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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / July 2008QUIT THROWING AWAY MONEY AT THE GAS PUMP!!!
QUIT spending ALL of your money at the Gas Pump. CONVERT YOUR CAR TO USE WATER TO MAKE YOUR CAS BURN MORE EFFECTIVELY AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASE YOUR MILEAGE. This quick and simple conversion can be easily done at home or in a few moments with your favorate car shop for about $150. FInd out all of the facts by clicking on the url below and see for yourself. http://snurl.com/cheapgasnow TRY IT NOW. http://snurl.com/cheapgasnow *** YOU *** WILL REALLY BE GLAD YOU DID!!!! On Jul 26, 1:10 am, SAVE MONEY ON GAS <yourgasolinesa...@gmail.com> wrote: > QUIT spending ALL of your money at the Gas Pump. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > WILL REALLY BE GLAD YOU DID!!!! Can you please title this: QUIT THROWING AWAY MONEY AT _A_ GAS PUMP!!! I don't know your particular petrol pump. The use of "THE" is seriously starting to piss me off. It is one of the American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of "the hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:51 -0700 (PDT), the_dawggie blathered on in:aus.cars > On Jul 26, 1:10 am, SAVE MONEY ON GAS <yourgasolinesa...@gmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > the American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of > "the hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. Not to mention SUV.... "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b876add5-f252-44bb-9432- > The use of "THE" is seriously starting to piss me off. It is one of > the American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of > "the hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. Jesus.... From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so on his rego sticker..... -- Regards, Noddy. > "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:b876add5-f252-44bb-9432- [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so > on his rego sticker..... Vic Roads must be smarter than the NSW RTA then because the rego sticker on mine says "Toyota DC Ute":-) Daryl >> From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so >> on his rego sticker..... > >Vic Roads must be smarter than the NSW RTA then because the rego sticker >on mine says "Toyota DC Ute":-) Queensland Transport are even smarter, mine's a utility! Fkn colloquialisms (seppo or otherwise). ;-)  SignatureJohn H >>> From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so >>> on his rego sticker..... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Queensland Transport are even smarter, mine's a utility! > Fkn colloquialisms (seppo or otherwise). ;-) Even stranger is that the BJ40 Landcruiser I owned was call a utility on the rego sticker, it looked more like a wagon to me. Daryl >> "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:b876add5-f252-44bb-9432- [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Daryl My Qld rego says utility :) Pickups are those big arsed F250 type things that actually resemble a small truck so be the term pickup truck, A ute is not a truck, it's a sedan sized thing with a tray instead of boot area. >>> "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:b876add5-f252-44bb-9432- [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > A ute is not a truck, it's a sedan sized thing with a tray instead of boot > area. youse all trying out for pedant of the year?? talk about cleaving rabbits......:^) SignatureDon`t be sexist...........Broads hate that. >> "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:b876add5-f252-44bb-9432- [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Vic Roads must be smarter than the NSW RTA then because the rego sticker > on mine says "Toyota DC Ute":-) You'd be hard pushed to find someone dumber than NSW RTA, even Pricktoads doesn't have that honour :) > Vic Roads must be smarter than the NSW RTA then because the rego sticker > on mine says "Toyota DC Ute":-) Lol :) Mine's a ute too, as it should be :) -- Regards, Noddy. > "the_dawggie" <the_dawg...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so > on his rego sticker..... I like descriptive/specific terms. The USA have some that are really good. Describing something as "THE" as if it is the only one of it's type in the world, and "GAS" ain't two of them. On the "THE" thing, I have a memory of being taught in school not to make a specific reference unless it was something I was pointing to, or was directly in front of me. On Jul 26, 8:49 am, "Noddy" <m...@home.com> wrote: > "the_dawggie" <the_dawg...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > From the wannabee Yank who thinks his ute is a "pickup" because it says so > on his rego sticker..... I like descriptive/specific terms. The USA have some that are really good. Describing something as "THE" as if it is the only one of it's type in the world, and "GAS" ain't two of them. On the "THE" thing, I have a memory of being taught in school not to make a specific reference unless it was something I was pointing to, or was directly in front of me. So you would say "I'm going to Pub" intead of going to the Pub" ? "I'm putting garbage out"? Who is this garbage person? On Jul 26, 1:00 pm, "RainbowWarrior" <anemailadr...@somewhere.com.fr> wrote: > On Jul 26, 8:49 am, "Noddy" <m...@home.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > "I'm putting garbage out"? > Who is this garbage person? Nope, going to "my local pub {or insert name of pub}", I'd certainly say "going to hospital", "going to jail". Garbage, different as I'd be looking at it, "THE" or "THIS" would be appropriate. "this garbage person" is correct as they would likely be in your face at the time. It's curious the USA terms differ. They will say "going to jail", however they would never ever say "going to hospital". There will always be a "THE" in there. > "going to jail". Did you perhaps mean gaol, the Australian/UK term, or jail, the US term? BTW, I'm sure that you've previously admitted that the NSW shape code shown on the rego of you hilux is UTE. It's a f.cking ute. End of story. I've also seen compliance plates on F100 Ford styleside utes, with the word UTE specifically shown on the plate. The F100s supplied in cab/chassis (ie no ute tray) don't have the UTE on the compliance plate. Similarly, on earlier model Hiluxes, the cab/chassis vehicles had "truck" on the compliance plate to designate that they were sold in cab/chassis form. The ones with a ute tray fitted from the factory are called a UTE in Australia. They call all of them bakkies in South Africa. Would you prefer us to call your hilux a bakkie? SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. > Did you perhaps mean gaol, the Australian/UK term, or jail, the US > term? > > BTW, I'm sure that you've previously admitted that the NSW shape code > shown on the rego of you hilux is UTE. It's a f.cking ute. End of > story. Ram it up 'im :) > I've also seen compliance plates on F100 Ford styleside utes, with the > word UTE specifically shown on the plate. The F100s supplied in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > They call all of them bakkies in South Africa. Would you prefer us to > call your hilux a bakkie? I'd call it an old rusted heap of sh.t with no brakes myself :) -- Regards, Noddy. > > Did you perhaps mean gaol, the Australian/UK term, or jail, the US > > term? