Thread 28689898

2nd thread; XF falcon edition
keep the shitposting going

>>28689901
>you see this in your mirror
wyd?

>>28689906
ask for directions to bartertown.

Bring autosalon back

>>28689929
bloke in town has a vs ss ute with these plates that say IH8EVS
pre based

>>28689898 (OP)
damn we actually managed to get a new thread, nice
are copper flare gaskets for brake lines just not a thing in aus? hell, not even aliexpress has them; they have them for every size but 3/16" for some reason.

>>28689941
Does he hate them because he keeps losing to Teslas?

>>28690007
not because they're a symptom of the globohomo scheme that lessens the industry standards for anyone else

>>28689955
fucks a copper flare gasket? do you mean crush washer?

>>28689955
>copper flare gasket
Wut. Surely you mean those little circular washers that go on banjo fittings right? Should be able to get pic related (wrong size, they should have 3/16" on the same rack though) in a little plastic packet from a rack somewhere in Supercheap or Repco.

>>28689898 (OP)
hell yes, my rusty AU still lives

>dad retired and wanted to buy a brand new car
>he decided to get a kia cerato
>refused to sell me his BF XR6 because it was "too old" and had over 200,000k's
>got 4k trade in for it

>>28690018
>>28690020
No, he quite literally means a "copper flare gasket". He's trying to fix a fucked up brake line flare.

>>28690050
reminds for of this pic

>>28690018
>>28690020
damn, it really isn't a thing here. at least apparently not within automotive.
it's a conical copper gasket exactly as >>28690057 says - i posted in ccg about a brake flare i'm trying to unfuck and there's not enough line to reflare it

>>28690211
???
https://www.raptorsupplies.com.au/pd/parker/2gf-3?srsltid=AfmBOoqcBDaYwKb12-fz-3tr7Wu69_tCbCie8Vohj3eEu6KxW5rkZ70S

>>28690050
I liked the look of the BA, BF and FG, FG-X falcons, simpler and cleaner lines than the AU before.
Being old and crap, I very nearly pulled the trigger on a G6E Turbo when they were new, but it was a little more debt than I wanted and possibly just not stupid enough for my retarded tastes

>>28690900
i contacted them already - they ship it from the US and gave me a quote of 47 bucks shipping lol

>>28690016
>that lessens the industry standards
what does that mean?

>>28691298
making low quality barebones ipad interiors and low longevity an acceptable standard and pushing emissions bs further in the wrong direction

>>28691327
that's not exclusive to EVs; almost all modern cars are like that

>>28691337
I believe he's trying to blame that entirely on EVs

>>28691338
what really irks me is that EVs have excellent potential for their use case but the issue is that car manufacturers don't even know what that is, even though it's as clear as day. we're in the beginning/adoption stage of a new technology and naturally the results are often sloppy or misguided. i just want a somewhat lightweight and simple rear wheel drive EV with a moderately small battery that DOESN'T have an always-online connection to the internet. it shouldn't be this difficult to make an EV miata but we have to give it time... even if it will (most likely) result in sports EVs that are made exclusively for the wealthy upper class

every time i go down the street i see a new ching chong car brand
how fucking many of these fucking things are there

>>28691400
As many as there needs to be
Domestic manufacturing is dead and Japanese/euro cars are too expensive for most people

>>28691405
How poor are we as a country now when most people can no longer afford Japanese cars, ironically the "more affordable" alternative historically? It's pretty stark when you see all the Yanks on /o/ posting their Challengers, M2s, Mustangs, and Corvettes. There was a brief period in time when Australia was just as wealthy if not better off than the USA.

>>28691418
it's not that they can't afford japanese cars, it's that chinese cars are much cheaper for a similar level of quality
it's like when lexus brought out the LS400 - it wasn't as nice as an S-class but it was 90% of the way there but for 50% of the price and for a lot of people that's good enough

>>28691425
>it's that chinese cars are much cheaper for a similar level of quality
They only have the illusion of being similar levels of quality though IMO. The interiors *look* similar to a more premium vehicle but they're always made of cheap and nasty plastics, seats are uncomfortable, and all the contact surfaces wear badly and look flogged after 50,000km.

