Just to be different I thought I might write a quick review of an
after-market product I tried out today, and to be a complete whacko it *is*
car related :)
For those who don't know (or those who do and couldn't care less anyway)

Just saw a segment on Nine news about a recall in the USA on
Toyota's & Lexus's because of the accelerator getting stuck
under the footmat. Played some footage from a 911 call from
someone whose accelerator was stuck who ultimately crashed,

All that cheapness comes at a price...
http://www.themotorreport.com.au/43501/proton-jumbuck-great-wall-utes-perform-po
orly-in-ancap-crash-safety-tests/

Small things, but nifty, all the same.
I parked the car, and had not put the T-bar into 'park' from reverse. I
switched the key to 'off'' and attempted to move the key around, to remove
it. The key wouldn't budge. After a few seconds I tried moving the shifter

Oops, forgot the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA
regards,
huddo

Here you can get all th information about cars

Is it snake oil?
Manufactured for Subaru, in Australia, by Bar's Leaks (snake oil
purveyors from way back) it's part of the 12,500km service schedule
listed in the "Warranty and Service Handbook".  Strangely, it doesn't

Here's how it's done!
regards,
huddo

Hi all,  I've got an early GU td42 turbo and need a snorkel for it.  Any
recommendations as to which brand I should go for?
Thanks,
George

Need to replace the front screen in the 4runner and as there are several places that can do the job,
I'm wondering who uses what quality glass. Many screens I see these days are severely flawed from an
angle (Very wavy and obscured vision looking out the screen to the left hand ...

http://www.keys2drivepilot.com.au/default.aspx
# L1-P1
"keys2drive is an Australia-wide education program for new drivers, their
supervisors, and driving instructors working together towards the goal of

Traffic throughput - we can all get along, but not you tailgaters!  Enjoy.
Thanks to Mr B and Boost for finding this.  (NSW RUH imparts the three
second rule, counted as one, two, three without the word 'thousand', works
out about the same as the two second rule when spoken wioth ...

VSI 50 INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
Thanks to  the strong fight we as 4WDers have all put up against VSI 50 - in conjunction with the
might of the 4WD aftermarket industry, we're very excited to announce that the pending VSI 50
suspension regulations have been INDEFINITELY POSTPONED by ...

Want a steering damper for the 4runner but was wondering if its worth buying something like OME or
EFS or just go Toyota.
The genuine ones are way smaller in diameter etc but it its not up to 4x4ing then Id go for an after
market unit such as EFS or the like.

My 1994 landcruiser diesel's original battery lasted for eight years. My
wife's 2003 Toyota Echo now going on 6 years is still on its original
battery, so clearly 12V batteries can have quite a long life, but all of the
replacement batteries I have had for the landcruiser have ...

Anyone had any issues running modified sine wave inverters?
I know that I have to modify Fluro fittings (Removal of the PF Correction Cap) for them to be happy
but has anyone else had issues with running equipment off an inverter?
Looking at a 1000Watt modified sine wave unit. $280 ...

Drove out of the driveway today and one km up the road doing 55 in a 70 Zone the lights truned amber
and so I braked to stop, well tried too. The BFGs just didnt want to stop at all! Slid right into
the intersection, luckely only a car lenght in anyway, was red by the time I ...