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Powerall - portable jumpers Does these devices work with a car that has been in storage for a year or more ie - a totally dead battery? A battery charger has been tried unsuccessfully. To what extent do they work up to - a light that has been on overnight and nearly totally drained ... |
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Auckland's Southern petrol tax boundary. I see on the news that Pukekohe is the southern boundary for the fuel tax. Where is the boundary when heading down the motorway/expressway towards Hampton Downs? Is it the Mill rd. Pukekohe exit? If so, the Caltex station will be included in the tax |
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1980 mini We have 1980 mini our 16 year old son tried to start this evening mini had been sitting for a short while, oil and water levels ok. Turned engine over by hand a few times before starting.Mini started and run but a loud clunk was heard, now wont turn over ... |
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1972 Triumph 2000 Will these things go up in value ever and be worth some coin one day? |
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Cyclists only isolated sealed cycleways? Because NZ's roads are relatively narrow and the speed differential between road users at what point does it become more sensible to have cycle only sealed exercise tracks? |
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Series land rover. HELP ! Have decided to reassemble a GOOD SWB Series 2a or 3 truck from the pile of spares i have around. Q1. I believed all series SWB chassis were as one. However have discovered that the average width of of the chassis rails on a donor vehic |
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Taking brain dead to a new level https://www.facebook.com/NomadicFanaticUnite/videos/1797139990350563/ |
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Just as predicted. a waste of millions Not to mention more lives have been lost due to this stupid stupid idiocy. Those responsible should be hung out to dry, their own biased in their favour study showed this was exactly what was going to happen yet they went ahead and wasted millions doing i... |
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Question regarding CGA and dealerships Asking for a family member. He has recently bought a Subaru wrc sti from the business number 8 autos. They say their services are an advertising company, not a dealership. He was driving through Christchurch and lost the oil in his |
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Headlight Bulbs. My car has polycarbonate (not Glass )covers Bulbs are H4 60/55 to increase the light output I,m considering xenon? or H4 100/60 any ideas? |
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Suzuki Swift I am thinking of purchasing a 2014 automatic Suzuki Swift Glxab 1.4, what I would like to know being 1400cc is this just a town car or can it be used on longer trips with no worries , say from Hamilton to Auckland a dozen or so times a year and perhaps Ha... |
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1995 Hilux Surf - glow plug issue? Hey all - after ideas. 1995 Hilux Surf. suddenly last week decided the glow plug light wouldnt come on any more and wont fire up - all other lights good, no engine check light, turns over sweet as just wont fire up. Replaced the glow plug rela |
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Waikato Expressway Rutting - NZ Transport Agency senior manager, Chris Hunt reckons that the rutting doesn't present any safety risk for drivers ?€¦. ? Should this guy keep his job with a statement as irresponsible as that or is the immediate solution going to be put a heap of ora... |
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Oh no could Fiat be owned by Hyundai? https://www.autoblog.com/2018/06/29/hyundai-fca-takeover-report/ |
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"tile" GPS locator for security Have you any experience with these?, looking into putting some of these into boat/trailer etc for security. they are pretty cheap these days. Do they have batteries? if so how long do they last? do they work anywhere there is GPS signal? |
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Automechanica frankfurt Who is going? |
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Warning --An old scam "tidied up" A scam from a couple of years back is starting to do the rounds again. Sending out e mail bills. They are targeting the accounts payable/ bill payer of listed companies. Where they have gotten a bit cleverer than previous versions is |
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What is the cost of a "cambelt kit"? I organised my mum's Volkswagen to have this job done. Just wondering, for those keen DIY'ers if one went for a higher quality or a OEM "cambelt kit". How much do they cost? Ie a Toyota Camry cambelt kit with the bearings and the waterpump or |
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Hand cleaner What hand cleaner are you mechanics using that doesn't dry out your hands at the end of the day ? Recommendations ? |
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Drivers Seat Rail Extension It it possble to Do, To gain some more leg room. |
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Too close https://www.facebook.com/BaddriverstondashcamFocus/videos/237175536880528/ |
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Desert Camera doco 3 rally journos cover the 2017 - africa eco- race in the desert. needs the big screen treatment for the visuals. at 12 min - pulling the engine out of the truck on the side of the road to fix it. multi-lingual - |
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Craig Lowdnes to step back from full time drive Lowndes to step down from full time drive with 888 at end of 2018. https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/07/06/lownd |
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Jap imports and Multi Airbags Hi Guys- I have a new job that I start next month. Role has a $22k car allowance and you can get any car as long as it has 4+ doors AND a minimum of 6 airbags so front and side required as per company H&S requirements There's no fuel card so I |
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Car Batteries. Does anyone know if there is somewhere where one could get a second hand car battery?. do the auto wreckers sell them etc?. Long story but I need to start up my car that has a damaged head gasket thing going on but the battery is crap and I want to |
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