Youtube comments of Andy Saunders (@andysaunders3708).

  1. Powdered laundry detergent works pretty well - sprinkle it on the stain, then just moisten it, then leave it. Hose it of, while scrubbing -seems to work faster than the liquid stuff. Also effective for finding any cuts you may have on your hands... I'm amazed that the adhesive on the tape survived the ordeal! That's damn good tape.
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  2. SS Baychimo was obviously just a well-found vessel. Did some excellent work - nothing malevolent about her. Better made than her contemporaries. Rest in peace, old girl.
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  3. Further, some manufactures require special tools to instal parts, and these tools are only available to dealer workshops. My mother's Ford Mondeo was taken to an independent shop to have the transmission replaced. The rear main oil seal showed signs of leaking. Got the car back, and it was pissing engine oil after 100km, (60 miles), of use. Sent it back to the shop, and the poor bastards had to do the major strip-down, but called to say they couldn't obtain the installation tool from Ford. Fortunately, they spoke with an engine reconditioner, and found a work-around. Car is back, not leaking. So they did the entire job again, but stood by their work - no charge. Poor bastards. Excellent service.
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  4. My step-dad was a tanker captain, a ship's pilot, and then went onto lifeboats in the UK. Bravest man I ever knew. Sorely missed.
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  5. Hard case- these military strategists never put themselves at risk. And Petraeus didn't end up looking super-good...
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  6. I had a problem with epoxy, and found that when mixing it on cardboard packaging, it dragged some sort of wax coating off the surface, and the damn glue wouldn't stick properly. Mixing it on a bit of clean scrap sheetmetal stopped that happening. For what it's worth.
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  7. With her attitude, she'll be back. How ironic after her comments about other inmates coming back to prison...
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  8. Those things remind me of our travels around the States when I was between 10 and 13 years old. Now I'm 61, and I still have memories of huge areas just covered in those things. Super neat.
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  9. And the Belgians still have rather a lot of explaining to do.
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  10. Lost the battle for "hearts and minds", I'm afraid. As the US generally does - brutality doesn't cure brutality. Just brings everyone down to the same level of scuminess.
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  11. Shit. Sorry he's gone. I'm glad he found some comfort over the years. RIP, man.
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  12. Been next to and watched one of the last survivors take off on land - what a sound, and the plane was a lot bigger than I'd imagined. Ugly-ish on land, but not in the air, or on the water. Neat.
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  13. It's simple. Go to prison, you lose your liberty. You don't get sent there to BE punished. The fact that you've lost your liberty IS your punishment. Plus, any time is prison is a life-sentence, as it's on your record forever.
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  14. Isn't he fucking great?
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  15. Onan was a "squirter". Check the Bible...
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  16. MB Sprinter is the same as the VW Crafter, as far as I know, and they are both horribly expensive to repair, even when you can take the whole front off to get at the so-called engine.
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  17. That centre control was built in so the car could be LHD or RHD without major engineering changes. And, the stereos in those are bloody excellent.
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  18. Amazing. Very complex - I wonder about longevity - but this is a brilliant bit of engineering. The fact that it even works is proof of latent potential.
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  19. 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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  20. Any Scrap Car seem intent on just destroying - don't seem to be recovering parts?, Same with Recavia...
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  21. It's good that he was at least found, because so many people aren't. We've got a Dad and his kids who vanished from a beach in NZ a week ago, and they've found the car, but that's it. Super-remote location. Sad, and scary.
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  22. Nah. Lovely old car, but structurally unsafe.
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  23. It's such a good series. They're an evil car. I own a low mileage one, and everything just goes wrong, because it can. Bit like a Jeep....
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  24. This is impressive. The dis-assembly line.
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  25. Exactly what sort of people ARE these? Freaks me out, sorry.
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  26. Mate, you make it look easy. My local Jeep workshop, (closest thing to a Chrysler shop), quoted me $3500.00 to do this, "because the engine has to come out". Bastards. It's still sitting in my driveway, and I think, with your clip, we'll do it ourselves. Thanks heaps. Andy
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  27. This happened in New Zealand. Probably around 15 - 20 years ago. A British couple, (why do we let them in - haha?), emigrated to NZ. One of their most prized possessions what a FULLY REBUILT MG V8, with a complete new body shell from Heritage in England, or whatever they're currently called. However, Vehicle Transport NZ refused to issue a VIN, and to cut a long story short, bureaucracy prevailed. Sad. Believe it was sold as parts. I'd have preferred otherwise. Bloody desk people!
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  28. Excelsior! That's a word you don't hear too often these days, and a "gay" table setting would generally have a different meaning today. Sad, really.
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  29. Using steroids for livestock to a trait desired by Bangladeshi men. What?
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  30. Poor, poor lady. And the world id full of them, and children suffering in the same way. Good one, you so-called men.
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  31. Please lose the flashing Skills Panda logo - it's bloody distracting.
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  32. Nissan President wasn't too vile either...
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  33. PS: My little brother bought the Excel 1.5 off my now 90 year old Dad. Well over 400000 on the clock. Suddenly went gutless, and nobody in the town where they lived could figure it out. 2nd gear on ordinary hills, etc. I suggested dropping the exhaust, so they did that, and, (loud and proud), the car was off like a rat up a drainpipe. The exhaust was given some sort of violent clean-out, and off she went. Apparently still going strong at 480000, after a recent set of coils. Bloody good.
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  34. Well, we have 2 Tiida/Versas. One has 73000 on it, the other nearly 238000. Both CVT - RE0F08A and REOFO8B. Service them and they're fine. $550 to have it done in a shop, or a few hours being pissed off with all the bolts at home. $250, with fluid. $3800 for a replacement, minimum. Metal to metal contact. Have you ever looked at an engine? All metal, bro. Plus, I've worked on way more horrible cars, access-wise. Peugeot, Chrysler, Honda, Mitsubishi. CVTs are fine, as long as you look after them. Sadly, we live in a world where people expect things to work forever, without servicing them. I agree, the older Nissans, like the 910 Bluebirds had indestructible transmissions. FFS, if you don't clean out the tray at the bottom of your toaster, it'll crap out. What's your ideal car and transmission?
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  35. Never trust teenagers. Evil runs through them.
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  36. Wouldn't trust that Corinna as far as ANYONE could throw her.
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  37. Hope you disconnected the alternator leads before you zapped it, even if the battery leads were off... Trust me, it generally bites you if you don't - something to do with voltage/current surge buggering up diodes in the rectifier.
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  38. Weird. Over the years, I've had nothing but trouble from Mercurys. Your excellent video has made me realise how innovative they were, and I'll take another look at them.
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  39. I think you'll find it's spelt "naval", so you just embarrassed us again. Navel, indeed.
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  40. Man, I wish we had them in NZ! They're super intelligent, and lovely.
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  41. Especially helpful when the weaker wrench breaks, and sends a chunk of chrome vanadium steel into your face, and you smash the hand that was putting the tension onto it into something sharp and rusty.
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  42.  @andyevans2336  Pretty simple concept, really. You need to get a grip on your jealousy. How was this "going downhill"?
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  43. He's 100% correct. Look at us - "we're all nonconformists - we're SO different and looking the same, saying the same tired things"! Just look back at the last 50 years.
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  44. The Sunbeam Stiletto was my favorite of the range.
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  45. I always love it when people come out of the woodwork to assasinate the character of someone who can no longer respond to their allegations. I saw that once with one of my clients, and it made me physically ill. As in vomiting, and it bothers me to this day. If the guy was so fucked-up, and if you cared for him, why did you not intervene then? Huh????
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  46. The simple answer is that behind major wealth, there is always crime. How you define crime is up to you, but the manufacturers are NOT squeaky-clean.
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  47. A greedy woman? No, say it's not so...
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  48. Rami is the only one with a brain.
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  49. I agree, but it's better than a Citroen C3. By miles. Mine's got a dash lit up like a Christmas tree, but it's an '05. Just drove back from Auckland in a low mileage '14 C3. It was diabolical, and I truly didn't believe I'd make it home. Took me 2 hours longer than the same trip does in the PT, and it was hard work. Nursing it all the way. Had to repair the brakes before I could even get it 1/2-way driveable. That's the last money that goes into that thing. I'd prefer to fix the Chrysler - again. Citroen is spelt POS.
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  50. I dunno. I personally like them, but NZ Fire and Emergency say they, (and the trucks), are seriously troublesome. Could be that they want a pay rise, and are going on strike as a result. Maybe their trucks are under -specced? Dunno. I still think they are mighty nice machines.
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  51. With the WJ - go for the High Output 4.7. fitted from new to the Overland only. 30 bhp more than standard @ 265. Doesn't sound like much of an increase, but, dropped valve seats notwithstanding, actually surprisingly fast and effortless. I miss mine, but with gas prices in NZ, she had to go.
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  52. "It don't make sense". Oh yes it does, to the manufacturer. They get to sell a shitload of parts at inflated prices.
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  53. Try driving in Northland NZ. I just replaced 4 tyres because the car sounded like a helicopter. The old tyres were so screwed that I thought I had wheel-bearing problems, but these roads - huge potholes, frigging broken seal. Smashed my car to bits. Had to have all the subframe bushes replaced recently. Pissed off? Yup, and no comeback for my costs. I'm apparently supposed to know where the potholes or manhole covers are, (or aren't), and avoid them. Sucks.
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  54. Timing chain would be loose due to no oil pressure, surely???
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  55. People are cunts.
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  56. "The reason that bosozuku are gone now"... They died of boredom.
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  57. Hahaha. Shit, they're awful.
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  58. That's funny. "Strangely normal" Go well, amazing person.
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  59. Bugger me. That was unpleasant. I think that burns must be one of the absolutely worst ways to go.
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  60. Same shit in NZ, not on the same scale, but rising FAST! If it's young people, then all the so-called consequences aren't working. Little buggers, They just laugh at us. Administer serious boot to arse. If they don't like it, fuck 'em. If their parents bitch, then they need to be held accountable as well. "Oh, the cops let their dog bite my child", or "They tasered my baby". Exactly where was your little darling when this happened, and HOW COME YOU DID NOT KNOW? The PC world we live in does not allow parents to discipline their kids, with the combined result that the kids go apeshit, and the parents absolve themselves from any responsibility. I mean, seriously, FFS, the amount of kids being fed in schools - and not just lunch? You need a license for a dog, the world wants to lock up CATS??? But in the interim, let these armed, stupid and non-empathetic little sods run riot. Make a lot of sense to me. So glad I don't have any children, or I'd be locked up for SOME form of abuse, or whatever. I'd personally rather have a cat, but my work hours preclude that, in fairness to the critter concerned. My fucking car had better not have been stolen when I leave the house at 5.20am. Kids have already wrecked the back door trying to get into it.
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  61. That exhaust note. SO good. I had a 125 1600 DOHC, and it was a bloody rocket. I also had a Lada 1500, with a Weber carb conversion, and extractors. It was fucking cool. Pity I loaned it to a friend, long-term, and he never checked the oil. Ever. It still went when I got it back, but the engine was history. Thanks, Bill.
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  62. They are very lovely looking cars. I've never driven one, and have heard that they weren't super good. Bummer. Cheers for the clip.
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  63. You saved the customer a considerable amount of money. Good man. Most shops wouldn't bother - some do, and they are the ones who get my business. Have subscribed to your other channel - it's great! Cheers.
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  64. As a HUMAN, this makes me so angry and sad! Should never happen. So, the question is, like in any crime - who benefits?
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  65.  @jondoe7936  Hmmm.
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  66.  @jondoe7936  BTW - cool name, keyboard dude.
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  67.  @4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944  Odd. Given what you're watching. I'm all for nice looking intelligent ladies, but you're being a teeny bit off.
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  68. Those bloody awful crankshaft thrust washers...
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  69. If it flew, then it wasn't awful. I can see what they were trying to achieve.
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  70.  @peted5217  I have one "Down Under". Still runs. Just scared to drive it, in case anything else goes wrong. Actually, I love it. And so do the weeds growing around it.
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  71.  @terrywade6172  NO! These cars are made by accountants. They save a buck , here or there, buy leaving out things like access panels and so-on. Accountants are NOT the engineer's friend.
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  72.  @terrywade6172  Yes, I take your point. I was told that they had to shut the assembly line down for over 6 weeks, as the tolerances between engine and body were causing mucho damage. Staff had to be retrained. Poor old PT Cruiser. Much maligned car. I still like mine, but I have to spend quite a bit of money to get it road-legal again. Which is fine. Just gotta get the money together, this year, I hope.
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  73. Screw the critics. Do your thing, man. I envy you!
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  74. I'm sort of half sorry for the man, yet envious at the same time.
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  75. Nice job, and a very instructive clip.
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  76. Cars are built by accountants, not engineers.
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  77. Supposdly, I believe, renaming a ship is bad luck, or is that just superstition?
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  78. The entire idea of a "wet-belt" just confounds the shit out of me. Who gave THAT the ok? Ford might as well have made a sealed engine, that just gets chucked out at whatever mileage. Just chuck a new engine in every 3 years. POS. Someone could make a dollar out of a timing chain conversion kit...
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  79. With that level of radiation, how the hell do you service or repair any part of the truck outside the capsule?
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  80. "Just a mouse". They're sentient creatures and feel pain and emotion. Fuck all anti-mouse bastards and their pit-bulls.
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  81. When Chevrolet meant a solid car...
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  82. Utterly impressive flying skills.
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  83. Electric doors. Electric tailgates. No wonder people are becoming so unfit and helpless. I mean, seriously? It's therefore unsurprising that nobody uses their direction indicators anymore - it's obviously an unreasonably demanding and huge physical effort.
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  84. 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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  85. I had a relationship with a woman like this. Got out alive. Fucking lucky. She was the Terminator, and super-devious. And her brother is a cop. Scared me more than anyone I've ever met.
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  86. Not horrifying. Fascinating, though! Thanks.
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  87. I'd have fixed the truck first.
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  88. Ha! is right. Those axles move around like crazy as soon as you start messing with the control arms. Probably why they need 'em.
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  89. Oh no! Not individual responsibilty! Can't have that - it's not PC, dammit.
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  90. Tidy car. Tidy clip.
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  91. Nothing wrong with CVTs. Regular servicing is vital. Mine has, now, 240,000 on the clock. MR18DE engine, always goes, and trans fluid is in great shape - you could probably drink it,
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  92. So the Yaris is the new Starlet?
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  93. Eeeeyeeew. Diesel. Won't need to worry about high-speed stability, then. My petrol JC and JGC are good for 130 and 128 mph respectively - yup, the V8 loses 2 mph, but it gets there fast!!!!
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  94. You can kind of understand his position.
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  95. Sad.
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  96. Packin' the fudge - I suffered severe dehydration years ago, and man, that s*** didn't want to leave. Thought my head was coming out my a**.
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  97. That car is still wickedly bent.
