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Well the doc told me to do more of what makes me happy, so even though i couldn't really afford it i bought a jb.

The car was in qld and was bought sight unseen, with the intention of driving it home and fitting some of my bits and pieces lying around that i couldn't sell.

So a one way flight to the goldcoast, and a night at mrbishi's house (thanks again Anthony) and i was ready to attempt a drive i have always wanted to do.

In typical starion fashion i found myself broken down after just 10 mins of ownership.

So with first impressions not looking to good, i also discovered a terrible power steering pump noise, a engine pinging under load and no radio!

After taking some timing out and a vitals check i set off on my 12hr journey into the uknown .

After the first few hours i began to really settle in and started to feel like i was bonding with the car. It seemed to have a sweet spot and if i held it there i was beginning to think i was going to make it. :)

I stopped at Grafton maccas, and Hawks Nest Ayres rock servo for fuel and a power steering and oil top up.

I know this car has 394,000km and has some issues but i am in love. It reminds me why i bought a starion in the first place, and now i feel like i owe it to bring it back to its former glory.

12hrs and 996km of pure joy and a smile from ear to ear. This is motoring the way it should be, a partnership between man and machine.
We came along way together but it's only the beginning. It was worth every dollar of the $2450 asking price for a memory i'll never forget.

Grafton Macca's

The Big Banana

Ayres Rock Servo

After a quick tidy up it's time to meet it's fatter brother rofl

Hey Shannon great to hear you are loving cars and life again .It didn't take long to get the wheels upgraded :beer

Looks sweet as man! ps i have power steering pump rebuild kits now if you need one :)

What was fuel consumption like on the way down?

Thanks Fellas :beer I have 3 power steering pumps, a steering box and a rack so i should be ok. Today besides the rims it scored a new nose cone, a us spec cubby holder and a uncracked air filter pipe. Hopefully tomorrow it will get a mookeeh sort shifter when i find the nylon bush for the selector shaft, new glass and passenger regulator.

So keen for the Bathurst cruise now!

Awesome work shannon.

Looks like a nice little buy.

Reading posts like that, make me determined to find a second one to have for weekend cruising.

Those wheels look great on the white car.........
Very Nice Shannon :D

Good to hear you had a pleasant experience with the JB after your initial hiccup!!

Lets hope the journey keeps going on this nice JB unit!! I think it has potential!!

Welcome to the fat brother and flat brother club :) :)

It was good to see you again. Hope you didn't suffer the vomit smell all the 12 hours.
It's a rough diamond. A bit of work will see a good car.

Hope you didn't suffer the vomit smell all the 12 hours.

I bought a air freshener and had the windows down most of the way.
I got a bad case of truckies arm on the trip too...
Today i am steam cleaning the carpet , and installing a radio.

Looks great Shannon, Staz's are great for road trips :beer

www.18u wrote:

Hope you didn't suffer the vomit smell all the 12 hours.

I bought a air freshener and had the windows down most of the way.
I got a bad case of truckies arm on the trip too...
Today i am steam cleaning the carpet , and installing a radio.

let me guess, old mate's sister had a baby LOL

www.18u wrote:Well the doc told me to do more of what makes me happy, so even though i couldn't really afford it i bought a jb.

rofl

He's dead right, but I wonder did he know what he was telling you! Good work and glad you got it home!

well done mate, its these little trips in life ( I have done a few of them ) with a new car we have just bought and into the unknown that makes life fun. Good on ya mate and well done. The car looks great !

Hey Shannon

Glad you like it, and more importantly, glad it ended up going to a good home where it could get the love I didn't currently have the time or money to give it.

cheers,


ps. my sister said the smell was actually Parmesan cheese, which spilled after a shopping trip; and it was cleaned a million times, but a little odour remained. Apparently it had been a lot worse. Keep putting pics up of it as you get more done, when possible.

:)

Shannon I love the story and the way you told it!! Definitely inspires affection for Starions :)

I had a similar story with my GSR-V with a one way flight, to a sight unseen purchase, and driving it back to Melb from the Gold Coast. Loved all the memories, even the ding-ding of the GSR-V speed alarm that goes off relentlessly at 100km/h

Starion + Random purchase on a one way flight + Long drive home = Lasting memories

:beer