July 7, 200422 yr comment_13208 Hey everyone, thought I'd say hello before checking the rest of the board. Here I am in sunny(ish) New Zealand... Drove through Athurs pass today... We're driving a turbo diesel VW somethingorother camper van WITH!! get this... a FMIC! So when we stopped in the snow I stuffed it full of snow (mmm cold intake temperatures) I LOVE Christchurch. So much Id consider moving here!! flat as a tac, heaps of nice cars (HEAPS of toyotas) and within reach of very very nice twisties... Few corollas over here...heaps of starlets (not too many KP61s...but I have seen a few around) lots of GT starlets (they have such a cool intercooler scoop). Fuel over here is very expensive (111.9c/L for 91 octane unleaded) but diesel is very cheap (65.9c/L) and isnt taxed for locals...which explains some unexpected sightings...like...a KE70 DIESEL WAGON!!!!...I have photos...of all kinds of cars... hrmm....what else... oh a Supercharged corolla...few other weird and wonderful things (like different names on cars (i.e. torago, camry etc) I'll post up some pics when I find a computer I can use to do so.... Catchyas all later on... Report
July 7, 200422 yr comment_13211 I love NZ been there about 4 times You going to Queenstown its the best you gotta go snowboarding so fun Michael Report
July 7, 200422 yr comment_13212 SWEET !!! KE70 DIESEL WAGON !! U RIPPA !! *Starts chanting PICTURES, PICTURES* :) Report
July 7, 200422 yr comment_13216 ce70, i think they had a 1C motor, or a 2C like a diesel townace/masterace. it looks just like a ke70 but slower. rest assured that we could ALL beat it over the quarter mile :) Report
July 8, 200422 yr comment_13268 hey welcome to nz, are you heading up to nelson? let me know if you are and we can arrange a meeting. chch is a bit cold for me at the moment... dunno how your handling it! but i froze when i was there a coupla weeks ago! Report
July 8, 200422 yr comment_13280 including me :dry: ....:) Yeah i have been to NZ like 4 times aswell and Christchurch is usually where we stay as i have relative over there. Go to Wanaka, its a awesome little alpine village type thing surounded by snow capped mountains.. :) Report
July 9, 200422 yr Author comment_13342 Hey again... down in wanaka....and its cold...very cold!!! I'm gonna have to get to an internet cafe (rather than just a sealed box with a coin slot) and upload some photos....rest assured theres plenty of them....around 360ish on the last CD...and another full 256mb card and half a 128mb card now.... Found out the van/bus/thing has an interesting method to overcome single spinning... It detects one wheel is spinning and applys the brakes to that one wheel....kind of acts like an LSD but MUCH more active... Mumblezzz would love driving up and down the west coast....heaps of twisties with lots of grit/ice all over the road. Nelson? hrmm gonna have to have a look on the map...nothing is really planned on this trip so far...we're just winging it at the moment so going up there probably isnt out of the question....well see Photos coming...I promise!!!! Report
July 9, 200422 yr Author comment_13343 Oh just a guage on how cold it is...last night in Franz Joseph (yea we stayed near the glacier and walked on fox glacier yesterday...got pics of my brother licking the ice....hahhaa) anyway it was -3 overnight....and at 3pm thisafternoon coming over haast(sp?) pass there was still frost on the grass... so yea...its cold... I can step out the cabin doorstep and look at snow covered mountains...and have been able to at every place we've stayed (Even in Christchurch) Report
July 9, 200422 yr comment_13351 now thats a good holiday :) PHOTOS !! :) :) :) keep up updated !!! Report
July 9, 200422 yr comment_13361 Yeah some good roads over there, i spent 2 weeks over there a couple of years ago. Wasn't bad crusin in the uncles rover, we went all over the north island. The South island is too cold. the north island was bad enough in the summer. brrr Report
July 9, 200422 yr comment_13403 ha! youre all soft! minus 1 or 2 here over night. and i sleep with my window open :) nelsons at the top of the south island, bout as far as you can get from wanaka with out crossing the straight Report
July 10, 200422 yr Author comment_13412 this is the subtropics, it's not sposed to go below 20c! :) Funny you should mention that....we were walking through the rainforest up to the glacier and the guide mentioned that it was "temperate" rainforest...don't see how that works... I now want a Toyota Carib...saw one today riding on 15 or 16" rims....looked damn sexy...AWD too....and better still I think it runs a 3S-GE or similar...Importing one soon :) Report
July 12, 200422 yr comment_13455 haha the caribs are corolla based, so the one you want would be the z touring or simaler... blacktop 20v with 6 spd :dance: or auto :dry: but the 4wd ones arent avail with the 20v the caldinas are on the same platform as the coronas, can get those with the 3sgte :) and they are 4wd my mates got one, tiptronic, very good touring car Report
July 13, 200422 yr comment_13514 I'm from nz orginally (rotorua) its gets warmer if you head north :) and the cars get better too. hope your having a good time. Report
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