Leroy Peterson

thanks Martin but sounds like its all done and dusted haha. i got the final power figure but i dont want to say anything till ive driven it.

Hillary paying 1.40, good time to jump on. Sounds like springy motors' dyno is struggling for tie points with the pulsar... maybe will have to employ some VL tactics and just get a bunch of fat people to sit on the front of the car.

Market will recover once clinton is in

I would take an LS600hL over any euro luxury car. any of them. and not just because I like VIP. I've always wondered if some Euro do this: Lexus has been doing it since the 90's. so bawler.

Dezz, you want an investment? http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m178404449

didnt birds teach you anything? never sell for a loss m8. even if it take 4 years, dont sell in the red.

I was doing some Euro vs Jap research last week (bcoz boredom) and found nothing that even resembles an argument the say Euro is reliable. I'll just say that not ALL euro cars have an issue, but the sheer number and importance of the malfunctions are too large to ignore. I was using this website, which was handy. http://australiancar.reviews/reviews.php#!content=recalls Yes, a lot of reviews and forum posts are negatively skewed because everyone has the energy to complain but few praise. Just compare the types of recalls issued for common Euro models and then compare to common jap models. Its often chalk and cheese. Person at work has a 2015 Mini Cooper S. The new mini has been around for quite a while now. Each series has had a different motor, usually shared with a 1 series BMW. The second series had an issue with timing chains letting go, so now its on the maintenance list to be replaced every 30,000kms. Anyway, latest Mini's had incorrect main bearing tolerances and a huuuuuge amount of mini's got new motors. This particular owner was told it would need a new engine when it went in for a service at 13,000kms. When replacing that many motors, no doubt BMW was using the iPhone philosophy of repair the broken and then use them as "brand new" replacements. When my ex was looking at getting a Mk4 Golf GT Sport, I spent a lot of time researching because they had massive problems with the injectors. VW did everything in their power to avoid making an official re-call. You go to the leading VW OZ forums and there are dozens of pages of owners reporting their cars getting done, some being out of pocket $1500 an injector. Then theres the audi's firmware updates that get applied when getting serviced and causing all sorts of problems. Mercedes would be my bet for Euro. From what I've experienced and people I know who work on them have said their diagnostics and design are really good. And yeah, there are a lot of daily-driven 400kw audi's floating around, which is impressive. Anyway, compare that to all the lexus recalls, and in typical Lexus fashion, most of them are just complaints from nit-picky owners. (the LS series is basically designed from customer feedback every series. Which is great, but it also means that almost every production month LS is different, even if theyre the same series. Toyota part numbers are a bitch on the luxury cars). Common problems include: annoying accessory belt noise, rear view mirror discolouration, wind noise from door mirror, an in-line filter added to the aux port to stop interference noise.... :|

Last paragraph indicates its for sale for $29k.

I dont understand, is the car for sale, or not? If so, make an ad in the For Sale section and list more information please. Car looks good though!

Not sure exactly whats happening with TV2, but looks like a clusterf**k. Would not want any money tied in there, tbh. Apparently some mistakes were made with the one-after-the-other announcements last week, then they put all the blame on the secretary lol. http://au.i3investor.com/servlets/anpth/625695.jsp

6 cylinders sound like ass. Especially if attached to a double clutch gearbox. The end.

nah. apparently held up most of the day.

I heard a car flipped at sandown wrx track day on the weekend. Possibly turn 1. Maybe tried to steer through the kitty litter. I'll need to check natsoft to see what times that white 33GTR was doing...

Why can't you jump in the car with them?

Do walkinshaw even work on anything that isn't a HSV? Or do they only give out badges to HSVs? Someone at work has a 2015 mini Cooper s. New engine under warranty at 13,000kms. Most of the motors out of the factory had incorrect crank bearing clearances. Lots of lunches motors. Each Cooper model has had a different engine, the latest 2 have had the most issues. Bit of a joke really

when I was in Gosford after WTAC there was a new mustang meet going on at the car museum. some of the mustangs already had supercharger kits on them. not bad for a bunch of middle-aged dudes. i like the gun metal colour i think.

really? must be the weather. is the car wash open there yet? i couldnt jump start the gloria, so battery is on charge now

Hmmm probably won't make it then. Usually most people don't rock up till after 7

I can go, only 5mins away. will need to charge battery on Gloria lol.

Keep in mind all those euros and the VQ carbon build up thread are all for direct injection motors. They get heaps of build-up in the intake side, unlike regular fuel injected motors. So their power "gains" are going to be much more significant than yours.

Thanks for the recommendation. site looks like it has some decent info, but not worth $98NZD to me. I know some people in Osaka that i'll be going to Auto Messe and some carpark meets with.

Gotta catch crabs from somewhere

So turns out wasnt bed bugs. My skins has weird issues with the sheets they use (or what they wash them with). I googled info on bed bugs the other day and saw the bites look different and were no patterns or specific areas of bites. Slept wrapped up in a random blanket and was less itchy, then i asked them to fit normal bed sheets and slept on them. So far so good. Crisis averted. In the mean time my arms/hands/neck/head is itchier than mohsen's crotch.

another TV2 announcement. and things looking good for 88E. might be a few things here and there, but the remaining info on the seismics are still yet to be completed. Then drilling from Otto/Great Bear Jan next year, then drilling of IW2 in Feb... if things are looking good by then ill probably pull out most of my shares (a whopping 30,000 or something). The coming weeks might be a good time to get in if anyone is thinking about it. Thats just wot i think. Unlike Birds' aggressive marketing tactics.