Newb...from United States

ShawnN20 · 25-10-2006, 09:21 AM

hello, my name is Shawn. i am 22 years old, i am from barnhart, Missouri, USA. i have always had a love for australia, and have thought of moving down there many times. i joined your forum to get a feel of the car scene down there, in case i do ever move. i have 3 cars...check sig. i built all my cars myself,, in my garage, and i regularly drag race 2 of them.

so... hello everyone!

SwarvJarv · 25-10-2006, 09:24 AM

yeah come on down.....BTW bring the mustang....ROAR!!

Love the Camaro too.....

S3SR · 25-10-2006, 09:25 AM

hello shawn

welcome to the forums

enjoy

ShawnN20 · 25-10-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SwarvJarv

yeah come on down.....BTW bring the mustang....ROAR!!

Love the Camaro too.....

id love to. but i don't have enough savings to move down there and find a job/appartment.....yet.

i could get there no problem.....its the job part.

how strict are the car laws down there? up here i have to have my exhuast tested, and safety inspections once a year......all kinds of legal stuff.

**ebxr8240** · 25-10-2006, 09:47 AM

Welcome to forums Shawn...
You should come down early October
http://www.supercheapauto1000.com.au...ts/default.htm
What sort of work do you do...Fabricators and welders are in VERY short demand down here...Imported cars generally need to be right hand drive and complianced to Australian ADR .....

mowog · 25-10-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ShawnN20

id love to. but i don't have enough savings to move down there and find a job/appartment.....yet.

i could get there no problem.....its the job part.

how strict are the car laws down there? up here i have to have my exhuast tested, and safety inspections once a year......all kinds of legal stuff.

If you come to Oz settle in Queensland. Our states car mod laws are pretty good and best of all no yearly inspections. Aside from all that its the best place in Australia to live. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the western world and the fastest growing in Australia.

ShawnN20 · 25-10-2006, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ebxr8240

Welcome to forums Shawn...
You should come down early October
http://www.supercheapauto1000.com.au...ts/default.htm
What sort of work do you do...Fabricators and welders are in VERY short demand down here...Imported cars generally need to be right hand drive and complianced to Australian ADR .....

i run a cnc machine making aircraft parts, and i also do deburr work. anything with cars is just a hobby. i am looking into going back to college for something else though....

**ebxr8240** · 25-10-2006, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ShawnN20

i run a cnc machine making aircraft parts, and i also do deburr work. anything with cars is just a hobby. i am looking into going back to college for something else though....

Yep get as much training as you can!!!
You won't have issues getting employment down here...

ShawnN20 · 25-10-2006, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ebxr8240

Yep get as much training as you can!!!
You won't have issues getting employment down here...

is housing expensive down there? i would only need a small apartment or a 2 bedroom house.

SPK-250 · 25-10-2006, 11:31 AM

Come to Adelaide! Housing is relatively cheap and you dont need yearly inspections either. Can you bring a '67 Chevelle with you if you come down :eclipsee_

fat289 · 25-10-2006, 11:34 AM

Hi Dude
Depends on where you decide to settle
You'll probably walk straight into a job as soon as you got here

25-10-2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ShawnN20

is housing expensive down there? i would only need a small apartment or a 2 bedroom house.

Housing is pretty expensive in Sydney; Melbourne and Brisbane is not too bad, Adelaide and Perth fairly cheap.

Someone explained in another thread, Unlike the US that has heaps of citys, In Australia these are the only 5 main ones. There is more demand around the city for land/housing.

XR Martin · 25-10-2006, 12:12 PM

One bonus is that pretty much where ever you settle over here you wont get snow.

XR6TickfordBoy · 25-10-2006, 12:15 PM

If u want to go back to college, come over here as an international student, any uni will take u! But will come down to money, pretty expensive. Not hard to find work if ur willing to do it! Greatest country on earth Australia! yearly inspections that'd suck! no such thing in melbourne!

sunnyday · 25-10-2006, 12:15 PM

I think the renting prices in order from most to least is:
Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart

If you come to melbourne be prepared for hot and sunny one day(like yesterday) then cold and wet the next(like today)

**Professor Farnsworth** · 25-10-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLS

Housing is pretty expensive in Sydney; Melbourne and Brisbane is not too bad, Adelaide and Perth fairly cheap.

