You've done wonders for the NZ Tourist Board. Been seeing you go to lots of places I went to in 1995 and in the main they are unchanged and stunning. So 2021 I'm going back but taking three mates with me this time. Will arrange for a friend in Wellington to source us a car before we get there (we all prefer to have a Holden). Seems more expensive there now compared to 1995 when exchange rates were more favourable. Thanks for your car tests-who cares what order they are in, as I am still catching up on your tests going back a few years!
What a great vlog Ian, excellent watching and well worth 40 mins of anyone's time. Doesn't matter what order you put out the road tests, there's an army of people here ready and waiting to view your delicious videos.
Thanks Ian. Always good to hear your views and opinions. I am so with you on the Ford mania thing. Never got it either. How about a Merc W123 or W124 as a good daily? Can be had in big or small(ish) engines and are pretty simple. I love the more classic look of the W123, all the shiny bits and with steel wheels.
Drove a Jensen Interceptor along with a Jaguar Mk2, E-Type Coupé, a tatty MGB and an entertaining Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 with no brakes. A 50th birthday present from my wife. The company is called the Great Escape based in Reditch. Always wanted to drive the Jensen and E-Type, must be a toy car thing. And they didn't disappoint. Wonderful cars, think the Interceptor was car of the day. Funny how some of the fellow motorists complained about the Mk2's heavy steering! Hope all is well.
Hoping to pop over to Bristol show and say hi ,recommend Shepton Mallet prison to visit as I believe you said it was actually in Frome , there is also a classic show in Weston on seafront during the summer not huge but lots of quality transportation!
Very informative as always, nice that you feel comfortable discussing your plans openly and some really interesting live questions, answered as always with a balanced and fair reply. Your bit on Fords did make me laugh though because I share your views exactly. They aren't special enough to warrant all the attention and prices they command. As you said for every Ford model, there is always a better alternative from another manufacturer but those who worship the oval badge just can't see beyond the blue tinted spectacles. Like you I'm not anti Ford, they're acceptable and do a job but I see them as no better than anything else produced by a middle of the road manufacturer. FIAT has always been my prefered brand from a young age. Back in the 80's Ford biased friends of mine wouldn't entertain one Fair enough that was their opinion but they were always amazed when my £300 Fiat 127 Sports were pasting their 2 grand Fiesta Supersports. They moved onto Mk2 Escort RS2000, so I spent half what they did and got a 131 Sport. 1 extra gear, no cart springs and a Twin Cam to propel it way in front of their pride and joy. In came hot hatches, so XR3i/RS 1600i or RS Turbo was their must have holy grail whilst I plumped for a Strada 130TC Abarth. Once again even with forced induction, the RS Turbo was no match for a Fiat Twin Cam with its roots in the early 60's and a huge pair of twin Solex/Weber carburettors. After that we all calmed down, got married and bought family cars but even after being beaten all hands down on 3 evolutionions of the cars we grew up with, the Ford boys still failed to see their cars were half as good and twice the price of the equivalent FIAT.
Liked the question about a Japanese car to restore as a classic. Reckon you could not go past a Datsun 1600 (circa 1969), a 1983 Toyota Camry SV11 hatch or the first model Corolla Levin
The main drag from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, especially the last half, is the scariest place I've driven (UK, US, Europe and Australia experience of 28 years). Speeding, tail-gating and general boganry. I try to avoid it at all costs. Sorry to hear you're a bit travel worn but you've kept the masses royally entertained so cheers.
I think that why Fords are followed more than Vauxhall is because of all the work Ford done in the motor sport scene I think who’s is what makes Fords more desirable. Great video again Ian. Steve.
Have to agree with your view on Ford's. I think the BMC/Leyland vehicles and GM/Vauxhall cars were every bit as good. I think my favourite English Ford is a MkIII Zephyr 🙂. I have a P6B Rover which I have swapped in a ZF 4HP22 4 Speed auto.
Wow. Thanks for answering my question about the Interceptor! Well, despite their “gallons to the mile” gas mileage, I guess I will still have a soft spot in my heart (and head) for one.
You mentioned deeply uncool cars and that for me has to include my 1997cinquecento, at car shows the vintage owners dismiss it as too modern and some of my family are embarrassed to be seen in it while others think it's a death trap. Makes me more determined to keep it forever, I'm stubborn like that. Look forward to the tinkering videos later this month with foxann.
Nice to hear all this! And amazing you had a Reliant Scimitar! Too bad I don’t live in GB. Would love to meet once! When are you visiting Belgium? What would you think of an early Mini Cooper S? Would’nt that one be a very Hubnut car? Compact, well handling, bulletproof engine and thus capable of long trips!
Wow, I've driven a car Hubnut hasn't!! I actually owned a diesel Metro; a Rover Metro 1.4CD L reg (1994) in dark blue. Actually a pretty reasonable car and pleasant enough to drive. 60+mpg and a reasonable amount of torque. By no means a performance car, of course, but quite a relaxing drive. Like all Metros it handled well, the weight of the engine not seeming to make a difference to that. I sold it before the inevitable tinworm struck, as it did with two earlier Metros I owned.