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  98. I think that's called "artistic license", just to make the telly more interesting...
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  99. Mice are fun when they get to trust you, the little rascals.
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  100. Any Scrap Car seem intent on just destroying - don't seem to be recovering parts?, Same with Recavia...
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  101. Gay-looking, and gay little fish. See how the English language has been manipulated, misappropriated and destroyed by - errrm... I dunno, but it pisses me off
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  102. Sorry, Welding suspension components is a no-no for me. If it goes wrong, have fun talking to the judge....
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  103.  @itsjustmechill.5292  I lost my flatmate Bronwyn in exactly this way. Luckily, we were pulling a u-turn, and she was a bit intoxicated - she was lying on the road in the pouring rain, grazed and laughing hysterically. I shudder to thing what could have been. Parked the Beetle up, and it got stolen - hope the new "owner" used it for parts only...
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  104. We have an ancient C11. 2005?, 2003? Dunno. Best car ever - the deal is, it gets serviced regularly, and is up to 230,000km. MR18DE and CVT. Cheap to run, and will go like hell in Sport mode. The worst repair ever was a heater core. Cost a bloody fortune! Almost more than we paid for the car 6 years ago, TBH. I love it.
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  105. Gotta watch those accountants. If they don't get you one way, they'll get you another. Dirty dogs!
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  106. Yup.
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  107. Is the Manta engine actually a 2-litre? I ask, because I had a couple of Holden Sunbirds, (Toranas), fitted with the 1.9 cam-in-head engine of that era - looked exactly the same, and they were really a bit sad. One was near new, and was better, but still, no rocket-ship. Not that I'd expected it to be, but if the Manta had the same approximate capacity and output, it would have surely been disappointing. Nice looking car, as was the Capri.
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  108. Sylvester is extra-nifty. I'd have him, except possums are regarded as pests in NZ. Sucks.
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  109. We're all getting older, my friend...
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  110. Pigs are extra groovy, especially the wild ones who get to know you from babies. They are clever and bonkers. Yes, they CAN dance!
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  111. Would have been nice to know I was gonna watch a Caterpillar advert.
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  112. Re: indicator and wiper switch location. I have cars with both types, and it's not hard. It's just instinctive. Maybe the different interiors remind me which is which? Dunno.
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  113. I don't think he's that silly - there's simply too much responsibility and potential trouble involved. He's bloody good at what he does, I have to say.
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  114. What a tremendously honest man. Go well.
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  115. What a shit hole.
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  116. I despise RTV. Lazy engine-maker's friend.
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  117. What a guy.
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  118. Far out. It's all so corrupt. Shock, horror and disbelief...
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  119. Forgot about fuel economy, didn't ya?
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  120. I live in Enzed. Am envious of people who can do road trips there. Car stolen last night, so trip now FURTHER delayed.
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  121. "Big H". Catchy.
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  122. I like ém when they're going, and there are still a lot on the road where I am. My own one doesn't count - have owned it for 5 years, and haven't even tried starting it for at least 4 months. They're noisy old bastards. Mucho engine noise in the cabin. That's ok. It has haunted electrics, and I've pretty much given up, as my scan tool has vanished. Horn no go on first start, and ABS and traction control lights on. Second start, horn works, and lights out. Then doors randomly unlock, and so-on. Battery goes dead intermittently. Nobody's been able to fix it. Pity, as it was repainted not so long ago, and has no rust that is evident, apart from the hood frame, (surface only). A/C is not blowing cold. $6K for paint. I'll be lucky to get $1K for it as it stands, as it won't pass an inspection with the lights all over the dash...
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  123. Poor old Liz. That was probably the best screwing she'd ever got. What's she doing now?
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  124. Sunny/Pulsar/Sentra... Tiida/Versa, etc., etc. Much of a muchness. All pretty good basic transport.
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  125. Look. He was a nice guy, ok? He was just misunderstood.
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  126. You MAY find the radio controls on the back of the steering wheel spokes, at the back of the cruise control switches. Or not. Depends on the option level, and year of manufacture.
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  127. Thing eats those things like a log-chipper devouring logs! Half-cat. half-machine!!! Beautiful little thing. I'd take it home, and YOU know it wants to be with you. Such a cool little angry voice.
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  128. Because the name PT Cruiser was already taken.
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  129. Yes, I'm both here.
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  130. CAT pony motors were, and are, even more now, a constant course of frustration. It's not like they were ever maintained, which is kinda dumb, given that, if you're 100 miles out in the sticks, it's the only thing that will get you running, and possibly save your life. Sounds like a stuck valve to me - off-beat compression.
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  131. Toyota workshops. Ripped my ex off on her RAV4. The thing is still fucked, and they charged her $900 for 2 tyres. Burns oils worse than the fires in Kuwait but doesn't blow smoke. Most odd. Stupid car. It cost a shitload of money, and now it's basically worthless. My little sister wants to buy a Kluger/Highlander hybrid. They're not too cool - awful sounds from the engine from new - but it's her money. My brother have the V6 versions, and they're good. RAV4. Probably not. Toyota dealer service - definitely not.
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  132. Love those screamers.
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  133. Or the stuff is made by prison inmates? Dunno. Might simply be economies of scale...
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  134. Doug. They're wheelbarrows. They aren't meant to be beautiful, and they don't need infotainment. Fucks sake, just use it to get the job done.
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  135. 5SFE? Seemed to get crappier as they were fitted to the later Camrys. Overheating, leaking oil, and just generally more unpleasant - never quite figured out why, but also noisier and more gutless than the earlier version. Old one did 400000km, ran a big-end massively but I drove it for weeks afterwards, (with the stereo set on max),, next one 350000km, then the nifty final one struggled to make it to 200000km. Just kept getting hot and leaky. Grrrr! Kind of the end of Toyotas for me, really. ?
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  136. 14.7 to 1. Atmospheric pressure is 1 bar, or14.7 psi. Coincidence? I think not...
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  137. "This game isn't dangerous". Love it. Poor guys.
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  138. They DID make a Mk II 2500 PI - I know, as I drove a dark red one in Palmerston North. I also saw others around. The one I drove was fast for it's time, but apparently, according to the owner, it was still very unreliable, requiring constant attention to the injection system. Ancient history, I guess, and I always prefered the look of the Mk II.
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  139. "Represent". Grow up, you toddler. And most people ARE "too scared to go to jail", mate because it's the kiss of death to their future. Halfwit!
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  140. Change a cambelt on a 2.4 PT Cruiser. Might have to forget lunch. For about 3 days.... Or months, when you find all the other broken shit, like all the mounts. Only low mileage, too. Like the man said, everytime I go to drive it, something else breaks.
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  141. Yep, you got caught with the control arms, just like we did. Mongrel job lining those up.
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  142. Advance the timing
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  143. Oooh! Mustard!
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  144. Actually, what's the difference?
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  145. What's up with the subtitles? I'm pretty deaf, and even I can pick up the mistakes... Funny!
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  146. Bugger this - it's a waste of my time. Bye
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  147. The PTC is a good car, but haunted by electrical issues. And it's a shit to work on...
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  148. Semaphore, dude.
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  149. Far out! Oscar's Toyota is almost as bad as my Mazda. Respect, brother.
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  150. Where are the V8 Jeeps?
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  151. You thought the Qashqai looked awful, then WTF are you doing buying one of these horrors? Sad.
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  152. Far out! That PT sounds just like mine with the hood open. A bucket of bolts running through a bandsaw. Busted trans. mount? Wasps and bees attack me too... I had to run into the sea once after bee-ing, (sorry!), swarmed big-time. I'm allergic as hell.
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  153. Damn straight. I need tires for my Mazda, and even though I worked over 50 hrs last week, rent has eaten the money. So i'm driving on Baldinis.
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  154. Pretty sick of "patina". Just a dodgy reason not to do the whole job, IMO. Looked at a ZJ Orvis with "patina". Ir was basically a wreck, body-wise.
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  155. Phoebe is a cat I'd love to have at my place.
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  156. Wouldn't Step 1 be "DRAIN THE OIL"? Just asking.
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  157. Didn't look like the bodywork was even finished, so hardly time to be worrying about an alignment... Was a junk car anyway, IMO. For sure an insurance job. They have it all work out down to the last cent.
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  158.  @wesgregg6451  Maybe! In NZ, that car would be totaled if it was insured, and good luck repairing it and getting a legit Warrant of Fitness if it was a home job. They're relatively harsh here. Some still sneak through, though, on the old "Dial a Warrant" system... No need to repair such a shitheap - plenty of cheap beaters around for almost nothing. Wreckers offered a max of $110 for a running, legal Suzuki Swift, (2014 model?), believe me. I tried selling one to stop my ex getting it, and I'd just paid $8500 for it. OTOH, Bought a Grand Cherokee Overland for $1300 - one owner. High mileage, but FSH. Lovely wagon, but now gas too expensive to drive it.
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  159. I bought my PT Cruiser, (2005 2.4i Classic Auto), by accident - I'd always thought they were sort of cool, but not not exactly my heart's desire, Unfortunately, with 2 auctions closing, and a severely stuffed Camry wagon that had been clocked and cooked sitting in my carport leaking ATF all over the place, I needed wheels for the next day. So I hit BUY Now on an online auction, and then the internet went all strange. So I ended up with the Cruiser, and a Peugeot 308 7 seater. It was a rocket, but extremely fucked. So I lost a few bucks on it and kept the Chrysler. I like it because it's weird, goes ok, and is an export model, so maybe it handles better than the US version. It was still built in Mexico, but the biggest annoyances are a persistent rattling from the driver's side mirror, and the prospect of spending $NZ800 to have the timing belt done, (145km - 90k miles). If I do that, I'll bite the bullet and get the engine and transmission mounts done at the same time, rear suspension bushes as well - (you should see our roads in Northland). Theoretically,, this may cost me $3000, but the car is is freaky and so versatile that I'd rather spend the money on it than on a deposit on another shitty Toyota. Any else noticed that Toyotas ain't what they used to be? At the moment I'm driving a Mazda Demio. Well, no I'm not - it's too depressing I'll walk.. Cheers, Andy
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  160. Got a bollocking from Google about my last comment being obscene or disrespectful. Well, it was, but only slightly. Live with it, mega-corp.
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  161. Mr Scum, with the world's stupidest haircut, and the most narcissistic manner in hit attitude - he walks like a prick, and I would say he is one. I knew a family for 15 years, and the husband was like that - ruined the lives of his wife and kids, and still walks the streets - doing "free psychological tests" on single women.
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  162. I always preferred the following model, without the wrap around rear window, cos to me, it just looked "cleaner". Had several wagons, which nullified that issue anyway, and the 1600 engine was absolutely indestructible. I rolled one, hit a tree sideways in another, and the were all still driveable. The only saloon I personally owned was a later model 1725, and went well. I moved on to Hunters, and again, wagons - you can sleep in them, which is a plus. Wish I still owned any of them. Have had Rapiers and Sceptres, to. Excellent machines.
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  163. Or a marketing thing...
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  164. Apart from the obvious oil everywhere, the thing looks pretty clean for the mileage, but the pan looked to be pre-damaged. Surely they don't come from the factory like that? Mind you, it's a Jeep. I've had several, and they aren't particularly beautifully engineered, and the newer they get, the worse, etc., etc.
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  165. Just use a vaccum gauge, until you get close to 17 on the dial...
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  166. Was going to ask "where's your flux' Ray"?
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  167. Love it.
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  168. This is the reason I don't buy Ford.
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  169. TBH, the phone works better than the GoPro.
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  170. I really thought that bost was gonna break. Nice technique - at least it didn't snap off. That would have been a few minutes of bad language.
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  171. How could they take the car, unless it had Eleanor stamped into the metalwork????
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  172. I'd give up all three for some peace and quiet.
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  173. What make is the engine in it? Continental?
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  174. Camrys die for a reason, you're right. I've got well over 400K from early ones.
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  175. We call those "scabblers".
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  176. Thanks for the beddie-bye thought. Should keep me awake for a month.
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  177. I own a couple of Chrysler's wonderful products, and one has intermittent issues as you showed in the clip, as well as the Traction Control light coming on. Of course, every time I go to fix it, it stops doing it... Makes for great frustration. I suppose I need to buy a DECENT scan tool. And, yep, digital multimeters have beedn an issue for me as well. Even using the "prove, test, prove" isn't 100% guaranteed to show random issues. And, yep again, the first thing done is replace the batteries if I get wonky readings. I was always taught "trust your instruments". Sorry, but no.
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  178. I've had 2 BMWs. They belonged in the toilet, and I'd never buy another one. Had the use of a couple of Mercedes, and felt blahhh. Haven't driven that model Fiat, but had a 125, a 125T and used a 124 Sport for some time. Fun. No experience with Alfas, but I'd personally give the German cars a big fat miss.
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  179. Nessecity is the mother of invention. I know Frank Zappa was keen on that, but, in any event, if it works, do it...
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  180. Lift-kits on road-going vehicles. Nah. Someone installed one on my WJ Overland, only about 2.5 inches. Handled like shit, and broke stuff. Tiresome.
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  181. Chat GPT is not to be trusted, sorry.
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  182. Reg, the dairy owner, is a nice man, it seems.
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  183. Microns, dammit.
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  184. Best keep it as your daily. See if you can double the mileage.
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  185. Those control arms are flimsy sheetmetal pressings, probably made in a North Korean prison. Attention to detail? I think not.
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  186. Looks sort of Studebaker-ish. Is that a word, in English, anyway?
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  187. I wouldn't fish a drowning one out of my toilet, let alone go to the trouble of buying one.
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  188. Man, if I worked in your shop, I'd be bitching to management about the phone ringing in the workshop. Bloody infuriating! Hire someone in the office to answer it - you guys don't need the distraction. It's one of my pet hates - phone noise when you're trying to work... Yep, I know it's good that it rings, and often, but not in the actual shop. Cheers for your always excellent, instructive and entertaining videos.
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  189. Built by criminals, ripping off the taxpayer. Again, Yawn. It would have been cheaper and more effective to upgrade the old ships.
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  190. Insurance guy = Upper Middle Class Twit of the Year. Pathetic effort, dude.
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  191. Or sand it to bare metal, and then just drive. And you could wash it often... With salty water. Patina will happen amazingly fast.
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  192. French cars, (modern ones anyway), are truly awful. Had a Peugeot 2008, 200sonething else, and they were crap - killer aircon, though. Now, a Citroen C3 Exclusive. Absolute dogbox. Makes a PT Cruiser look good. My friend's Nissan Versa beats this POS hands down, even with the CVT, and it's just about at 200,000km. Nice car, drives fine, 1.8 twin-cam. Goes well, great on gas, etc, etc. The Citroen - just forget it. Absolutely no redeeming features.
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  193. Sorry, I missed spelling out my point - Toyotas, which I feel aren't as great as they used to be, are still great cars. Japanese, Korean - all fine. Euro stuff. Nope. By a bike - an Asian one...
