VIC Members, I need some advice :D

[ed40]

Hey guys, I'm flying from Perth to see the Melbourne GP next year. It's my first time in Melbourne and i have 2 days (thurs and fri) to go and have a look around.. Can you guys reccommend some must see places to visit? Also I'm trying to hire a car and im looking for some cheaper 2nd hand cars to hire, i have done a google search but i cant find any.. Does anyone know a cheap car hire place? THANKKKKKKKKKKKKKKSSSS!!

[private9]

Rent A Bomb do cheap old crappers - stuff like EA's etc for around $20 a day I think.

[ed40]

legend.. thanks heaps!

[Frost]

Crown Casino
Chaple St
Nobel Park
St Kilda Beach
Luna Park
Rialto Tower
MCG
Telstra Dome
Southern Cross Station

As for the grand prix, ill be there, working though, painting on those lines

[Eb Barbie]

All of the above. Also Melb aquarium but it isn't any different to any other aquarium.

[XRated]

Docklands, St Kilda, Crown Casino, Chapel Street, Brunswick, and Federation Square.

There's also a lot of really nice cafes, restaurants, and shops etc in the heart of the city (QV, GPO and a heap of other random small streets and alleys) if that's your sort of thing. The Motorshow is around that time of year but I'm not sure if it will fall specifically on those dates.

And if you do take their ^^^ advice, you may never want to come back to Melbourne again if you visit Noble Park...

[Sunboost]

Just look up Melbourne on Wikipedia it'll take you through all of Melbourne's main attractions with descriptions.

Rialto is old news, Eureka is where it's at.

[EDFalcon]

Crown Casino
Chaple St
Nobel ParkSt Kilda Beach
Luna Park
Rialto Tower
MCG
Telstra Dome
Southern Cross Station

As for the grand prix, ill be there, working though, painting on those lines

WTF WHO WOULD GO SITE-SEEING AT NOBLE PARK!!

[[Sterling]]

may aswell just go to frankston ^^^

[FRDXR6]

lol at Noble Park! Why would you want to visit the ghetto?!?1?

It depends on what your into really - Art, fashion, clubs, pubs, restaurants, generic tourist stuff etc etc. Then we might be able to guide in you more in the right direction...

If your having a big one after the GP you can wander down Fitzroy St (right next to Albert Park), theres a metric shitload of bars, pubs, clubs, hookers etc down that way to suit all tastes. Then you can hop on a rollercoaster at Luna Park and chunder it all back up

[needfordspeed]

Yeah don't ever go to Noble park, my car got bottled there for no reason at all, fkn hate that place.

But yeah as mentioned above there's plenty to see around here.

[sphell]

haha yeah i was wondering why Noble Park got suggested :S It's a poo hole down there. Rent a Bomb has cheap cars and a few outlets around Melbourne.

[Eb Barbie]

may aswell just go to frankston ^^^

Bahahaha good point!

[Commando]

All of the above. Also Melb aquarium but it isn't any different to any other aquarium.

lol didn't the aquarium burn down a few year back? (only in melbourne would a structure inundated by the yarra be able to burn down...)

[Damo]

All of the above. Also Melb aquarium but it isn't any different to any other aquarium.

lol didn't the aquarium burn down a few year back? (only in melbourne would a structure inundated by the yarra be able to burn down...)

lol no it didn't.

[Commando]

yes it did

http://www.unimelb.edu.au/infoserv/lee/ ... _parks.htm
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/AU ... 1114980865

[Damo]

I'm not going to read all that shit, the Aquarium near Crown is only a few years old. Lay of the smack David.

[Eb Barbie]

Lastime I checked it was still there. Walked passed there earlier in the year and it seemed all good. Plus they were advertising stuff for it last school hols. As Damo said, its near Crown and aint old. Sure you got your facts right?

[spope]

According to that page, an aquarium in Carlton burnt down in 1952.
So yeah, a few years ago.
You remember that Dave? That's pretty amazing...

[Commando]

Yeah, my facts are right, I'm not talking about the new aquarium... you thumb ducks

spope - nah, not that old, even my old man was swimming around in grandpa's nutsack in 1952.

[G3R3N]

I recommend St Kilda at night for pubs and stuff. Keeps me entertained!

[nommic]

lol didn't the aquarium burn down a few year back? (only in melbourne would a structure inundated by the yarra be able to burn down...)

So your interpretation of a "few years" is about 55?

[Commando]

Definition of few on the Web:

an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

Let's say 55 years is relatively small compared to your mum

[Damo]

so you mention an aquarium that burnt down 55 years just for the fun of it, the new aquarium is the bombshiz. Fanx for da history lessonz.

[nommic]

Let's say 55 years is relatively small compared to your mum

And an aquarium is small compared to yours

[Commando]

I did it for you Damian

nommic - guess I left myself open for that one

[Damo]

yeaaaaah

[ed40]

the **** at rentabomb wont let us take a used ED to Geelong, they only let u drive the used cars within a 50km radius of melbourne.. how gay we wanted to go and see the ford disc centre. Ive done a search and i cnat find any used shitters cars for rent apart from these guys! If anyone else has ideas i'd love ot hear them

[EFFalcon]

how would they know where u've driven it?

[ed40]

......... i have no idea.
I never thought of that, i just figured if we had a crash we would be screwed??? I wanted the falcon so we could some burnouts init for the burnout thread

[EDFalcon]

car rental places always put restrictions on where u can and cant go. but they cant track where u have been. i doubt a rentabomb place would have GPS trackers in their cars. just take it there.

[pHaT`eL]

Im sure we could organise a cruise for around that time, bring the rentabomb along

[ed40]

a cruise on friday? haha Id love to cruise but on the weekend we are going to the GP!

Hm, i found a pulsar which is 50 dollars more but its manual, can still do skids in it.. but i really want the falcon. Wonder how much a tow is from geelong to melb.. Might bring a spare coil with me just incase haha.

[pHaT`eL]

The Friday night is a possibilty. Princess cruisin

[[Sterling]]

The Friday night is a possibilty. Princess cruisin

hmm *sits down and waits to turn 18 so i can come cruising without having anyone else supervising me*

[G3R3N]

Meeting point: Princess Hwy Dick Smith Powerhouse- 8pm... 11/1
Any takers???

Oh yeah and bring the falcon

[Wave_Man]

Oh yeah... if it happens i'll come! lol


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I think there are such things as "Wicked Vans"(You may have seen them floating around) they are like "Rent a bomb" but you can drop them off at Any hire joint through out australia. so you could hire one and drive it to QLD drop it off and fly back(If you wanted to waste money)...

Might be worth checking out??? Thats if you haven't found a rentabomb... My 2cents anyway

[ed40]

thansk man, i checked them out, only room for like 3 carnts.. we need 5.