Someone explained in another thread, Unlike the US that has heaps of citys, In Australia these are the only 5 main ones. There is more demand around the city for land/housing.

there's bugger all difference in housing between melbourne and sydney - shawn if you want a state with lenient regulations don't come to vic, we've recently had pretty strict "hoon" laws passed here, where you can have your car confiscated for simply losing traction! I believe other states have also inplemented this law. I hear WA (perth) is pretty lax on their regulations. Beautiful place too.

Welcome to the forums.

XR Martin · 25-10-2006, 12:22 PM

NSW has yearly car inspections, but they are fairly rudementary. They just check safety items like seats, belts, lights, tyres, brakes, leaks etc.

mowog · 25-10-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ShawnN20

i run a cnc machine making aircraft parts, and i also do deburr work. anything with cars is just a hobby. i am looking into going back to college for something else though....

Brisbane (Queensland) is becoming an Aviation hub we have Boeing and Qantas has a jet base here. There are a number of smaller Aviation work shops as well. I believe Tasman Aviation just won the F111 Engine overhaul work which includes a machine shop as well.

With an Aviation background you wont have any trouble getting a job in Brisbane.

mowog · 25-10-2006, 12:27 PM

Can we add a poll to this for the guy...

The question would be... Where would you live in Oz if you had a choice? leave the choices to the main cites because of his aviation background

phoon · 25-10-2006, 12:33 PM

welcome aboard Shawn, you have found the right place mate, there are plenty of car nuts in here. Enjoy the forums

phoon · 25-10-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mowog

Can we add a poll to this for the guy...

The question would be... Where would you live in Oz if you had a choice? leave the choices to the main cites because of his aviation background

No Brainer, I was born in Melb lived there for a long time, lived in Adelaide and have been in Brisbane since 1991. There aint no other place to be but Brisbane.

JD86 · 25-10-2006, 01:02 PM

welcome to our forum mate. should post up some info on you mustang

melbourne is the best city to live in, move here if you come to australia, i am biased though haha

enjoy

Steve · 25-10-2006, 07:04 PM

Welcome dude. If you come to Australia and the premier of Victoria is still someone by the name Bracks, DO NOT settle in Melbourne. I love Melbourne but I am seriously looking to move away from here. I think I'll take my bat and ball and move to Hobart.

bob^ · 25-10-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

One bonus is that pretty much where ever you settle over here you wont get snow.

Or rain

TwistedEL · 25-10-2006, 08:20 PM

Unemployment rate in Australia is very low
If you have skills you can find a job in any city at the moment
If you move to WA then you can go work up north on the mines and earn an absolute shitload

Welcome to the forums and if you can't come down here at least get a nice FPV sent up there!

fiery · 25-10-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by phoon

No Brainer, I was born in Melb lived there for a long time, lived in Adelaide and have been in Brisbane since 1991. There aint no other place to be but Brisbane.

Yeah might be the place to be, but we are all going to go pretty thirsty soon

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Welcome to the forums Shawn.. hope you are enjoying your time looking around.
You would be far better to save up and then do a tour around the country before deciding on moving here... Have a look at each major city and work out if it is a place you could truly live..

I can't see why you wouldn't want to live here in our great land but then again the bias is pretty strong :evil_laug

FPV8U · 25-10-2006, 09:20 PM

Welcome to the Forums mate, if you come to AUS i'd say QLD aswell i love it up there, Victoria's weather can't make it's mind up.

GTP 320 · 25-10-2006, 09:22 PM

Welcome to the Forums Shawn, we welcome you from the States, always good to hear new members from overseas.
And if you ever decide to settle in Australia , come to Melbourne VIC the Home of Ford Australia.
Cheers John

StookEB · 25-10-2006, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnyday

If you come to melbourne be prepared for hot and sunny one day(like yesterday) then cold and wet the next(like today)

I live about an hour North of Newcastle, and our weather is like that all the time, bone dry, the next it rains for a month.

XR8-260 · 25-10-2006, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackLS

Housing is pretty expensive in Sydney; Melbourne and Brisbane is not too bad, Adelaide and Perth fairly cheap

Perth is getting pretty expensive these days with the recent housing boom and all. But that said... It's a great place to live - not to crowded or anything.