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  194. I had a cat like that. Hung around the back door, but you couldn't get near him. Called him Big Puss. Yeah, original, I know. He wasn't very well, so I ground up diazepam and put it in his food. Lying on the back lawn, feet in the air. Picked up, taken to the vet. Surprisingly, he was actually pretty healthy. Never became a cuddly cat, but I could sit on the back stairs and gently stroke him while he ate. Yes, made a little house for him. I liked him a lot. He wasn't violent to the other cats, but simply didn't trust people, poor guy.
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  195. I love it how they are so trusting, because they haven't been abused yet. That one is screechy hungry!
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  196. I have some serious, SERIOUS doubts about this case. That's really all I can say.
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  197. They'll regret that. No doubt about that. You can smell that corporate shit happening in the background. You will persevere, and succeed.
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  198. I'm not sure if the Ford Escape is the same as the Mazda Tribute V6, (pretty sure it is), Duratec engine, but a r/f brake hose collapsed, The car went left hard at about 130 when braking hard, wrote itself off, and hospitalised me. Had to be cut out of the thing, Cops tried to do me for reckless driving, as there were no skid marks, (on a wet road). 3 years off work.face-red-droopy-eyes All charges eventually dropped, and insurance paid out. Mysteriously, they lost the wreck. What a shitbox. There are still bits of that vehicle over 50 metres in the bush - spotlights, my cellphone, documents, and unfortunately I don't remember the incident, but I often go looking for that phone. 12 mpg on a good day, but it WAS fast,. Not the best car I ever owned, and I paid a shitload of money for it. It hurt quite a lot, in all ways. I still can't walk properly. Never buy a car with a name that starts with "M".
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  199. I just want a car that works, and a bit of a break from a dash full of idiot lights.
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  200. Paradise, all right, my man. I'd love that view!
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  201. Battle Royale my arse.
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  202. Sounds super-ill.
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  203. Try the 2.4. Much quicker, even as an auto. Mine handles fine, so I'm not sure what's bothering you.
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  204. That was a good and practical fix. Isn't gonna fall apart! Stop bitching, people.
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  205. Had an '02 Overland with 417000 km on it. Actually, still own it, but someone bought the engine. I actually have a video of it's last trip on the road, and it was a rust-free car, 2-owner. Regret selling the motor now. Still have an '03 Overland, and it goes like a bat out of hell. Needs new rear suspension work, and some parts have arrived from RockAuto. Yay. Again, rust-free, and has done 256000 km. Use zinc-based oil. Slows down the likelihood of valve-seat issues. Bloody thirsty around town, but good on trips. Sadly, someone has lifted it 2+ inches, so I'll take the old bits off the engineless one to get it back to it's proper Overland, (lower), ride height. Not sure how many Overlands are left in NZ, but I turned down an offer of $6.6K for it. Even if I park it up, it can't get worthless. 4.7 High-Output. Super fun.
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  206. Blame lazy judges. Half of them are hungover, and simply aren't accountable. It was recently said that the "appeal" process keeps them honest - good luck getting an appeal in this country. And social justice? Nah...
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  207. Another thought - powdered graphite has worked for me on unhappy ignition switches and locks...
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  208. Horrible, cheap and nasty wiring harness, poorly routed and fitted. Very frustrating for all concerned. Especially you.
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  209. Laundry powder is good, too - as long as you have no cuts in your hands...
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  210. Went to Stonehenge in 1968. Very eerie sensation, which I feel to this day.
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  211. Wobbly is GOOD. Such a lovely cat.
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  212. Mine's ok, just a bit weird electrically... Oh, and changing the cambelt.
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  213. It didn't help that many of the cars were unattractive parts-bin specials, with questionable build quality, and few not-so-great engine designs. However, I still miss the pre-'80s vehicles, for the most part. Old and generally slow, but friendly.
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  214. Shit. I didn't expect the up/down movement on the crankshaft. So I WAS wrong. Damn, I hate that.
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  215. I don't like horses much. The fuckers have a brain the size of a walnut, and they kick viciously. However, it didn't look that horsie in the clip needed to be put down. I've done heaps of drugs in my misspent youth, but I don't do 'em now. Deffo not K, or Fentanyl. Not utterly certain that there's much difference, at the end of the day.
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  216. just say it, man. Somebody has to.
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  217. L20B - come across those? Hard to kill...
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  218. Ford consumables part numbers mean nothing, in reality. They are just numbers they put on someone else's products. How do I know this? Selling bearings to a Ford parts shop for bugger-all money and then seeing them reboxed/rebagged into "Genuine Ford Parts" packaging, then sold at 4 x the price, (at a minimum). My best mate then installed them at the Ford workshop. We both watched the parts turning from Saeco to Ford on the packaging rip-off. I'm fairly certain that a large proportion of automotive brands do the same thing. I know that the vehicle manufacturers don't make spark plugs, wheel bearings, brake pads and air filters, but selling them as "genuine" spares is fraud.
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  219. Fuel is a chemical.
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  220. Nice machine.
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  221. Don't tell.
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  222. Brave man. Family first.
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  223. You are a very good man, and you now have an exceptional companion.
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  224. I truly hope that I don't get in trouble for owning a PT Cruiser, because I'm ALREADY in trouble for owning a PT Cruiser... I refer to it as "Shit" See you in court, dudes.
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  225. Never mind the burning oil - it can be topped up. The damn headlights on those things are a major pain in the butt. Dodgy and unnecessary complications in the system.
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  226. Even the old EB1 Civics had that problem...
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  227. Filthy? Looks like my car AFTER I've cleaned it.
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  228. Fergus Wilson is Satan.
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  229. Jeep 4.7 HO, or are they dead from the factory?
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  230. So. The Police vehicles never got MOT'd? Seems weird.
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  231. Lovely. I enjoy cats who want to chat all the time...
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  232. i do NOT like modern airliners - if a laptop can crap out so often, then why would I trust a computerised plane? I don't. Bring back ships. At least the fuckers will usually still float if the electronics BSOD, or whatever...
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  233. YEP. That'd be you.
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  234.  @justlucky8254  Sorry, but I sincerely don't understand your question.
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  235. Off roading a 4x4? Shit. Sacrilege.
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  236. Welds better than me too. I had a welding job dream last night. Very scary.
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  237. It disrupts the molecularr structure when you whack it.
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  238. Man, you look happy and RELAXED. You earned that.
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  239. An island called Enema Rear? Might give that place a bit of a miss, sorry, no how matter how beautiful it may be. Sounds like it would give me the shits.
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  240. Serious question - it's an ancient vehicle, so why not spray the fasteners with some lubricant goodness before even trying to undo them? Might make life easier, and it generally works for me...
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  241. Funny how they print all that DOHC 16 valve shit on the rocker cover. You can only see it when the engine is so far apart that it's irrelevant. Effing Chrysler. (Or Daimler - Benz in this case).
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  242. Is the engine in that a distributor or separate coils? Condenser if it's a dizzie...
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  243. Yep, been there, done that. Frigging TJs, especially. Gotta build the things upside down.
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  244. Change it's name to Rastus, or Aloyisius, or something. Job done. Fuck naming cars - it's just a bit sickening.
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  245. Not sure what you mean - my JGC Overland had a central handbrake. Weird.
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  246. Dad's right. Hope the family's OK.
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  247. This man needs to brush up on his grammar, and, BTW, it's the MARIANAS Trench, damn it! And: 2 Americans???
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  248. Camshaft bearings???
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  249. One clean piston crown - looks water blasted to me.
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  250. I guess that paying for your education like that might incline you to pay attention in class.
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  251. That's NZ for ya. Our ferries apparently do the same thing. These obfuscating bastards are full of shit, sorry.
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  252. Daimler-Benz also allowed them to build the PT Cruiser and the WJ/WG Grand Cherokee. I have both. Sadly.
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  253.  @darksuns7384  Really? So what do you drive now...
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  254.  @rustynail7866  I believe that's the big difference - looks fairly obvious from the clip.
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  255.  @randybeard6040  I had one of those. Ghastly car, sorry.
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  256. I reckon that AI is going to tank credibility-wise very soon, as it's just so crap at what it's supposed to do. I, for one, won't be sad.
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  257. Informative and clip, delivered intelligently, with geat humor.
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  258. Learn something about cars, other than making a profit. Then you'll start MAKING a profit, and not wasting money on munted shitheaps.
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  259. Guano. Sounds like something you could roll up and smoke. You go first, though...
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  260. PTs were a fun idea, badly executed. I had the same problem on my WJ Overland. Left it parked for 2 days with the radiator cap off, and it cured itself - airlock?
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  261. He's lovely.
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  262. Mine had a 2.2 litre 4-cylinder engine, 3-speed auto and came with terminal rust. I liked it, but it was scrapped after 5 years, because it was so rotten. Overdrive would have been good, but wouldn't have cured the vicious structural corrosion.
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  263. Crimp like a madman.
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  264. God forbid that anyone ever fitted a drainplug to the trans pan...
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  265. 8 nuts of the windage tray, and 7 back on???
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  266. I had a thing, (once), that looked like a plug socket, but was full of metal needles. - you dropped it over the stud, and no matter which way it was turned, it gripped and removed said stud. Not so certain it'd work on horrid soft alloy.
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  267. Jeez. Budget gang...
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  268. Buy one, then. Yup, love Wu-Tang, but not the car...
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  269. What a shit of a process.
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  270. Horrifyingly, so did Renault. That was a fairly short-lived collaboration.
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  271. Ah shit. Jumped the gun - again.
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  272. That Army 4-engine thing is my kind of car. Be easy to park - just drive over the opposition.
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  273. Modifying the thing probably would have voided the warranty. ?
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  274. "Copious". Very good word.
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  275. But you pour stuff so well!
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  276. Driving on the handbrake. It's a Jeep thing.
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  277. Soft-close motor. What to say?
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  278. And the direction indicators don't work on German cars. Apparently.
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  279. Don't be there, girl. You have time to be somewhere else.
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  280. Re the evap line glue - it's likely a thing to make factory assembly "foolproof".
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  281. Great video.
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  282. Excellent kittens.
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  283. Never mind the scan results being unreliable, (the tricky and inconvenientpolicy of "encrypting" them is a dirty trick - BMWs are unreliable, IME. Super nasty cars.
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  284.  @miguelrocha1880  Ok, I'm glad that you have had a good experience. I haven't and neither have several friends. To my horror, I have just discovered that the Citroen C3 I have parked in the driveway has one of a "new range ofsmall petrol engines that PSA Peugeot Citroën developed in partnership with BMW. These "Prince" engines have double overhead 16 valve camshaft, on-demand oil and water pumps, and BMW's patent injection and ignition technology." - Wikipedia Faaarrrk.
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  285. Pretty low mileage for that sort of issue.
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  286. Trust me. Most of them are truly awful.
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  287. It's French for PT
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  288. Amazing idea. Modern tech should allow development of the flywheel system. Super-cool.
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  289. Well done you.
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  290. "Sit on my face and tell me that you love me." Good to see that the rest of them have matured to such a degree.
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  291. Quick question - where are all the people???
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  292. Saw a 4 litre one cut up to be a beach buggy in NZ. Man, it was loud, and insanely fast, especially on forestry roads. Bit of a waste. Old Wolseley 6/110 - rebuilt it for someone, and it was a very powerful car - much more than I expected. Should never have given it back. Mucho torque!
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  293. You'd likely sell the engine and trans for 3 x what you paid for the whole car...
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  294. Is that battery crud caused by overcharging? I can't stop it from happening. We have 2 of the same cars - one, the battery goes flat, the other gets the green stuff on the positive terminal only. Perhaps I should switch batteries over??? Shit - they want $1200 for an alternator and say they're unrepairable. Well, I took one apart, (a second-hand sacrificial unit), and it doesn't look super different to any other alternator I've ever seen... Annoying, so have a solar trickle charger on the one that dies, and guess what? It doesn't die anymore, so likely a faulty diode allowing he battery to drain. Just a pain in the ass to remember to hook it up when the thing's going to be parked up for more than around 3 days. Dunno. Solar charger good. Green crud bad.
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  295. I hate screens. Way to raise the road toll, dudes. You're driving, not being entertained.
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  296. Everything after the WJ has IFR, and that sucks a lot.
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  297. I've still got my '05 PT. It's, as usual, dead, but I can't bring myself to dispose of it. Dunno what it is about them, but they're a strange sort of fun. Very strange...
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  298. All the best with that, but I'd just get shot of it.
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  299. Rangrey!
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  300. 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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  301.  @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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  302. Very annoying lady. Wasting the Police's time. Could be dealing with other crimes. And, if he "kills himself", where's the loss? He WON'T - he's a chickenshit wimp.
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  303. "See what we've got to work with here..." IME, nothing.
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  304. Must have been his old home?
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  305. MB-Tex causes a sore ass after 2 hours. Durable, though.
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  306. 2005 Nissan Tiida, with 235000+ on the clock. Keeping it. Insurance co. wrote it off after someone crashed into the rear hatch. Took the payout and bought the "wreck" back. It's good. When it's not bad. But at least, most of the time, it's fixable. 1.8 litre engine in a relatively tiny car. We have a later one with a 1/4 of the mileage, but it's a 1.5. Larger engine is understressed. Smaller one works harder, and you can feel it on hills. I don't believe it'll last as long. Hope I'm wrong...
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  307. It's cool. I loke the concept. However, that first fucker seems an arrogant sociopath - I'd say he'll be one of the three.
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  308. That is a YJ, dude.
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  309. Laurence - what a guy. Showing his chivalry - walks in first, and lets the door go. Mr Personality. LOSER!
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  310. They're probably built in Chinese prisons. No motivation for quality contiol.
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  311. Happened to me several times on panel and paint jobs. Which is why I don't do that anymore.
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  312. "Stab away from yourself". Good advice to ponder further while imprisoned, you mad individual... All good, clean fun.
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  313. Well done, you.
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  314. I'm not keen on all those grinder sparks so close to the fuel tank...
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  315. Sounds like a 5 cylinder at idle and slightly above, and then like a V8. Great explanation. Thank you.
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  316. I want the sticker - two in fact. How much?
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  317. Those new cells look better than my flat...
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  318. Buster is the man. Beautiful animal.
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  319. Yous need a pretty hard pencil, ho-ho. Bring on the "put some lead in your pencil" jokes. Don't think what you're doing, as I watch, will last, but it might get you running temporarily. Meanwhile, in the background, a trainload full of magneto covers is passing...
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  320. That's so, so cool. We had a lamb at boarding school, named Stewart. He was a lunatic.
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  321. Asshole vs. asshole. A-mazing. And they start at the same gas station every time? Golly, that must make them hard to catch.
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  322. White heat. That's terrifying. Never drive a modern diesel in long grass, then...
