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Shannon Small
Newbie
Victoria
TT
Posts: 2
Reg: 07-2006
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Hi All,
Need some opinions.
Me and my fiance are going to drive up to queensland this holidays. We were thinking about taking her 1.5 03' mirage to cut costs on petrol.. although not sure on how it will hold up on the trip.
Has anyone done any big trips in your soarers?
We estimate doing about 4000kms up and back.
I got a 93 TT going to service it before we leave, done 120,000kms.. never had any issues with my car.. had my radiator and pwr steering rack reconditioned not long ago.
It's going to cost me heaps on petrol to take it up there, but still cheaper than flying (and renting a car) at this time of year.
How do our cars go on the huge trips? |
Brett Jones
Tinkerer
NSW
TT
Posts: 39
Reg: 01-2007
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I am planning on driving my soarer from Newcastle to Brisbane over christmas. I too considered taking the missus's car (Toyota echo) but have decided to take the soarer (92TT 130,000kms). Im prepared to pay that extra money on fuel purely for the safety and comfort. I have taken the soarer on a few trips up the coast and never had a problem with the car and its always been a pleasure to drive on those long trips. I would suggest purchasing a NRMA roadside assistance membership, if you don't already have one, for that extra peace of mind. |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 8585
Reg: 11-2004
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The Soarer is one of the great cruising cars - use it! |
Adrain Parsons
TryHard
Qld
JZZ30 tt
Posts: 252
Reg: 08-2005
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Ive drove my soarer 91 TT from cairns to brisbane and back about 3600-4000km, went perfect all the way!! |
Will Schultz
Tinkerer
new south wales
tt
Posts: 79
Reg: 05-2007
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God man!4000km in a mirage?
The soarer is brilliant on the highway.
Like Brett said,just get roadside assistance and do the trip in comfort and style! |
Tom Nicol
TryHard
Vic
JZZ30 TT
Posts: 108
Reg: 01-2006
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Soarer's are made for long cruises! One of the things I love about the Soarer is that even after several hours of driving, you don't get a sore arse! I don't know how comfortable a Mirage is, but I reckon your chances of a bad back are less in the soarer.
Also you will get very decent fuel economy driving on the highway. Only thing that might be a tad annoying is the 108km/h cruise control limit... Unless you have hacked yours. |
Adrain Parsons
TryHard
Qld
JZZ30 tt
Posts: 253
Reg: 08-2005
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i wouldnt dream of driving a small car that far!! i would die without cruise control and some nice leather seats to sit on. |
Shannon Small
Newbie
Victoria
TT
Posts: 3
Reg: 07-2006
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Thanks all. You've made my mind up.
Can't believe i was thinking of taking the mirage over my soarer.
Should be a great cruise!  |
Dave Billings
DieHard
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZE, 5 Speed
Posts: 917
Reg: 06-2007
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Shannon Small wrote on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 06:26 am:Can't believe i was thinking of taking the mirage over my soarer
You should be flogged! |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 3573
Reg: 07-2005
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Amen to every response here.
You bought a fast luxurious cruising car. What else are you going to do in it?
You also own a schitt box, so what else are you going to do in that? |
Lew Radbourn
Trader
Queensland / Gold coast
jzs147 93 TT / uzz30 93'/ 2 X uzz31 92' s
Posts: 2253
Reg: 07-2005
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MAN TAKE THE SOARER TAKE THE SOARER
small cars on the Hwy is not much fun i did it last week I had fun doing it cause my car has 3 times the power of your mirage But i did miss the comfort of the soarer.....BIG TIME....
you will possibly get to the gold coast on 3 tanks of fuel in the soarer. |
Lew Radbourn
Trader
Queensland / Gold coast
jzs147 93 TT / uzz30 93'/ 2 X uzz31 92' s
Posts: 2254
Reg: 07-2005
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1st tank; Melbourne to Yass service centre
2nd tank; yass to taree
3rd tank; taree to gold coast |
Lynton Scale
Tinkerer
Vic
UZZ32 Active V8, RX3 Coupe 13bt
Posts: 52
Reg: 07-2005
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I've driven a Mirage once from Melbourne to Brisbane - great economy but not so comfortable; I've driven my Soarer probably 6 ot 8 round trips, all non stop (except for petrol) and using the Newell Hwy, great comfort but not quite the economy of the Mirage.
