(EP47) Vlog: Summing up the NZ and Aus adventure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- As I have now published all of my videos from the NZ/Aus trip (bar a few road tests), I thought I'd better do a summary of my thoughts and thank yous.
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Nearly 8 months since you departed on that incredible adventure, Ian - hasn’t time flown!?!?
Your Australian and New Zealand content has been fantastic. I have enjoyed every video.
It was an epic undertaking and I know I couldn't have managed it, well done!
I'm sure every subscriber will agree that we all enjoyed your trip Ian. You showed us some fantastic cars, museums and locations that many of us will never get the chance to visit. Although you couldn't possibly mention everyone by name, we would also like to thank all the people who helped you on your trip. It just shows that there are a whole load of really good people in this crazy world.
I enjoyed the NZ trip so much Ian.
The country looks so beautiful.
Also...familiar...yet different.
My daughter loved it when she visited.
Maybe...one day. 😊
Very glad to have had you over. The joy you gave my parents by putting their Holden SV8 on youtube will not soon be forgotten. Good on ya mate.
Being a Brit(although living in OZ), I have to say that it's all been spellbinding to watch, including your ever present openness about how you were feeling, which generally isn't our strong point as a nation, but became a very compelling back story to your tour(we've all been there) and the cars were astounding to see. And yes, that flight is a BASTARD. Thank you very much for a fantastic alternative to the horrendous Aussie TV.
Forty years on, I still have very good memories of my trip to NZ, touring North Island. The best holiday I ever had. One thing I've discovered is that good memories last a lifetime.
I am totally sure that all your supporters in new Zealand and Australia were happy to help and meet you. It is the downunder hospitality. You are welcome
Thanks, Ian, for this delightful summary and retrospect of your epic trip and for the myriad videos. A job very well done.
As a proud Kiw-Australian, thanks for your visit and welcome back anytime you want.
Some would say that Lady Luck has been kind to you, others (me included) would say God was looking out for you, on your trip, and getting back to the UK safe and sound to your lady love. Good to have you back, Ian!
Ian .thanks for putting out great videos .im suffering from cancer and your posts have been a real tonic to me .hope your channel goes from strength to strength .cheers ..Albert 👌
Thanks Alan. Wish you all the best.
As an Aussie car enthusiast l reckon you have done a fantastic job in your travels over here ( & N.Z) very well done in all your assessments of our cars & countries, l can only imagine the difficulties involved you faced being in other countries under the circumstances you have explained, so thanks for a great series of filming everything automotive as l am sure all your viewers will agree.
Thank you for the great videos from both countries. I and many others appreciate your great good honest videos
Thanks Ian
Without saying. You will be so welcome back in both New Zealand and Australia. Anytime you come back, we in Australasia will welcome you back.
Any bloke who likes a motor that leaks oil, is OK bye us. Mate
Haha
We hope you return to Australia.
Agreed, there's so much more to see.
Hear, hear.
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It's one of the well to do Sydney northern burbs....leafy and affluent....its nick name is "SNIVES"...."SN" for snob. It is a lovely area if you can afford to live there....very pricey real estate and most of the children attend private schools. Mr Hubnut must have had to close his eyes often to avoid looking at late model Merc's, BM's and Audi's....not really his cup of tea. 🤣
I thoroughly enjoyed being able to see NZ and Australia through your experiences as well as looking at the cars.
It's always the people you meet that makes a trip special. I have now what I regard as life long friends me purely by chance in Oz. So much enjoyed your trip's vlogs, many special cars you drove too. Looking forward to the remainder, thanks Ian!
One of the many reasons we love sailing around the world on our boat... so many people to meet!
It was fabulous having you here Ian, very glad you didn’t melt in the sun. Many thanks to everyone that organised and or own the cars you drove, your videos were wonderful and wonderfully entertaining, they were truly horrible back in the day, but they hold such fabulous memories, come back anytime, I’ll be happy to pop the kettle on.
Wish I had of known how empty your flight home was, there are a few Pommies here that I would gladly have packed in there with you, especially the git thuts doin is best tu turn Melboun radio, 📻 intu radio Watford.
You share your life with us, bones and all. You are a great man ian.
You did it very well Ian. I followed your uploads everytime during your travel.
Thanks for great and varied reviews in Australia and New Zealand most enjoyable coverage, I guess you needed Five months in Australia its so big! Perhaps a commemorative T Shirt or hubnut down under design? Loved the Australian BMC/Leyland oddities reviews, interesting and perhaps underrated designs.
As a lover of the AUII and III which was a part of my life as a taxi driver (as well as hiring one years before becoming a cabbie when they were current models), I was totally thrilled when that became your steed and you appreciated it's attributes. I began viewing you well before the tour so it was great to see your take on things here.