I really like the start of Saturday and Sunday mornings with a HubNut video, I don't mind the order! Quality over quantity is what I like from your channel, take your time to edit and decide what is ready to publish, and when. Good to see you're taking care of yourself, take time to recharge away from the busy places, you need it!
In the late 80s driving in Melbourne was almost a free for all. Speeds in excess of 100 kph were common on city streets. The hook turn was a measure of engine size with smoke rising from intersections when the lights changed. However in the early 90s it all changed with one of the harshest campaigns on speeding. It was a complete overreaction, now days people drive with their eyes glued to the speedo to the detriment of the most important part of driving, looking where you are going. The UK seems to have a better ballence between enforcement and lowering the skill of the drivers.
@hobo john on the freeways and around the cities nobody speeds at all in Queensland I drove at 5 percent (GPS) above the limits on the freeways (still far slower than I am used to driving) and I did not get any tickets but I was the fastest car on the road. When you get 4 hours inland its a different story. I was passed by a number cars. Speed traps are often set up in and near the edge of towns and mobile radar in the opposite direction on the highway.
Itall began to unravel when Jeff Kennet became premier of Victoria. An avowed car nut ,He owned a Merc 450SEL 6.9, He and his 'advisers' realised that Victoria as a state had no income thanks to the labor sell off of anything moveable. The state was receiving some income from state imposed sales taxes but not enough to keep anything going. So in a typical Australian political move they found that by taxing motorists they could reap billions.Tax? it's called traffic fines. Coupled with the fact that victorian speed cameras and the courts are "privately owned". A recipe for oppression and it works in true socialist fashion where you can be accused of a breach of the law but have no means to defend to yourself .
@@chubbyroyston3880 at least with the UK average speed cameras you can concentrate on the road and not the speedo needle. They give a very reasonable grace factor. In Victoria they hide cameras everywhere with no grace factor at all and the limits all feel far to low. This makes driving totally boring and you end up giving the speedo more attention than the road. The other factor that plagues Australia is the limits are continously changing, like a corner will have a lower limit that's far too low for a car. This has the further effect of diverting your concentration from the road ahead to the speedo.
@@Mercmad We don't have a congestion tax, nor compulsory MoT/WoF's. Non fixed Speed Camera's in suburban area's are always parked in the same place (one near me has been parking there since I was in high school - I am now 41...lol) making evasion easy... swings and roundabouts
When I was in Melbourne, Ned Kelly's armour was in a building with the police museum just off Flinders Street, behind an exhibition centre (which I was working in). However, looking at Google Street View, the exhibition centre seems to have gone - it was next to the Crowne Plaza hotel and opposite Batman Park, where we usually had lunch.
@@HubNut Here we go, pictures of the former Melbourne Convention Centre. www.flickr.com/groups/valemcc/ and www.theage.com.au/business/convention-centre-set-to-go-20130618-2ogp3.html
I have one of those!!! It's potentially the only one here in Australia, or so I was told when I bought it of a PCCV member. Yes, it almost keeps up with the traffic (well it did, until the head gasket went - she's off the road now, pending some love and affection AND money!!!!)
Yeah the kindness of strangers is wonderful but it's grand to be able to make a cup of tea however often you want and to say absolutely nothing to no-one 👍
Beware the acclaim. A friend of mine bought a new one from Startins in Erdington B'ham drove it home and the front bumper fell off.It had no bolts in it but they had assured him it had passed the pdi (pre delivery inspection) only an hour before. Must have been a Friday afternoon car!
According to my dad who is currently working in a Land Rover dealership, Land Rover's are still built to the same standard as the British Leyland cars apparently the person sealing the windscreens runs out of sealant quite a few times whilst fitting glass and the diesel engines aren't great either.
Of course the most important question is whether Ian can play the blues on the ukulele: Woke up this morning, in a triangle of doom. Was this an Airbnb or just another antipodean's room? Betty gone done and left me; broke my heart in two, so please don't ask me baby why I feel so blue. Woke up this morning.....
This has been an excellent few months but I have to say I'm happy that homecoming is nigh. I've already started missing the regular fleet. I bet the Matiz battery is also anxiously waiting for Ian to return. PS: Peugeot 604 testdrive would be lovely one day good Sir Ian.
Extraordinary stuff... You were sipping away at that tea in the first 15mins, but when you turned the camera round at about 15'30", the cup was all but full. Is your teacup self-refilling, like David Niven's wine glass in the film "The Bishop's Wife"?
Just send the car parts back to the UK in a cardboard box. Make certain you put on 'Body Parts' on the side of the box. That should keep customs busy working what is inside the box.
