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PJ810
03-20-2008, 05:40 AM
It's taken me a while to get some photos sorted. I did a 2500km drive just before the New Year with my XC. It was a mix of highway driving, some very twisty mountain roads that were begging for very spirited behaviour, many kms of unsealed roads and a long haul to Melbourne and back to Sydney via Bendigo (over 1000km in the one day with 42 degree Celcius heat - that's over 100 degrees F).

The XC performed faultlessly throughout the multi-day journey. Below pics for you to enjoy showing off some spectacular Australian scenery.

First photo is taken at the highest point in Australia that a car can legally get to, Charlotte Pass, Mt Kosciuszko. The rest of the photos were taken in or around the fringes of the Kosciuszko National Park

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Ken from RI
03-22-2008, 09:53 AM
Awsome!!!

n00bkiller944
03-23-2008, 08:56 AM
Great photos!

sydneyv70xc
04-19-2009, 01:05 AM
Photo by the lake looks great...imagine if it was also taken at dusk/dawn. All nice pics mate.

ecbsykes
04-19-2009, 07:04 PM
These pics keep reminding me how amazing the Volvo wagons look. Nice car, looks like you had a great time!