Thread: Moving to Canberra

Originally Posted by flagg

Are you doing it in Canberra? I'll be looking at doing a MIG one once I'm settled....

No, I'm doing it at Yass Tafe but there are courses, presumably at CIT. One of the blokes at work is doing it , I'll find out the details.

Regards,
Tote

Yes out yass way is nice to live but traffic is getting heavy on the Barton these days.
As said no Landy specific mechanics to reccommend. I have a few mechanics I trust.
Kevin's Auto's in Fyshwick is good. Tell Mark the new owner Edd sent you. What he won't work on he will tell you where to take it to for good service.

Originally Posted by black betty

I managed to secure an small promotion so I'm uprooting the family and heading to Canberra in 4-5 weeks time.

Anybody know of a good Land Rover Mechanic in Canberra?
and any where I can get a Pink Slip for a Disco with LPG fitted?

Will be looking to join the ACT Land Rover Club after we've settled in. Any friendly forum people members of the club?

another forum person signing in! welcome

Originally Posted by garrycol

Moving to Canberra - you lucky boy - was only -1 this morning - the ice wiped off the windscreen - Monday was scrape it off.

There are no decent Landrover specific mechanics in Canberra - some general mechanics can do with depending on the model.

Battalion Motors in Townsville St Fyshwick are good for LPG equipped vehicles - I get my 101 annual LPG checkup there and they have done my roadworthies for the 101 and RRS.

The President of the LRC ACT is on AULRO, as is the secretary, the merchanising officer and a whole lot of us.

Where are you going to live??

Garry

hehe - I am the aforesaid merchandising officer

Originally Posted by Redback

rrturboD is your man, he's high up in the LROC (ACT) give him a PM, he put you on the right track.

Baz.

That would be Michael - the purchasing officer

Originally Posted by flagg

Hi Guys,

I was just about to start a new thread saying exactly the same thing

I'll be north west..

I happen to be in the north west...

Originally Posted by black betty

We are looking at renting in Watson, franklin or Gungahlin, but we do not know much about where to live in Canberra.

I do know that the only way my wife would agree to the move was to live somewhere with gas heating.....

We are in one of the side 'suburbs' of Gungahlin - and, yes, we have gas heating/water heating/cooking

If you want to live in a tropical 'house' then the gas bill in winter will average about $100 a month. Drop the temperature back a bit and put more clothes on (and watch out for wide open external doors/windows - no need to try and heat Canberra from your place) and the price drops off quite rapidly.

In summer, the reverse is true. Our gas bill drops to buggerall and the electricity hits around $100 a month as the aircon tries to cope with the middle to high 30ºC temps (except for last summer which was a big disappointment, heatwise).

Originally Posted by flagg

Hi Guys,

I was just about to start a new thread saying exactly the same thing

I'll be north west..

and a 'welcome' to you, too

Originally Posted by drifter

I happen to be in the north west...

Where all the Riff Raff live. Very dodgy neighbourhood - full of Kiwis and other undesirables.

There should be an emoticon around here, somewhere, with one firmly upraised finger...

Originally Posted by garrycol

Where all the Riff Raff live. Very dodgy neighbourhood - full of Kiwis and other undesirables.

You should know the good old saying Garry

...If you don't like the way us Kiwi's run the country you can always leave!

cheers,
Terry

Hmmm

Like this

John did you manage to get the engine mod/rego paper work on this wagon?