That's not even mentioning the mechanical side of things which are very clearly nowhere near as good as even a low end Japanese vehicle. How many of those horrible little MG hatchbacks have you heard with a broken exhaust? I feel like every second one I hear has a busted weld somewhere.

>>28691348
IMO they're great for city commutes, leave your real car at home and drive the e-cuckbox to work, someone smashes a trolley into it or urban yoof spraypaint dicks on it- doesn't matter.
Problem was they went for the 'range' and upper end of the market. City car, just put 150km range, make it cheap as fuck to the extent a 2nd hand corolla gets nervous and put all the basic i-cuck pads and trappings of civilization in there. Easy to park, cheap to run and no one wants to steal it. Instead we got overpriced, badly built, still too short-range and made of plastic trash for a premium.

Start at the bottom end, it just has to work and be cheap, no fucking expectations still has some market stake

>>28691337
>>28691338
I'm blaming Tesla for setting a negative precedent.

>>28691432
>look flogged after 50,000km
more than likely not their problem - given that the average person drives around 12,000 km a year, these people will probably trade the car in by that time for the Latest Thing™

>>28691418
Cost of living rising, wages stagnating, cars that once were cheap no longer are because import taxes etc.
We're in a pretty shit place as a country desu.

>>28691441
nissan leafs exist anon

i know 2 people from my work that bought a new mg because 'it was the cheapest model on the market!' and thats the extent of their reasoning. no thought about how long it will last/build quality etc. its the cheapest so therefore somehow the best choice. i still dont understand why you would spend 40k on a new chinkmobile thats unproven instead of 30k on a toyota or honda from 10 years ago that has low kms and is proven

oh shit someone made a dat besides me
my barra blew up has bhg/blowby under boost blew the dipstick out and the daily na speakers/amp are fucked

>>28692320
>falcunt trashed another falcon
How many cars have you ruined now? 5?

almost got sideswiped yet again this morning by yet another retard that thinks her land cruiser is an 18 wheeler ffs. fucking hate cuntnuggets that insist on swerving to outside of their lane to make a turn

>>28690050
boomers have a habit of doing this, they don't want their own kids to enjoy things they've had because something something bootstraps firm handshake I earned it through grit n such.

>>28692298
cognitive bias that 'new' somehow means 'less maintenance and repair'.

>>28692298
Perceived safety net of free servicing for 1-2 years and warranty. Normies have an aversion to used cars because they got ripped off by some used dealership jew selling a lemon when they were younger. Also because they can't into maintenance or regular servicing intervals, so they put 40k kms on a lemon that was already at 90k and then wonder why 'suddenly' everything is breaking. Meanwhile they can buy a new car and never get it serviced in the first few years without any problems other than maybe tires.

>>28692416
It's understandable because normies view cars as an appliance. They wouldn't buy a used tv/laptop/phone because it's going to break soon and won't have warranty, but they'll buy a new tv/laptop/phone because it least it'll last a few years and has warranty.

>my barra blew up
how is falcunt this stupid? how do you blow up a barra? it shouldn't be possible for somebody to be this dumb but here we are

>>28692693
Same guy who blew his rb25 gearbox shifting into second from an intersection and ran into someones fence
Also has blown like 2 ls1s
He just doesn't care lmao

>>28692832
He also trashed another Falcons gearbox and crashed at a McDonalds drive thru. He's crashed 3 or 4 cars and blamed the transmission in all cases.
He also completely cooked another engine by putting one of those retarded LED meme bars across the front of the entire grille and completely blocked the airflow.

