Taken the Elantra off the Mainland and down to Tasmania
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Taken the Elantra off the Mainland and down to Tasmania
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Jan 28 2012, 04:47 PM
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'05 Elantra & '98 Accent Group: Lifetimer Posts: 3,332 Posts Per Day: 0.48 Thanks Received: 27 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 23-March 05 From: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 607 Mood: Anxious |
On the 26th January (Australia Day) We took the Spirit of Tasmania over to Tasmania.
We brought the Elantra along for the trip as we would be here for week. By the end of our trip the Elantra will have completed just under 2,000km So far we have seen Cradle Mountain which has some amazing views. There is quite a bit of walking involved, but it has been well worth it. We also have spent the last 2 nights in Hobart. Hobart is unbelievable. The Views are amazing, the people are most friendly and they have plenty of excellent places for food and wine. The weather has been outstanding while we've been here (ranging between 20-29 Degrees Celsius) The best things about Tasmania is the beautiful views of the country side no matter where you are, the people are very friendly and always happy to have a chat and the fact that there is just over 500,000 people living on the island is a great! It's so much more pieceful compared to Victoria with its exploding population i'm pretty sure coming close to peaking past 5 million. The funny thing about this place is the amount of J2, XD and MD Elantra's on the road here is unbelievable! I must also add all very well maintained. Barely any HD's for some reason. So far on our trip my XD Elantra has been excellent with fuel economy. We've been averaging 7.1 litres per 100km and getting about 780km out of a tank. I'm pretty impressed given that the terrain here has plently of steep gradients to climb. I'll post up photos of our trip and of course the tough XD Elantra shortly -------------------- 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Active 2.2 CRDi 6spd Auto, Ocean View 2014 Hyundai i30 elite , 1.6 CRDi, 6spd 5dr Hatch, Dazzling Blue 2009 Hyundai i30cw SX 1.6 CRDi 5spd 4dr Wagon, Hyper Silver 2007 Hyundai Getz S 1.4 DOHC 5spd 5dr Hatch, Blue 2005 Hyundai Elantra elit�, 2.0HVT 5spd, 4dr Sedan, Ebony Black 1998 Hyundai Excel GX, 1.5 DOHC, 5spd, 3dr Hatch, Red |
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Jan 29 2012, 03:53 PM
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Idiot Savant Group: Lifetimer Posts: 9,573 Posts Per Day: 1.41 Thanks Received: 256 Trader Stats: 4 (100%) Joined: 20-September 05 From: Trumpistan Member No.: 1,406 Mood: Uncertain |
Sounds nice! I for one would like to see pics of the home to this guy:
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Jan 30 2012, 02:18 AM
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o hai Group: Leader Posts: 1,461 Posts Per Day: 0.27 Thanks Received: 219 Trader Stats: 1 (100%) Joined: 9-July 09 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 7,384 Mood: Carefree |
Hope you enjoy yourselves! Went down there once a few years back. Loved it, except for the hole we stayed in in Hobart
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Jan 31 2012, 10:34 PM
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Club Founder Group: Admin Posts: 21,359 Posts Per Day: 3.02 Thanks Received: 2809 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 23-December 04 From: Maryland Member No.: 1 Mood: Okay |
Looking forward to the pics!
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Feb 8 2012, 05:30 AM
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'05 Elantra & '98 Accent Group: Lifetimer Posts: 3,332 Posts Per Day: 0.48 Thanks Received: 27 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 23-March 05 From: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 607 Mood: Anxious |
Well as promised here are some of the photos from our trip to Tasmania. I'm totally in love with Tasmania. With a population of under 500,000 people it's beautiful, quite, has a lively city (Hobart) and most importantly no traffic at all!
We completed our trip covering the midland, down south, up east and back up north in just over 1,200km / 746 miles. Ellie Elantra was outstanding! The whole trip averaged 7.2 litres per 100km. (Pretty good given factory fuel consumption was 8.1 litres per 100km). 50% of driving was highway at 110-130km / 68-80mi, 30% was very steep hill climbing and tight bends and 20% city driving. Even after 6 years of owning my XD Elantra I still love it like the day I first brought it home. I think they are still a great looking car. I forgot all about taking photos of all the Elantra's I saw. It is also like a Hyundai island! Tasmania 2012 Photos -------------------- 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Active 2.2 CRDi 6spd Auto, Ocean View 2014 Hyundai i30 elite , 1.6 CRDi, 6spd 5dr Hatch, Dazzling Blue 2009 Hyundai i30cw SX 1.6 CRDi 5spd 4dr Wagon, Hyper Silver 2007 Hyundai Getz S 1.4 DOHC 5spd 5dr Hatch, Blue 2005 Hyundai Elantra elit�, 2.0HVT 5spd, 4dr Sedan, Ebony Black 1998 Hyundai Excel GX, 1.5 DOHC, 5spd, 3dr Hatch, Red |
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Mar 7 2012, 08:29 AM
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Club Founder Group: Admin Posts: 21,359 Posts Per Day: 3.02 Thanks Received: 2809 Trader Stats: 16 (100%) Joined: 23-December 04 From: Maryland Member No.: 1 Mood: Okay |
Awesome pics Dean! Sorry I missed this post til now.
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Jul 14 2014, 05:50 PM
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Poster Pro Group: Lifetimer Posts: 1,063 Posts Per Day: 0.15 Thanks Received: 7 Trader Stats: 0 (0%) Joined: 24-February 05 From: North West, England Member No.: 423 Mood: Dorky |
Thread grave-digging, but never mind.
I lived in Tasmania for a few years, with my Elantra XD2, and took the car on the ferry at least 4-6 times. Hyundai's are definitely very popular in Tasmania; my dad just bought a new IX35 and loves it. -------------------- |
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