And the Moandeo sets off

Yes Moan-deo.

In 2.3l petrol form as Mondeos go, it really hasn’t been endowed with much torque for a car of its weight. So the gearbox works hard to compensate by kicking down a few gears when power is needed. As a result it kinda moans up the hills or whenever more pace is called for.

Either way in banter during the drive the name stuck.

Otherwise it’s held up well on the drive down from Wollongong to the starting line at Bendigo through some rather blustery weather.

We’ve checked in with the pre rally briefing, met our 6lovely buddy group and now ready for the last comfy sleep and shower before the rally starts heading to the remote areas. I’ll endeavour to post between now and thte finish line but euqallyu posts may not happen again until after the rally get back into reception areas.

The adventure begins0