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That is when my Jimny is best. Landcruisers might have rough terrain prowess, but they are far too wide to fit in the tiny gaps the world provides.

Yep, we should adopt the Asian way and encourage more bikes on the roads. Less emissions, cheaper to own and run, more parking space, less congestion. Also safety in numbers so the more on the road the better for everyone. 250cc scooter is plenty for most (sports 1000cc etc are for the...

Still flirting with the idea of upgrading my PPOR in the current market. I own a potential development site, and am interested in a more central townhouse. Wage is increasing quite dramatically currently and in the foreseeable future, as I am young but with a lot of experience and such. Not...

From reading the minutes, to achieve the higher coding you require it not exceed capabilities of surrounding services/amenities (open to interpretation that one) and also a common driveway access point aka one crossover. Crossover is an interesting one if going down the battleaxe route and...

Can't remember who was talking about the Wanneroo/Girrawheen/Koondoola rezoning being 10 years away, but anyway the latest parts are up on the council website. So going into WAPC for permission to advertise for public comment for 42 days, after which they address all the comments, then...

A lot of meth labs in the south east. Why, any number of them could go BOOM any day now.

Yep, the more people that leave Perth the better, since it means I can get a drink even faster at our snazzy new drinking establishments. Went to the new James Squire bar at Scarborough 2 weekends go, great spot and more in line with Ocean One as far as a casual beach side bar goes (Matisse I...

Myself and most of my friends used to go to Melbourne and Sydney a few times a year for races/bars/sporting events. We all concluded late last year we are wasting our money on airfares. Perth now has the cool small bars, the nice restaurants (both upmarket and cheap eats) and Super Saturday...

Yep, was on facebook, there are a couple Scarborough Community pages that keep you updated on proposed developments and such. Also where I found out about which new bars were due to open. My new years resolution was deleting facebook though, so cant direct link you.

Hrmm interesting. See what the new year brings and how the pocket of Doubleview/Scarborough I want is going, but at this stage it looks promising as my property is sitting in a unique market on its own. South Scarborough (bordering Wembley Downs) or Doubleview situation between...

That is it. I am confident I could go for $500k + for Marangaroo given recent sales and continuing hype on rezoning. My house is the best 3x1 around, and the only one I have seen with a flat empty 300m2 rear and 5m clearance on the LHS ready for battleaxe. Doubleview I want an original front...

Seriously thinking about upgrading my PPOR next year now, some nice houses to be had around the $700k mark in the areas I want to live in (Doubleview/Scarborough) that are sitting around for a while. Hopefully a bit of a dip in prices at that end of the market while Marangaroo is selling strongly.

Think straight line I am 14ish km. And pretty much all the same as above, though I go to Perth a bit since I am 20's and have lots of FIFO mates who like drinking.

I was a building supervisor for a project builder for 2 years in the Butler to Alkimos area. Our office was in Osborne Park, and at the time there was no phone reception in the part of Alkimos where I had homes. So couldn't call people, couldn't "swing past the office" or "duck down to...

If I ever move more than 15km from CBD, I'll be going 150km North to Lancelin. Inbetween is just the worst of both worlds.

Agreed. Perth city does have so much to offer now (recent trips to Melbourne/Sydney made me realise the caf?/bar culture there isn't really any different any more). From a family point of view, 15km North or South is ideal. Schools around, decent blocks and city in a reasonable distance...

I think people don't care for the CBD as much though. Mindarie is a pretty big hub of shops and services, there is a train line to Butler already from memory. Jindalee is growing shops wise (a year or so since I built anything up that way). Personally I don't see the appeal either, but...