Personally, I'd go by Soarer every time. |
Kyle Wathen
TryHard
Vic
GTTL
Posts: 324
Reg: 02-2007
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The soarer would feel much more comfortable on the highways rather than getting blown off the road every time the mirage passes a truck!
Soarers also seem to get decent fuel economy on the highway, i think 9-10L/100km would be possible. |
Daniel Czechowski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Soarer GT-T (sold  ) & IS300 Sports Luxury
Posts: 3255
Reg: 07-2005
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Just ask Blaine Hanson, he drove all the way from Perth to Canberra and back over a year ago. And he took two soarers to make it merrier |
Adam Chytra
Tinkerer
NSW
Manual '31 V8
Posts: 62
Reg: 07-2005
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Bloody hell. Hasn't anyone watched the TV commercial
SOARER - For mind cruising
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Adam Chytra
Tinkerer
NSW
Manual '31 V8
Posts: 63
Reg: 07-2005
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Kyle Wathen wrote on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:30 am:The soarer would feel much more comfortable on the highways rather than getting blown off the road every time the mirage passes a truck!
Don't you mean "when the mirage gets blown off the road every time it gets passed BY a truck?"
uphill |
Will Schultz
Tinkerer
new south wales
tt
Posts: 82
Reg: 05-2007
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Lew Radbourn wrote on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 08:25 am:MAN TAKE THE SOARER TAKE THE SOARER
small cars on the Hwy is not much fun i did it last week I had fun doing it cause my car has 3 times the power of your mirage But i did miss the comfort of the soarer.....BIG TIME....
Lew 19 hours straight of driving will give you a sore arse no matter what the f%@k you driving......... |
Shaun Stephenson
TryHard
Vic
Jzz30 TT & ST162
Posts: 440
Reg: 04-2006
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I used to take the Soarer on fairly long trips (3 to 4 hours) frequently. From Melbourne to Echuca. These cars were designed for long trips.
Make sure that you fix the cruise control though! In my Soarer, 108Kms on the dash = 102 Kms really, so I was always getting passed. Drove me nuts.
With a fixed speedo, 117Kms = 110 exactly. Awsome! |
Lew Radbourn
Trader
Queensland / Gold coast
jzs147 93 TT / uzz30 93'/ 2 X uzz31 92' s
Posts: 2257
Reg: 07-2005
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Will
Mate i did the same trip in my soarer when we first come up here and it took 22hrs
when i got out i recon i could have kept going all the way to cairns
BUT that car has got some real comfortable race seats in it. |
Adrain Parsons
TryHard
Qld
JZZ30 tt
Posts: 257
Reg: 08-2005
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Lew we dont want your kind up here in cairns!! lol |
Ben Lipman
DieHard
NSW
Soarer TT manual
Posts: 573
Reg: 04-2006
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Newcastle-Darwin-Sydney-Darwin-Newcastle and heaps of short ( 800km) trips Newcastle to Lismore/Brisbane etc. With a Kid. Comfy, arrive refreshed, and no panic attacks about having enough power and revs left to overtake the next road train.
Fuel not really an issue at 100-110km. Soarer just loping along at that speed. The mirage is out of its comfort zone at 100 for so long. You will be too...
Get rid of that bloody cruise limiter though. |
Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 353
Reg: 08-2005
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Will Schultz wrote on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 11:13 pm:Lew 19 hours straight of driving will give you a sore arse no matter what the f%@k you driving.........
But would taking the Mirage make your arse Soarer?
Sorry, had to be done. |
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