Enjoyed the trip with you virtually, and glad you have fond memories of it. When to Aus many years ago and will have to go to NZ/Aus again, but it is a long way..
Seemed like a long time ago when you were quite low, good to see you back to your normal self,the invicar needs a V8 i think or at least up the horses. Good luck with your tinkering and i don't envy the 3 hr round trip to the unit that you go to...Thanks for bringing us the Australian and New Zealand tour ,and thanks for the hard work you put into this and your knowledge of these cars is amazing,i know a bit about cars because a couple of my mates were in the car trade during the early 80,s.......Farewell. 😀😀😀😀
Loved it, but really glad you're back in beautiful, grey Wales!
That was a very kind and appropriate way to wind up a very successful tour, Ian. Just like the videos, that was nicely done 👍
Your Aus/NZ adventure was a pleasure change to all
this hypercar and 'restoration' vids which are allover
youtube.
Down under seems to have an interesting automotive
history. I recently found the FPV F6 & Commodore SV8
You travelogue was very entertaining not just about the vehicles you drove & tested just the experiences you were having a long the way and making memories for yourself as well and the insight to things we don’t all normally see as most people like myself spend to much time working and not really living or experiencing life also the same for your Croatia trip you’ve partly inspired me to realise follow your passion not some one else’s dream good job Ian look forward to more
Looks like you are in a cot! Loved all your Videos from the trip and can't wait for the next trip.
Love your videos Ian. Like your relaxed presenting style. God knows why I'd find it so interesting to watch someone drive from Taranaki to Taupo in my own back yard in NZ, but I subscribed after my 2nd video. Good luck going forward.
"On est tous dans le même bâteau".
Thanks for sharing videos from your trip down under and also a few of Wales too. Love the place, have friends in Conwy. One of which is a tinkerer and was involved in the British Bus Preservation Group. So lots of lovely memories from the few times we've been able to travel from France to Wales to see them.
On this side of the channel, motivation has been difficult - lock down has been very strict since mid March, so I really sympathise with how you feel. Projects-wise I would like to progress with my Mega Multitruck, which is sadly sitting there minus front panel, as I've not got around to painting the chassis and other rustable metal bits. Having children in your life changes things too. My two are home-schooling. Now we have more time, you then find it can also be difficult to buy things too, like DIY stuff. My OH has been working from home. I've been trying to hold onto the work I can find (work for myself). Very strange times. Will look forward to further videos when you are able to put them together and good luck with the projects.
Hi Ian, I have seen a few Land Rovers with stickers on saying "one life, live it" I think you should one of said sticker, you have earned it. Thank you so much for taking us with you on your adventures, just epic😀
I'll put it on TWC. That'll upset the Land Rover brigade.
Thanks so much for your videos in this series. I’m a kiwi but have lived in the UK for 12 years and I loved that you went to places that were not on the usual tourist trail. We’ve got a weird melting pot of vehicles in NZ and I’ve got a renewed respect for this, thanks to you. It’s also helped during these crazy times to experience a taste of home. Best regards!
A pleasure to meet you Ian in Cromwell NZ and again in St Ives in NSW. Enjoy you well deserved (relative) rest for a while.
Truly great adventures to look back on and, as I've said before, some stunning videos, no doubt having much to do with the lighting quality. Maybe it's just too early for tinkering, the size of the fleet now must seem a daunting task to say the least. A TWK engine rebuild has my vote, If at any time you decide to have a viewers vote.
Yes hubnut I live in NZ and you showed me things I didn't know so thank you to you
Love to see you do a HubNut tour from Darwin to Perth.
Love your videos, really enjoy them, you are so yourself on video, thanks a million for your time and effort 👌
I am from Victoria so when you come back I have a fully restored 1981 Citroen CX GTI with factory leather a sunroof that you can take out and about. I'd love you to do a review on a well restored CX to show the world they are great cars :)
Victoria is definitely "the place to be" I will go back some day...
And the people. What a welcome 👍
Having been to Japan several times married 30 years to a Japanese Lady. I remember looking at all the wonderful cars back in the 90's. Like the funny names Chiffon-Bistro (a small Daihatsu?), a Mitsubishi Truck called Super Great (in english) But the best one was the Toyota Carib-4WD a bit like your Tercel. It had written on the side in English " The Smell of rain on the Asphalt makes Carib scream: I wanna get back to nature". There were many retro styled cars based on old British models around Mini size. And a bizarre Pink Nissan Micra which was decked out with Hello Kitty's and childlike touches. You could buy a whole Hello Kitty house as well. I test drove the first Prius in late 1996 and had a brochure in Japanese which I seem to have lost. A Japanese friend of mine imported 20B Eunos Cosmo's which is the smoothest engine and mountains of Torque as it was a 3-Rotor and had 2 sequential turbo's. It could easily accelerate up steep roads. Even today you see many models not available elsewhere.
