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South island to North
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:46 pm
by okrasa power
Well what a great trip me and my dad just had, we pick up the bus
in Ashburton (south island of NZ) and drove to Auckland in three amazing days. The country side of NZ is just so cool, great people along the way, real car people taking pics at service stations to put on the wall with all the other cool cars that have stopped for fuel in the past, offering friends details in towns we may visit to have a coffee with and guide us to good places to stay. Went to a local show in Auckland, really layed back and some great cars to see, wow what about the og paint RHD westy that was very very nice. anyway people get over there and do that trip you will never forget it, thats for sure. Big thanks to Colin and simon for there help.
DADS 911T
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:51 pm
by okrasa power
My dad bought this Porsche new in GB and drove it around Lapland, Germany, finland before moving to NZ. Picked me up from the hospital in it, so was the first car i ever got in. Tracked it down to Taranaki NZ were the big mountain is, was good for the soul!!
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:28 pm
by kombiing
good stuff
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:40 pm
by byronbus
Nice, are you shipping the kombi back?
Bruce
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:09 am
by okrasa power
Hi Brucey
No this one stays in NZ as our holiday bus
Talk soon
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:25 am
by Dutchy
nice one.. mmm the porsche looks nice
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 9:39 am
by warb
nice bus.. is that Mt Cook?
Hey ryan
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:47 pm
by okrasa power
Mt Egmont or Mt Taranaki as they call it now, was spectacular!!
Sould take the wife and kids there WARB.
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:34 pm
by flamed splitty
We have just moved back to Ashburton from OZ with our splitty. Was the bus a locally owned one, or did you have it restored here?
!
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 11:07 pm
by Frogsta
Oi Dean,
You guys moved Quick.
One day you're here and then the next thing you know you the fam and the split are in NZ.
Small word though, I did a wedding in Caloundra recently and the brides rello's just bought your old house and had moved from NSW.
Anyway, good on ya for taking one back to NZ.
Sorry for sidetracking this post too..
bus
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:03 pm
by okrasa power
No has only 108000miles OG paint, well most of it and serviced by the same mechanic for the last 25years. best splitty i have ever driven with std running gear
Has been in that area its whole life.
I will be back there in JAN
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:16 pm
by flamed splitty
So the bus has been in Ashvagas for the last twenty five years/ Do you know the name of the mechanic who serviced it?
Frogsta, moved back to home town for family reasons,plus it was lacking in splittys, now it has two,my brother has a single cab ute. Certainly attracts some attention. Really miss Caloundra such a great spot for cruising, and the weather.
Re: Bruce
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:58 pm
by byronbus
okrasa power wrote:Hi Brucey
No this one stays in NZ as our holiday bus
Talk soon
Nice, love nz... should combine a family holiday some time, ill hire a VW winnie...
keen
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:31 pm
by okrasa power
Hey Bruce
mate i would do that in a heart beat, it was just awesome!!
Talk soon
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:34 pm
by tedz
Hi Mikki, sorry, I totally missed this thread.
Glad you enjoyed your stay it's a pity the weather didn't hold out.
Catch up in a few weeks and do a north to south trip this time.
Keep tabs on that Porsche, man. She's a beauty.
Colin.