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  323. Why the fuck weren't lawyers present from the beginning of these interrogations? They'r e evil little bastrds, as evidenced by the video, but those kids were entitled to a lawyer.
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  324. But why would you want to? Idiotic video to put out there.
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  325. And it's back. ?
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  326. Those dash blanks - I think you could get a tacho, (possibly King Cab only), and an analogue clock. They're fun on gravel roads, especially when empty...
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  327. Bloody hell. I guess he died doing something he wanted to do. Be flying around in heaven, with luck.
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  328. Can't get a cruise control in NZ that will legally kick in until at least 60km/h, apart from the PT Cruiser, or the Citroen C3. WJ Grand Cherokee High Output starts at 60, but it doesn't comprehend the "cruise" aspect, and any minor increase on any inclination, it drops down 2 speeds, and you're kind of hanging on for the ride. Love that car. Don't think HO cruise has a max, or maybe it's broken, but gets over 160 km/h, and has to be cancelled.
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  329. Cracked windscreen RHS?
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  330. Easy to watch, so you've fixed it - and the car.
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  331. What's the deal with electric liftgates? Are we that unfit that we can't open the things ourselves? Convenience? I don't think so when this shit happens.
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  332. I've never seen a Nissan HR engine with a full engine cover. Some weird Mercedes/Nissan/Renault engine, or some such. We have a 1.5 in our newer Tiida, and it seems to go ok. Less power than my 1.8, but very nice to drive.
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  333. Free and loose. Just like my ex.
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  334. NZ law is not a whole lot better, very sadly.
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  335. Broken microwave there, kids.
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  336. I had a Honda Odyssey. Once. I hated that thing. I drove it a few times, and scrapped it, the POS. My Accord US wagon was great, but the H.O? Never again.
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  337. I wish the cars could give a "Doug Score"...
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  338. Please speak a LITTLE bit slower, otherwise fantastic.
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  339. The XJ is tiny. The ZJ/ZG and WJ/WG are much bigger, inside and out.
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  340. The mighty square-drive. Everywhere in NZ. Love ém.
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  341. The "Print things for actual no reason department" Mind you, the may have a publication on cotter-pins; the history, styling, installation and removal methods. Could be a thrilling read.
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  342. Well, the B-36 obviously worked well, then , didn't it?
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  343. That looks suspiciously like a Mazda 121, or it's Ford stablemate. Shit, you just pointed that out. "Tied up in bed together". Kinky. Must be the cataclysmic perverter. Tiny cars are fun! I have an old Mazda Demio - bloody great, goes like the clappers, (VVTI), and SO easy to park. Neat.
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  344. UNFORTUNATELY it's just water. For the owner, anyway. Hence all the destruction on the fittings. Coolant might have prevented the entire problem. Saved some bucks by using water. Now you gonna pay!
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  345. Level in radiator too high.
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  346. Should have been called the Ford Rotator.
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  347. Man, that coffee looks like weasel-piss. Poor you.
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  348. Same with possums in NZ. And feral kittens make amazing pets.
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  349. "Just 'til the song finishes". So effing sad, and corrupt, really.
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  350. Do bad new video soundtracks still exist? Apparently so. What's with all the gaps?
    1
  351. Fisher-Price . Saved a lot of people from becoming dumbasses.
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  352. Fit for the crusher. Sad.
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  353. I have the highest regard for any of those pilots.
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  354. That's the way. Nice machine. Change the engine oil, and it'll likely stop smoking so badly.
    1
  355. You sure you're not doing it back to front? I generally hang them loosely from the top, and then am free to manipulate everything downstairs. Still a bit grumbly, but not THAT bad?
    1
  356. Gotta love people.
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  357. They were a handsome car, TBH. It's a pity the Avenger had to die, but the poor old Hunter had had its day.
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  358. Oh, NOW I get it. Weird and horrid.
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  359. Speedo number printing. You're making yourself like an anorak. I'm sure you're not. Just drive the damn thing!!!!!!!!!
    1
  360. Do those things have a ballast on the headlights?
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  361. Nasty cheap parts.
    1
  362. It's funny how people talk to small animals in a squeaky voice, Not criticising. If it works, do it. And, obviously, it did.
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  363. I'm not a big fan of the HiLux, but you really need to go back and do your homework. You can get ALL the options that you seem to be sad about being deprived of. It's an implement for getting a job done.
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  364. I like you, man. You're no hack. Keep that sad old thing running. I'd pay $400 for it...
    1
  365. Nice looking car, but I'm not a fan of the wheels.
    1
  366. So... Mao was a lunatic, and probably a very cruel and unpleasant guy, but at least he made women's lives easier.
    1
  367. I realise this a family channel, but that looks like my girlfriend when she thinks she's getting a new car. Steady, steady stream...
    1
  368. I thought the tread was moulded into a continuosly moulded re-cap. I saw that back in the '80s.
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  369. Amorphous panels work, whether it's sunny or not. Well, mine does.
    1
  370. Get a forklift. They're SO useful!
    1
  371. Bit of momentum going uphill wouldn't have killed you.
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  372. I want a commission...
    1
  373. Nukes. Fuck 'em.
    1
  374. Can't see the point of trying to make a couple of hundred out of it. There'll be 100 in doing the wee chores. And it's a 4 x 4, so it's got to be worth a bit more than the bog-standard version.
    1
  375. Airless sprayers. DEFFO!
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  376. Man, that Martin is seriously ugly, sorry. Bet they didn't sell in any volume!
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  377. Interesting... I'd imagine she'd press one back in one's seat when accelerating in O/drive.
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  378. "Known commodity" is simply typecasting.
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  379. Statler - you are a good guy. Love you, man.
    1
  380. What's that heatsink looking thing that is off to the left of the distributor, hanging off the rocker cover stud, with no nut holding it down? Intermittent earth or something going on?
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  381. What do you do with the battery and alternator when welding? In my experience, the surge of the welder tends to bugger the diodes, etc., in the alternator, and apparently, batteries get upset as well. I just used to disconnect everything, inc. ECMs and shit. Not worth the risk.
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  382. Who did your research, you halfwit?
    1
  383. So, what does the USA do with their old nuclear subs? Hmmm?
    1
  384. Silicone causes way more trouble than it's worth. Good old Gasket Goo, if you can still get it, fixes a multitude of issues. Heaps of other oprions, too, but I really never trust silicone.
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  385. I'd have done the top bolt first, but then, I'm not doing the job.
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  386. And they drive better than a WJ Grand Cherokee. Got a low mileage one - anyone want to buy it?
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  387. Try using it harder!
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  388. 454 c.i., with that sad output? Why?
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  389. The 2E. Utter rubbish.
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  390. High mileage Nissan Tiida. Probably a Versa to you. 2005, with 230K on the clock. CVT. 1.8. Bloody good car, even though it's all knocked about, but it's still legal, economical and reliable. Pretty grunty in Sport mode, but I don't do that anymore. Love my shitbox cars. I have family members with new Mustangs, Volvos, Teslas, Toyota Klugers and so on. I'm the black sheep of the family, but I can do my own repairs. My car does not define me. I couldn't come up with $4:00 in an emergency. I still win. (I just did a 1000km round trip in that old dungbox, and it never missed a beat).
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  391. It was fun!
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  392. Wow. Cupholders, just like a Nissan.
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  393. Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. What a great looking wagon!
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  394. Interesting and scary.
    1
  395. I mean, why do decent oil filters have a check valve built in? Who wants to run a dry engine for any amount of time? Not me.
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  396. Yeah. Wagons are so great, and useful. SUVs are kinda bad handling and uneconomical. Jeep GCs are great, but not as good as this...
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  397. No more Beemers, my man.
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  398. Try that in NZ, and your car would get pink-stickered. I.e., condemned, unless you replaced all the welded bits - if you were lucky. Otherwise, she's crusher material.
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  399. Taffy was a Welshman, etc., etc.
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  400. I had a flogged-out le Mans, which was a 1.5 auto. It was slow off the mark, but once the revs got up, it was quite spritely. Had it for a year, with it's rattly glovebox lid, then was asked by my landlady if she could buy it for her daughter. I replaced the cambelt as a precaution, and she drove that thing like a lunatic. Finally, she wanted more power, and bought a very sick Honda Civic. Ha! I drove it for yet another year, but I had a new diesel Mazda utility, and so it ended up gathering moss. Finally, I was asked if I'd sell it to a friend of a friend, which I did, on the basis that she could have it for $400, but I had first option to buy it back. Ah, meth-heads. She had it for 18 months, and then both she and the car disappeared, and I have never seen another one. Bummer. It was a pretty crudely finished car, but considering the tiny engine mated to a slush-box, it went well, and was ok to drive. Wonder where it is now? Thanks, Nancy. Lay off the drugs.
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  401. Pity the judge wasn't on the receiving end of the defendant's activities.
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  402. Steam.
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  403. Oh yeah... And Avengers. Owned 7, and can't find one now. One of the strongest cars ever made, in so many ways. Looked good, too.
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  404. Sorry, I see you think the same way as me.
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  405. Thriumph/Standard/Massey Ferguson?
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  406. Like 3D printed meat...
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  407. The violin is a tool of the devil.
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  408. Rebodied AND repowered Hondas...
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  409. The rears.
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  410. Hardly built for ease of servicing...
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  411. Cabaret Voltaire - "Where are they hiding?"
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  412. I had the Holden version. We called it the Ashtray. Was a good car, with a bit of a weird gear shift. 1.8 with a cambelt. Expensive to replace, unless you do it yourself, and then find out that the water pump fails immediately afterwards. Yes, I know why. I haven't driven the model you've got, but I've just been offered a 2.2 Vectra. Reviews are not good, so will avoid.
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  413. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLY00cEVEGY
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  414. Champion plugs. The N9Y plugs caused me SO much trouble. No more Champions for me.
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  415. Seriously? A water-cooled washer pump? Well, I do declare.
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  416. Calm down, Doug. It's not as weird as you're making out... Just interesting.
    1
  417. Alcohol is killing me. If I believe my blood tests. Massive GGTs. Don't even enjoy it. So why do it? Beats me. Not for much longer, I guess,
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  418. No question, alright. None of the above. I've had 2, and they're garbage. Over-rated to the max, like most Euro crappers.
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  419. Fairly small oil pickup - no wonder it died.
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  420. That must be the GL version - It has a tach!!!
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  421. Mind you, I had a Lada 1500, and it was a tank. And it was rusty, but not like it was worse than anything else keeping everyone awake at night dropping scales onto the street. Seriously - I had a 2 year old Cressida, which was a "luxury" model. The l/h rear 1/4 crumbles so badly, and the demand for that panel was enormous. And try an early '80s Nissan ute!!! I think this is why MIG welders were perfected.
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  422. I had one, that my Dad found at the beach. He was, for some reason called Rastus. He was neat. Then I found a baby Kingfisher all soaking wet on the road in the Coromandel. Vicious, when he wanted raw beef, but pretty cool. Hung around home, as there was heaps of native bush, after he was all better and could fend for himself. Finally shot through, as he wouldn't have a bar of cats, etc.
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  423. Who's this WE, doc? Not you, I bet.
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  424. L300 in NZ. Awful things. Don't go there.
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  425. Those console/armrests are excellent on a non-manual car.
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  426. Dorman. The "Kiss of Death".
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  427. PS: Always replace the cooler filter! $65 well spent, but nobody seems to know that they're there - 4 Allen bolts, and done.
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  428. You could effectively buy around four Honda clones for the price of one Honda. Briggs are pigs.
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  429. Not nice with that positive battery lead having zero insulation.
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  430. Wagons are just the best.
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  431. Not that I know what I'm talking about, apparently, but I never tighten anything until the car has at least sat on it's own weight once. I prefer to tension the bolts while the weight is on. Tell the guy on the phone to take a hike, the scamming weasel.
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  432. Maybe just the ABS working causing customer complaint, e.g. they drive hard and fast, then hit the picks hard as hell. Shudder City. yep, and that will glaze the rotors, in my limited experience.
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  433. Torx screws. Why?
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  434. Someone's had a go at patching/fixing that. New shiny spot/tack-welds - scary.
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  435. "Phantom swivel". Yes.
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  436. I can't keep watching - these vehicles make me sick with their piss-poor design and shitty quality, (non-quality), parts. Feel for you, and it's only going to get worse. I'll wait for a non-Stellantis job before I come back to you. Cheers, Ray. You have more patience than I do.
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  437. Wow. What an honest and intelligent man.
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  438. I hate those generic replacement wheel trims. The el-cheapo ones that the auctions put on. Car then looks cheap and nasty. Refurbishing is a better bet. On a Tiida, each wheel trim is over $235 new for genuine. Sucko!
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  439. Dunno how you do it. I'd be having a major tantrum after the first 15 minutes. Must be getting old.
    1
  440. I wonder if that "tinky-tink" sound is a cracked fleplate?
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  441. That water pump is huge - looks like it belongs on some sort of Caterpillar engine...
    1
  442. Lane-assist. For people who play with their infotainment systems while driving.
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  443. Seems like a very sad man.
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  444. John Hunyadi. Founder of Hyundai Motors. (He was in disguise).
    1
  445. So much like a Nissan L-series engine. I'm assuming Nissan "borrowed" the design?
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  446. Shit, I'd have it.
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  447. Seen the 2022 crash test results? Those things are lethal.
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  448. My Aussie 4.1 litre Flacons always did main bearings, not con-rod shells. They were shit anyway, even from new-ish.
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  449. Jed Clampett
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  450. They are the best of the best. I prefer gingas, yet I love all cats. However, my orange dudes were so clever, and so loving.
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  451. You can only dream, can't you?
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  452. What are the chances that his skull will grow so that he doesn't have to wear his hat?
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  453. You might be eating your words very soon, dude, Your lack of evidence based research makes you dangerous, my friend.
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  454. They were sold new in NZ, as a v6, from memory, but were discontinued after 18 months, I like them, and still see them on the road.
    1
  455. Sold in NZ and Oz as the Vortex.
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  456. Lobstah, my man. You're a handsome critter!
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  457. Man. Who wrote that narrator's script, FFS? No danger of PC back then... Interesting clip, for sure. Thanks.
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  458. I am a fan of smoke machines. GM vehicles with boosters seem to fail rather more than others, or am I imagining that? I've had several Holdens, (GM Australia), do this.
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  459. Big Wet Brother...
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  460. CVTs are great. Mine's well over 200,000. Just maintain the thing. Super economical, and goes like crazy in sport mode.
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  461. Got told flat-out, (I had done a bit of investigating), that NO WAY was the fuel cap going to cause ANY issues. Car ran like a bag of dirt. These guys scanned it for $100. Nothing wrong. Big sticker under the hood showing the fuel cap as an essential component in the Evap system. Went next door, to the opposition, where he charged $50 for a scan. Can't recall the code, but it was a cam-angle sensor. Who gets my business these days? I'm sure it's obvious. Nice guy, too.
