Jump to content
SAU Community

Making The Move

Joleda

By Joleda,
in New South Wales

 Share

Recommended Posts

Joleda Newbie

Joleda

Posted
Posted

Hi all,

My fiance and i will be making quite a drastic move from north queensland to sydney in search of a new start, for reasons disclosed. Have lined up a job for myself at wetherill park but currently do not know where to set up base or anyone in the area. Just want to know any good locations around that area or close by, and anything else we need to know. Be making the move with in the next 2 weeks.

Anyone that has suggestions on a good location, or who lives in the area, please let me know. Would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks!

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/
Share on other sites
v_s_p_e_c Experienced

v_s_p_e_c

Posted
Posted
i wouldn`t live in sydney as it just cost too much , u will work your ass off just to pay rent

True

That said the northwest is a nice place and not too far from your job however it is expensive and 30kms from the city or the beach

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3316839
Share on other sites
NXTIME Grand Master

NXTIME

Posted
Posted

Hills area is good and plenty of Skyline people over there. If you wanted to stay close to work, then Greystanes is pretty good and is 2 mins from Wetheril ParK; or the new estate area next to Greystanes called Pemulwuy. All new houses and townhouses with new shopping centre etc. Both Hills area and Greystanes/Pemulwuy only have buses as public transport, but I am guessing that you have cars anyway.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3317009
Share on other sites
GoldZilla Grand Master

GoldZilla

Posted
Posted
Hills area is good and plenty of Skyline people over there. If you wanted to stay close to work, then Greystanes is pretty good and is 2 mins from Wetheril ParK; or the new estate area next to Greystanes called Pemulwuy. All new houses and townhouses with new shopping centre etc. Both Hills area and Greystanes/Pemulwuy only have buses as public transport, but I am guessing that you have cars anyway.

The only problem with Pemulwuy is the risk that - depending on the section of it you choose - you may be living in a shoebox, may only have street parking, and may be subjected to strata. Otherwise, it's a nice new area and very close to all the main shopping regions. And, as Charlie mentioned, Wetheril Park is 2mins away...

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3317302
Share on other sites
nuttsHunglow Mentor

nuttsHunglow

Posted
Posted
What Charlie said..

What rukus said about Charlie

Seriously though best thing to do before you come is work out how much you want to spend on rent.

for a apartment is can cost upto 400pw

for a house well that can go upto 700+ pw depending on where you live.

Now remember the furthur out you live the longer it will take to get to work Duh! though remember there are allot of people that live in Sydney too but the living will be cheaper some what.

If you give us a rough idea how much you are thinking of paying rent we might be able to help out alittle easier.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3317749
Share on other sites
Joleda Newbie

Joleda

Posted
  • Author
Posted
What rukus said about Charlie

Seriously though best thing to do before you come is work out how much you want to spend on rent.

for a apartment is can cost upto 400pw

for a house well that can go upto 700+ pw depending on where you live.

Now remember the furthur out you live the longer it will take to get to work Duh! though remember there are allot of people that live in Sydney too but the living will be cheaper some what.

If you give us a rough idea how much you are thinking of paying rent we might be able to help out alittle easier.

We'll have around 300 a week to spend on rent. A unit will be ideal for now, just until we get our feet on the ground. To give a perspective of rent here at the moment.... For a run down 1 bedrroom unit goes for about 3 - 400 dollars a week, and houses are quite a bit more. Doesn't really help living in a town full of money hungry coal miners. With each rental property here, there is about 25 different families or individuals applying for the same place which doesn't give much hope for us.

Thanks for the input and if you have any other recommendations, please let me know.

Thanks all!

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3318148
Share on other sites
Blitz Grand Master

Blitz

Posted
Posted
We'll have around 300 a week to spend on rent. A unit will be ideal for now, just until we get our feet on the ground. To give a perspective of rent here at the moment.... For a run down 1 bedrroom unit goes for about 3 - 400 dollars a week, and houses are quite a bit more. Doesn't really help living in a town full of money hungry coal miners. With each rental property here, there is about 25 different families or individuals applying for the same place which doesn't give much hope for us.

Thanks for the input and if you have any other recommendations, please let me know.

Thanks all!

Many areas of Sydney are also experiencing close to zero rental vacancy at the moment also, so you will find in most cases that the Sydney rental market is just as tight as what you have described in QLD and in many areas both close to the city and out North West, its not uncommon to find lines of people queuing up for rental properties that become available.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3318170
Share on other sites
Joleda Newbie

Joleda

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Many areas of Sydney are also experiencing close to zero rental vacancy at the moment also, so you will find in most cases that the Sydney rental market is just as tight as what you have described in QLD and in many areas both close to the city and out North West, its not uncommon to find lines of people queuing up for rental properties that become available.

Wood anyone recommend marrylands? There seems to be a few nice appartments for about $280 a week.

