Comments by "Andy Saunders" (@andysaunders3708) on "JayEmm on Cars" channel.

  1. They were a good looking old beast. I had a silver '03 Overland, (WG, not WJ - built in Austria. Yes Austria, not Australia). It was a nice old car, with a genuine Redwood steering wheel, leather seats, sunroof, electric everything, and generally just a bit of a beast. Not a skerrick of corrosion on the body. Apparently the unibody was designed with input from Porsche - not sure if that's a good thing, but shows that a bit of effort was put into the last JGC with live axles and coil springs.. Mine was getting up there in the mileage, but I also had a blue '02 Overland with 417000 on the clock. It went fine. Stupidly, I sold the engine out of it. GRRRRR! I sold my silver one, as fuel prices in NZ are utterly bonkers, and I was getting pissed-off with the handling. The Overland was meant to be slightly lower than standard, but a previous owner had done a 2" lift on it. It was not pleasant in corners at speed. I was getting weekly compo for a brain injury for 3 years, and money was TIGHT, so I lacked the pingers to put it back to standard Overland spec.. Yep, and while only 265bhp, it would still hit the quoted 128mph. And that exhaust note, with the pop-pop-pop on the overrun.Have never owned a car with such a great soundtrack until this. I would love to find a low-mileage one, and then spend the $4K plus having the valve seats replaced, as this is generally the reason these engines snuff it. Although, there is a Dodge Dakota version of this engine that has 4 valves per cylinder, and develops a significant increase in power, and the valve seat issue has supposedly been cured. One day, maybe.
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  2. Your Rover may have had a better ride, but it would break down a lot more... I'm familiar with the E-series engine and head-gasket problems - apparently, it's between certain serial numbers. Never heard of the bottom-end going out to lunch.
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  3. Sunny/Pulsar/Sentra... Tiida/Versa, etc., etc. Much of a muchness. All pretty good basic transport.
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  4. Driving on the handbrake. It's a Jeep thing.
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  5. Nissan made an A12, A14 and A15. Pushrod, and, if I recall correctly, an alloy head. There was also a J15, in things like the 620 ute/pickup. They were good. The Nissan E-series was a totally different engine - SOHC, belt-driven and was also good, apart from the earliest ones, which had cylinder head issues.
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  6.  @JayEmmOnCars  Well, this is confusing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_E_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_A_engine I'm embarrassed. Nissan, the bastards, are always pulling stunts like this - try buying brake calipers for particular models, and you discover that there are several types within the same series and model year. Different designs from different manufacturers, for no apparent reason...
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  7. Do bad new video soundtracks still exist? Apparently so. What's with all the gaps?
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  8. I'd still rather have an Avenger.
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  9. The ZJ/ZG, (Austria strikes again), was a car I found less than inspiring. The appearance leaves something to be desired, as does the six-cylinder engine. Don't get me wrong - they go like trains, and the H.O. version is actually 2mph faster than the 4.7 WJ/WG. But they drone, and eat fuel. I had an Orvis version, imported from the UK, and TBH, it was a rattly old disappointment.
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  10. Bloody great cars - I've had several, and at least one got stolen...
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  11. Sort of a French Camry.
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