On 25/03/2022 6:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
> On 24/03/2022 8:30 pm, Noddy wrote:

> and as an aside, here's Donald slinking away with a black wattle, like a
> Tiger with a wildebeest, in the jaws of the treezers. :-D Awesome bit of
> kit. Works very well. had to change the hydraulic fittings, (for no
> cost!), ... gunna have some serious fun when i retire :-D

Maybe i could add the link: https://imgur.com/a/x8ReDLz Soz for the
cock-up... been watching Warnies interview at lunch in pakistan.

On 25/03/2022 6:37 pm, lindsay wrote:
> On 24/03/2022 8:30 pm, Noddy wrote:

>> About 7 grand difference in price between the XLT 2 litre auto and the
>> Wildtrak with the same mechanical spec, and for that you get some
>> spotlights, different wheels, different coloured door handles and a
>> leather interior with contrasting stitching which in my opinion looks
>> a bit tacky. If I was buying one it would definitely be the XLT with
>> cloth interior, as after 6 years of leather in the Navara I'm over it.
>
> If you ask 'em nicely, i'll bet you get the wheels. I did, with a little
> bit of gentle persuasion.... I've put some fitted neoprene seat covers,
> and have some deep rubber mats. We've had some massive rainfall in East
> Gippsland, and the tracks are all wet red mud with black snakes as speed
> humps....* so going down this path:
> https://3dmats.com.au/product/to-fit-ranger-px-px2-dual-cab-kagu-rubber?fbclid=IwAR3zPbUBUAjxePgxCgYXsKbAjKm3eTttflHewO-xDIbDof-Or1rJFi2u2Gk
> fitted dish mats, all 4 ... $180 bucks. cant go wrong there.

Yeah, they look like the shit.

> my wingman just sent me a pic: his arrived today...
> https://imgur.com/a/xER9FV7 would like a bit more coverage of the trans
> tunnel... but better that the $50 specials from repco.

Yep.
>>>> In other news, I looked at a new Toyota Hilux SR5, and was
>>>> astonished to learn that at 70 grand on the road for the dual cab
>>>> tray back version it doesn't even come with a reverse camera because
>>>> Toyota found it all a bit too difficult to make it work.
>
> a $50 cam from supercheap is wired into the reverse lights...

>> I've been very happy with the Navara and in the last 6 years it's been
>> awesome. It's still a great drive, but it lacks all the mod-cons that
>> the Santa Fe has and as I've been driving that a lot lately and
>> getting used to the little niceties I miss them when I get back in the
>> ute. So, it's time to move it on to someone else, and with the
>> stupidity of today's used ute market I may get close to what I paid
>> for the thing :)
>
> I got $22k, 1/2 of what I paid for my 12yo Navara. Got the current bus
> (inc real tray) for close enough to $60k. Had some stuff done (wiring
> for tray/fridge), radio, etc... last thing: looking at a second battery
> setup. Methinks, unless I win Lotto, this bus will see me out.

Same here I think.

I paid 35 and a half for the Navara 6 years ago, and at the moment with
the used ute being as mental as it is there's few of them on the market
with low kays like mine for under thirty. I'm going to ask for 32 for
mine, but to get anywhere near that I need to give it a make-over. Not
that there's anything wrong with it but it's ten years old and is
showing it's age in a few places. Just little shit. I'm repainting the
wheels as it has a couple of small gutter rash marks. Repainting the
bonnet and bumper as it has some stone chips which stick out like dog's
balls on a black car. While I've got the gun out I'm repairing the two
small dents I put into the tailgate. Giving it new tyres, a new
intercooler, new mats, etc. Basically putting it into the condition I'd
like to get it in if I was paying 32 grand for a 10 year old ute.

> * me and 2 other mates went for a ride on the quads, to clean up some
> fallen trees across some tracks. Went down the dam track to the bottom
> paddock, and lo-and-behold, Gary  (in front) points to a pile of scrub
> pushed up into a pile when the dam was built. 2 big black snakes sunning
> themselves. One was fucking massive. The 3 of us agreed it was at least
> 6 foot, and as fat as my forearm. no photos :-(  Blacks at my place
> rarely are seen over 3 feet. This bloke and his mate have figured out
> that they camp next to the dam, they dont have far to go for
> breakfast/lunch/dinner. I went back with a camera, and the big one was
> gone, and the smaller one had it's head in the scrub at one end, and
> it's tail down the other.  https://imgur.com/a/nOUYYrE probably around
> 40mm thick. The big boy was sleeping in the dirt in the top right of the
> pic. Would have been 60mm thick.

Nasty.

> and as an aside, here's Donald slinking away with a black wattle, like a
> Tiger with a wildebeest, in the jaws of the treezers. :-D Awesome bit of
> kit. Works very well. had to change the hydraulic fittings, (for no
> cost!), hoses were long enough,... gunna have some serious fun when i
> retire :-D

Saw your follow up post :)

It looks the shit. Wish mine had the self levelling bucket system, as
having to do it by hand is a pain.