Cheers?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3318189
Share on other sites
ForevaZero Enthusiast

ForevaZero

Posted
Posted

hey there buddy

i live in prairiewood. basically around the corner from weatherill. its a good area.. but yeah finding a suitable place

might be a challenge.

Merrylands is a nice place. friends of mine live in the area. very nice area. just make sure u lock your cars up tight at night.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3318588
Share on other sites
NXTIME Grand Master

NXTIME

Posted
Posted

There are a few nice houses in Greystanes that would fit your budget:

Rental list for Greystanes

Merrylands has better shops and transport as it has a railway station/more buses/taxi ranks; and it also has plenty of unit if that is what you're after. Greystanes is predominantly houses and townhouses.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3318784
Share on other sites
tbag Community Regular

tbag

Posted
Posted

my bro has been traveling to sydney from wollongong everyday for the past six years, he lived in sydney for 3 months until his lease ran out then moved back to the wollongong area cause he realised that even though he made around 700 a week around 400 was going to the rent( that was 6 years ago). now he lives here, it's not as crazy as sydney but your rent will be hell of alot cheaper and all it will be is a train ticket, train ride and 1 hour less sleep a morning.

move to wollongong and train it up, but i don't know about the train line to the area you want.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3319529
Share on other sites
Joleda Newbie

Joleda

Posted
  • Author
Posted

thanks everyone... i really appreciate it... its just so hard going somewhere i have never been before!!! from what i have been looking at online there seems to be a lot of places.... even with the people ratio difference... if we didnt have the skylines, i wouldnt really care where we lived... as a stiletto is always a good weapon of self defence :D:) but since we do have them i have to worry about it. i start on the 17th september down there so time is running out... but like, would it just be cheaper in the short term to get a cheap unit anywhere and train it or bus it to work until we sort it out... cause tolls are pretty expensive i hear...

thanks again!

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3320999
Share on other sites
NXTIME Grand Master

NXTIME

Posted
Posted

I still think Greystanes would be good for you if you worked in Wetherill Park. It has plenty of decent houses at good prices or you could go for the new Pemulwuy/Nelsons Ridge estate as all the homes are new with a good (younger) population.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/182867-making-the-move/#findComment-3321311
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Yup. You can get creative and make a sort of "bracket" with cable ties. Put 2 around the sender with a third passing underneath them strapped down against the sender. Then that third one is able to be passed through some hole at right angles to the orientation of the sender. Or some variation on the theme. Yes.... ummm, with caveats? I mean, the sender is BSP and you would likely have AN stuff on the hose, so yes, there would be the adapter you mention. But the block end will either be 1/8 NPT if that thread is still OK in there, or you can drill and tap it out to 1/4 BSP or NPT and use appropriate adapter there. As it stands, your mention of 1/8 BSPT male seems... wrong for the 1/8 NPT female it has to go into. The hose will be better, because even with the bush, the mass of the sender will be "hanging" off a hard threaded connection and will add some stress/strain to that. It might fail in the future. The hose eliminates almost all such risk - but adds in several more threaded connections to leak from! It really should be tapered, but it looks very long in that photo with no taper visible. If you have it in hand you should be able to see if it tapered or not. There technically is no possibility of a mechanical seal with a parallel male in a parallel female, so it is hard to believe that it is parallel male, but weirder things have happened. Maybe it's meant to seat on some surface when screwed in on the original installation? Anyway, at that thread size, parallel in parallel, with tape and goop, will seal just fine.
    • Kinkstaah
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      How do you propose I cable tie this: To something securely? Is it really just a case of finding a couple of holes and ziptying it there so it never goes flying or starts dangling around, more or less? Then run a 1/8 BSP Female to [hose adapter of choice?/AN?] and then the opposing fitting at the bush-into-oil-block end? being the hose-into-realistically likely a 1/8 BSPT male) Is this going to provide any real benefit over using a stainless/steel 1/4 to 1/8 BSPT reducing bush? I am making the assumption the OEM sender is BSPT not BSPP/BSP
    • funkymonkey
      Jacks that fit under GTR lips that can reach the subframe?

      By funkymonkey · Posted

      I fashioned a ramp out of a couple of pieces of 140x35 lumber, to get the bumper up slightly, and then one of these is what I use
    • GTSBoy
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I wouldn't worry about dissimilar metal corrosion, should you just buy/make a steel replacement. There will be thread tape and sealant compound between the metals. The few little spots where they touch each other will be deep inside the joint, unable to get wet. And the alloy block is much much larger than a small steel fitting, so there is plenty of "sacrificial" capacity there. Any bush you put in there will be dissimilar anyway. Either steel or brass. Maybe stainless. All of them are different to the other parts in the chain. But what I said above still applies.
    • Duncan
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Duncan · Posted

      You are all good then, I didn't realise the port was in a part you can (have!) remove. Just pull the broken part out, clean it and the threads should be fine. Yes, the whole point about remote mounting is it takes almost all of the vibration out via the flexible hose. You just need a convenient chassis point and a cable tie or 3.
×
×
  • Create New...