The Daewoo Espero, mentioned near the start, is quite an attractive looking car. Very similar looking doors to the Citroen Xantia. Looking forward to the Australia videos. 😎
It's nice to have friends to visit and stay with, especially as a solo traveller. Not only can solo travelling get a bit lonely at times but it's also expensive and you have to work everything out by yourself. However....boy, can it tiring after a while, and you just want some time to be alone and independent. The thing I miss most about living in Oz is the people. It's very difficult to explain to people in the UK exactly why, and of course there are good bad and indifferent people in both places. A friend reckons it's because Brits look for problems whilst Australians look for solutions. It's a lot more complex than that, but it's a starting point. Looking forward to more great videos. Victoria's weather does have some wild fluctuations!
I have tea too. And this random man from the Internet is always more than welcome. It's just that I am on the other side of the planet so I'm not of much use right now. 3:52 HA! Welcome to video. You don't want to know what it was like 15, 20 years ago. I do like the orange on the hoodie. I'm happy with my 2cv one still but to everyone who doesn't have one yet; They are really, really good hoodies. Best I ever had. 5:43 Before you started answering this I thought 'comfort of a Citroën'. Great minds think alike, it seems. 7:15 You can take 20 liters of petrol with you though, you can't take 20 liters of battery :D. 18:32 You can make an epic cold start series :D. 29:36 For myself that would very much be the C4 Cactus. 31:22 I have this with Volkswagen and Opel. Why are VW's so loved and Opels treated as the 'boring' option? I never got it. I generally prefer the ride qualities of an Opel. VW's are usually very unwieldy. Same for Audi. 31:42 Correct answer! 35:05 After 6 years and so many long trips I can assure you; The Volvo 440. Power steering, central locking, end of options list. Great travel companion. And only 83bhp but still comfy at autobahn speeds. Looking forward to seeing your roam the British roads again. And of course looking forward to all the Aussie videos to come.
Funnily enough, your fellow UA-camr Matt Gray is recently back from a holiday to Aus and he is also trying to track down a Ute for sale in the UK. I guess they must be more charismatic than I imagined! Looking forward to having you back in the UK again, I must admit I am missing Elly, Twc, Foxanne and the rest. In the meantime, I'm sure the Aus videos will be fab. Absolutely no rush, they will be ready when they are ready. Take care Ian!
I believe the reason NZ has more Peugeots than Renaults and Citroens is that they (used) to have a tax system which favoured British built cars. When Peugeot took over the Rootes/Chrysler factory they qualified as "British". I remember my cousin coming over from NZ and meeting him at Heathrow in my day old 405 and he was over the moon as he was now able to buy one in NZ without being crippled for tax.
That speed discipline here is mainly due to the insanely-small leeway given to motorists. Police have never taken an interest in me at less than 10 km/h over, but the car-mounted ones (usually a Captiva with a bull bar) are set to ping you at about 5 km/h over and, with a safety margin, the infringement notice arrives in the mail alleging as little as 2 km/h over. Red-light cameras often do double duty as speed cameras. Hopefully you have not left a trail of woe with your testing! ;-) If only they policed lane discipline with such attentiveness, but that requires people, not devices, and contradicts the message put out that once you exceed the (somewhat-arbitrary) speed limit you instantly become a public enemy.
Great work Ian, I thought when you first announced your trip that it will be very tiring and not really a holiday. Oh well you have the oh so relaxing trip home soon (not) farewell.
Cool video and yes, you have worked too hard, again, so rest!!!! Look forward to seeing you at NEC. Who knows, maybe our Basil (Reliant Fox) will have an mot by then. Wondered how you join and now might 😎 have you seen any typewriters in Oz yet?
Hi Ian I'm going to push the boat out here and say your perfect 6 cylinder car with a plushy ride would be a Austin embastardar preferability in BL beige with brown velour interior. I seem to remember my history teacher Mr Burbage had one like this and made a lasting impression on me.Namely it was only four years old at the time seemed like it had spent a long time under the sea and had saggy suspension and always seemed to scrape evey speed hump up the school drive for about a mile so we knew when he was coming and often he had the bonnet up anywhere and everywhere and often swore when we mentioned it in class .When observing the engine and counting the the spark plugs one day when he had given up to have a Benson and whisky coffee we were amazed such a feeble car could have a transverse six and be and look so crap in 1988?
Why dident he buy a mk 2 golf or a mk 3 escort ? Well his dress sense made the case for the austin really .His brown velour jacket perfectly matched the seats and so did his track suit brown with the beige stripes when he was the referee at footy.He was a man of the 70,s and looked like Michael Fish so a golf would have been like a Tesla but cost the same?
@@HubNut I guess I dident know my spark plug from my dizzy back then .after I messaged you I thought I'd check I'd got my facts right and no .you are right I was wrong .But however when doing my research I discoverd a golden gem .Check out John Shuttleworths Austin Embassitor song its a classic .Iv also searched in vein for the ken Dodd rover commercials from a dealership. legendary apparently but iv never seen them?it makes you you wonder why they. Couldn't shift them?
