactions
for where to go for fun! haha
any good clubs ??haha

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:03 am

poster wrote:and i want to go because i dont think in melbourne have the air box/ bonnet/ top mix side skirt....etc...
do we have them here?!?!?!

As shue pointed out you can get top mix product from Auto Image in sunshine, air box you got top stage do customise one, is just the bonnet. hmmm r u just picking up the parts or having it fitted at syd??

poster wrote: for where to go for fun! haha
any good clubs ??haha

Mate there're more night clubs in Syd then Melb that i'm aware of, & its so much different too. Fun is everywhere just depends what you looking for.

Compare to the authentic food like Japanese, Korean, Italian , Syd is much better then Melb.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:18 am

poster wrote: and i also want to go sydney and look around....need some direactions
for where to go for fun! haha
any good clubs ??haha

Gimmie a ring when u get here... I'll take u out proper Sydney style...
You single???

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:23 am

Hmmmm bennoz r u asking poster out ahahaha

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:34 am

LOL... no!

Whats going thru your mind mate!!

poster · Post by **poster** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:47 am

haha thats great!
i have got a g.f but i dont think i will take her with me

and the bonnet im going to installe it when im over there..

i will look up where those place is at tomorrow and get a quote...

great thanks

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:39 am

poster wrote: i have got a g.f but i dont think i will take her with me

If the girlfriend is in a different post code it doesn't count

Failing that, Bennoz sounds pretty keen on you

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:45 am

2 beer later Bennoz will be keen on anything that move hahahaha

But seriously I heard Bennoz is the person to hook up with for all the fun.

AJ · Post by AJ » Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:57 pm

And if you buy him enough beer, he'll put his legs behind his head and try to wrestle you. Not speaking from experience of course before you all start. It's just what I read on this site.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:20 pm

Hahaha... your pushing me into a corner here guys!! Dont make me start posting pictures!!