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Price for a brake fluid change Roughly how much does a brake fluid change cost? My local dealer wants to charge me $120 which seems a bit excessive to me |
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Heater for small generator? I have a 5 KVA hard wired (to our home switchboard) electric start generator that sits in a covered porch area but still gets damn cold in our southern winters and is sometimes takes a bit of starting. Any suggestions for a semi permanent heating so |
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How We Must Sound to The Missus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9-voINFkCg Lol! |
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Where did the $250 000 go?! Beautiful car, and to be honest that is the only model of BMW that has ever really turned my head. But if they're $189k now I won't be investing. |
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Who wants to be James Bond? Sadly, I'm a tad too tall to fit comfortably into that model of Aston Martin, so will have to decline. |
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Bit of different kiwi attitude Hilux 4A-GE-Turbo Actually seems quite capable low weight high horsepower [Sounds like a damn rotary-tho] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHwjEgLsKXU |
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I'm back from road trip in South island. Always wanted to do a bit of a road trip in the South Island as I had never been south of Christchurch. Flew into Christchurch, hired a Hyundai Tucson for 5 days and headed south to Dunedin, Invercargill and of course Bluff, then up to Queenstown an |
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An Honest Advert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQZ6rALub8 |
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Flat battery after charging iPad Left an iPad charging in my car and the battery went dead. Battery is a high capacity maintenance free deal, about 3 years old. Does that mean the battery is on the way out? Car is a 2010 Golf GTI. An iPad might have a 4000mah battery I guess. |
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Honda Jazz or Mazda 2 Looking to spend under $8k I like the series 2 Jazz/Fit but not sure what transmissions these run as the first ones were not the best example of a CVT. The DY Demio looks ok and reliable but the 4spd auto is a little underwhelming. The newer D |
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Getting parts from crash repairers? Has anyone asked for/got binned car parts from business that do crash repairs? Were you charged $$ or did they just let you take it? Anyone in that industry? I'm wanting to get some plastic pieces (such as vents and grills off wrecked bumpers etc) a |
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Expired WOF/Rego question What happens if someone get stopped and the WOF/Rego has elapsed? I know of someone driving around without either and to make things worse, the Rego is a few days out of being a full year expired. Huge liability if they hurt someon |
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Oil change had my oil & filter done at oil changers Rotorua checked level next day found it 12mm over the full mark , im too far away to take it back, is this a problem cheers |
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Ouch! Continental Cars ordered to payout https://autofile.co.nz/pay-out-ordered-in-ferrari-case- |
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Oil change had my oil & filter done at oil changers Rotorua checked level next day found it 12mm over the full mark , im too far away to take it back, is this a problem cheers |
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Here's why you might wait 3-5 years b4 buying a EV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2Eo6wl5r0 |
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Car country stickers Can anyone please tell me where I can get car country stickers, I need South Africa and New Zealand. The ones that you stick on the back of cars. Thanks for ideas. |
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Matsumo gaskets any good? I am looking to buy some rocker cover gaskets for my Subaru Outback and saw some Matsumo ones for sale on TM. They come from Aus at a 1/4 of the price of local ones eg Rco or dealer. Does anyone have any experience with this brand? |
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Something to freak you out if half asleep https://www.facebook.com/JungleVT/videos/2778463745628783/ Imagine this coming head on |
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Re L200 manifold, can anybody point me in the right direction as to the torque specs and tightening sequence for the exhaust manifold? I'm replacing the crusty old thing with a set of headers. 2.6 petrol engine. Also, should I use a gasket goo of some sort or put both manifold and flange gaskets ... |
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Help - Problem with Mazda key card. I have a 2006 Mazda Axela, and it runs on one of those credit card style key cards. Recently I've started the car and it's fine, but if I open the door to get out of the car while it's going (ie. to open the front gate), the car starts beeping at me. When... |
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Convertible top I need to glue a glass rear window back into a convertible top, would there be anyone here that could give me advise what glue should be used for this please. |
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Navigation System Memory Card Update Where would you take a memory card to have it updated, or do you have to buy a new card ? |
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Motoring journos Do vehicle sellers like the motoring journos driving the media allocated vehicle/s on the beach? appear to be beach pics in this. |
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Price for bushes on steering rack Toyota Wish My car has just failed a WOF because of play at the end of the lock (left and right) I was quoted $860 for the repair (2 bushes apparently) These can't be bought and need making so Im told. The bushes are hidden under the rubber boots. Does this see |
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