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  462. NATIVE GIRLS??? Two strikes.
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  463. Do you freight to NZ?
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  464. Good plan. Throttle-body bolts as opposed to the drama of hoses. Wise choice.
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  465. "Jackwagon". That's a new one for me... With your permission, I may appropriate that word for my own use under similar circumstances.
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  466. Live axles are cool.
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  467. If it's been driven relatively sedately throughout its life, then what about giving it a decent run in third on the interstate too get the revs up, and use heavy throttle as much as possible? It's worked on a couple of cars I had, including a definite smoker. Was fine after that. Not saying it'll fix what you're driving there, but, if the engine is gonna have to be stripped anyway, then why not give it a blast to "blow the cobwebs out"? I like the injector substitution plan - it had definite possibilities. I believe that some of those Camry and RAV 4 engines are somewhat sub-par in the oil control department. Not like ye olde 5S-FE.
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  468. Fantastic forensic examination. California. Nope.
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  469. How is Artemis going? Just waiting for her brother, I guess.
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  470.  @5.7ninetynine  Oh, neato! All the COOL people. I'm so fucking relieved, yet ashamed of myself for not being cool enough. I should be more like Mr Trump. Now, HE'S so cool...
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  471. 600,000 miles, eh? What planet is THAT on?
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  472. Solenoid lead.
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  473. I wish I owned one. My sister has an Aqua and a hybrid wagon (Dunno what, but it's a Toyota), and 2 other friends have Aquas. Dirt cheap to run, and they seem peppy enough. I want one, as I do hundreds of people I know, but you just can't get 'em at a decent price in NZ. Sticking with the Nissan Tiida/Versa and the munted Mazda Demio for now. Cheap-ish to run. I do 400k per week just to work and back, and that's without overtime. PT Cruiser has stuff growing on it.Hasn't been started since last year, and seems to be uneconomical to get it back on the road, even though it's low mileage. Hungry on fuel, for a 2.4. Probably scrap, though still roadworthy. Cambelt $3500 fitted, as apparently engine-out job. Nah. Glad I sold the V8 Jeep. Fuel here is just too expensive. $2.67/litre this afternoon.
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  474. Narcissism is a mental health condition that involves an excessive focus on one's own needs, worth, and self. Insanity dressed as a normal person.
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  475. Personally, I prefer the look of the coupe. That's just me.
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  476. Raybestos parts - funny!
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  477. What about water in the fuel, cos it sounds like it.
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  478. Bloody good little cars. Number 1 stolen car in NZ. Mine was stolen Tuesday night. Smashed to bits and burnt, in a field 3km away by some yoofs. Sad. It was an inoffensive little thing. Course, now I can't get to work, but as long as the kiddies didn't have to walk 3 km. In the scary night. Where they're probably the scariest critters out there. Warms my heart... They are known to the rozzers, and they'll get a cultural report prior to sentencing. Course, I'll be out of a job, but HEY! Kids are our future!!!
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  479. Auf Deutsch. You sound like my brother...
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  480. USE the lube, before you try stripping these things...
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  481. If you want weird steering with nutty camber, drive an LJ Holden Torana. They look like they're broken at full lock. Terrific car, though. No chance of 60 mpg in a Torana!
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  482. Scotland looks gorgeous. Very much doubt if I'll ever get to see it first-hand, given the global pandemic situation.
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  483. 3rd generation Hi-Ace on dirt roads. There's a universal joint on the bottom of the steering column. It broke, all abraded to shit, so it was lucky it was only in second gear, going uphill. Dumb design. Damaged the van a bit, falling into a ditch, but it must have broken later on after I sent the entire column away to be rebuilt, as the last owner lost all steering at speed, and the thing looked like a squashed can. He lived - just. Pity - it was a good van.
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  484. Poor ickle baby - cwying to get out of twouble. Absolute POS.
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  485. Mine has half the mileage on it, and the oil pressure idiot light has been on for nearly a year. If I switch it off, immediately after starting the first time, it doesn't come on at all. It's always sounded like a diesel since I got it, and I also get Traction Control and ABS lights doing random things, (together). Very weird car. And don't get me started on the central locking... Still a nice car to drive, and rust-free. Currently off the road, as finances do not permit timing belt replacement. Aaaah. Faithful Mazda 2 - with 228K on the clock - 1340cc of pure automotive rage. SO cheap to run, in comparison.
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  486. The 3 litre Duratec engine was the hungriest gas-hog of an engine that I've ever come across. Yes, it was fast, and sounded great, but 12 mpg, nursing it? No thanks.
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  487. Looks like a little brown Mopar just out of shot. What is it>
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  488. How did they drive it like that?????????
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  489. Pretty brave, mate... Inflating a flat tyre on a split rim wheel while positioning yourself in front of it.
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  490. They're bastard engines when they go wrong, 3.7 or 4.7. I dodged a bullet on my last Grand Cherokee - it got hot in traffic, and started to play up from that point. In NZ, $5K minimum to replace both heads. Sold it, never buying another Jeep. That was number 4. Enough.
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  491. Methylated spirits works.
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  492. I'm not spending that much money on an dodgy Italian power source. Like I said, amorphous panels work 12/24, or longer, depending where you are.
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  493. Why did you lift it? Obviosly it's not an Overland, as they were supposed to be low and fast...
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  494. So how much was a genuine GM radiator?
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  495. Cheap, thin and low-grade electrical wiring, with seriously downmarket insulation. I'll never buy another Jeep or Chrysler. Perhaps an old Valiant or Plymouth Fury, etc., but those so-called Jeeps or PT Cruisers? No way. Life's too short. I'll buy another Asian car.
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  496. No coaster! You are a very, very sick individual.
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  497. That's a decent fish! Is it edible out of those waters?
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  498. Oh hell - I didn't mean TRY it. Feral cats who learn trust are the best!!!
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  499. Tidy looking WJ lurking in front of ye olde Suburban...
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  500. Rabid axle - that's why it foams and growls.
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  501. Alligator clips, you twit. Crocodiles and alligators are not the same.
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  502. Toxic women? Nah - can't be right, surely. Sure I know a few.
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  503. Bent, or simply burnt, on the laking valves. No idea of the mileage on that engine, but would be good to no, given the nature of the cambelt failure... Cheers for a really instructive video - hope there's a follow-up?
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  504. Danger, Will Robinson.
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  505. I'd still rather have an Avenger.
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  506. Yeah man, but steel and salt water are not a durable mix. Doesn't matter to me - i'll be dead by then, and I have no kids. Saldy, other people do.
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  507. Irascible - my default mode.
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  508. Troy may not be familiar with the Discovery Channel, but he knows his crabs. YOU remind me of you 20 years ago...
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  509. Only three bolts in the front wheels? I guess - if it works, it's enough. Not a comforting idea, though...
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  510.  @cytrynowy_melon6604  It's been happening tor years - Early Chevy Monza V6, I think - engine had to be raised to change #2 spark-plug. EB1 Civic - also very hard to separate engine and gearbox in the car.The engineers must laugh like drains when they design this stuff... Also Mitsubishi Mirage/Lancer, "83 - '88. The fifth gear would come loose, reducing the trans to a 4-speed. The factory fix? Put a removable plate on the end of the trans so you could reach in and tighten everything back up again. Surely it would have been easier to fix the fault???
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  511. How can you diagnose a car that has munted wiring? The OBD can't work reliably.
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  512. I'd LIVE in that, happily.
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  513. Seriously. Why was this car built?
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  514. Those guys are STRONG! Bugger that for a job in that heat and humidity...
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  515. The others are any late model Subaru, or any older RAV4. Oil is expensive.
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  516. Wish we could have heard it running!
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  517. I love 'em.
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  518. Used to made by Saab - think Saab have stopped making cars, but still make planes.
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  519. Groovy cat. I need a cat like him.
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  520. It's just a wee bit past it, dude. It's a rotbox. Good for parts, though!
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  521. Sorry, sent before finishing. John Lydon is an amazing man. Doubt whether he'd stoop to becoming a politician, but his outspoken and human attitude gets my vote, if he does.
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  522. Good old John. I agree with him on every point. I hope to live as long as him. And, "wokeism" makes me sick - it'll likely be the thing that kills me.
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  523. That white one was moving out!
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  524. As the old riddle goes: When is a door not a door? When it's ajar. Hee hee hee.
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  525. Dunno why the Latin peoples have so many problems with cables and wires. Ever owned an Italian car, and been able to keep the electrics working? I love Italian cars, if they will start or keep going... And don't even get me started on Italian steel-work. Rusts as you watch. Thanks God for Italian food. It's the best!
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  526. The only part of the design I dislike is the relocation of the rear exterior door handles - screams of making a sedan seem to be a coupe. Front doors look too short to be a 2 door car - just like the Marina Coupe. Don't do 1/2 the job. If you want to disappear the door handle, then hide the lot, or fit them all, like people who can do joined-up writing. Comprehensive and interesting video. Many thanks.
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  527. Nope. The steering wheel should be genuine Redwood. Yes, the rest of it is plastic. Try Rock Auto in Texas. Got damn near everything, and at a good price. Swirl motors, injectors, turbos, mounts and so-forth on the shitlist.
    1
  528. And the Mark 2 Corvair was one of the best looking cars ever made. Fort Pinto = Fort Cortina. Horrible. The Pintos weren't any more unsafe than any other sub-compact. The idea is not to crash into the car in front of you, dammit.
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  529. I hate those crimpy things - they work for a while, then some alien corrosion , possibly electrolytic in action, causes them to expand an stop working. I know soldering is a PITA, but, it it's my car, anyway, I only want to repair it once. Gas door - we all know what happened. Gas prices, ok, so Mr Suction has visited, but sadly didn't have the keys.
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  530. Had several of these. Rolled two. Built like the proverbial outhouse. Cheap as chips back then. $50 for one with a broken rear screen. Both rollovers drove fine once righted. 2 broken door handles, a wrecked roof rack, and a few TINY dings. Astounding old things. What a waste.
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  531. Good engine- believe it's half an Aston Martin V12?
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  532. Chane it every time it's due.
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  533. I take it that you have read your Bible, like a good boy, and you will know all about Onan... "Nuff said." They're damn fine engines.
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  534. Gang members. What to do? I'm not inclined to be kind to them.
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  535. You're a good man. He's an excellent cat.
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  536. Manifold?
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  537. Oshkosh. The weirdest of the weird. So cool, though.
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  538. The one Japanese brand car that I'd prefer never to own again.
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  539. Those mirrors are "hockey-sticks". The curse of Japanese imports into NZ. There is a self adhesive patch to cover up the holes when you remove 'em.
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  540. I've always loved skunks - they are so cool and beautiful. I'd have one, even though they'll spray when threatened, but people make such a fuss about that. I don't think they're as lethally smelly as people make out. My 2c worth, anyway.
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  541. I had a Mazda Tribute with the same engine, and it went well. Grunty, but talk about thirsty. I was overjoyed if I got anything over 15 mpg highway. I have read that this engine is half a V12 Aston-Martin V12. See Wikipedia under Duratec. Might explain the good power, and rubbish mileage...
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  542. Ooops. Or the crankshaft has moved forward?
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  543. Bring back the Lada 1500.
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  544. Vin Diesel? What a jerk!
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  545. NZ Scania fire trucks are, for some reason, almost universally hated by the Fire and Emergency NZ dudes. Apparently unreliable, can;t get parts, and chassis cracks are common. Apparently chronic air suspension issues, as well. Often won't go when they need to... I dunno, but I know past and present Fire and Emergency staff, and they've said that they'd be glad to have the old Dennis trucks or Internationals back. Even Hino has a better rep, apparently, but they aren't heavy enough, I'm told. It seems weird to me - Scania has always been a good brand in my eyes. _ Maybe FENZ tried to save a few bucks, and under specced them? Wouldn't surprise me. I see Fonterra almost exclusively uses Volvos, at least in Northland - that must mean something, surely?
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  546. Oh, cool. When the copyright expires, then we can name our Priuses and Mitsubishi PHEVs "Elranor" or "The Bat(tery)-mobile. Oh yawn. PC bullshit bullshit.
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  547. Someone fucked up there, sorry.
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  548. Great skills, dude. Shoot it while it's trapped. Can't shoot a duck on the water. I understand the problem, but shooting a trapped creature is fucking cruel. I have a feral cat. He's about 15 now, and he sleeps in my bed. He trusts me, and one other person. Survival of the fittest?
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  549. Are the days of machining rotors over???
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  550. Actually, aren't Kia and Hyundai now one entity?
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  551. Even GREAT. Sorry about that...
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  552. Aaah. Nothing like a bit of corruption. Lovely.
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  553. It's toast, my friend. Waste now more time on it.
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  554. "Playing" with a million dollars. Great mindset, dude. Never mind the human death and injury factor, bro. Long as your having fun that's the important part, ain't it?
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  555. I can - do I get the job?
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  556. You're lovely, and your birds are cool.
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  557. "Let's go ahead and remove the engine". I was quoted $3.5K to have that done. Nah. Parked it up until it's rare.
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  558. So, so good. And the almond didn't even fight back! Nuts are wimps. Great cat.
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  559. Don't waste your time, mate. It's a write-off. Not even going to watch the rest of the clip, after seeing what was behind the r/r wheel.
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  560. 124 Sport/Coupe - can't even find a basket-case now.
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  561. I've never been a fan of the D-Max, possibly I've been influenced by an acquaintance's repeated turbo failure issues. Toyota - I can't afford one, and if I could, I think I'd be bored. GWM? As far as I know, they're OK, so I'll watch your clip with interest. Thanks
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  562. If a cat wants to run, it'll run. You don't have a choice.
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  563. Nice.
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  564.  @goarmysleepinthemud.  How do YOU pronounce it, fellow Kiwi? Sounded pretty good to me...
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  565.  @arirahall6918  Please!
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  566. Nice car, and I don't even like the Mondeo - Mum had a dark green one, and now has a silver Zetec which has done 200,000 plus kms. I hate it - it's horible to drive, but she's 84, and drives long journeys on a fairly regular basis, so it must be ok. Your car is terrific. I had a Mazda Tribute with a 3.0 litre Duratec, and I loved the engine. Wasn't so happy with the fuel economy, (worse than my 4.7 OHC Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 High Output), but it was nice to drive. Congrats to everyone who worked on your car.
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  567. That Jeep roof looks poisonous, but I'd be more concerned by the 3.7 engine, which like the 4.7 in the WJ, etc., does drop valve seats. Mega-bucks to fix.
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  568. The Espace was pretty good-looking. But it was French. I've had 2 French cars. Never again, sorry.
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  569. Remove body from engine.
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  570. 10 years later, and the Taliban are back, big-time. How did THAT happen?
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  571. It's an appliance. If it does its job, then who cares. It's a pretty little car. My take is that it's an Italian Nissan Versa/Tiida. Drive it for 1000ks, and you'll get used to the steering... I'd have one.
