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Old 11-01-2007, 11:39 AM   #1
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Gidday all. Well, I just got back from Cooktown (QLD) last night after a fantastic holiday with the family in Cairns and Cooktown. But on the drive home once I got onto the NT highways (Barkly and Stuart) I noticed that the car (BF XR8) has a tendancy to, kind of, float over bumps etc. I am guessing that the long miles on the 3rd world QLD highways have taken their toll. So I will be looking at new shocks and possibly springs...... What have other forum members done as far as spring and shocks on their BA/BF????

BTW we drove from Alice at 160 to 180, and ocasionally 200kph, on the 26th of december. We had a totally safe and un-eventfull trip. The trip back at 130kph was down right tiring and foced us to travell the last 2 hours into Alice at night, not good. :

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Old 11-01-2007, 11:47 AM   #2
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sad new about the xr8. hope it goes well again soon. yeah its a bogus law. more people will be tired and its going to set people back alot. when there are more accidents they will only lower the speed limit.
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Old 11-01-2007, 12:09 PM   #3
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BTW we drove from Alice at 160 to 180, and ocasionally 200kph, on the 26th of december. We had a totally safe and un-eventfull trip. The trip back at 130kph was down right tiring and foced us to travell the last 2 hours into Alice at night, not good.
Did they install photo radar or have the cops suddenly increased since the speed limit went into effect?
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Did they install photo radar or have the cops suddenly increased since the speed limit went into effect?
Funny you should mention the cops.... All the way from Camoweel to Alice we did not see any cops. But the reveunue is rolling in with one guy getting a $500 fine on the fist day of the new limit (1st Jan). If they install any photo radar system in remore areas, I dont think that they would last a week. There are lots of disgruntled farmers out here with explosive licences. :
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Old 11-01-2007, 01:04 PM   #5
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If they install any photo radar system in remore areas, I dont think that they would last a week. There are lots of disgruntled farmers out here with explosive licences. :
Hahaha we need some of them down here in Victoria :
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