There was a 20B Cosmo living not that far away from my unit until fairly recently. Got to drive it for a feature but sadly never managed to get back and shoot a video. Incredible machines.
It was a pleasure to meet you and have you visit New Zealand. For those that have not met you I can you I can say you are the man we see on the videos, no hidden airs and graces, a genuine guy who can also gets knackered and tired like the rest of us. I hope that you can manage a return trip in future years. Pleased to hear you have been able to put your legs up and enjoy your new family life. Great videos Ian. Regards Louisa, John and James.
Hi Ian, just finished watching your Anzac trip.
It was great viewing.
I'm so glad you enjoyed NZ.
I used to live in Melbourne in 95, so it was good to see the city again.
I was sad to see you didn't see much of Napier, as it's a great city, I lived there for 10 years. And 6 months ago the Hawkes Bay was hit with a catastrophic cyclone and wiped out the Esk Valley which is on the Napier Taupo highway.
If you google Cyclone Gabriel you can see reports.
I had to move because of it and now live in Whangarei.
I'll send some photos of the finished Hunter Wasser building at the Town Basin. It was designed by the guy who did the toilets in Kawakawa.
Thanks again Ian, it was a pleasure to have you here and if you return please look me up.
Keep up good work and I'll have to get a Betty Tshirt.
Thank you. It was awful to see the cyclone cause such devastation. Especially knowing I'd been there.
I told my dad about all of the amazing museums you visited especially the ones with the tractors and agricultural machinery. I think I would visit both New Zealand and Australia now.
Thanks Ian. You are welcome to stay anytime.
As a Kiwi, please take a few months to explore Australia - it's a fantastic country to visit. As a Kiwi, I enjoyed seeing parts of NZ I either haven't visited yet or haven't been to for well over 10 years. Thank you for showing NZ and Australia as you saw it, and thank you to the Kiwis and Aussies for taking care of Ian.
It was an amazing saga, Ian, and I thoroughly enjoyed every episode. It was wonderful entertainment, and first-class journalism. Even during the low points, your sharing the travails and stresses of such an undertaking made it all the more real to us.
Having a small fleet of cars myself, I understand your pain. If they are all working and on the road you are just keeping all the plates spinning. But if they are all broken, its hard to to get them up and spinning again.
Yup!
All in good time Ian everything will become clear and work out in the end, just needs some thought in the meantime. All the best. Steve.
The appreciation I have for your tour of the N.Z. AUS. and TZ. is that it opened my eyes to an alternate world that I never really considered. The Strength and power of the places and people were wondrous. You will carry that experience all your life. Cheers from Western Canada.
Thank you for the wonderful coverage of your New Zealand and Australia journey, very enjoyable. I think you hit it on the head with your comment on the people you met. It’s the wonderful characters who show up in our lives ( sometimes when we’re at a low ebb) with help and kindness that make all the difference.
As a part Pom part Kiwi petrol-head the TH-cam algorithm introduced us during lock-down. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know the cars and getting to know you. Thanks for the honesty, look after yourself Ian and stay safe. Post lock-down life is a bit like Ellie’s brakes, not terrifying but not entirely confidence inducing either.
To keep track of vehicles, suggest you open a Word or Excel file for each. Include VIN, engine and other relevant numbers; items needing attention etc. Save to Google Drive or other cloud, that way you can access files on cell phone, laptop or desktop as needed. If you do not have Microsoft Office, which I don't, use Libre Office, which is FREE. Free is always good :)
TINKER. TINKER. TINKER. *thumps rhythmically on desk*
We all enjoyed your trip, but it does get tough when the tail wags the dog...lucky you were able to stop when you realized, I don't think it took anything away. Tea and cake are a great healer.Repeat!
Thank you Ian for taking us along on your epic adventure. Lovely people, wonderful places and great cars. Magic.
The reason we are different down here is our remoteness. If it was easy to get to then it wouldn’t be the same.