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  572. Kitschy is good. I'm not sure why, but it makes feel like it's a Maybach from the outside. Bummer that there's no V8.
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  573. GT Radials make Champiro. Pretty decent tyres.
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  574. It'll go, mate.
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  575. Brake proportioning valve?
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  576. Sound is GOOD.
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  577. Took my shitty car into a "shop", and was told that the gas-cap cannot cause problems. $100 for a scan, then told engine was worn out, Went next door. $50 for the scan. Fuel cap fault, and cam position sensor. Fixed. That was 2 years ago. Watch what you get told. Clyde Street Automotive in Whangarei, New Zealand, are the best. Fixed our old Laser, and it WAS worn out, but his fixes at 333000 kept it running up to 360000, and now the Tiida/Versa at 213000. Does NOT want to work on the PT Cruiser, but I know he'll do a great job. I'm gonna make him do it because he hates the idea so much. Thanks, Niels. Decent mechanic.
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  578. Vapor lock?
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  579. EDIT '03
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  580. That's the thing with CVTs. Service the things regularly, and they work well forever. Ours has 229000 on it, and is still sweet. Seems to work better than a Toyota CVT. Goes well - 1.8 twin-cam, and it just goes loose in Sport mode. Damn quick.
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  581. Ginger cats have so much character, and they're as loyal as fuck.
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  582. Do they have a low-range transmission setting?
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  583. Swollen due to being made of cheap shit by Ford!
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  584. 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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  585. Never heard of him, and I live here. Seems like an attention seeking weasel.
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  586. I miss the 1/4 light.
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  587. Beemers are utterly hateful shitboxes. Horrid, horrid, horrid. Never again. Car may be ok, but drivetrain is extremely shit.
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  588. It isn't the engineers - it's the accountants. Save .0003 cents per vehicle, and Profit City...
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  589. 100% agree with your philosophy re bullshit technology. Thanks.
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  590. Seeing as the drain plug refused to come out, I'd have drilled a hole in the pan. I could always repair that later, but it's had it with that drain plug...
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  591. I've had that where the fuse LOOKS good, but zero continuity. Frustrating. Have learned to confirm with a meter.
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  592. Clean cars do drive better.
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  593. It's a mighty nice truck, Ray.
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  594. The Chrysler 383 was the baby of the available engines, but it was very, very fast, by 1969 standards.
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  595. Damn, you caught me out!
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  596. In NZ, you NEVER see anyone sweeping up the leftovers from vehicle crashes Clean and green, my arse.
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  597. I saw heaps of these in NZ as a kid, but they were all A50s., and of course he slightly longer-tailed A55. Never an A40...
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  598. That switch blanked off - I'm sure I've seen one with that occupied by a switch that allows the fuel gauge to show engine oil-level, (at rest, obviously).
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  599. Old trucks are wheelbarrows. Newer trucks are wheelbarrows with stacks of stuff to go wrong. Progress?
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  600. Tape measures go to parties when you don't use them - they sneak out without permission, like teenagers, which is why they're never where you last saw them. I think they get bored, or something. Little shits.
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  601. I think the weight of the driveshaft pulls the front of the diff down, hence your problem. Bastard Jeeps.
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  602. I totally agree - use surge protectors, disconnecting the battery/batteries, the ECU, the alternator, and so-on. If it's electrical and plugged in, unplug it. Mig welders have a nasty habit of trashing anything electrical or electronic, the costing the shop mucho dinero to repair damaged components destroyed by voltage spikes and so forth. And it doesn't always happen immediately, so protect yourself.
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  603. It's the Chook of Doom!
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  604. Those "mechanics" should be prosecuted for negligence, if not something far more serious.
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  605. Cross-dressing.
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  606.  @dennisrodriguez3689  Good man!
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  607. Had 2. A 1.6, and a 1.8. Amazing cars, and the 1.8 had dual range 4WD. Not the best ground clearance, but grunty little beasts. Pity about the rust. They were rotten.
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  608. 270 bhp with Carter 2 BBL carb. Still mental once it got moving. 80 to 100 mph in seconds. Used less fuel than my 6 cyl. Holden Torana. Go figure.
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  609. Dunno if I want an electric truck named after an emission of high-current and voltage SPARKS!!!
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  610. BTW: You CAN bypass that motion sensor., but, given that it's mains voltage, get an electrician to do it.
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  611. Forget the diesel, sorry. Nasty, and expensive to repair - which you WILL need to do. Same engine as fitted to the 300C diesel. Horrid.
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  612. They were selling NEW for just on NZ$20K, (2WD), but I think they've now been discontinued. My mate had 1/2 a dozen of them for his business. They do the job, but that's about it.
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  613. OMG, you mean you actually have to drive it? No "safety" gizmos? No wonder you can't but them in the States. I wonder why they're legal here, given the standard of driving.
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  614. Discombobulated. I appreciate your service to the language. Good to hear.
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  615. Queen Street Farmers, they're called in NZ. More SUVs than food. "I MUST have one", otherwise I will be inferior. The HiLux is great, reliable, and not exciting. Which makes it exciting.
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  616. 1/2" is 12.7mm
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  617. In NZ, the cops can make the charge, even if the victim won't. It's rampant in this country.
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  618. The Fast and the Brain-dead...
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  619. WJ Jeep Grand Cherokee HO 4.7 have an oil pressure gauge, but after 2002, they are a 1 wire fitting. Can't possibly work, so what was the point? Bring back the idiot light - my ex-partner's car, (Nissan Versa/Tiida - great car, I might add), doesn't even have a temp gauge - just a blue light for cold, and a red one for, "congratulations, you are now walking".
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  620. Seriously frightening.
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  621. Crap cars from day one : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon_(XD)#:~:text=The%20Ford%20Falcon%20(XD)%20is,oriented%20version%20of%20the%20Falcon.
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  622. We had these in NZ, and the "Avenger Alpine", which was a rocket at the time. But naming 2 cars the same??? Few instruments? Are you blind??? More gauges than a thing with lots of gauges. Very odd comment.
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  623. Truly the first time I've seen you angry - irritated, yes. Angry, no. I can, however, relate. That job is majorly suckful.
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  624. Looks like a Morris Oxford heater control...
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  625. Leak-Tamer. Does it work for incontinence?
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  626. The YJ was a bit of a pig, but you're doing well to get it operational. Leaf springs. Rotten and ugly Jeep.
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  627. I wonder where all the lightbars go to die?
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  628. It's an insurance policy, and the providers will do everything they can do get out of paying. I've been on both sides of this, and they aren't worth having.
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  629. Looks OK. I imagine it's more reliable than a Jeep???
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  630. I KNEW there would be a connection to Thor Heyerdal. Mad F***er.
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  631. Got 205000 on the Nissan Tiida/Versa. Get's serviced annually, and has never missed a beat. And as far as performance goes, it's got the MR18DE 1.8 engine, and if you hit the Sport button, rocket city, my people. My ex has a RAV4 with a similar trans, but it's way harder to service. And, finally, my mate's Honda Jazz/Fit played up, but by draining it and replacing the fluid with the genuine Honda fluid, it's sweet again.
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  632. Sorry, bought in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. In NZ, it towed heavy boats, and was the car I got my license in.
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  633. I had a '71 Vauxhall Victor FD 3300 wagon. Yeah, did the same. I could wind it over by hand, and it would generally light up. Same with a Mark IV Fort Cortina Ghia. Nasty British cars. Should have kept them - they are worth heaps now. Woe is me.
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  634. I has the model before - a 2.2 wagon. 5S-FE auto. SXV-10. Australian assembled. It was UGLY, but it went and went and went. About 400K, then dropped a piston skirt towing a massive trailer up a long hill. My fault - hadn't changed the oil for ages. Too busy. Bought a V6 Mazda SUV. 12 mpg on the open road. So bought your model Camry wagon. 5S-FE auto again. SXV-20. Can't remember where it was built. It was disappointing. It was well made, but something about it was just nasty. Head gaskets x 3. Trans was rough-shifting. Maybe it was a dud, but I couldn't wait to get shot of it. Looked nicer than the first one, though. My last Toyota was also a sad heap. A Corolla - not sure what's happened to Toyota - I used to swear buy them, (e.g. old Coronas, Cressidas, Starlets and Corollas - especially the 70 series Corollas). I don't think I want a later Camry - no wagons anymore, and they seem to be oil burners - the 2.4 models, anyway. Maybe a Lexus LS400, if I could get a low mileage one?
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  635. That's not a Family II engine, sorry. That's the ancient Opel cam-in-head engine. Ok engine, shitty carb.
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  636. I understand the way you work. My body is fucked, and I can't stand and reach anymore,.Stupid injuries! Doh! What's the difference between Lucas and Moreys?
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  637. These are the people who make insurance premiums insanely expensive. Thanks for that, you greedy swine.
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  638. My previous 2 vehicles were American. Worst cars ever, sadly. My sis-in-law has a Chinese MG. Best car ever. Her husband owns a Mustang. Hmmm.
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  639. All you people complaining about Ray's welding are full of shit. He fixed the problem, and while it may be a bit of an agricultural repair, it worked, and saved $2K.
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  640. We had A60 panel vans and pickups here too, based on the original shape of that thing, with a different grille, and the 1622cc engine. They rusted like bastards, so If they existed in the UK, I bet you couldn't find one...
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  641. "History is bunk". Henry Ford. Only if we don't learn from it, which we apparently seem to be incapable of doing...
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  642. The one bad deed is definitely the killer.
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  643. Yep. As many as you can look after, IMHO. However, in NZ and Australia, there is a movement to keep them indoors 24/7. Sucks. If the native birds aren't fast enough, then I think they're probably fair game. I had 3 cats, down to one, due to natural attrition, sadly, and they never brought birds home, but they brought in some humongous rats from the river down at the end of the property. And they don't bark all day when I;m trying to sleep after a night shift. My remaining one sleeps on my head. Bit of a hassle, but I'm adjusting...
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  644. BTW. I'm not saying that what happens within the strict culture is great, but I think they're losing something innocent and valuable. Dunno.
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  645. The YJ had a kinda cool dash.
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  646. Rectal-linear, perhaps. It's ugly as sin. However, it seems like a great truck. I'll only drive it at night, so I don't have to see the styling.
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  647. Put it in the Jeep.
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  648. That'll teach the owner to be gentle with his car!
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  649. Probably some kind of Coolant Stop Leak additive... Some work, some don't.
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  650. "Independent front suspension at the front" A bit redundant, don'y you think?
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  651. Tesla = shonky.
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  652. Loctite the things!
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  653. Gander. Either a look, a male goose, or an airport in Newfoundland. Very stupid of me, I know, but it just did something to that thing I believe is a brain.
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  654. Redex used to work on fairly fucked engines - whatever happened to it?
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  655. Bloody great cars - I've had several, and at least one got stolen...
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  656. Possibly just Preventative Maintenance? Better than doing a tour of the country, or giving it to your kid, when the pads are partly worn, or nearly down to the metal. Supposedly, with the rears having already been done, at least it has good brakes for quite some time. Another thought - maybe the guys who did the rear brakes simply couldn't get that R/F wheel off, so made it your problem?
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  657. Charge a royalty, copyright holders?
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  658. Yes, I'm still both here.
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  659. Look at happened to Jacinda Ardern for keeping most of NZ alive? Kiwis. Grateful. I think not. If you're alive to complain, you're still alive. I lost people to Covid. Kiwis suck.
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  660. And the Mark 2 Corvair was one of the best looking cars ever made. Fort Pinto = Fort Cortina. Horrible. The Pintos weren't any more unsafe than any other sub-compact. The idea is not to crash into the car in front of you, dammit.
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  661. People. Gotta avoid them.
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  662. Drive the bloody thing! Or by a Nissan Leaf. Boring, Especially when you start going on about the wipers.
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  663. Really enjoyed this. Thanks so much.
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  664. Neat!!!
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  665. Maybe the tremor is fear of Fords? I've got the same thing.
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  666. Ultra-stylish, and I believe it was sold, Canadian-assembled, under another name as well???
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  667. Just wondering what that job cost $-wise?
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  668. I think I'd stay home, sorry.
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  669. That's the top part of the dipstick, for sure. Wonder where the rest of it went?!
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  670. Please. No more Greta Thunberg, or however it's spelt. She makes me physically ill. How dare she?
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  671. You're such a diplomatic guy with your workmates. Hard case.
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  672. Turn the crank pulley, and it should slip on - oh, wait - you did it.
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  673. As they say, "Looks like a Bentley, handles like a duvet".
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  674. Yes. I'm so alternative that I've become mainstream and irrelevant.
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  675. Had the same engine in a Mazda Tribute "SUV". Went like the clappers. Best mpg was about 12.
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  676. That sort of purring shows absolute and permanent love. I had a guy who did that, even when he was very, very ill. He'd climb onto my chest in bed, and that sound would start up immediately. RIP Spike x
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  677. I'd always understood that the 2.4 was a non-interference engine?
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  678. Never mind the size of the screen on your "infotainment" system, bloody dashcams should be fitted from the factory, and should be checked as part of all vehicle safety inspections.
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  679. I grew up in Torbay - but not that one. In NZ. It's starting to turn to shit, as well, like most of the country...
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  680. Look at a '70s to late '80s Toyota or Subaru. Not tank-steel - high carbon steel.
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  681. "So simple down here I'm confused" Classic.
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  682. Smoothest running CAT pony motor I've ever heard, and I used to work for CAT.
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  683. Won't the dead, still fitted, o2 sensor restrict exhaust flow, now that there are 2 in that exhaust pipe?
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  684. Bluetooth toothbrush. Handy. My teeth are green.
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  685. Like trying to get the cat out from under the bed. Little bastard always wins...
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  686. PT F1 - or is it only 2.4 auto?
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  687. Cruise control.
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  688. Interference engine or not? I'm confused...
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  689. i think engine is car stuff. Motor is supposedly electric. We know what you mean. VW. Used to be good. No more. Auf Deutsch. Sayonara. Always buy cars from the Land of the Rising Sun.
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  690. Jeep and Chrysler. Bad grounds seem to be a thing.
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  691. Man, I wish I had your patience. This is why I don't even try working on my cars anymore. Mind you, a wrecked shoulder and back don't exactly make for serenity and calmness. Why did they put that seeminly irrelevant bracket in the way????
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  692. Go for 1800 - 2000.
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  693. But I LIKE sliding around corners!
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  694. Shit, she's a bit clattery - mind you, high mileage and all, but still... Then it shut up. Hmmm.
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  695. Such cool little beasts. Cats are so much nicer than people. And at least they talk sense when they speak!
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  696. Doug Demuro is a moron. I've got a 2005 2.4 PT Classic auto. I have NOT treated it well. The worst thing is the Cruise Control - it goes into PANIC mode when you hit a hill, and drops down 2 gears, and can't figure out where to go from there. Screaming revs, Fuel economy out the window. On the expressway, cheap as chips to run. It's still an ok old beast. 2.4 remodel is a brilliant engine.. I'm keeping it, but the '01 Mondeo Zetec is my daily.