>>28692835
Good old falcunt never fails to amaze

>>28692835
>>28692837
Actually what intrigues me most is how he can afford all these cars on cenno
Who knows how many countless thousands he has spent on cars that get send to the wreckers

>>28692835
Need stories anons this sounds like good fun
>and crashed at a McDonalds drive thru
Especially this one

>>28692839
Probably family helping fund his shit. Most of these ruined cars were pre-COVID too when you could buy a lot of these Falcons for basically nothing, even I managed to find an AU Falcon back then for about $800 running.

>>28692840
It's a long time ago now but the fence and McDonalds crashes from what I recall were blamed on his transmission, though I don't recall the specifics, only the mockery for him trying to say the transmission was to blame and not him being like an 80yo retard that mistakes the brakes for the accelerator.

>>28692445
i get they see it that way and its understanable too if you arent an enthusiast, but what i dont get is they will go out and spend 4500 on a new sony tv becuase 'hisense is cheap chinese shit mate' but not apply that same correct logic to cars

>>28690020
not that anon, but this reminds me of a silly story.
This one time I was looking for crush washers for some brake stuff, and I was going crazy trying to find the right ones. I was asking clerks for crush washers with these ridges in them. I only realized later that the ridges on the crush washers were from being crushed against the mating surfaces.
:^)

>>28692847
ive said ot before but my boss gives me shit for spending so much on my car, the same guy that paid 500 bucks for a spark plug and oil change on a 2020 rav4

anyone have experience with an e36? preferably a 6cyl model? thinking of buying one but they are getting pretty pricey here

>>28692864
Sure, what do you need to know?

>>28692866
how reliable/maintainence intesive are they? ive heard the pre vanos ones are better because the valves need adjusting every 30k kms on the vanos models. interior parts likely to fall apart/build quality/part prices and avaliablity etc

>>28692864
>>28692869
E36 owners will say they are reliable as a tractor or whatever
They are fairly reliable if every single hose and electrical connection etc is brand new
But being an old bmw owned by poorfags for the last 20 years it's guaranteed everything will fail in succession and you'll always be chasing down problems
Apparently parts availability is really bad too, many oem parts are no longer being produced so all you have is chinese manufactured shit or overpriced used parts

>>28692869
Reliability is pretty good, they are pretty basic cars and are from the BMW era of the 3 Series being their bread and butter model. The thing you'll notice on literally every single one is the glovebox sagging, which seems to happen to all of them, but you can fix it pretty easy. The interior overall is pretty good but you'll definitely have that glovebox issue and maybe something like the leather/cloth peeling off of the door cards due to the old glue giving out. You can honestly DIY pretty much all the interior fixes you need, the vinyl in them is pretty good quality.

My experience with a VANOS model was pretty alright, I don't really recall if I dealt with any valve adjustments. My friend was a BMW tech and would help out with servicing sometimes so he'd of known best back then if it needed it or not.

Parts availability is mixed due to the age of it but there's a pretty decent after market for it now. Stick to OEM if you can or something recommended by a BMW forum if it's NLA.

>>28692883
>They are fairly reliable if every single hose and electrical connection etc is brand new
The E36 really doesn't have that much tech on board, they are extremely basic. All the computer tech they really had was some really basic OBC (or a simple clock if low spec) and that's about it. No other fancy assists or features of any kind.

>>28692883
>>28692884
>>28692889
sort of what i was expecting. would it be worth it to pay the higher end of the market for one not owned by a retard or are they all gonna be about the same by now? it wont be a daily so some problems are ok but i dont want ot have to sink money and time into it constantly
and are they even worth it as an enthusiasts car or its just beamer hype?

>>28692893
Don't buy one that was owned by a retard. That's my rule for any car, BMW or Toyota, you don't want that kind of unknown bullshit unless you plan on doing some proper wrenching and are completely comfortable with wrenching.

