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Stupid Aussie rules for towing. https://www.facebook.com/PropertyRightsAustralia/posts/2158660417709792 |
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Toyota 4WD in the slippery stuff! https://www.facebook.com/1940778559506824/videos/2181885695185793/?t=10 |
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Lost keys Ford Ranger PX2 replacement cost Lost keys for my ute. Have no spare. Sounds like replacement is going to be expensive. Anyone have any experiences with replacing their lost ford keys? Wanting to know if there's a cheaper option. Cheers |
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Battery Life We bought our modern (well, 1999) car in 2009. Its battery, unknown age and I can't see the brand, is still working fine (hope those are not "famous last words!") and our garage man says just get a new one as soon as the starter fails to spin the engine a... |
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Premium Comprehensive Service. what's included? What would you expect for a "premium comprehensive service"? I would expect at minimum what the manufacturer recommends be done, given what "comprehensive" means. Not an oil change and a bunch of checks. These advertisements in my |
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A new meaning for hot rod It's a shame, but doesn't look too bad. Hopefully it will be able to be put back on the road. https://w |
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RB1 Odyssey battery draining to quickly Have an 05 RB1 Odyssey, and it can sit for 3 or 4 days at times, if we are using the other car or 4WD etc etc. Problem is the battery barely starts it after 3 days, and is dead after 4. I know these things have GPS etc for the clock, would that drai |
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Navi/ entertainment system help Hello, I have a 05 Honda Odyssey and recently having some problems with the Navi/radio system. Obviously, the system is in Japanese and the satnav doesn't work but the radio always worked. Few months ago when I start the car the screen keeps t |
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Off-grid battery help Having battery or controller issues in off-grid situation. Weekend hideaway has 2 260w panels, 20a solar controller and 2 large 12v deep cycle batteries, through inverter to a 240v fridge and LED lighting. All 2.5 years old, installed by ele |
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Jump Starters & External Power Banks I've spent an hour looking at various sites that sell Jump Starters that are also External Power Banks to charge your laptop, mobiles, etc. The prices are usually related to the mAh of the device. There is a vendor on TradeMe that states they have a Jump ... |
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Best 4wd Ute Anyone own a late model Ranger Wildtak, Hilux SR5, Nissan Navarra or Colorado that wants to share their experiences good or bad? |
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Speedo accuracy A pet peeve of mine is the grossly inaccurate speedos fitted to most NZ vehicles. I see Fair Go is doing an item on it tonight as well. |
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2 versus 4 stroke outboard motor? I'm interested in a 5 m fibre glass boat which has a 2012 x 90 hp two stroke motor. I know the current trend is to go for 4 stroke motors, but due to the 4 stroke motor weight Ii could only fit a 70 hp 4 stroke motor in the boat, which to me isn't p |
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Clutch noise Hi everyone, just brought a 96 toyota toyoace, everything seems fine but have noise every time when I use the clutch, the truck drives fine and gear changing is good. Do I need pay attention to the noise or just the truck is too old I have to live with it... |
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Camshaft: Belt or Chain Drive? Chatted with an AA mechanic the other day: his pet gripe was about car salesmen who make great selling points about cars having camshafts driven by chain rather than belt. The mechanic said many modern cars have very flimsy chains compared with those of c... |
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Any good recommendation for 7 seater SUV Budget 50k to 80K, prefer 2017 or newer. have been thinking Pajero sports and Prado, don't need luxury just a safety and reliability. thanks |
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This years darwin award https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12111300 |
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NZMCA pros and cons good or bad? |
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Nissan Leaf battery replacement $9000 ! Those batteries are expensive. https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/103524823/silly |
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Toyota RAV4 2011 - local service (North Shore) Step daughter has moved and wants a recommendation for a reliable service mechanic for her RAV4, fairly local to Birkenhead preferably. I know you aren't supposed to advertise, but a recommendation should be OK! |
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Wouldn't want the bill for this crank job 7 Ton crankshaft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drej_qeRSA |
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Brand new fridge I recently had my 1993 Legacy RS twin turbo serviced at Ray Hartley Motors in Wellington city. They told me the top-mount intercooler is damaged, many of the fins are bent down, don't know why, must be just old. They said this is stopping airflow into the... |
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Rally dos Sertoes 2018 Possibly one of the most visually stunning off road events around the globe. The Brazilian rural wilderness in August. (Man & machine vs the terrain) The local competitors seem to channel their 'inner senna'. The film crew seems to edit |
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Transmission advice hi can anyone tell me if an anuto trans gearing is diffret would it make a huge difference.I need to replace my auto trans. my car is a tubo the previous model is non turbo. The only difference is the gear ratio. Would the non turbo work in the turbo. tur... |
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ZD30 diesel Does anyone know where the TDC marks are on crankshaft pulley,got notches for crank sensor but cant see TDC marks?There a pig of a motor see why so many on here broken it in a 2000 terrano intercooled.thanks |
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