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  697. Shit. The cap goes on in sections? No thanks.
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  698. Forgot to say, I think that the early Hillman Avengers could be a challenger for tiniest, most basic instrument cluster.
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  699. Looks pretty corrosion free - from the top...
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  700. When men were men, and sheep were nervous...
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  701. Two black eyes,a broken nose and a broken cheekbone. They aren't gentle, but saved my life.
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  702. Register that shit-heap in another state???
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  703. 5S-FE. Can run like shit, with no MIL, and keep going and going. They don't react well to being overheated, which is odd for a Toyota. Mazda, yep. No coming back from a cooked Mazda, but usually Toyotas can handle getting a tad warm. Anyhoo, they're generally a great engine.
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  704. Man, they are so ugly, especially from the front.
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  705. Cheaper than a plane, in every way, but obviously slower. Logistics. Interesting.
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  706. Mazda sold some Miller cycle engines. Seen them, but have never driven one. They don't seem to be doing it anymore, so I guess ir was too dirty?
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  707. Very astute and incisive commentary. And I LOVE wagons. Cheers, my friend.
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  708. It's horrid. No good even from new. SCRAP.
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  709. Or Plymouth Truck, depending on what you read.
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  710. Typical Ford suspension squeak, in my experience, especially on the arlier Falcons that still seem to exist here in NZ. You can hear them coming from a fair way down the road.
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  711. You poor guy.
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  712. I'LL tell you a story where the ending was happy. A friend had an issue with her old Ford Laser, 1995 wuth about 300,000 miles on it - I believe it was a leaky valve cover gasket, and the car was blowing oil smoke into the cabin going up a long hill that she had to drive at least daily. Her GOOD FRIEND recommended that she use her mobile mechanic mate. Well, she ended up with orange sealant all over the top of the engine - no, I don't know what it was -, the alternator light on, and no power steering. And it was leaking worse than ever. I replaced the valve cover gasket and cleaned all the orange crud off, but I have injuries that would not allow me to get under the car to deal with the belts, etc. She HAD to have the car that day, so we took it in to a workshop in town at 7 am, totally unannounced, and he: A: Replaced the alternator belt with a 2nd hand one he had on the shelf, as it had been trapped behind the crank pulley and shredded, then: B: Tightened all the loose bolts and retensioned the power steering pump belt and loose lines, (quite why they had been undone we could not figure out), and: C: Replaced all the power steering fluid, and bled the system. How much? $30.00 cash. He gets all our business now - I used to use him before, but now so does Alison, and many of her friends, and mine. He's done cambelts, radiators, cam angle sensors, OBD2 diagnostic stuff, and works out at half the price of the workshop next door - so next door that they share a dividing wall in the building. This guy is always busy, so it's best to get in early, as you can't get a park after about 8:30 am. Bloody marvellous. So it does happen. Cheers people.
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  713. Rot-box! That needs extensive rebuilding, people.
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  714. I've had a few WJ/WG Grand Cherokee Overlands, with the High-Output 4.7 V8. I also had a ZJ/ZG Orvis Edition with the 4.0 six. They have some problems of their own, those engines. I put 3 replacements in. Last one had done 75000 miles, with FSh. Died in 3 month. They'll just lock up solid, no matter how kind you are to them with servicing. Yes, the 4.7 V8 was a flawed engine, randomly dropping valve seats, but the 265 bhp WJ Overland had a bodyshell designed by Porsche, and was the last of the live axles. Articulate? Articulate!!!! The 4 litre used more fuel than the 4.7 V8. 4.0 is not the best. Jeep is not the best. Chrysler is not the best.
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  715. It's a dead car driving...
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  716. It's an ugly BMW derived engine - straight out of an earlier model Mini. I have one, the same colour. Worst cruise control setup in the world. Trans is awful, unless you set it to S every time POS.
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  717. The EB-series of Civic was mighty fine. In NZ, they were quite nippy, along with the early Accord 1600. The second-gen was ugly and slow. Still reliable, but... '86 version was one of the best cars I owned. Bought it cheap-as from Citibank. Apart from unstoppable rust in the hatch, and the fact that it was so easily stolen...
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  718. Auf Japon.
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  719. Seeing tools repaired, rather than chucked out, is the best.
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  720. They're designed NOT to be fixed. They want you to have to buy a new one.
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  721. I'll take a chance here, before watching the video, and guess that lack of maintenance, as well as Caterpillar's refusal to supply basic spares probably killed them. E.g. points, condensers and so on. Now to watch, and see how wrong I may be. I might have to eat my words, but I did work in the parts department of a CAT dealer for a while, so I'm fairly certain that I'm not 100% wrong....
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  722. Intrusive engine noise is off-putting, otherwise a terrific car.
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  723. Why - Same as the Toyota Deliboy...
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  724. Defies logic believing a dry oil filter is going to be good, as well as the fact that new oil is contaminated. A bit like anti-Covid shots make cutlery stick to you, etc...
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  725. Must be fun writing those diag, flow chart thingies.
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  726. I also have a Zj/ZG Orvis, and it's a thirsty ol pig, and is also not fun on-road. it'll go anywhere though. one of 170 built i Graz, Austria, in RHD spec. 195 hp out of the six.
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  727. Windows. Nah.
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  728. Why do you do this to yourself? It was cheap for a reason. If it doesn't overheat on a 60-mile fast trip, it might be ok, cooling-system wise, but that stuff looked like glue.
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  729. Supposedly, "sarcasm is the lowest from of wit". I fucking love it - it's hilarious. I am lower than a snake's belly...
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  730. Nice lady. That must have been hard for her.
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  731. Cables beat jump-boxes every time. Unless it's a PT Cruiser They will never go. 24volts, maybe. Doubt it.
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  732. Yep. The gearbox was piss-weak, sadly.
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  733. How old is this clip? No date showing...
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  734.  @Patrick.Weightman  Thanks for that. I can't really see the point, but I guess that's the way it is...
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  735. "The studies say". Fer sure.
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  736. I seem to recall that some guys tried to fly one into NZ from Zimbabwe, (?), but it suffered engine failure after leaving Hawaii, and was ditched, and sank. I'd love to know more.
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  737. Might be you, but given that the larger percentage of employers, (or business partners), are assholes, and you have an analytical brain, it probably isn't. You're right - the post-mortem generally shows the point where things break down irreconcilably. e.g.: when your boss realises that you know where the bodies are buried... And you can prove it. Suddenly, the last few year's positive appraisals go missing, along with your entire personnel file. And you get accused of taking it. As I told them - why would I take it? I scanned it all as it happened - wanna read it? Always have a paper-trail, my friend.
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  738. MS Defender
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  739. Grumble, grumble... That's why it's cheap! I'd have one. Better than a Jeep!
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  740. Well, how wrong I was.
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  741. NZ $285 a year to keep the Nissan happy by servicing the trans. Total cost for replacement is $4000. Not bad, but more than the car is worth, really.
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  742. Ke70 wagon, TE71 - classic rusbuckets, but heaps of ability to soak up abuse. Ke30 and Ke36 were also good, except for the rust. And then the KP61s - what can I say? Also, 510, and 910 Nissan Bluebirds - they rusted so fast, that you could build up speed over 10 mph evreytime you drove it... Probably was just getting lighter due to lack of weight. I broke a 910 Bluebird wagon in half, and I regret it. I miss that car, and I can't find another one. 380,000 on the clock when the body broke..
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  743. My ex has one of these, but with the 2.4l engine, and CVY. It's a truly horrible car, and it costs her a fortune to keep it on the road. She WAS getting it serviced at the Toyota dealer, and since we had a chat, her maintenance costs have dropped significantly. OK on fuel, not so good on oil - at all. I can't put a finger on what's so horrid about it. I simply think it's uninspired and boring. It's not even a true 4WD, and it's way to small to be an SUV. It's like driving a stapler. Gets the job done, but it's not interesting.
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  744. Wagons are good. Better than some SUVs I've had. Lower, and more "car-like". The Japanese, etc., and the Aussies made wagons up until "relatively" recently. Sleeping in wagons. Good. Funny, but the '80s Nissan 910 Bluebird wagon was tested by Wheels magazine, along with the IRS sedan. The live-axle wagon handled rather better, in their opinion, and I'd agree. Yes, they were a shitty, rusting, horrid car, but reliable as hell, and super useful. Lasted 480K, until the rust got it. Blew 1 head-gasket, and trashed 1 timing chain. Burned NO oil. VERY unusual for an L20B engine. I still miss it. Dad's Concours wagon got to over 300K miles, after which it was fairly fucked, but it towed boats, and that sad smog-restricted 350 really did well. SUVs look like amorphous blobs. Zero style. Sorry. My opinion only.
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  745. The PT, I mean...
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  746. Compression test on a dry engine? Pretty good readings! I'll take a stab in the dark, and guess that the crank thrust washers either went missing or wore away with all that good oil. So the crank has moved back, hence the need to move the starter back????
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  747. Good machine, man.
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  748. But why don't they rename it the Uber?
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  749.  @brnmcc01  Yeah. Reminds me of something I read ages ago: "Life is hard". "Compared to what?"
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  750. Tiger is a groover. So's Anastasia...
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  751. As Long as you're happy to believe all this, you're putting yourselves, (and the rest of us). at serious risk.
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  752. Good score, my friend.
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  753. Yeah, my remaining cat of the trio I had when I moved in here, years ago, INSISTS on sleeping on my head, and lately, on my face. Love him to bits, but it would be nice to breathe every so often... He's a good little dude, especially as I got him as a totally feral kitten. My late ginger tom mellowed him out heaps, but he still only trusts 3 people. Goes berserk if strangers come around.
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  754. Ford starter motors a what wobble-drives were invented for. Designed by accountants.
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  755. I dunno.
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  756. I believe that Aston Martin made a V12 version of this.
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  757. Windage = drag.
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  758. Replace a transmission. Replace a head-gasket. What a quandary you find yourself in.
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  759. Nasty crimped el-cheapo manufacturing. Unreliable and unrepairable is bad enough, but when you can't even remove the dud ones? I'd be less than happy.
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  760. Who DESIGNED those e-brake cables? Probably an accountant. Obviously not someone who had to work with them...
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  761. Intermittent indicators - whatever next!
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  762. My surviving cat is feral - got him as a kitten, and he ripped the vet to bits, and he was only about six inches long. The cat, not the vet.. Unhappy vet. Cat only trusts me and two friends, and then it's debatable, depending on the lad's state of mind. Still gets under the blankies with me when he isn't sleeping on my head. Every cat responds to kindness.
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  763. #2 is an absolute hero, as well. Love to meet HIM face-to-face...
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  764. All Jeeps are project vehicles. Looks like it's burning brake fluid...
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  765. Why do SO MANY vehicles with auto trans not have a pan-drain bolt? BTW - Who is Brownish Hugh?
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  766. Bodyshell probably needs to be chained to the lift. As I said earlier, that car is still bent, OR... You've been given incorrect or previously damaged suspensin components. Saw that with a an early Honda Prelude - basically, it got repaired, (in the end), but it wasn't worth the effort.
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  767. Wagons are the bee's knees. So useful.
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  768. Simply cheap and nasty.
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  769. When Ezy-Outs snap off. My biggest fear.
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  770. Mr Atkinson was a clever man, but didn't friction make a mess of his calculations?
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  771. That beach buggy 4 litre sounded very much an angry fighter plane, and moved like one, too.
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  772. Looked like a paper-wasp. We have them in NZ, and they are scary. They eat my poor old cat's food - tear chunks of meat off if I give him fresh beef... Nothing seems to scare them. Me no like.
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  773. Your jump-box has CAT printed on it. Which is why it's annoying.
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  774. Iveco, every time. Although, I live ny the junction of 2 State Highways in NZ, and there is a HUGE fertiliser truck that only seems to run at night. Dunno what it is, but I suspect it has a V10 in it, and it sounds SCARY. It can move, too, even with the trailers on - you can hear it come and go for miles. Nice.
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  775. There should be a mandatory standard for hold-over on deicing fluids.
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  776. Also known as the Holden Craptiva. They are rubbish,
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  777. Mid-stream. Just like a liver test...
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  778. Jeffery Dahmer
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  779. Maybe if the genuine batteries weren't so shit, there'd be no market for cheap knock-offs?
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  780. If it works for the hippopotamus, therefore it works for the Lexus. Lexi for sure, although it sounds like a name for a hooker. Toyota solenoids have a habit of going out, so why wouldn't Lexi?
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  781. Actually, it may have been an LC, but there was no real difference.
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  782. Valve buckets are OK, as long as you keep the oil clean.
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  783. Sounds like it has at least 1 dodgy CV?
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  784. "Technically, it's not illegal". Therefore, it's legal. So, if you don't like it, then change the law!
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  785. Stupid valve seats!
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  786. Sold in NZ as the Mitsubishi L300. Head-gasket city, people, and the camshaft bearings seize.
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  787. Like I said when you bought it - it's a keeper.
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  788. Nice little dude.
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  789. So you can't fill up any car with a fuel cap door unless it's closed. Good one, BP.
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  790. Nice strippers, as the bishop said to the actress...
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  791. Edit: LEAKING valves!!!
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  792. Far out. A reasonable customer. Who'd have believed it? Oh, and I still want to BUY those pliers. Slight Covid induced cashflow crisis at the moment... "Relative ease" is a relative term, these days. Chryslers are FUN. I own a PT Cruiser, so I think I know. It's only low mileage, too. Can't sell it, because it has a new problem every time I start it. Now the Traction Control Off light and the ABS light are on. S'pose it's a wheel speed sensor, or the ring. This is getting old. And there was me going to get a new timing belt fitted. Nope, not now.
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  793. Part it out.
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  794. It's not really a single-handed job - you need 2 people, especially if you have a buggered right arm, which I do. But 4 arms are better than 2.
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  795. Skodas. The NZ Police rank and file seem to despise them, as I have heard from the mouths of the actual horses. The fuzz seem to be hanging onto as many Commodores as they can. Not entirely relevant to the subject, but the advertising by Jag is seriously off-putting. Bugger me. I cringe whenever I see it, and I hope I never have to see it again. Yay for diversity. If this is the result, include me out.
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  796. Appreciate your research and attention to detail.
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  797. Morrisey drives a Vauxhall? I'll be hogtied.
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  798. Ummm... He's no MAN.
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  799. That'll teach you to put the wipers back together before doing the leak-test... Done it myself - that's why I was cringeing when you did it!
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  800. Why can't manufacturers fit drain plugs to trans pans? If Honda can do it, why can't the rest of them? Probably save .0002 cents per vehicle...
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  801. Good old CPS. Wait until she gets murdered. Judge, do something!