If you get one from an owner that gave a shit, chances are that it'll be very well maintained and probably have OEM parts wherever possible. BMWs tend to have just two kinds of owner:
>retard that uses chinesium parts, gay mods and runs it into the ground
>autistic and anxious owner that will fix every little thing and use only high quality parts

They're genuinely pretty fun cars to drive. The coupe is the best of the bunch for sure, but the sedans are also pretty alright if that's all you can find.

>>28692382
engine had blowby when i got it got a fg2 gassy going in

>>28692897
alright thanks mate
coupe is what im after and happy to wait till the right one pops up. its either the bmw or an sw20 mr2 non turbo for around the same price but im not really sold on the mr2

fuck spam ree
>>28692839
i work off and on
>>28692840
>>28692841
mum used to help me and some mates and dad before them now
>>28692844
the maccers one was a meme that was made up and i just went along with it, never crashed in a carpark used to drive backwards thru drives and do a batman voice lol

>>28692693
>>28692832
>>28692835
>>28692837
lol u oldfags still remember? Im in SA now come say hi if your ever down near the eyre penisula

>>28692914
MR2 doesn't have as good handling and was fairly famous for the snap oversteer, so something to really keep in mind. The E36 is also starting to really appreciate and even a basic 318is is getting pricey. I also just feel the E36 is the better looking car of the two.

>>28692925
yeah i agree with all of that. the mr2 appeal is just the mid engine thing that id like to experience but the oversteer would probably keep me from really driving it hard anyway
i do like the pop up headlights though
are there any other cars around this price range that are comparable? i havent really found anything else

while we on the topic my 6" door speakers in the fg rear doors fucked from the mud so gonna relocate 6x9" to the parcel shelf and put some amps in, any sales goin on? already got all the subs and speakers just lost the amps when i moved
>>28692864
falcunt here again why get one over a fg/fg2 barra?
>>28692926
no idea fell into a bad crowd then got out just came back to /o/ suprised anyone still here im nowhere near radelaide havent been back in a year

>>28692929
the bmw seems like a better enthusiast car, it wont be a daily and i already have an xf falcon so no point in getting another one

>>28692932
oh ur op? post the xf i havent been here in like years mate.

>>28692864
My sisters first car was a 92 318is and it was a piece of shit.

would things have been much different if Ford had put a V8 in the XF and EA? or if they had sold the XF twin turbo i6 they had prototyped with dick johnson?

>>28692946
>XF twin turbo i6 they had prototyped with dick johnson?
that turned into the barra
i reckon usa has been sabotaging ford au since the beginning
we could have had a turbo 4ltr back in the 80-90s too

>>28691077
>>28690050
fgs slowly going up in value now get a turbo/na project while u can
get a fg2 unless u absolutely want the fg1 turbo manual/auto and can get it cheap

best pic i have of it. has some work done to it but still needs heaps more, its been a great car for the last year or so ive had it but

>>28692953
crazy how ahead of the game ford au where even back in the 70-80s
fuck USA/Global ford im still pissed they axed the barra back in 2015 just as i6t's getting popular again now

What modern option do we even have we didnt get the 3ltr Atlus did we?

>>28692956
What is it? always wanted a x/fg series ute not a fan of the e au ba bf already had several

>>28692953
gotta disagree, a 351c looks way nicer than that mess. would have been a sick car though the fuel crisis would have never let it happen
>>28692957
what do you mean what is it? its an xf ute

in about 2017 i saw a red BA XT with factory LPG for sale on the side of the road for $2000 but decided against buying it because i didn't want the hassle of getting the LPG tank re-certified
kicking myself now

>>28692960
oh i mean what is it auto i6 what
>>28692962
dont bother get a fg1/2 avoid fgx autos

>>28692963
ah, carby 250 crossflow with a t5. been cammed, holley 350 and an exhaust other than that its pretty much stock. next up to do is rebuild the front end and steering box becuase its so sloppy on the road its getting dangerous, thinking maybe the castlemaine coilover conversion kit, better brakes on the front, fix some oil leaks then finally get rid of the stupid 19" wheels that are on it