I’ve been fascinated by all your NZ & Aus videos. I can tell from them that New Zealand is a beautiful place with people to match. I was also very impressed with Tasmania, which I suspect is often missed by many visitors to Australia. You’ve given me several places to add to my ‘bucket list’ 👍
Ian Steele : To the Ians of this world. Everyone in the world needs to spend more time in Australia. Cruise ships are great to ease the problems of Jet Cloister. Australian Journalisn rules the world. The isles of Britain invented the four levels of humour which cascades into the Lawrence Pomeroy excellence of car description , but like cricket and gorse thicket, it goes and grows absolutely wild in the Great Southern Land. New Zealand has its stressors due to its I beam conrod mini Italy restrictions. Everything in GB is 4 hours. In NZ, fuel and weather and earthquakes can result in a shut down of hope in seconds after carefull planning....its very cruel. Australia is different, and its got a lovely feeling of silty age to it, missing out on Kiwilands unsuspecting West Coast Doldrums. Ive had my angony and ectasy. See this 13 minutes of being a dickhead. th-cam.com/video/F1VOnsYAAdI/w-d-xo.html
For you all, a view of just how cruel a nice fang in the west coast can be. You the Hubnut Ian shared NZ, and after it almost slays you, you then mastered it. Promise yourself youll do it again in Australia, and have some fun. Talk to Steve Cropley and take some time to plan an adventure.
Dean Stevenson : I’ve read this twice now and still don’t get what your comment means. Perhaps I’m just a baffled old pensioner but maybe you could explain it in a simple sentence. Regards.
Ian Steele : Australia is less stressful than Nz. Australian jornalism evolved from the laid back but straight shooting Aussie lifestyle. Former Car editor in the 80s was Australian, and they are the missing links which show the English that they were largely on the right track. The Kiwi environment is more inward looking, and a lot more stressful. Travellers would do well to take some time and relax with an Aussie trip certainly better for your mental state..All in my opinion of course.
Dean Stevenson : Thank you for explaining that. I have no connection with journalism and live in Scotland. I have relations in Australia and would love to visit them and see Australia and New Zealand one day.
You took me to places I would never travel to. Watching your videos in wintertime here in Europe was so much fun! So, thank YOU (!) for making this great trip possible!
Ian thank you for taking us on your fantastic journey,quite literally across the world. If it was as fascinating for you,as it was for me watching you then it's "good times" all round. It was special being able to share you enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment as you showed us some amazing places,and some amazing cars.
Loved watching every review in nz and australia ,great job ian..... STAY SAFE ☕☕☕☕☕☕🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
It was a fantastic voyage, fantastic insight to you, seeing you take time out for yourself too, which was much needed.
Many thanks from us viewers to all those lovely people too. We wouldn't have had all the excellent content without them.
I, for one am very pleased that you are still producing some great content Ian. I always look forward to your next video with great anticipation. It's like getting a vid from an old mate back in the UK. You take your time and we will wait. Best wishes.
Late subscriber catching up with you videos - thought you was really brave to set out on this adventure as it sounded like your life was up in the air at the start - great adventure particularly enjoyed the NZ part. Very enjoyable all the best.
Great you can’t to see the amazing diverse car industries of Australia and New Zealand!
It was a great adventure. I am sure you want to know my favourite. Well apart from loving watching you skip around scrap yards car spotting , who would have thought that could be entertaining?,I just loved that (Jaguar) brown Triumph 2500. Was it like new or what? It even had tyre wall black...lol.
I've enjoyed your globe-trotting adventures very much. I know it got a bit too much at times, but your efforts are very much appreciated. I still look forward to the stuff yet to be posted.
If you like 'wafting along' in your Fairmont, you should have tried a Chrysler Valiant. The ultimate waft!!!
Thank you for keeping me enterained for the last 2 years since I subscribed. You do what you want whenever you're ready. I'll be there watching when you share. Thanks again. Stay safe and well
You comment on the 'lovely comments' but it seems timely to say thank you to you from all of us for bringing to us all these seemingly 'exotic' or quirky cars perhaps with particular mention the Ford model T on rails and the Duzgo (th-cam.com/video/49M1f14JoRo/w-d-xo.html). We also need to thank you for your videos and trips around numerous typewriter museums which for me have been an absolute joy to watch. It also must be said throughout, we've enjoyed very much YOU and your personality along with HubNut quirks - such as taking a sun visor for a test drive !!!! - in the Suzuki Cappuccino: th-cam.com/video/ilGrLNzypF0/w-d-xo.html
Finally, as you say and lie every time... thank you for making these videos and we "look forward to seeing you in a future video" ! (Not sure which one yet!)
Totally agree, and I couldn't have said it better!
@@dlittlester Thank you.
But, TBH, I merely speak the truth :)
The generosity and hospitality were only surpassed by your timing - phew! You escaped the Austrailan lockdown and arrived home with enough content to comfortably see you through the Welsh version. As George Formby was apt to say, it turned out nice again. I hope you thanked St Christopher.
