Vic Wasteland Thread - 15.0

[Birds]

I stomped on the anchors hard this morning after doing 140 up the EastLink onramp, when I saw a chequered SUV with a lightbar in the left lane.

Oh, just Vicroads....

Do they have the ability to pull over cars and issue infringements? I've only ever seen them do trucks...

Dunno

Probably could pull over a car that had an obvious unroadworthy thing about it, or towing an overfilled trailer with loose items, but it's usually trucks that break their carrying load limits and missing rear stop lights etc.

[UNR33L]

Wish they raised the speed limit to 140 on the hume.. so boring and slow!

[Birds]

Scienceworks told me they considered in 2010 building a high speed train from Sydney to Melb - 3 hour trip

[Odium]

Google maps says 878km, 8.7h drive

878km/3h = 292km/h... but there would need to be at least 4 or 5 stops along the route to make it viable... so it'd need to be going at 320+km/h

Hmmmmm

Edit: Japanese High Speed Trains can go up to 320km/h so I guess its a possibility.

But when you can fly for $100 and get there in half the time, with no need for infrastructure along the entire route... Is it worth it?

[UNR33L]

dat airport parking doe

[Odium]

Can't get East West Link done, or NBN done properly... so how are we going to do a 900km high speed railway?

[UNR33L]

No idea, East link is the only thing that's ever been decent in my lifetime

[Birds]

Google maps says 878km, 8.7h drive

878km/3h = 292km/h... but there would need to be at least 4 or 5 stops along the route to make it viable... so it'd need to be going at 320+km/h

Hmmmmm

Edit: Japanese High Speed Trains can go up to 320km/h so I guess its a possibility.

But when you can fly for $100 and get there in half the time, with no need for infrastructure along the entire route... Is it worth it?

Drive to airport, parking and dealing with the general public and security measures

High speed train prolly allow more luggage, smoother ride, face and talk to people, leg room

I dunno I reckon I'd take it over a plane if it did it in 3 hours

[emts]

had no problems with those sorts of speeds when we were in Spain:

293 average...

and yes anything to avoid the airport is a good thing.

friends from ky did a top gear style test to eastern creek in Syd.

so yes they are 150km closer to syd. but other guy used cars to and from airport not PT, was pretty well line ball.

2 hours to airport, park, to terminal check in 1 hour early, 1.5 hour flight wait for luggage, pick up rental car drive to venue.

and the drive was significantly cheaper.

CBD would be a different matter, with airport express v driving in, prob flight would be a bit faster.

Add to that how embarrassing getting to and from Melb airport is, t5axi car or a bloody bus, i've been to 3rd world countries that had a rail link.

if you could catch a train from any train station in melb, into southern cross and then 3 hours later be in Syd central station..my god it would be wonderful.

[Odium]

And good luck getting to a 5pm - 7pm flight with the clusterfk that is the M80 merge

[Mohsen]

anyone wanna buy a fully optioned bmw? with reg and rwc

[Odium]

Selling it to buy a Jet ski?

It's summer time Moh, tits out for the boys

[Mohsen]

Selling it to buy a Jet ski?

It's summer time Moh, tits out for the boys

nah, id like something with a bit more go, perhaps it is time for my vehicle tastes to EVOlve.

but the added security would be nice, so who knows. depends on what i see in japan in jan

[Leroy Peterson]

Just upgrade to M5. Done.

#workvehicle #livingbeyondmeanslikeeveryoneelse #taxtimetony

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

nah, id like something with a bit more go, perhaps it is time for my vehicle tastes to EVOlve.

but the added security would be nice, so who knows. depends on what i see in japan in jan

I'm thinking about another Evo... might grab a 9 this time.

They are great cars man. They just need a good 230+ AWKW

[UNR33L]

Buy a ford mate, classy stuff

G6eT brah

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Selling it to buy a Jet ski?

It's summer time Moh, tits out for the boys

Simon pls.

You know he buys jetskis in winter

[Mohsen]

Just upgrade to M5. Done.

#workvehicle #livingbeyondmeanslikeeveryoneelse #taxtimetony

that would be f**king intense, exhaust and braps

[UNR33L]

Waiting for my twin 3" catback to get delivered

should be gooood!

[Mohsen]

go side pipe u fkn top bloke