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On 25/03/2022 10:11 am, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 25/03/2022 12:44 pm, Clocky wrote:
>> On 25/03/2022 3:11 am, alvey wrote:
>>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:37:58 +1100, Noddy wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 24/03/2022 10:55 pm, Daryl wrote:
>>>>> On 24/3/2022 7:05 pm, lindsay wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> yeah. starting to wonder if it's worthwhile, as I'll be getting it
>>>>>> serviced at ford until it's 5 yo, with incremental 5000k oil changes
>>>>>> done elsewhere....
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Would your reason for getting it serviced at Ford be capped price
>>>>> servicing?
>>>>> Can't think of any other reason.
>>>>> Mate used to get his Volvo dealer serviced but 2 recent things have
>>>>> changed his mind, 150k service at the dealer was quoted at $660.00, we
>>>>> did it ourselves by the book for $160 in materials and it took an hour
>>>>> so the dealer is actually charging $500 an hour.
>>>>> Second issue was not a dealer but a Volvo "specialist", rear shocker
>>>>> snapped at the top mounting bolt, after looking at YouTube we figured
>>>>> out that the "tube" that protects the shaft was fitted incorrectly
>>>>> stopping the mounting rubber from flexing so the shaft bent eventually
>>>>> breaking it.
>>>>> They charged him just under $1000.00 to supply and fit, cost of new
>>>>> shocks was less than $300.00 and it took us a half hour per side to
>>>>> remove and replace so labour works out at about $700.00 per hour.
>>>>> He doesn't mind paying for good service but he's getting sick and
>>>>> tired
>>>>> of being ripped off.
>>>>
>>>> That's the way they make their money, and they *all* do it irrespective
>>>> of the badge.
>>>
>>> *** Warning - Convenient Anecdote Ahead ***
>>>> I've got a Mazda 6 being dropped off in a week or so with non
>>>> functioning power steering. 2012 model I think it is, and while I'm not
>>>> really interested in doing any work for people,
>>>
>>> What "people" Fraudster?
>>>
>>
>> His imaginary "customers"
>>
>>>> I'm just doing this as a
>>>> favour as it belongs to a friend's father who is getting ripped by a
>>>> Mazda dealer. The car has electric power steering and the dealer claims
>>>> it needs a replacement steering controller at a cost of just under 4
>>>> thousand bucks.
>>>>
>>>> I'm calling bullshit,
>>>
>>> Yep. Good chance...
>>>
>>
>>
>> Definitely bullshit. The car and the problem may well exist but his
>> claims regarding a "controller" costing $4000 at a dealer is bogus
>> grandstanding nonsense. Remember, this is a bloke who reckons that
>> swapping parts in hope and sending people on their way is a legitimate
>> diagnostic book procedure on a V8 Commodore when every trade relevant
>> qualified *mechanic* knows that checking fuel trim on each cylinder
>> would have told them *exactly* which cylinder was misbehaving in 2
>> minutes because *that* is how you diagnose that fault with pinpoint
>> accuracy.
>
>
> not the 'bold and the beautiful' but the 'clued and the clueless', lol  :)
>
>
>>
>> I would be genuinely interested in seeing his diagnostic and repair
>> process documented as I could do with another good laugh at his
>> clueless foibles.
>>
>>
>
> be interesting to see if he's game enough to post it. but as we know,
> being brave is not his thing.
>
>

You can't trust anything he says anyway, it's more likely to be a
complete fabrication.

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keith on the 7 Oct 2021 wrote;
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it is unproven, he is lying."

On Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 19:29:40 UTC+11, alvey wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:10:48 +0800, Clocky wrote:
>
> > On 24/03/2022 9:18 am, Xeno wrote:
> >> On 24/3/2022 6:45 am, alvey wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:22:22 +1100, Noddy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I took a new Ford Ranger 2 litre Bi turbo with the 10 speed auto for
> >>>> a drive the
> >>>> other day and that's quite impressive. Has all the features of the Santa
> >>>> Fe, but also has speed limit sign recognition and pops up a warning on
> >>>> the dash if you're travelling over the posted limit. Also has remove
> >>>> start via phone app which is kinda cool for a ute.
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TF Magna I had had the poor mans version of that. You set whatever speed and when it was reached it started beeping for a short while, then kept flashing while you were above your set speed. *Very* useful!.

> >>>
> >>> lol.
> >>>
> >>> Sooo Fraudster, about all those "penis-substitute" sneers you've made
> >>> about
> >>> my cars...
> >>>
> >> Darren's *cars* are also a "penis-size-substitute". The bigger the car,
> >> the smaller the penis. Darren's obviously endowed with a *tiny todger*!
> >
> > Size is irrelevant anyway in his case since he doesn't have any balls.
> >
> Keep an eye out on Hulkster drivers. I reckon that the average height of
> their poseur genre drivers is about 175cm. ie. Shortarses.
>
>
>
> alvey
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On 26/03/2022 1:20 pm, jonz@ nothere.com wrote:
> On Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 19:29:40 UTC+11, alvey wrote:

>>>>>> other day and that's quite impressive. Has all the features
>>>>>> of the Santa Fe, but also has speed limit sign recognition
>>>>>> and pops up a warning on the dash if you're travelling over
>>>>>> the posted limit. Also has remove start via phone app which
>>>>>> is kinda cool for a ute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> TF Magna I had had the poor mans version of that. You set whatever
> speed and when it was reached it started beeping for a short while,
> then kept flashing while you were above your set speed. *Very*
> useful!.

There's been a few similar systems over the years and they are useful.
Especially in these days of cameras that pinch you for being half a km/h
over the limit.

There's one in the Santa Fe which is a little bit annoying in that it's
activated by the cruise control switch. The switch is on the steering
wheel and it's a little clumsy. If you press it once it turns on the
cruise control, but if you accidentally press it twice it turns off the
cruise and turns on the active speed limiter. You then set the speed
limit in the same fashion as you would set the cruise, and the car won't
go over that speed no matter how hard you stand on the throttle.

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