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Eric will reveal the grand plan soon, but even if a few of us arrive together it is likely that you'll still get split up a little, as various cars will need to let other cars going to the event in at intersections, traffic lights etc so we need to revise any expectations that we will definitely all be able to park together and just enjoy the night regardless. I'm sure no one really expects we can all stay in one group but you can only do what you can and one should be prepared for a bit of a palaver Just fingers crossed there are no d**kheads anywhere near us or our cars.

Hope you can get out of work early and get out there faster then mate. Radar doesn't look at all bad at the moment though

In the back of my mind I thought cutting through Olympic Park might have been an option but I wasn't completely sure. Thanks Andy that's good to know! Looking forward to tonight. Hope the demo cars for the vinyl wrapping don't need to be spotless as the forecast is for some showers later today.

It would have to be Parra rd I reckon even if there's traffic on it because going north will still have traffic and won't be any faster. I'd just go the back way through the inner west, i.e. take City West Link, then Dobroyd Pde, Wattle st, turn right onto Ramsay Rd before hitting Parramatta Rd (will take a while to turn right but after you do it should be worth it), then Queens Rd, then Gipps St right to the end, then left > left > left onto the M4.

Steak sanger was ultimately disappointing. particularly given the 20 minute wait

Thanks Mat great photos you got. Was good to see the 34s out in force!

haha you might get eye strain

so how was the triple bypass?

Yeah gotta be patient mate rest up and do as the doctors say. hopefully the nurses are nice

whered you get those yellow propellers from ant?

Yeah mine is about 2L as well I think. According to their website they don't make em any bigger unfortunately http://www.meguiars.com.au/products/car-care/paint-care/wash-maintain/gold-class-car-wash-shampoo-conditioner/ Megs might have some of their Detailer range available on the night; <http://www.meguiars.com.au/products/detailer/> 19 litres anyone? Might be designed for gurneys though I'm not sure.

Looking forward to this. my stock of meguiars gold class car wash is getting low

Love these pics Matty, thanks The man himself!

Thanks for the pics Mat, they're great Hope the video is all above board... Luke's 'lux was great. You don't see many of those around any more.

The 35 was very nice, nice colour!

Just a few from me. Seem to consist almost entirely of Adam's GTR.

Yep thanks to Ant and the Newy guys for putting on a great cruise and Luke for organising our sydney meetup, which went like clockwork I reckon Putty rd was fantastic as usual. Good to meet some new faces - Benji, Mat, Adam, Luke's mate Brendon and see the old ones Had a laugh at HWP pulling over that bloke on the harley that was tearing it up and down the street at Greta. Great photos above too.

hahaha love it

either 4.6is or later facelifted 4.8is would be fantastic, sound awesome with an eisenmann exhaust or similar Smokey, the E39 530i sport would still be a great ride; shorter diff ratio would have made it a bit perkier than the std 530, no sports car, but great all round package. I have considered a 540i M sport many times but they are hard to find with low miles.

Nice one scott! all u need now is pen and paper and access to nengun / importmonster / rhdjapan etc to keep you busy and start putting together the next phase of your GTR plan chalk one up for the man upstairs

Can recommend: Import Monster (SAU Trader) http://www.importmonster.com.au/ These guys also have a facility for viewing the Jap Yahoo auctions online in English, and will sort out the bidding and shipping if you win. PerfectRun http://www.perfectrun.jp/ Have bought stuff from these guys and shipping was surprisingly fast for having come from o/s. Hassle free. Newera Parts http://www.neweraparts.com/ (ask for Matty) they are also good for genuine Nismo parts I've also bought from PYSpeed before (https://www.pyspeed.com/) but they deal more in Euro stuff and are based in the States. I've only bought small items from Nengun before, but have heard that sometimes shipping can be a bit on the slow side.

09 X Trail ST Diesel Auto, bit leggy for its age, 100,000km, $18,450. 2 litre, 320Nm, slow (12.5sec 0-100) but averages 8.1L/100. Has Bluetooth / MP3, stability control, 8 airbags, cruise, and more of a proper 4WD than the RAV or CR-V (can lock in 4WD mode with the X-Trail) http://www.carsales....ock&sort=~Price I think you'll find the X5s in this price range, while a nice unit to drive, are going to feel a bit long in the tooth and the bills will start adding up. They're also quite heavy at about 2 ton and that means brakes will need doing more often etc. Apparently they also had a few turbocharger issues. Based on SUVs in this size category, for the 2009 model years, CR-V, RAV4, Sportage, Mazda CX-7, BMW X3, and X-Trail had fewest owners reporting faults, in that order. At the opposite end, models with the greatest number of owners reporting faults were LR Defender, Renault Koleos, Grand Vitara, Audi Q5, Captiva 5, Ford Escape and LR Freelander. Forester and Outlander were in the middle.

Thanks for the link! That Pantera =

Would be awesome to have him as an honorary member!

Sounds good on the cruise Scott. All the best for tomorrow mate. Prayin for ya