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NW american vw addict leaving for sidney tonite 1 month stay
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:40 am
by shawnhigh
The wife and I are flying tonite from LAX and just wanted to say hello to a great site I've been checking out the past month or so. I really like the found splitty forum and all the pics. Got 3 1972 bay window campers,( 1 riviera, 2 westy's), a restored 1967 21 deluxe bus and a stock paint 1968 squareback for the wife. Got a garage full of spares, most for bay window, I'm shawnhigh on thesamba.com Been emailing several Kombi rental companies in Sidney and Perth as we'd like to do a week plus kombi rental during our 1 month honeymoon holiday. Any recommendations on the rental itself or spots to camp in a vw that can't be missed. I'm sure I'll have to stop by a vw shop or two as well. Dream trip for us that we have always wanted to do and doing it in Kombi makes it sweeter. We have traveled up and down the west coast of america in our first 72 camper (Mill) every year and its the best mode of tranport. Whooo Hoooo!
Shawn and Katie High
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:27 pm
by Shaven
hey shawn & katie...
welcome to Oz when you arrive... there are heaps of lads from our west to east coasts... just post on here where you are or where your heading... im sure a few might be able to catch up or point you guys in the right direction.
cheers matty
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:19 pm
by paul willans
welcome mate and good luck ,oh sydney too
on the move
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:26 am
by shawnhigh
Were currently in Port Douglas heading up to the tablelands for a couple days. Seen a couple nice bay window kombi's with excellent roo bumpers but no splitty's yet. We will be hammering out a plan to go to Perth or Sidney for a camper in a couple of days. I want to drive a classic vw so bad here.
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:18 pm
by wohoo
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:38 pm
by paul willans
SYDNEY
plans
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:56 pm
by shawnhigh
Looks like were headed to Perth tomorrow to grab a van for camping 12 days. GoKombi has no running bays now so it looks like a Toyota dammit. On the plus side saw 2 squarebacks today to Cairns one had the sweet type3 emblems. Headed north out of Perth to check out the coast and everything else in between. Any west coaster vw addicts out there? I'd love to just hear an aircooled motor run at this point. Australia has been awsome, but the beer is a bit expensive. Is there any poor drunks here?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:35 pm
by martinigreenbus
Beer may be expensive but it is higher alcohol %, so less beer needed
Buy in boxes, try and find Dan Murphys, or larger chains and look for specials on cartons in paper.
Have a great time.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:41 pm
by paul willans
thats payback for years of your $ being two to one, i remember when i went to L.A a few years ago with the conversion rate i was paying $9 for a burger !