Referring to the background picture of Ned Kelly's armour, I still find it strange that Australians continue to hold a murderous thug in such high esteem! Imagine going into every pub and souvenir shop in the UK and being met with Fred West memorabilia!
Welcome to Melbourne... you're even staying down near my neck of the woods! I'm sure you've already got plenty planned, but if you've any interest in driving either a Ford Territory or a Tesla Model X (yes, quite the contrast I know) then feel free to shout out.
Hi there hubnut, have been an avid watcher on your channel for quite sometime now and enjoy it very much, are you likely to be coming to Sydney at all in your travels?? Take care.
Enjoyed that Iain! We don't mind a slower pace of the videos - get a sustainable work/life balance.....the only burnout we want to see is from some aussie muscle! haha Didn't know the Rover 100 and Peugeot 106 shared the same diesel engine. I ran a 106 1.4D and 106 1.5D as company cars back in the day. I can report the 1.5 was better than the 1.4 by exactly 100c! - whodavthought?
On the subject of sound problems, to me the volume seems to be on the low side, I often have problems hearing what you saying on both my laptop and tablet. I think the problem mostly occurres when you are recording in areas with background noise. There is no background noise in this video and the volume doesnt seem too bad. Cheers.
The main issue is the external mic was dropping out, at which point the camera really picks up background noise and wind noise especially. That drops out my speech then.
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Don't worry, Australians and New Zealanders love having guests. Your videos give lots of people lots of pleasure.
It's good to have you here in AUS. I am glad you liked the Kimberley and the P76.
Good humoured report, greatly enjoyed, big thank you HubNut!
Wow.... I was born on Mornington Peninsula...... Weirdly I now live on Wirral Peninsula 😃.... Looking forward to your Australian tour
You've done wonders for the NZ Tourist Board. Been seeing you go to lots of places I went to in 1995 and in the main they are unchanged and stunning. So 2021 I'm going back but taking three mates with me this time. Will arrange for a friend in Wellington to source us a car before we get there (we all prefer to have a Holden). Seems more expensive there now compared to 1995 when exchange rates were more favourable.
Thanks for your car tests-who cares what order they are in, as I am still catching up on your tests going back a few years!
The classic Hubnut car for me is Tuc. Watching you salvage it and get it running was what got me in to your channel.
Good morning, good blog Ian! Good to hear there are many roadtests - doesn’t matter if the order is skewed lol
31:15 FINALLY! Someone's actually said it like it is with Fords!
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer our questions Ian. Do make sure you have a good long break when you get home. :-)
What a great vlog Ian, excellent watching and well worth 40 mins of anyone's time. Doesn't matter what order you put out the road tests, there's an army of people here ready and waiting to view your delicious videos.
Very happy, 2CV t-shirt and internal sticker has just arrived. Thanks Rachel and George!
I'll take a wild guess at your newest acquisition. A Rover SD1. Simple, wafty, 6 or more cylinders.
Another great vlog, can't wait to see what your new car is and enjoy the rest of your trip.
Get out there and make an update video yourself, want to see the transit and Skoda please.
@@terryatkinson899 There's a few on my channel Terry of the Transit and Skoda.
Saramonic Blink 500 seems to be a good combo for sound recording in your case. Love the Q&A!
My highlight of your trip to NZ was ... “I’m driving along a BEEEEEEACH !!!!”
Thanks Ian. Always good to hear your views and opinions. I am so with you on the Ford mania thing. Never got it either. How about a Merc W123 or W124 as a good daily? Can be had in big or small(ish) engines and are pretty simple. I love the more classic look of the W123, all the shiny bits and with steel wheels.
I will come and say hi at the Nec on the 28th. Thanks for sharing this trip Ian. Lots more to see yet. Inspirational 😊
Who cares in which order Lord HB, it's always entertaining and interesting!
Drove a Jensen Interceptor along with a Jaguar Mk2, E-Type Coupé, a tatty MGB and an entertaining Ford Capri Mk3 2.8 with no brakes. A 50th birthday present from my wife. The company is called the Great Escape based in Reditch. Always wanted to drive the Jensen and E-Type, must be a toy car thing. And they didn't disappoint. Wonderful cars, think the Interceptor was car of the day. Funny how some of the fellow motorists complained about the Mk2's heavy steering! Hope all is well.
Hoping to pop over to Bristol show and say hi ,recommend Shepton Mallet prison to visit as I believe you said it was actually in Frome , there is also a classic show in Weston on seafront during the summer not huge but lots of quality transportation!
Take care and safe journey home. There is much for us to look forward to by the sound of it.
Very informative as always, nice that you feel comfortable discussing your plans openly and some really interesting live questions, answered as always with a balanced and fair reply.
Your bit on Fords did make me laugh though because I share your views exactly. They aren't special enough to warrant all the attention and prices they command. As you said for every Ford model, there is always a better alternative from another manufacturer but those who worship the oval badge just can't see beyond the blue tinted spectacles.
