Austarion

yeah I want to move up to qld (but I still hate the maroons (State of origin))

Does Mackay get box jelly fish? like can you swim in the water during summer?

Dunno, I like the farm country in Central Western NSW, plenty of dirt backroads to get your rally on

TomVR4 wrote: (State of origin))

for the guy in the states this a form a football played up north
where one guy trys to push two guys heads up three guys A/holes

dont quite get the idea of the game but I'm from down sth ( vic )

hey thanks of all the info i was thinking up north i have been to melbourne but only for a week and dont remember much except i froze my butt off so there is alot of mining going on up there anyone know what kind of mining i worked at a copper mine here in arizona for a while and anyone know how much of a pain it is to import US cars i know that yours are right hand drive and ours are left hand drive does that cause any problems. again thanks for all the help all i need now is a job and any paper work to migrate

Yes Mackay gets Jellyfish, but everywhere coastal does during the season.
Staying in the warmer waters is alright but (jellyfish seem to like the colder water).

Jobs are easy to find here, Seems to be more jobs then people here. If you have a trade or qualification even better. Hour and half drive to Airlie Beach which is the doorstep to the whitsendays/Great barrier reef.
Mines are all within driving distance of Mackay, so alot of fabrication/engineering work to be done in Mackay itself.

Flights are cheap within Australia. Can usually grab a flight to Brisbane for under $100

on a side note are all starions out there the 2.0l 4g63e or 4g63et or do you guys have the 2.6l 4g54bt just curious and wondering if i should bring a few 4g63det's with me cause they are cheap here and i have a few laying around

so i am think i have decided on queensland for my move out there probally mackay or townsville but i would like to get to know a few people out there before i go so if anyone would like to chat so i can learn the accent and some of the lingo (and apparently games involving heads in asses ) please IM or email me with yahoo wrench1984@yahoo.com screen name is the same this is more for my wife but its always nice to know people where your going
thanks again

there is not too many 2.6L running around so its probably worth while bring your 4g63 DOHC with you!

my starions are both 2.6l so i guess finding parts would not be too easy there (not that its any better here) i own half the starions in tucson and i only have 5 (3 are parts cars)

We had the 2.6 motors in a large range of other cars,
Sigma, Scorpion, Triton, Forklifts, Magna, etc
Parts shouldnt be a problem.

I live in Mackay, Im the only Starion owner left online here. Theres a few Starion guys in Townsville. the drive from Mackay - Townsville is only 4 hours so they are close.

Townsville is a nice place, i nearly moved there, But the big dollars are in Mackay.

wrenchman, importing your cars would be about $3000AUD each to brisbane. would have to be converted to RHD to get registration (30 years and older are exempt though) but u can use local starion parts for the conversions which is relatively easy as far as laft to right conversions go.

we have quite a few DOHC 4G63's here in galants evo's etc, and jap importers bring them over too. i own a 1988 2.6 widebody starion, a jap import. 2.6 parts are no drama for most things.

NachoMan wrote:

groupAralliart wrote:there is no question that your best choice of destination must be SE QLD. Nothing else in aussie can compare I am afraid.

I disagree.
But it's down to the individual I guess.
My advice is to see the places for yourself, and then make your mind up.
I'd be happy to buy you a beer if you ever came to Perth :) :beer

Can I take you up on that offer too ? :D

Of course!
If ANY Starion driver came to Perth, I'd buy them a beer. It doesn't matter how far you've had to come to get here...
In fact the further you've come, the bigger the beer! :beer

NachoMan wrote:Of course!
If ANY Starion driver came to Perth, I'd buy them a beer. It doesn't matter how far you've had to come to get here...
In fact the further you've come, the bigger the beer! :beer

Darwin stubbies ???????????????? :D :beer

so i have started the process of applying for a work visa to move there what would be a good salary range to look for to not be broke all the time and be able to afford to work on my starions. I am either going to be looking for work as a mechanic or an equipment operator in the mining industry because that is what i was doing here until recently. i hope to be able to hang out with all you starion guys in queensland very soon but not looking forward to the 23 days on a cargo ship with nothing to do thanks again for all the advice