16th or 17th is good for me
no earlier as i was aiming to have my car going for the 15th and don't think i can make it happen any quicker

all right ..... now that somethings been picked for this one (thanks datogirl )
who'd be interested in doing an ocean road run starting with a bbq breakfast at my place(torquay), lunch/morning tea at apollo bay, back thru to colac/winchelsea then for all you melburnians the freeway home ?????