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New Guy

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:59 am
by ferret76
G'day All,

Greetings from the tropical Top End of Australia. Moggy owners are few and far between in this neck of the woods (quite literally) and I'm glad to have found the company of like-minded enthusiasts.
I am currently driving a white 1954 2 Door splitty called Beanie. I previously owned a 1957 4 door, unfortunately the target of an arson attack, and a 1957 van.
Looking forward to many hours scanning the posts.

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:06 am
by ASL642
Hi ferret76 and welcome aboard. Got any pictures to show us of your cars?

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:55 am
by 8009STEVE
Looking forward to many hours scanning the posts.
It can be addictive at times.

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:08 am
by rayofleamington
don't forget to make breaks in between reading posts to fix your cars... (or you'll end up cycling like me ;-) )

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:04 pm
by FrankM83
Welcome aboard ferret :)

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 2:39 pm
by moggiemadman
G'day mate and welcome,heres another website you might be interested in as its based in aussie http://www.minormania.com/index.php

Cheers
John

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:11 pm
by bigginger
NZ, that one, I think. Aus site here - http://www.morrisdownunder.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:13 pm
by Kevin
Glad you found us Ferret :D and remember if you do have a qustion we never go off track or is it we never stay on track :oops: cant remember which.

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:05 pm
by Peetee
or you'll end up cycling like me
there's nothing demeaning about that I'll have you know young sir! :evil:
It's a perfect alternative to driving one's Minor out in the rain. :D

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 5:11 pm
by Judge
Peetee wrote:It's a perfect alternative to driving one's Minor out in the rain. :D
................ and we can't let that happen can we? :wink: :lol:

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 6:31 pm
by dave1949
Welcome to the upside down(to you) moggie land :wink:
Whats the spares situation in your location and sorry what's the time difference? can't remember(12 in front?)
Cheers Dave

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 8:35 pm
by dalebrignall
welcome and moggy driving in the rain is fun,going round roundabouts sideways always raises a few eyebrows

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:47 am
by ferret76
"Whats the spares situation in your location and sorry what's the time difference? can't remember(12 in front?)"

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! The spares situation is fairly grim, there is a place I deal with in Canberra called Classic Motoring that has a good range of Moggy and Mini parts, however Canberra is several thousand kms away. The equivalent would be someone in London ordering parts from Istanbul. Most of my parts come from ESM, they generally arrive faster!! The time difference is +9.5, greater minds than mine have tried to work out where the .5 comes from so don't ask.

In regards to driving in the rain, in the monsoon season we get 70+ inches of rain in a 4 month period as well as the odd cyclone. In weather like that, a moggy is basically a colander with wheels.

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:11 am
by ferret76
A photo as requested.
Image

    Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:05 am
    by AndrewSkinner
    dalebrignall wrote:welcome and moggy driving in the rain is fun,going round roundabouts sideways always raises a few eyebrows
    hehe welcome aboard ferret76! and im glad im not the only one that enjoys a good ole power slide in the wet :D :D