Like you I'm not anti Ford, they're acceptable and do a job but I see them as no better than anything else produced by a middle of the road manufacturer.
FIAT has always been my prefered brand from a young age. Back in the 80's Ford biased friends of mine wouldn't entertain one
Fair enough that was their opinion but they were always amazed when my £300 Fiat 127 Sports were pasting their 2 grand Fiesta Supersports. They moved onto Mk2 Escort RS2000, so I spent half what they did and got a 131 Sport. 1 extra gear, no cart springs and a Twin Cam to propel it way in front of their pride and joy.
In came hot hatches, so XR3i/RS 1600i or RS Turbo was their must have holy grail whilst I plumped for a Strada 130TC Abarth. Once again even with forced induction, the RS Turbo was no match for a Fiat Twin Cam with its roots in the early 60's and a huge pair of twin Solex/Weber carburettors.
After that we all calmed down, got married and bought family cars but even after being beaten all hands down on 3 evolutionions of the cars we grew up with, the Ford boys still failed to see their cars were half as good and twice the price of the equivalent FIAT.
A cold start series of your fleet would be lovely!! Read this in the comments and thought hey yes cool! Would definitely attract many views as well.
I am in Geelong literally 60km from Melbourne, we have car meets here regularly for JDM, Ford, Holden and classics in General.
Liked the question about a Japanese car to restore as a classic. Reckon you could not go past a Datsun 1600 (circa 1969), a 1983 Toyota Camry SV11 hatch or the first model Corolla Levin
The main drag from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, especially the last half, is the scariest place I've driven (UK, US, Europe and Australia experience of 28 years). Speeding, tail-gating and general boganry. I try to avoid it at all costs. Sorry to hear you're a bit travel worn but you've kept the masses royally entertained so cheers.
One thing about Falcons and Commodore. You could buy the poverty pack and still have a v8 option.
I think that why Fords are followed more than Vauxhall is because of all the work Ford done in the motor sport scene I think who’s is what makes Fords more desirable. Great video again Ian. Steve.
Have to agree with your view on Ford's. I think the BMC/Leyland vehicles and GM/Vauxhall cars were every bit as good. I think my favourite English Ford is a MkIII Zephyr 🙂. I have a P6B Rover which I have swapped in a ZF 4HP22 4 Speed auto.
Wow. Thanks for answering my question about the Interceptor! Well, despite their “gallons to the mile” gas mileage, I guess I will still have a soft spot in my heart (and head) for one.
I am looking forward to the regular fleet getting back on the channel, Tuk and the 2cv especially.
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You mentioned deeply uncool cars and that for me has to include my 1997cinquecento, at car shows the vintage owners dismiss it as too modern and some of my family are embarrassed to be seen in it while others think it's a death trap. Makes me more determined to keep it forever, I'm stubborn like that. Look forward to the tinkering videos later this month with foxann.
Nice to hear all this!
And amazing you had a Reliant Scimitar!
Too bad I don’t live in GB. Would love to meet once!
When are you visiting Belgium?
What would you think of an early Mini Cooper S? Would’nt that one be a very Hubnut car? Compact, well handling, bulletproof engine and thus capable of long trips!
Wow, I've driven a car Hubnut hasn't!! I actually owned a diesel Metro; a Rover Metro 1.4CD L reg (1994) in dark blue. Actually a pretty reasonable car and pleasant enough to drive. 60+mpg and a reasonable amount of torque. By no means a performance car, of course, but quite a relaxing drive. Like all Metros it handled well, the weight of the engine not seeming to make a difference to that. I sold it before the inevitable tinworm struck, as it did with two earlier Metros I owned.
The driving school car I learnt to drive on in Aberystwyth was a Rover Metro Diesel.
Quite a punchy little car for the power output.
I really like the start of Saturday and Sunday mornings with a HubNut video, I don't mind the order! Quality over quantity is what I like from your channel, take your time to edit and decide what is ready to publish, and when. Good to see you're taking care of yourself, take time to recharge away from the busy places, you need it!
35:07 I fully approve of the Kia Magentis as a daily driver since, that's what mine is!
In the late 80s driving in Melbourne was almost a free for all. Speeds in excess of 100 kph were common on city streets. The hook turn was a measure of engine size with smoke rising from intersections when the lights changed.
However in the early 90s it all changed with one of the harshest campaigns on speeding. It was a complete overreaction, now days people drive with their eyes glued to the speedo to the detriment of the most important part of driving, looking where you are going.
The UK seems to have a better ballence between enforcement and lowering the skill of the drivers.
@hobo john on the freeways and around the cities nobody speeds at all in Queensland I drove at 5 percent (GPS) above the limits on the freeways (still far slower than I am used to driving) and I did not get any tickets but I was the fastest car on the road.