>>28692968
niceeee i had a 4ltr gq with a 350 holley for a while loved that car but got rust and defected poor old girl

>>28689924
Nice

Morning cunctsz

Need more empty containers to pour coolant into. Maybe I'll just wait until it's dark and empty the full ones down the drain.

looks like i'll be going for a drive

>>28694002
go to the tip and get one of the empty 20l jugs they have there from other cunts oil

>>28694002
can't you just tip it down the toilet? assuming you're not on a septic tank, ethylene glycol is extremely easy for sewage treatment to break down

how u cunce going

>>28695418
I'm procrastinating on doing the timing belt on my Foz because it is going to be a pain in the ass

>>28695429
i got 3 barras to rebuild lol the gassy im getting then the fg1 and fg2
might get a fg ute or territory at some point to put the third engine in

>>28695432
I'm jelly of dudes with the space to have multiple projects on the go, I've gotta get a decent shed

>>28695441
ive got 3 sheds but the cars stuck in town with a blown engine sadly, gonna get a lift and engien trans crane once i fix some of the sheds

>>28695441
i have a double garage that we should've parked the cars into first thing when we moved in. we filled it up with junk and now can only use the driveway to work on shit

on an unrelated note, it turns out those copper flare gaskets ARE a thing here...they're just measured differently ffs. 3/8" gaskets will fit perfectly for 3/16" lines. 10 for $9.70. guess i just wasted 40 bucks for ones from the US reeeee

>>28695525
Rookie move
>>28695441
Just rearranging my shed tithe last few days made space for another car or to put the daily inside. Gonna be heaps easier to do work too. Gonna take about 2 Ute loads of shit to the tip too so u might just need a clean out

kiwamis are still shit btw

>>28692953
I thought the single turbo dicky specials where already insane.

Mustang is a 2 door falcon.
Prove me wrong.

>>28692953
>we could have had twin turbo falcons and VL commodores racing against the GTR's

>>28695934
Falcons don't spin out from nust touching the throttle slightly, no matter how bogan the driver is, while a Mustang will oversteer and spin out if you just look at it wrong. Falcons are beyond superior.

>>28695934
but that is just factually correct. the mustang was based on the falcon and even up to the fox body parts were interchangeable. when my dad used to turn XY falcons into GT's he would use XD parts as they were more easily available. and when he imported a 69 mach 1 he used some XY parts.

>>28696552
man. i would like an xy just to daily. but holy fuck those prices man. if what you're saying is true then that would also mean i can keep it running for fairly cheap via rockauto too.

Found my car in Jim's skids lol

the fuck is this cunt smoking?
marketplace/item/774326804932029

>>28698105
lol you can buy a gt replica for that

>>28698105
>100k

>>28698109
that's what i was thinking; there's actually a lebo in sydney who's listing his for 95k, i saw that while i was looking at this listing. that's why i was wondering if i was missing out on something that had recently happened or not.

>/dat/
>/d/aily /a/usfag /t/hread
>daily
>>28689898 (OP)
>26/10/25
>daily
more like monthly amirite

you're all a pack of uncouth bogans

>>28698105
that shitty AI description.

What's the best value brake pad at super cheap?

>>28698294
None of them
Supercheap is a rip off
Go to bursons or repco

Fg wagon concept finally leaked
Fuck Ford

>>28698297
Fair, same question for Bursons and Repco then

>>28698301
Cool Saab

Wish I still had my old XF ute

>>28689955
Not sure why you'd buy car parts from chinese slop sites, it sure as fuck won't be actual copper, they don't even use proper copper in most of their electrical shit, just copper coated aluminium to save money like the asian jews they are.

>>28698302
Whatever they reccomend when you give them make and model desu

>>28698306
S-shuddupp

>>28698105
Must of hit zero one too many times.

