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| Toyota goes rugged with new FJ Cruiser | 11 Feb 2005 14:29 GMT | 23 |
It's not pretty... http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0502/10/C07-85677.htm
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| GM in recall cover-up scandal | 11 Feb 2005 10:19 GMT | 12 |
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101598
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| OT: What would happen? (electrical question) | 11 Feb 2005 06:36 GMT | 204 |
If you rigged up a power cord that was male at both ends, plugged each end into a power point and switched them both on, what would happen?
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| Magnas breaking down? | 11 Feb 2005 06:32 GMT | 2 |
Seen two of the current shape magnas broken down yesterday, both at intersections, both withing 1/2 hour of each other and both in same town, geez, one of them I couldn't even see the driver They must have some sort of self destruct timer in them, could be set to 5
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| Belive it or not: 110kph with gearbox in 2nd gear | 11 Feb 2005 05:38 GMT | 21 |
Exit big-end bearing: http://www.carsforums.com/showthread.php?t=3410 I knew a guy who drove 50 kilos in a VK Valiant with trans in second (3 speed auto) by mistake!?. He said he was doing about 80 kph. The
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| Diesel Rebate in QLD for the chop? | 11 Feb 2005 05:17 GMT | 8 |
Friend turned up t'other day bitching about diesel prices going up in the order of 10 cents a litre. Said he's seen stickers on bowsers that were on about the increase, and came up with a lot of stuff about NSW and other trucks turning up
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| Allison Automatics | 11 Feb 2005 04:32 GMT | 34 |
I'm in the process of trying to find an Allison automatic to put behind a Chev V8 in a bus for a motorhome conversion. I can source a bellhousing, torque convertor, etc. from a C60 chev truck, which fits at least one model of Allison box.
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| Holden driver retard sues for driving recklessly | 11 Feb 2005 01:57 GMT | 19 |
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12124985-1242,00.html I'm always amused at how these dickheads try to blame someone else when it's their own fault. Now he'll be limited to 5km/h in his electric wheelchair. Suck sh.t.
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| poms are no longer using breathalizers | 11 Feb 2005 01:46 GMT | 9 |
www.mikesdriveway.com/misc/duitest.wmv
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| Where to get Honda spares for discontinued models [Syd]? | 11 Feb 2005 00:52 GMT | 5 |
When changing the rear brake pads on a friend's 1999 Honda Prelude, I noticed that the rubber dust seal that surrounds the brake piston was broken. Upon trying to source a replacement, I found that the local Official Honda dealer does not stock discontinued model parts but was more ...
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| Holden Adventra feedback | 11 Feb 2005 00:48 GMT | 16 |
http://carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0,8269,12076744%255E29778,00.ht ml
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| Insurance (or lack of) | 10 Feb 2005 22:30 GMT | 78 |
Why the hell isnt Third Party Property Damage insurance mandatory? If you cant afford it, you can't afford to own a motor vehicle. The only other extreme is that you are filty rich, and can pay to fix any car you happen to smash into.
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| compressor for air horns | 10 Feb 2005 21:10 GMT | 13 |
My airhorns just have a tank that you can refill at the servo (with air, not petrol) or at home VERY slowly with my $20 compressor. Could I replace the tank with a compressor, and what would a compressor cost 2nd hand? Are compressors, compressors, or is an air-con compressor ...
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| The price of Porsche Boxster options. | 10 Feb 2005 09:08 GMT | 15 |
<www.mikesdriveway.com/misc/BoxsterPriceList.pdf> - 393KB Sure, it's an expensive car, but it seems to get a "fully optioned" one could cost you as much as TWO Boxters. Some of my "favourites":
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| VL head exchange | 10 Feb 2005 07:02 GMT | 16 |
I have found that I have have an aircon problem which is causing the engine to run hot on ~3/4 on 38 deg + days. The system was not cycling. I am worrying that I might have done damage to the head. Note the cooling system was bleed in the correct fashion in the past since the car ...
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