When you get 4 hours inland its a different story. I was passed by a number cars. Speed traps are often set up in and near the edge of towns and mobile radar in the opposite direction on the highway.
Itall began to unravel when Jeff Kennet became premier of Victoria. An avowed car nut ,He owned a Merc 450SEL 6.9, He and his 'advisers' realised that Victoria as a state had no income thanks to the labor sell off of anything moveable. The state was receiving some income from state imposed sales taxes but not enough to keep anything going. So in a typical Australian political move they found that by taxing motorists they could reap billions.Tax? it's called traffic fines. Coupled with the fact that victorian speed cameras and the courts are "privately owned". A recipe for oppression and it works in true socialist fashion where you can be accused of a breach of the law but have no means to defend to yourself .
Don't you believe it we have average speed cameras everywhere now
@@chubbyroyston3880 at least with the UK average speed cameras you can concentrate on the road and not the speedo needle. They give a very reasonable grace factor. In Victoria they hide cameras everywhere with no grace factor at all and the limits all feel far to low. This makes driving totally boring and you end up giving the speedo more attention than the road. The other factor that plagues Australia is the limits are continously changing, like a corner will have a lower limit that's far too low for a car. This has the further effect of diverting your concentration from the road ahead to the speedo.
@@Mercmad We don't have a congestion tax, nor compulsory MoT/WoF's. Non fixed Speed Camera's in suburban area's are always parked in the same place (one near me has been parking there since I was in high school - I am now 41...lol) making evasion easy... swings and roundabouts
When I was in Melbourne, Ned Kelly's armour was in a building with the police museum just off Flinders Street, behind an exhibition centre (which I was working in). However, looking at Google Street View, the exhibition centre seems to have gone - it was next to the Crowne Plaza hotel and opposite Batman Park, where we usually had lunch.
It's now in the Library. A very impressive building.
@@HubNut Here we go, pictures of the former Melbourne Convention Centre. www.flickr.com/groups/valemcc/ and www.theage.com.au/business/convention-centre-set-to-go-20130618-2ogp3.html
Great Q&A, enjoyed your insights.
A mate of mine had a Pugwot 106 Graduate Diesel. I wanted to remove the crossbar of the 't', and the 'e' from the word 'Graduate'!
I have one of those!!! It's potentially the only one here in Australia, or so I was told when I bought it of a PCCV member. Yes, it almost keeps up with the traffic (well it did, until the head gasket went - she's off the road now, pending some love and affection AND money!!!!)
New Zealand videos were great. Looking forward to the Aus. ones. You've trimmed your beard Ian, looks very smart.
Yeah the kindness of strangers is wonderful but it's grand to be able to make a cup of tea however often you want and to say absolutely nothing to no-one 👍
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 good to see you again and look forward to your return to the uk....take care.
Beware the acclaim. A friend of mine bought a new one from Startins in Erdington B'ham drove it home and the front bumper fell off.It had no bolts in it but they had assured him it had passed the pdi (pre delivery inspection) only an hour before. Must have been a Friday afternoon car!
According to my dad who is currently working in a Land Rover dealership, Land Rover's are still built to the same standard as the British Leyland cars apparently the person sealing the windscreens runs out of sealant quite a few times whilst fitting glass and the diesel engines aren't great either.
Of course the most important question is whether Ian can play the blues on the ukulele: Woke up this morning, in a triangle of doom. Was this an Airbnb or just another antipodean's room? Betty gone done and left me; broke my heart in two, so please don't ask me baby why I feel so blue. Woke up this morning.....
AirBNB.
This has been an excellent few months but I have to say I'm happy that homecoming is nigh. I've already started missing the regular fleet. I bet the Matiz battery is also anxiously waiting for Ian to return. PS: Peugeot 604 testdrive would be lovely one day good Sir Ian.
Extraordinary stuff... You were sipping away at that tea in the first 15mins, but when you turned the camera round at about 15'30", the cup was all but full.
Is your teacup self-refilling, like David Niven's wine glass in the film "The Bishop's Wife"?
Just send the car parts back to the UK in a cardboard box. Make certain you put on 'Body Parts' on the side of the box. That should keep customs busy working what is inside the box.
We don’t mind whatever order your videos appear Ian , just keep them coming .
I had a MK6 RS2000, loved it and still miss it. Bizarrely I've tried to contact the current owners, it was at the ormskirk show in 2018.
Maybe if I hadn't contacted them bizarrely they would've replied...
The Daewoo Espero, mentioned near the start, is quite an attractive looking car. Very similar looking doors to the Citroen Xantia.
Looking forward to the Australia videos. 😎
Holden ute. Nice enjoy. I'd like to ask which model, but I'll happily wait for the video to find out.
Don't worry about all of the videos being out of sequence as its interesting to watch them anyway. Have a good time in Australia.
Can't wait to see all your Aussie tests and of course the old fleet once you return to Britain.
4:50. There’s a missed product placement opportunity right there! That could have been an official HubNut mug!
