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Hi from Canberra

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Hi
Just to say a quick hello from down here in Canberra , emigrated from the UK been around vdubs for a while hoping for my bus to join us soon.

Will post some pics when I work out how to do it.

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Welcome Gav, pics would be great.
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You weren't at Queanbeyan swap on sat ? As splitty there
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Hey mate. Welcome.
Where abouts in Canberra are you?

You're not the Gav from south west splits are you??
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FrankenCab wrote:You weren't at Queanbeyan swap on sat ? As splitty there
I was there in my Westy Klaus, didn't stay long.
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Not your westy save , a 67 split vent flat paint primer ish but wasn't andy as there was no kids on leashes near it haha
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Was there anything interesting out there? ran out of time and couldnt get out.
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Hi
Was at the swap meet in Queanbeyan on Sunday but the only vdub was a beach buggy
I am in Gunghalin Canberra

And yes I am Gav of southwest splitz.

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Haha. So you'll be bringing all those bus's back then hey.
Don't know if you'll remember me, Marty, I used to be at Beetle Exchange.
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Hey Marty
How are you havnt seen you for years,we will have to hook up
Yea bring all the stuff back lol
My bus and Faye's buses are coming over first just waiting for Faye paint to be finished can't wait

Brough some stuff over like RHD 23/21 middle seat and split crew cab rear seat which will be putting in the for sale section soon

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Some bug guards a lot of mini crap , market style shit
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So worth the drive up then Klaus..

Cool Gav, so what made you move over? What are the bus's are you bringing? You had the container van and 23 barny didnt you?
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Well the uk has been stuck in a major Recession for the past 4 year so things are tuff there and the uk weather is enough to put anyone off the place for life lol

Been coming to oz on and off for 8 years and love it so that's where we new we had to be.

Don't have the container van any more had to sell it to come to oz, it now a coffee van look cool will put up some pics

Bringing my barny and Faye has a 21 which has been getting done long term for 10 years lol

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Nice to see buses coming this way for a change :D

Understand wanting a change of weather but geeez it gets cold in Canberra doesn't it :shock:
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Nice one on bringing them back , make sure you bring as many front seats as you can jammed in the busses , any day Marty that I can offload cars to the farm is a good day ..4am-6:30 pm ..
You starting up business out here gav ?
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