MJB
matt
I posted a little something in the 'Today I bought' section but I thought I would elaborate a little. The things we do and the lengths we go to to pursue a hobby can sometimes not make sense. A while ago Billy advertised is 4x4 for sale and I thought that looks like a great new bus for me but the problem was that it was located in Dubbo....a lazy 1300 odd km from my place. At one stage it seemed Jao from Brazil was going to get it but after he disappeared off the face of the earth I thought Billy's ute was too good an opportunity to miss. I made some phone calls to Billy and we made a deal....but now I had to figure out how to get the thing back here. Flying was too expensive, train was too long, bus was even longer and I even thought of driving the old Hyundai up there and selling it to a scrap metal dealer for some fuel money to drive the new 4x4 back.
In the end I got car transport from Dubbo to Melbourne for a reasonable $595. My next dilemma was to get my butt to Melbourne to pick her up. The plan I decided on was a joint Bus/Train/Taxi journey to Melbourne, pick the ute up and drive her home. Add a short coffee stop at Golddigga's in Ballarat and all good.
So yesterday was the day. The bus was ok, the train from Warnnambool to Melbourne was long and after waiting for a bit the taxi ride with the non-English speaking driver was not too bad but it did make me realise why I like the country better than capital cities.....that traffic is horrendous.
I get to the car depot and they bring out my new car which until now was only seen in photos. Buying a car sight unseen can be dangerous but after talking to Billy numerous times I felt I could really trust him and I knew the car would be as described. It was.
With new car I headed off to meet Golddigga at Ballarat, once there my journey took me straight past the Eureka Stockade. I thought this was good as this new car is going to get me to new prospecting areas and hopefully the spirit of the old diggas will travel with me and help me on my adventures. After an awesome coffee brewed by master barista GD, I was on my way. The 4 hr trip from Ballarat was good and a great way to get accustomed to a new car. By the time I got home and having been travelling for over 14 hours I was completely stuffed. Sure it would have been easier to buy a car locally but at the end of the day I reckon I got the best car I could with the added bonus of making a new friend in Billy and catching up with another good mate on the way....all this was due to the great forum here at PA.
The things we do
In the end I got car transport from Dubbo to Melbourne for a reasonable $595. My next dilemma was to get my butt to Melbourne to pick her up. The plan I decided on was a joint Bus/Train/Taxi journey to Melbourne, pick the ute up and drive her home. Add a short coffee stop at Golddigga's in Ballarat and all good.
So yesterday was the day. The bus was ok, the train from Warnnambool to Melbourne was long and after waiting for a bit the taxi ride with the non-English speaking driver was not too bad but it did make me realise why I like the country better than capital cities.....that traffic is horrendous.
I get to the car depot and they bring out my new car which until now was only seen in photos. Buying a car sight unseen can be dangerous but after talking to Billy numerous times I felt I could really trust him and I knew the car would be as described. It was.
With new car I headed off to meet Golddigga at Ballarat, once there my journey took me straight past the Eureka Stockade. I thought this was good as this new car is going to get me to new prospecting areas and hopefully the spirit of the old diggas will travel with me and help me on my adventures. After an awesome coffee brewed by master barista GD, I was on my way. The 4 hr trip from Ballarat was good and a great way to get accustomed to a new car. By the time I got home and having been travelling for over 14 hours I was completely stuffed. Sure it would have been easier to buy a car locally but at the end of the day I reckon I got the best car I could with the added bonus of making a new friend in Billy and catching up with another good mate on the way....all this was due to the great forum here at PA.
The things we do