I didn't have space to bring any with me!
@@HubNut poor packing discipline, 1 sock in the mug, 1 sock around it. Problem solved.....
It's nice to have friends to visit and stay with, especially as a solo traveller. Not only can solo travelling get a bit lonely at times but it's also expensive and you have to work everything out by yourself. However....boy, can it tiring after a while, and you just want some time to be alone and independent.
The thing I miss most about living in Oz is the people. It's very difficult to explain to people in the UK exactly why, and of course there are good bad and indifferent people in both places. A friend reckons it's because Brits look for problems whilst Australians look for solutions. It's a lot more complex than that, but it's a starting point.
Looking forward to more great videos. Victoria's weather does have some wild fluctuations!
Some truth in that. I think being rather isolated means both Aussies and Kiwis have a real can-do attitude. I admire that.
@@HubNut Hi People down under do have a can do attitude alongside the I don't give a shit what you think. So have a good time NO WORRIES MATE!
Don't worry about the order, we still love what you are producing. Take care.
All your vlogs are great Ian, I shouldn't think anyone minds what order they come in. 😊
I have tea too. And this random man from the Internet is always more than welcome. It's just that I am on the other side of the planet so I'm not of much use right now.
3:52 HA! Welcome to video. You don't want to know what it was like 15, 20 years ago.
I do like the orange on the hoodie. I'm happy with my 2cv one still but to everyone who doesn't have one yet; They are really, really good hoodies. Best I ever had.
5:43 Before you started answering this I thought 'comfort of a Citroën'. Great minds think alike, it seems.
7:15 You can take 20 liters of petrol with you though, you can't take 20 liters of battery :D.
18:32 You can make an epic cold start series :D.
29:36 For myself that would very much be the C4 Cactus.
31:22 I have this with Volkswagen and Opel. Why are VW's so loved and Opels treated as the 'boring' option? I never got it. I generally prefer the ride qualities of an Opel. VW's are usually very unwieldy. Same for Audi.
31:42 Correct answer!
35:05 After 6 years and so many long trips I can assure you; The Volvo 440. Power steering, central locking, end of options list. Great travel companion. And only 83bhp but still comfy at autobahn speeds.
Looking forward to seeing your roam the British roads again. And of course looking forward to all the Aussie videos to come.
Great vlog and fantastic answers.....
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Have you seen any of those "crazy Australian drivers" videos? There's quite a number of them
Funnily enough, your fellow UA-camr Matt Gray is recently back from a holiday to Aus and he is also trying to track down a Ute for sale in the UK. I guess they must be more charismatic than I imagined! Looking forward to having you back in the UK again, I must admit I am missing Elly, Twc, Foxanne and the rest. In the meantime, I'm sure the Aus videos will be fab. Absolutely no rush, they will be ready when they are ready. Take care Ian!
Your answer to the very first question sounds like you were describing the recently test driven Austin three litre .
Does that lamp in the background feature pantograph action? 😉 Still loving the channel 😊
I believe the reason NZ has more Peugeots than Renaults and Citroens is that they (used) to have a tax system which favoured British built cars. When Peugeot took over the Rootes/Chrysler factory they qualified as "British". I remember my cousin coming over from NZ and meeting him at Heathrow in my day old 405 and he was over the moon as he was now able to buy one in NZ without being crippled for tax.
I'm planning on going to the Bristol show, the NEC and Pride of longbridge. Great vlog Ian.
Shellac, always believe it be a beard dribble, amazing. You brilliant British Welshman.
Going to have to drag the missus to the Bristol Car show since its so close..
Just take some time to relax and enjoy yourself mate!!
I feel a bit special because I know what The New Car is. Open to bribes in the form of toilet paper.
That speed discipline here is mainly due to the insanely-small leeway given to motorists. Police have never taken an interest in me at less than 10 km/h over, but the car-mounted ones (usually a Captiva with a bull bar) are set to ping you at about 5 km/h over and, with a safety margin, the infringement notice arrives in the mail alleging as little as 2 km/h over. Red-light cameras often do double duty as speed cameras. Hopefully you have not left a trail of woe with your testing! ;-) If only they policed lane discipline with such attentiveness, but that requires people, not devices, and contradicts the message put out that once you exceed the (somewhat-arbitrary) speed limit you instantly become a public enemy.
Oh I love your traffic lights. Such long ambers! Must adjust when I get back to the UK...
I got a ticket while living in Victoria for 103 km/h in a 100 zone. I was the only car on a country road. Very dangerous...
Great work Ian, I thought when you first announced your trip that it will be very tiring and not really a holiday. Oh well you have the oh so relaxing trip home soon (not) farewell.
What a journey you have had! Have a great flight home
Thanks for answering my question and for a very interesting vlog!
Cool video and yes, you have worked too hard, again, so rest!!!! Look forward to seeing you at NEC. Who knows, maybe our Basil (Reliant Fox) will have an mot by then. Wondered how you join and now might 😎 have you seen any typewriters in Oz yet?