>>28698325
it's not all bad. i got two pretty decent momentary switches, one for high beam and the other for the windscreen washer. it actually had tin plated copper wiring on the connectors which was a pleasant surprise, and all the terminals were perfectly crimped too. it wasn't ridiculously cheap though, about 16 bucks total. there was an aussie site selling the exact same switches for 30 bucks each lol

>>28698325
oh and i ended up finding them - brakequip sell them, BQ244. what threw me off was that they measure the outer diameter, which is 3/8". Instead of in the US where they measure by the inner diameter which was 3/16". But those 3/8" flare cones were perfect for the 3/16" lines and I was able to seal the leaky tube nut for good once i got it perfectly aligned.

>>28698418
Hence why I said most, not all, but they really do have a culture of scamming people dumb enough to fall for their tricks, those "aussie" switches only cost more because they have to be tested to make sure it's safe/legal to sell in our country, at least if they're a reputable company.

>>28698421
That's alright then, as to why their measurements are all backwards, it's dey culture, luck for you ti was somewhat near to what they claimed.

>>28692946
>dick johnson
Is it true he used to date Twatty McCunt?

>>28698442
oh that BQ244 wasn't a chinese one. or maybe it is, but it's sold by brakequip who are an aussie distributor/seller of brake parts and stuff for fabbing up brake lines. Thankfully there was a local shop a few suburbs over that sold brakequip stuff so I was able to fix it asap.

think i found the oil leak on the xf today. same as old mat ethe dipstick was getting pushed about 5" out of the tube and all the oil was on that side of the engine. did a compression test and all 6 were 100-105psi so think the rings are cooked. kinked the dipstick a bit so hopefully it holds better and stops pissing oil everywhere but might be time to look at engine options. pic is cyl 6, lowest comp of the lot.
bugger

>>28699712
my barra did this under 20psi boost your valve springs and rings probably shagged

>>28699858
fucked valve springs wouldnt cause the dipstick to be blown out though would it?

>>28700503
the stem seals would mine pissed out the head because i stupidly upgrade the springs without doing the seals and rings on the pistons on a 400k engine

>>28700859
why on earth wouldn't you replace the stem seals at the very least as a "while you're at it" sort of thing?

I finally saved up my money to buy what I thought was my dream car, a 2016 VF SS Series 2 6.2L in manual and now I'm 3 months into ownership and want to sell it for something lighter since I'm just not having fun, anyone else have this type of experience?

>>28701063
I had an E39 and it felt like an absolute boat compared to an E60 I test drove at the same time.

>>28701063
yes i bought a lexus a few months ago and already sold it for similar reasons. wasnt a dream car but from what i read in reviews i thought it would be a nice driving daily but its not.
you can only really tell so much from reviews/test drive

>>28701100
Bummer, I was thinking of getting a Lexus LS as a daily commuter for work.

>>28701108
mine was a 2011 is. no clue what what the LS is like nor a vf ss, but the IS was a bit nicer to drive than my v6 VE commy if that means anything
what dont you like about the vf? is it a ute?

>>28698297
>supercheap is a rip off
>go to repco
they're all rip offs now. just pick your poison and spread your cheeks, you're getting fucked either way

>>28700963
Bottom end was fucked anyway gonna go forged

>>28701154
this even ford dealers and ebay are cheaper fuck ripoffsupercrapco

>>28701127
It's a VF sedan and the whole car just doesn't feel fun to drive, the manual transmission feels way worse then my XR5 and Z32 and the power is nice but the car handles so poorly cause of the weight, No idea what to consider now instead of it the GR86 felt nice but was a bit to gutless, maybe a GR Yaris or a Golf R

>>28701164
hated mine too the ls is over rated get a barra/falcon and be done with it

>>28701164
my mate had a golf r mk6.5 (i think? 2016 model) and it was shit and really complex to work on. always had problems with it too. i only drove it once but didnt care for the handling in that either, felt really twitchy

>>28701169
Already have a Barra in the Z32 but it's not a road legal car and it's the most beautiful motor I've owned
>>28701170
That sucks to hear, maybe I'll go test drive a GR Yaris but it's crazy how expensive those things are

>>28701183
enjoy it mate i reckon just get a terry awd and do that up as a sleeper thats my plan was gonna get a third barra ute but prices went nuts

>>28701154
>>28701161
it never ceases to amaze me how even with international shipping costs, rockauto is almost always STILL cheaper than buying locally.