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I'd call it an old rusted heap of sh.t with no brakes myself :) You can come inspect it for rust, you won't find any. There are spots of it on exhaust, turbo charger looks like new with a flat black finish. Everything else OK. I can take some photos if you want. I think that belongs to Ford/Mazda products like your good self has mentioned on shortly after buying. A 1984 Ford Meteor a relative owned, oh well, took around six years - I got a door off a laser so it could get rego for him. Amusing to see the bottom of drivers door to separate because of rust. And that was with honey coloured rust protection goop which I feel back then did more harm than good. "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:41fe53d4-139e-4c55-b218- > I think that belongs to Ford/Mazda products like your good > self has mentioned on shortly after buying. *Any* vehicle made of tin will rust. Regardless of what it's coated with. If you think yours won't (or hasn't already after 20 years), then you've got both hands on your dick. The only way it wouldn't is if it spends it's entire life in temperature controlled dry storage and never gets used. -- Regards, Noddy. > "the_dawggie" <the_dawg...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > both hands on your dick. The only way it wouldn't is if it spends it's > entire life in temperature controlled dry storage and never gets used. Nope, been driven on beaches, parked by ocean - I think I posted pics of it. The newer 'rolla didn't fair as well. Well my 'lux is getting close to 230,000 km now, still looks new,. I still hate the brakes - there is a design fault there. "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:61ce940a-00a4-4dd4-bafd- > I still hate the brakes - there is a design fault there. Yeah, the fault is the dumb tight-arsed c.nt doing the repairs. -- Regards, Noddy. >> "the_dawggie" <the_dawg...@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > still looks new,. I still hate the brakes - there is a design fault > there. There is no design fault, take it to someone who knows what they are doing and get the "design fault" repaired:-) You aren't qualified to work on your vehicles brakes so IMO it should be illegal for you to touch them, take to someone qualified. Daryl > Well my 'lux is getting close to 230,000 km now, I know with your recent move you do stuff all kays, but Jesus Christ man, hasn't your 'lux been 200,000+ for *years* now? Mine's pushing 450,000 now and it's not always the vehicle of choice (e.g. I don't subject the family to shopping outings in it) > > Well my 'lux is getting close to 230,000 km now, > > I know with your recent move you do stuff all kays, but Jesus Christ > man, hasn't your 'lux been 200,000+ for *years* now? Mine's pushing > 450,000 now and it's not always the vehicle of choice (e.g. I don't > subject the family to shopping outings in it) I'm considering replacing the booster. Brakes work fine, just not exactly top peddle. Node is right. Cylinders including master one have been replaced. 'rolla is gone from here now and I hated driving it. I think it needs a proper beed procedure, other than that I don't think it's broken. I'd like somene to help, however mate that would spends his time in down south in Adelaide. It works OK for now. In the next two weeks I'll poke and prod it, meybe get a new booster if that's what it wants. >> "going to jail". > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > They call all of them bakkies in South Africa. Would you prefer us to > call your hilux a bakkie? Thats like a special blackfellas car aint it ? > > "going to jail". > > Did you perhaps mean gaol, the Australian/UK term, or jail, the US > term? Nope, I meant jail, not something that sounds like something on a football field. > BTW, I'm sure that you've previously admitted that the NSW shape code > shown on the rego of you hilux is UTE. It's a f.cking ute. End of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > They call all of them bakkies in South Africa. Would you prefer us to > call your hilux a bakkie? Nope, it's a pickup truck, and that was the original term used to describe it when it was invented back in early last century. I think Ford came up with the concept. I consider it an insult to both the Australian folk who came up with ute, and especially the folk that came up with a pickup truck to get the naming wrong. Pickup truck != car based. I don't understand what part of that folk don't understand !?!?!? And to be technically correct, there are a lot of flatbeds around too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck I do not understand why folk are dragging their heels on this, it is all quite clear. Hilux == pickup truck Commode ute == ute || bakkie Hilux with a flatbed == flatbed. Whoa - look at that 50 tonne sedan with two house size trailers behind it. Ok, I give up, I drive a Hilux convertable sports car. "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:47e99616-8955-4b24-b625- > Ok, I give up, *Please*...... -- Regards, Noddy. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_truck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:ENGVAR (typed off the top of my head without bothering to look) SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. > The use of "THE" is seriously starting to piss me off. It is one of the > American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of "the > hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. I think there is something seriously wrong with you. > > The use of "THE" is seriously starting to piss me off. It is one of the > > American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of "the > > hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. > > I think there is something seriously wrong with you. Depends on how one thinks. I think there is something wrong with about 95% of the population. On Jul 26, 2:30 pm, sooba <so...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:51 -0700, the_dawggie wrote: > > The use of "THE" is seriously starting to piss me off. It is one of the > > American terms that irritate me. Not many do, however use of "the > > hospital", and also "gas" in reference to fuel is. > > I think there is something seriously wrong with you. Depends on how one thinks. I think there is something wrong with about 95% of the population. There's probably "something" wrong with everyone, but for 90% of the population it's not serious. |
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