SEQ Drive Day #3, June 3rd (In Memory of Jasmin)

[Dr Spine]

is this a VW only event... or can a old VW owner come along?

All are welcome. I believe that the ONLY prerequisite is that you are driving a watercooled Volkswagen.
I know it's a bit harsh but I believe that this is something that we should stick by. Otherwise eventually we'll have too many non VW's in the group and that kind of defeats the purpose I feel.

[DOHCDAVE]

Bloody oath!
I Said the same to myself and G60Jay.
He Should jump in with someone else, Sure there will be plenty offering a ride in a real car. LOL!
If i can get a four speed box off any one local to me just for the cruise would be great.
Just the way for me, some event is coming up so somethink happens to the car, always happens to me!.
Have a five speed to go in just not all the parts yet,
Anyone s/e/QLD got a early four speed diesel/petrol box sitin around send me a pm. Will change the box mid week as i'm keen to be there in the mk1.

OH, And would be happy for you to come with us providing i get the gear box changed, 45-set.

Cheers Dave
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MK1 16v GOLF, no 2nd gear. STill getting me to work, JUST!

[45set]

damn... i knew i should have got that A3 1.8t

oh well... i love Mk1's.... and one with a 16v sounds sweet...... i'll see if i'm up to anything next weekend and i'll get back to you Dave.... i'm just scared if i go with you... i'll wanna sell the teg and get one

[shaneth]

John has spoken.

[Dr Spine]

I forgot that the forum is an appreciation society (and that's totally OK) and not a club. As such it is probably not reasonable that I hold the view of wanting to restrict the drive to VW's only. If there was a VW Golf drivers club or GTI drivers club (or some such) that would have been the relm for restricting the drive to that make only.

So come one and come all to enjoy the drive

I would suggest that the back of the pack is the reasonable place to be for non VW's but don't want to be seen to restrict anyones free right to drive on public roads wherever they see fit.

I've got mates who have holdens, fords, a few magnas, an old corolla and a good friend drives a Hyundai Sonata, there's an exciting car! I'm sure that they'll think the day is fun too.

[DaveMack]

Motivation

One of the main reasons I will be coming on this cruise is to meet fellow VWW members, admire their taste in vehicles, compare vehicles etc. and put faces to VWW forum handles.

Opened up to all who want to come, regardless of vehicle dilutes the watercooled VW experience IMHO.

That's my rant. And for what it's worth, John and Shaneth have gone to a lot of trouble to put this together and to make substantial changes to the overall objectives that they planned is rather rude. It's kinda like being invited to a theme party and then complaining that it's a Theme party.

[Dr Spine]

No worries from me at all. I have (and continue to have) great respect for those who put in the time and effort to organise a day such as the one we've got coming up. It's going to be great!

Although I do have a good mate with a Hyundai Sonata (we tease him mercilessly about it ) I was actually never going to suggest that he come. I was just making my point in a cheeky way. Who wants to be looking at the tail end of a Sonata instead of a Watercooled VW. Not Me!

Sorry if I ruffled any feathers

So to Golfer and Shaneth. Thanks so much for all you've done and are still doing. We'll have a great day no matter what.

The photo's of all those VW's will be awesome.

[Golfer]

It's kinda like being invited to a theme party and then complaining that it's a Theme party.

You could always dress up as a watercooled Volkswagen and run along after the convoy

Now I'm not hard-edged on this topic. I really would love to see people on the cruise who have a passion for watercooled VW's, but unfortunately for some of them, passion and ownership do not always go hand in hand. 45set was offered a seat in DOHCDAVE's mk1 (thanks Dave) so this should no longer be an issue.

I would suggest that if you have a passion for WVW's, but don't own one yourself, there are 3 plausible courses of action, in order of preference -

1. PM or ring another member, or post on the thread, to ask if you can catch a lift with them. That way you have a guaranteed ride in a WVW for the day, and so you're guaranteed to have a good time...
2. You have the time, date and place - meet up with us all on the day, and see if you can bum a ride! We're a pretty bloody friendly bunch here, I'm almost certain you'd get more than one offer of a lift - there are plenty of people with no shotgun, and I'm pretty sure most people are keen for a chat while flying up the side of a mountain, lol...
3. If all else fails and neither of the two options above are viable (which shouldn't be the case) then turn up on the day, and by all means tag along behind Shaneth behind the pack. Please just understand and respect that we would prefer that between myself (at the front) and Shaneth (at the back of the pack) there were only WVW's. We're not going to be immature about this and say that "Just because you don't have a WVW, you can't share the same road space as us", so jump in behind the pack, enjoy the drive and the scenery, and join us for a chat at the stops and have a feed with us all at the end...

I hope this clarifies things for everyone... In the end, we're all brought together by our love of the Dub, and the fact that this is gonna be an absolute ripper of a drive!!!!!!!!!!

LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO NOW!!!!!!!!!

Cheers
John

[KI11Z]

HOLY WAK BATMAN! ITS THIS SUNDAY!

[Dr Spine]

Seriously guys - change of topic required, after all LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO NOW!!!!!!!!!

Definitely.
See you all this sunday. Shaneth or Golfer. Could you post (Again) later in the week the meeting time and details for the sunday morning for everyone. I'll leave Toowoomba with time to spare so will probably end up getting there early. Will be good to see again those who I already know and meet some new faces too.

[DaveMack]

You know why it's now raining in SEQ ...

... because 30+ Watercooled VW owners are crazily cleaning and polishing their beloved cars. We should have thought of this before ... "Mr. Beattie ... we'll break the drought for you for only ... say, 5% of what you're spending on recycling water, piping, desalination, etc."

That should buy us all our dream VWs.

Dave

[Dr Spine]

Mate 1% of the money being spent on recycling water would be more than enough. I'll have one of those W12 twin turbo GTI concept cars.

If Only....

[shaneth]

6 sleeps to go. Woohoo.

[BrisGTI]

... because 30+ Watercooled VW owners are crazily cleaning and polishing their beloved cars. We should have thought of this before ... "Mr. Beattie ... we'll break the drought for you for only ... say, 5% of what you're spending on recycling water, piping, desalination, etc."

That should buy us all our dream VWs.

Dave

Will see how clean the cars are by sunday, cause if it keeps raining the cars will be dirty after the car wash thursday night.

See you all there and meet some VWW members

[shaneth]

On a more serious note

Disclaimer:

VWWatercooled.org.au holds no responsibility for accidents or misjudgements during this cruise.

When driving in convoy it is important that you drive safely and in a manner that shows awareness for other drivers.

Burnouts, Drifting or other dangerous driving techniques used throughout the duration of this cruise is not permitted. Anyone participating in these activities will be asked to leave. By attending this cruise you agree to these terms and conditions.

This is meant to be a fun cruise for everyone so stay safe, have a good day and enjoy the drive!