>>28701302
What about for detailing stuff? That's all I ever buy from local stores, I only source parts through the dealer or reputable sites that sell OEM shit.

>>28698294
the answer is all of them

>>28701306
no idea about detailing parts. i mostly buy mechanical/suspension stuff, especially for toyotas, they sell aisin, denso and advics stuff which is also owned by aisin. usually it's just an oem part with the toyota logo ground off, can see this the most easily on their water pumps for toyota engines.

>>28690050
Don't worry anon, heard retardation skips a generation. At best it only nicked you.

>>28701443
i wonder if any mustang parts bin fits my falcons

>>28702484
someone mentioned that the older falcons (around the xb era or so) apparently used the same parts as fox body mustangs...no idea how true this is. if it were though, that would mean rockauto could keep your car running for a long time

>>28702530
afaik its the first few gens of mustangs not the foxbodys, though they might fit too. my xf uses alot of the same steering and suspension components as the first gen mustang for example

>>28701183
>Barra in the Z32

broofs?

according to the old forum posts 100psi isnt actualyl that low for a cammed crossflow so i have no idea what is going on now. put my hand over the oil filler cap and dipstick tube and felt nothing too so i just rebent the kink in the dipstick too see if that holds it. not a fuckin clue whats going on with it aye

>>28703027
yeah my au2 had 160psi on all cylinders something doesnt sound right there mate im gonna go with possible warped head rings and stem seals and head gaskit

>>28691337
that's not exclusive to modern cars; almost all cars are like that

>>28698297
>go to repco
>R.ip
>E.very
>P.oor
>C.unt
>O.ff

>>28703954
ive always wondered what the deal is with demineralised water at the auto stores
>5L bottle:
>>sca, repco, autobarn (haven't been able to check out bursons or pep's auto spares): 10-12 bucks
>coles, iga, woolies: 2L bottle for around 2 bucks (bunnings sells 5L for 5.50)
>>penrite and nulon branded at the auto stores: 5L for 15-20 bucks
has to be just ripping off anyone that doesn't know any better

>>28704017
Anything sold at autostores that could also be bought from bunnings is a rip off.
Even funnier when bunnings is right next door.

Doing me speakers boys the old 6.5" 40 dollarydoos ones off Amazon and 100 dollar 4ch amp going in next week shits gonna bushfire the dungahouse cunts
Gonna put dual 12" in the boot

think ive worked out the xf issue. dipstick hasnt been blown out since i kinked it and i degreased the whole engine bay and theres no oil build up yet. done about 100km and its stayed in. found a coolant leak too, tiny pinhole at the underside of the upper rad hose under the hose clamp so i couldnt feel it when i was looking for leaks, and it drips onto the lower rad support and runs underneath. leaves nothing on the floor and nothing visible in the engine bay because the rad support is angled so its just been pooling in the 5mm gap under the radiator and the support.
only notices it cos i opened the bonnet after driving it today to see if the dipstick was still in and heard a very slight bubble noise. watched it for nearly 2 minutes before i saw a drip but its def leaking. cunt of a thing but atleast ive found it.
pic rel after about 20 mins after turning it off
sorry 4 rambling had about 9 beers since cheers

saw an unmarked hyundai staria lit up going to a call. did a double take seeing a space egg with cop lights blazing lol

shitboxes nicely almost got speakers done engines coming along nicely
>>28707054
>hyundai staria
qld? they use them as speeding cams unmarket here in sa/vic

>>28707094
nah western sydney

>>28707109
nsw is fucken shit even worse than when i was in qld and vic
cant speak for the other states besides sa country which is pretty chill

>>28707054
So that's what that hideous piece of shit I sometimes see driving around is called

>>28707331
yeah, it was pretty interesting seeing the red and blue lights on it.