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  802. Nissan Joke. I do not want one at any price.
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  803. Shop is good. Heaps of potential. Plus a free forklift? Nice!
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  804. I BET they wanted the trouble codes cleared - that thing will be up for sale a soon as you can get all, or at least most of the lights out on the dash - if you can. Fishy car - esp. when you commented something about VIN nimber issues with your scanners. Nasty, nasty, nasty cars.
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  805.  @Anubis78250  Yeah. I've always worked on the principle of snugging fasteners down, and then finally tightening -the chances are that the casting will "bow" between the fasteners , especially if over-tightened, so you have a distorted joint. Flatten the housing in on a sheet of glass with some fine abrasive, the CAREFULLY refit, and torque up.
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  806. Gee, thanks America.
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  807. Mini. HUGE car, which is a piece of shit.
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  808. The world is full of idiots, mate. Ignore them.
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  809. Nah. You could get quite a bit more grunt out of the original engine - see the HB Viva SL90 that we got in NZ - I think the Aussies had a similar thing, called the Brabham... Went like a cut cat, for it's time.
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  810. Same engine as the Ssangyong, isn't it?
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  811. You'll also find "eyeball vents" in Capacity Sabre terminal tractor, running a Cummins. That's about all else you'll find. Ergonomics a re absolutely appalling. Truck itself is OK, but, man, I'm in agony. The contortions required from the driver's position to operate the old girls are very post-shift pain-inducing No work tonight,. Thank you God.
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  812. Drilube for that stupid belt.
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  813. When you go to store some stuff, then find out how much crap you've already collected. And can't recall what the hell it was in the first place...
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  814. GoPros are broken from new, I believe.
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  815. Social media is to blame for the state the world now finds itself in, sorry.
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  816. I don't trust new Boeings, Or anything made by Airbus. I wanna know, before I become a passenger, if the plane I'm getting stitched up to fly on, is it new, or a flying used car.
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  817. I love your loads.
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  818. "And Deanne - how are you feeling?" "Well, naturally, we're delighted". What a stupid, stupid question. And that's journalism?
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  819. I hope that he has to explain this to God.
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  820. That horrid Imp speedo explains why the Avenger had such an inadequate dash, in standard form. Parts-bins. Grrr.
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  821. Remove the hood single-handed, I mean...
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  822. Appalling engineering.
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  823. First time I've heard of this horrible incident. Sad.
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  824.  @defaultname531  My Tiida/Versa, and my mate's Wingroad have dipsticks on the CVT. They are a bitch to remove, as the hay an evil retention clip on them, so I just put them in with the clip on the opposite side. Servicing them is a breeze - just lots of bolts, and expensive fluid. I love them. SO good on fuel.
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  825. A decent carb makes such a difference. They get past the point of economic repair, and give symptoms of a very stuffed engine, in my experience. I swapped engines in a Mazda and used the original carb. Seriously, it ran like dirt. Replacement carb, sweet. And NO: the original engine would not have been fixed by the carb. It was knocking and burning oil to the point where it was illegal to operate on a public road, due to the excessive smoke.
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  826. Yep, That's retail for sure.
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  827. Poor damaged little critters. So happy!
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  828. Far out - that engine IS clean inside, especially for an Escape 4-cylinder. I'm envious - even with regular oil changes, my engine still looks like the Athabasca Tar Pits inside.
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  829. Glad you managed to work out the fob, mate.
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  830. My neighbour in Illinois had a '67 Impala, 2-door, with a 6-cylinder in it. The outside of the engine looked like what you were pulling out of the inside of that thing. Amazingly, it still ran, but barely. You know who you are, Phillip's brother - you trashed a good car, and it would be worth a fair amount of money today. Sad.
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  831. My microwave just became unusable. Why? It rusted out after 20 years. Sanyo. Basic-as, but it was so good, I even thought about trying to weld it up, rather than replacing it. Don't need the radiation risk, thanks. So she's off to the recyclers. A sad time. Bet the replacement won't last for 3 years, based on the ones I've bought for my mother in that time I've had this one - she's been through 3, and they all died of some electronic shit.
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  832. Expanding rims! So cool!
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  833. Sort of a French Camry.
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  834. Relationships can go through difficult times, but if/when conflict begins, then a man will walk away.
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  835. It never ceases to amaze me that transmission pans are almost invariably NOT fitted with drain plugs.
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  836. I like it. Do they make a hatch?
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  837. WTF? Please define....
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  838. Nothing like a good dump.
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  839. Yeah, because to vote was a death sentence.
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  840. 2.7 CRD Jeep will always be awful, sorry.
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  841. Damn fine idea.
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  842. AEG = Ridgid. Both crap, and not the cheapest.
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  843. I had a Daewoo that was branded as a Pontiac Le Mans. It was a true shitbox, but it ALWAYS went. 1.5 litres of automotive rage, running through a 3-speed slush box. Gave it away, and it survived at least 4 more uncaring owners before vanishing. I actually miss it.
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  844. Sans yeux visage.
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  845. Walk softly, carry a big stick, and use misinformation to the max.
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  846. All in the name of good old money.
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  847. Half a bottle of methylated spirits in the tank will solve any water/fuel issues.
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  848. Because they vibrate like SOBs.
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  849. Mr Crooks had is dates a bit off, but essentially, his theory was correct. World population is predicted to reach 800 billion by November 2022. Yup, this year. One of the reasons I never bred, because with all the crap going on, (latest being Marburg and monkey pox), you simply cannot give everyone quality lives. Why put that on your kids? This is all about the lust for money and control. You can keep it.
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  850. Very good,sir.
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  851. Go Pros are bloody evil, time-wasting devices. Hate, hate, hate.
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  852. Man, I was cringing at your proximity to that insubstantial-looking cable. I've seen that shit snap, and it's not nice for anyone in the vicinity. Eeeek!
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  853. Very excellent cat. I like him a lot. I am currently cat-less, as I gave my little dude to a friend who has bipolar, and had to have her cat put down, totally out of the blue. Kmew she wouldn't cope, and she didn't want my guy, but I insisted. They are both so happy after a 6-week adjustment period. He just loves her to bits, and it seems mutual. I also work hellish long days, and am not really sympathetic to immediate and constant demands for attention. I still get to see him whenever I want, but he's not all that interested - unless it's "special scratchies" on his sides. Just like old times, he completely loses it, and I get head-butted to the max. Happy outcome, but Scooby's conversational skills are next level!
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  854. Re the condos - ain't progress just the BEST?
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  855. Right. Summer's never hot. Winter's never cold. You obviously haven't spent a year in some parts of this "Pure", litter-ridden shithole.
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  856. Horrid child. He knew right from wrong. Just didn't care. Needs a good thrashing.
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  857. Quite a nice little car. Beats the shit out of the Citroen C3 I recently experienced. I can't be doing with the dog-stench. Bonnet looks like it's been replaced, going by the internal paint. No biggie. Those generic, unbranded poxy wheel trims devalue a car, IMHO. I'd have your Fiat.
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  858. Like Moreys - temporary fix,
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  859.  @JohnDoe-og2bt  Which is why I've stopped giving to the big "charities". I give locally now.
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  860.  @mizum3458  Or possibly just like YOUR homeland. Sad for you.
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  861. I thought the Carlton name came back with Lotus?
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  862. I'd definitely rather have the Camry, but that sure is a nice car, and it sounds terrific!
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  863. Yep, pretty grubby.
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  864.  @tmurph247  Sez you...
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  865.  @lukek3148  What????
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  866. Effing Chrysler and their ground straps - how many of their products ended up in the great carpark in the sky simply because the accountants at Chrysler specified shit wiring, to save 2c per unit????
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  867. Very few Tacomas for sale in NZ. Very many Hi-Lux variants on the market, but bloody Ford Rangers... What pigs.
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  868. RTV is NOT silicone, and there's a reason for that. Google it.
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  869. Buying food in NZ is almost impossible for a large proportion of the population. This country could feed everyone, but it won't because of our filthy rich politicians. We don't need imports, but the wealthy want them, and vote accordingly. Check out our current Prime Minister - supposedly a church-going man, he doesn't give a shit about the homeless and hungry, and what was once a terrific health system is now in total crisis. Bald git.
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  870. Those connectors are cunning little beasts - if they work, then they are a major time-saver.
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  871. Phillips - no. Pozidrive - if you must. Torx - OK. Allen screws - nah.
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  872. Fun!
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  873. I had a friend from NZ who went over to Monroe to work on sawmill automation systems. He did not enjoy it.
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  874. The Rover P6 was far better looking, sorry. The Imp and all it's relatives looked like bathtubs wearing a roof. And the early ones were utter shit. Not the engine's fault, but the ancillaries were a joke. Just little things like the accelerator, you know...
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  875. I used some Meguiars product on alloy wheels - it turned purple where the brake dust was, but it sure as hell cleaned the things. They really looked new.
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  876. Designed by truly evil people.
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  877. "Plethora" is such a good word. Hard to say after 6 beers...
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  878. Oops, spoke to soon. Good one with the replacing of the pickup oil o-ring.
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  879. Cats are generally better than people. Plus, they don't attack people walking the streets, and they don't bark all the time.
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  880. Super-cool deranged dog!
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  881. Bloody scientists...
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  882. Ok, you just preempted my earlier comment. Grrr!
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  883.  @mrdr9534  Just another toe-rag, cashing in on the work of others.
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  884. The lift shortens the wheelbase. Not so good on the highway. My Overland has a 2.5 lift, with gas shocks, and is not nice on the open road. Vague steering, bigtime. GRRRR!
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  885. Very cool and instructive video. Thanks so much.
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  886. The pointed punch. We call it "The Spike". One of the most useful and versatile tools in the world. When it gets lost, things stop happening, and if you don't find it, you have to make a new one. But I LIKED the OLD one... I wonder where it is today? Come back, you are missed.
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  887. Insectophobia - I found a huge bug in my kitchen when I got home following a 3 month absenvce, but had no spray. Big glass over the top of it, and in the morning, slid a bit of cardboard under the glass, and flipped it over to my annoying neighbor's property. Bug, what bug?
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  888. I dunno why, but the 4 liters seem to die, sometimes terminally, for no apparent reason, and the ones I had were terminal. All serviced, not thrashed. I avoid them now. Last one died at 12300km, which is 75-76K miles. It was fucked. Massive internal damage. That was the third one. Bloody things.
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  889. FALCONS, sorry.
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  890. Gotta work on your unloading technnique, and why didn't you leave the windows down to anti-stench the cab on the trip back?
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  891. Zip-tie the buggers on, because they're bloody hard to find if they fall off, or get stolen. Nissan Versa covers are like $250 each new, and cannot be found secondhand, unless you want to buy4, or use ugly aftermarket shit ones. Those MUST be zip-tied on, or they'll fall off while parked...
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  892. Masturbation, or golf.
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  893. And why is this surprising to you? Bloody hell - talk about stating the obvious.
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  894. Oh Liz. Everything you do is marvellous.
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  895. So, in effect, it's a propellor engine, enhanced with a smidgen of extra thrust?
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  896. Nope. But I move them around the port with a truck for 12.5 hours. Safer from the drowning angle.
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  897. Everything should have deterrred Samara buyers... Now they're probably rare, and apparently Porsche were involved in the design of the engine. Thankfully, you probably won't ever see one in the flesh. The earlier Ladas weren't so bad.
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  898. Agree with you, Ray. Just checked, and I'm still subscribed, but I note that my comments are no longer responded to. Maybe my comments are shit, but still...
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  899. L/H threads used to have a notch, or notches, in the fastener to indicate that it was, in fact, meant to turn the other way. At least that's been my experience. Lookes like the bean counters rode again and saved 0.0000002 cents per vehicle by no longer doing that. Lucky old shareholders. Another massive dividend, or not...
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  900. Doing doing doing. Mad, happy little critter. Neat.
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  901. What a hideous engine design.
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  902. It's a bugger, isn't it? Genius and innovation hardly ever equate to tuccess.
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  903. Yes/No, Right/Wrong, Customer/Seller. So confusing!!!
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  904. Oh, how we all laughed. Falling about the place, we were. Tee hee.
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  905. Got one. Love it. when Cruiser
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  906. Buttons and knobs are, in my opinion, preferable to all the screen bizzo. Tactile.
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  907. Perfidious Albion.
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  908. Absolutely the same symptoms on PT cruiser, Cam angle sensor fixed it. Ruined the engine mounts because the violence flogged the engine back and forth. GRRRRR!
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  909. Haunted electrics. Random locks going off all the time, oil pressure and ABS lights just love to turn on, and the bloody cambelt is expensive to change. NZ$1800 +. Still, great to drive, handles well, and goes fast if you kick it in the guts. 2.4 NA, 150 BHP. Fuel economy in town is crap, but a whole heap cheaper that my Grand Cherokee Overland 4.7. Sad to sell THAT, but couldn't afford to drive it. Nice rust-free reliable car, all-in-all.
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  910. "I always do the time. I don't care". Need to start thinking differently, young fella.
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  911. If Volvo has 1% of market share, then, check in 12 months, they'll be kicking Jaguar's behind.
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  912. "Figures from" or "Studies show". Lies, damn lies and statistics is all I can think.
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  913. It's not just a You phenomenon, and it happens in almost all industries.
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  914. And, from memory, you have to teach them how to urinate. The ones we have here look like devil babies, but are damn smart, and loving.
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  915. They were a good-looking little car. Bummer about the rest of it.
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  916. I've been told that hanging onto the brakes at the lights, etc., causes uneven cooling of the disks, as the pads against the disk cause a heat dissipation differential, thus warping the disks just a smidgen. What's the general opinion on that out there? What's your opinion, Ray?
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  917. Try that in NZ. Nah.
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  918. Scooter is worth the work, and you have my respect for giving her what she needs. So, you hate cats, huh. I.m pretty sure who has spent quality time with one of them will discover how massively affectionate and amazing they can be character-wise.
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  919. How is it even legal to import or sell those ZSP nightmare "stands"?
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  920. Kinda sad that technology is destroying their lifestyle. Like it's doing to us. Social media is a curse.
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  921. Brushed stainless, bro.
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  922. Anything made by Ford in the last 20 years.
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  923. What a beautiful little man. My friend had a profoundly deaf cat, and she used to catch the biggest rabbits ever.
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  924. Or buy a decent sleeping bag as well. Bugger diesel heaters.
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  925. Grisly.
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  926. And, I believe, the subframe of the WJ was partially designed by Porsche. Overland is 265 bhp. Great engine, until it drops a valve. I still love 'em.
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  927. My bargain-basement 2005 Classic has body-coloured bumpers. Mexican assembled.
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  928. Working on the dirt like that sucks. Get a sheet of plywood - makes life a bit less uncomfortable! Mood improves, and job generally goes better...
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  929. Automatic liftgate? What's the point - just more to go wrong. Obviously.
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  930. German engineering at its finest.
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