Smiles per mile:))

[whizzman]

Hi Everyone!!!
Last night i bought greeny12's immaculate 04 Monaro which has had quite a few mods and is a wow to drive!!!!
I've got a Crossfire Startech 3.8 and wanted something different but with 4 seats and when i saw this blue rocket for sale i had to go and see it, so after the long drive down to London from Aberystwyth armed with wads of bits of paper with pics of the Queen on them a quick spin was all i needed to part with the dosh!!
It really is a great car to drive and on the road from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth it got copious amounts of wellie that i don't think the previous owner had a chance to do, given his home location!!....we averaged 69.7mph coming back and she did a smidgeon over 23mpg but hey, who gives a dinkum about the fuel when i now have a smile that will have to be surgically removed)

Hope to meet some others owners soon, i'll have a look at this forum to see what goes on....good luck and huge smiles to u all, especially if u bring your motors to the sort of camera-less roads we have over here!!!

[crisisjez]

Welcome to the mad world of the poor but happy.

[madazrx7]

whizzman said:

...who gives a dinkum about the fuel ...

I see the Monaro didn't come with an Aussie phrase book, dinkum roughly translates as "genuine"

[whizzman]

hmmmmm...will have to check my Aussie-welsh dictionary again!!!

[madazrx7]

whizzman said:

hmmmmm...will have to check my Aussie-welsh dictionary again!!!

Depends how it is used,

Dinkum? translates as "Are you quite sure that is correct old boy?"

Fair dinkum mate = "That is absolutely certain my good man"

[thesfg]

I don't know about phrasology, but I can agree with Whizzman that it will take a team of dedicated consultants to get the grin off my face anytime soon whenever, I think about, see or drive my new Monaro!!!

Have it.

[Raggyman]

Welcome to the clan.... yup, definitely an awesome car that is for sure..

[whizzman]

thanks guys, i can see loadsa fun on the horizon))