>>28707331
they look kinda cool imo

>>28707331
>gook techno

another hail storm another 10 dents in the car

>>28707331
been seeing these everywhere myself from tradies to roadside speed cameras, Hyundai must have a killer deal on them for everyone to be buying them

>>28708800
They will never replace the Hiace

>>28704017
Just defrost the fridge/freezer and melt the ice.

>>28708877
i've got a late model fridge/freezer, it doesn't build up ice at all so never had to defrost it
I don't think I'd get 8 litres of the stuff from any fridge though.

>>28707331
i must confess i love these, old boss rented one back in 2022 they corner like their on rails and once you disable the nannies they skid and do fwd burnouts like a motherfuck i was flicking one around corners at 200k lol

>>28709793
The can be said of any modern van, I knew a guy with a modern Hiace that would fishtail it down dirt roads at 100kmh, they handle very well.

>>28709809
miss my wagon e series thing was a tank
wish the territory/falcon came in a proper wagon and not SUV cuckback
Still might get a terry one day, facey groups making some pretty capable awd lift kits for em

https://www.drive.com.au/news/australian-rural-road-speed-limits-could-be-slashed-under-new-proposal/
now's your chance to say no to this bullshit
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-say/regulatory-impact-analysis-reduce-open-road-default-speed-limit
whether it'll actually be taken into consideration or not is another question entirely. but i've already sent my submission, better than doing nothing.

>>28709918
>https://www.drive.com.au/news/australian-rural-road-speed-limits-could-be-slashed-under-new-proposal/
>Government modelling estimates a drop in the default sealed road speed limit from 100km/h to 70km/h would avoid as many as 1087 fatalities and 17,646 serious injuries nationwide between 2026 and 2036.
What "modelling"? I want to see the data this modelling was based on.

>1087 lives
>10 years
>108 lives per year
>2 lives per week
>0.29 lives per day
>nationwide
Think about how many people are on Australian rural roads around the entire country on any given day and they want everyone to $uffer for the sake of saving 0.29 lives a day? Come on. Wake up.

>>28709956
Police want to profit from 'crime'.

>>28709956
And the fatalities/serious injuries won't drop because they're all because of farmers driving drunk/without a seatbelt

>>28709918
>now's your chance to say no to this bullshit
i been saying no since 2004-2020 when this shit got way out of hand
Not gonna change shit either get out of the cities or prepair to get assraped forever

>>28710071
I'd love to move further out of the city but there's no work available for an UberEats™ delivery driver in Bumfuck Nowhere. So I have to suffer with this greed camera bullshit. Please pity me!

Was this penal colony ever a free country?

>>28710084
It may never will be. I want to love this country, but most things I loved about it are gone or going despite my best efforts to control those things within my own life.

>>28710101
it's liberty or death for me and, since liberty is not an option, i'm going out in a blaze of glory via suicide my cop. and it'll happen within the next 12 months. tired of this bullshit

>>28710081
vics fucked i havent been there in a year

>>28710101
>>28710084
yeah aus is fucked just as bad as canada/uk/us/eu tbqh the comfy times arent coming back best i can do is chill off grid and impregnate fatties

>>28710071
>i been saying no since 2004-2020 when this shit got way out of hand
on 4chan or where they can actually hear you

did we get the AWD supercharged Tarago/Previa?

>>28710084
they dropped all charges against this guy btw

>>28710223
wait really? last news i heard of that guy was that he was being questioned and i think he got a lawyer or something.
haha that would've generated quite a bit of seething from vicpol

>>28710162
i dropped out of high school at 18 so yeah been saying it where they can hear me for over 20 years now
FUCK them mate FUCKEM
cost me alot but in the long run im nobodys bitch especially the govt's