Housekeeping tasks? Have you been watching Drachinifel? Nowt wrong with it but I think we should know about your interest in old battleships.
Ormskirk! See you there. Accommodation can be arranged if needed
Thanks. Could you drop me an email to ian@hubnut.org please.
Great Ocean Road is amazing...
You said that your ideal car is super comfy, simple and with a big engine. That basically describes a classic American land yacht. Would you consider?
Not in the UK, and certainly not in Wales. The roads just aren't big enough.
Can't believe we are in March now and not seen Australia yet? You will be back in blighty before we see any Aussie content?
Next video will be Aussie. I didn't plan for it to end up this way.
Yay! Look forward to it!
Hi Ian I'm going to push the boat out here and say your perfect 6 cylinder car with a plushy ride would be a Austin embastardar preferability in BL beige with brown velour interior. I seem to remember my history teacher Mr Burbage had one like this and made a lasting impression on me.Namely it was only four years old at the time seemed like it had spent a long time under the sea and had saggy suspension and always seemed to scrape evey speed hump up the school drive for about a mile so we knew when he was coming
and often he had the bonnet up anywhere and everywhere and often swore when we mentioned it in class .When observing the engine and counting the the spark plugs one day when he had given up to have a Benson and whisky coffee we were amazed such a feeble car could have a transverse six and be and look so crap in 1988?
Why dident he buy a mk 2 golf or a mk 3 escort ? Well his dress sense made the case for the austin really .His brown velour jacket perfectly matched the seats and so did his track suit brown with the beige stripes when he was the referee at footy.He was a man of the 70,s and looked like Michael Fish so a golf would have been like a Tesla but cost the same?
Sadly the Amabassador was never available as a six-cylinder.
@@HubNut I guess I dident know my spark plug from my dizzy back then .after I messaged you I thought I'd check I'd got my facts right and no .you are right I was wrong .But however when doing my research I discoverd a golden gem .Check out John Shuttleworths Austin Embassitor song its a classic .Iv also searched in vein for the ken Dodd rover commercials from a dealership. legendary apparently but iv never seen them?it makes you you wonder why they. Couldn't shift them?
HubNut Or with a 5-speed gearbox !
Hey Ian, I live in Melbourne and i own the Tercel's successor, the AE95 Corolla, if you're interested i'm glad to let you go for a ride!
Thanks. I've rather run out of time sadly. You're welcome to join us at Raceline Drift Karts on Sunday if you fancy. See description.
Thanks for answering our questions. I meant are you looking forward to coming home. Badly worded. Sorry!
Referring to the background picture of Ned Kelly's armour, I still find it strange that Australians continue to hold a murderous thug in such high esteem! Imagine going into every pub and souvenir shop in the UK and being met with Fred West memorabilia!
Welcome to Melbourne... you're even staying down near my neck of the woods! I'm sure you've already got plenty planned, but if you've any interest in driving either a Ford Territory or a Tesla Model X (yes, quite the contrast I know) then feel free to shout out.
Thanks. Already driven a Territory but mostly running out of days now sadly.
HubNut to be fair, you’ve driven a BF which is close enough anyway! Hope you’re enjoying the trip.
There might be loads of cheering fans at the airport when you get back home ian haha.
Keep up the great work ian.
Hi there hubnut, have been an avid watcher on your channel for quite sometime now and enjoy it very much, are you likely to be coming to Sydney at all in your travels?? Take care.
Gone so quick me and my partner saw you down Bromley moter pageant last year got a hubnut car sticker.
Hi Ian, I think you've found manual Senator ???
Enjoyed that Iain! We don't mind a slower pace of the videos - get a sustainable work/life balance.....the only burnout we want to see is from some aussie muscle! haha
Didn't know the Rover 100 and Peugeot 106 shared the same diesel engine. I ran a 106 1.4D and 106 1.5D as company cars back in the day. I can report the 1.5 was better than the 1.4 by exactly 100c! - whodavthought?
On the subject of sound problems, to me the volume seems to be on the low side, I often have problems hearing what you saying on both my laptop and tablet. I think the problem mostly occurres when you are recording in areas with background noise. There is no background noise in this video and the volume doesnt seem too bad. Cheers.
The main issue is the external mic was dropping out, at which point the camera really picks up background noise and wind noise especially. That drops out my speech then.
Yesterday morning you were on top of Arthur's Seat? Well
I played "watch the air cooled VW" in NZ, and I had more than I saw in 2 weeks of looking, that is less than 8, bye the way, welcome to Oz.
huh I seen Ned Kellys Armour in Darwin in 2007!
Keep safe HubNut 👍🏻
Perhaps you could find an AU in the UK? They imported some under the 'Verte Tempest' name in early 2000s.
26:35 To get to the nub, you must enter the HubNut nub hut.
Welcome to Melbourne, the toilet paper hoarding capital of the world....