The aussie "lockdown" was nothing compared to the UK version. I haven't missed a day at work since this all started.
@@AUmarcus Was there any bans on flights? If not, it ruins my vision of professor HubNut sleeping up a gum tree with a koala as a pillow.
I do know of people getting trapped in Aus by flight cancellations. I really was lucky.
@@HubNut Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner!
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Not bans....there just wasn't any point of operating flights with most countries refusing entry to non citizens....plus some of our borders are still shut between states....QLD, SA, WA, NT and TAS...so that pretty much grounds domestic flights as well apart from limited flights between Sydney and Melbourne. But at least we haven't been imprisoned in our homes over here like the UK was for a while.
The Airplane mode. "Next time" Sign up as a passenger on a frieghter. Then on your return trip you can get your own containermto bring vack "souveniers".
Ha! Someone suggested that to me but sadly I think it's no longer a thing.
Well said Ian , no wonder you were burnt out. We’re with you all the way, to wherever you’re going!
It's certainly been an enjoyable adventure to see, and very well-timed, even if by sheer luck, that you had returned before the government locked things down, the antipodean side of motoring is certainly different from this side of the world, that's for sure, but yes, tinkering vids are certainly being looked forward to when things are calming down and you've more freedom to work on the fleet, wherever and whenever that may be, but no rush, keep your mind in good health and enjoy time with the new family... :)
Being in another country or countries can play havoc with one's mental health. Especially if you do that largely on your tod.
But you did admirably, and we thoroughly enjoyed the videos...
Thank you Ian for letting us share your adventure :-)
What a nice place to chill and chat in your lock-up.. over a cup of tea.. Thank you Mr Hubnut!
It been an epic journey and...we all followed your escapades with a lot of joy and intrest( even with a hinge of jealousy 🤣🤣).
The museums and collections were fantastic 👍
Thankyou for the videos it was an awesome journey and one I will not forget. You did it all so professionally it really was a joy.
It was a very successful tour Ian. Well done.
So many good things came out of this trip, the happy coincidence of your backlog of videos being one of them. Another being your introduction to Peter Anderson (comments below). I am now trawling through his back catalogue...that's going to take some time. So thanks for that!
Ian ! what a trip..! 8 months !!You got back in time . A long way up and almost empty row on the jumbo !.lots of thoughts running on the way home . Tons of jobs on fleet if you got time . city rover and delica enough for now i would say . atb
Thanks for sharing the adventure with us. Some wonderful scenery cars and museums. Glad the tinkering videos are back too
Hmm, I know a couple in Hobart by the name of Peter and Lorraine, wonder if it is the same couple. The Peter I know is a mechanic (worked with him in Hobart many decades ago), a car nut and a recently retired Transport Commission officer.
Your videos of New Zealand make me want to go there but the flight time puts me off but great videos anyway
Was a pleasure Mr. Hubnut. Great summing up. That trip was meant to happen for all sorts of reasons. That plane trip really is the pits. Last time I did it I took noise cancelling headphones. They are brilliant. Look forward to you returning one day.
Yes, I bought some noise cancelling headphones in NZ and they were an absolute saviour on that flight.
Epic, epic trip.
I think lock down has affected us all mate - I was let go as of 1/5/20 - had so many plans to do stuff in the garden and house as looking for work in the immediate future seems daft....so far...nada, nix, nothing done...proper CBA. A lot of us will emerge blinking into the daylight and have to kickstart our lives again. Good luck !!
It was a fantastic trip to witness remotely. So much variety and diversity. Thank you for a great job 👍 And glad you enjoyed it too
I must admit I didn't think that I would like the road trip type videos.
However, I have to say a big thanks to you Ian for sharing such wonderful sights and sounds of NZ and Aus. Appreciate it must have very difficult for you at times.
I had no idea just how varied the type of cars are down there. Some of the places you visited looked absolutely stunning too. 👍😎
I lived in Australia for nearly 20 years and I've lived back in the UK for just over 20. I don't miss Australia much but I really miss Australians.
cornishhh plenty go to England.
It's the stories ... that's why I keep coming back for more. Be they parallel to one's own, shocking and jaw dropping, comforting and familiar, really irritating ... just like driving, motion forward with a distinct sensation. Roll me another, just like the other ... ;-)
The most fun you've ever had in your life!.
Be happy & good luck, Hubnut. 👍😊
Loved watching your epic ozzy journey from start to finish!! Thanks ian👍
Take your time Ian. Happy to see how things progress at your own speed 👍😊
Hi Ian,I had to laugh because you look like your sat in a babies cot lol...
I knew you were going to love NZ but I was so surprised at Tasmania what a brilliant place.