What have you done to your car today?

[taza]

Had some moron in Parramatta think that my car was a good place to lean against! He then thought I was overreacting by asking him to get off the car.

Punch the in the face!

You know how people say violence doesn't solve problems, well in all reality it does most of the time.

 

[Rally]

Solves one problem, creates bigger ones.

 

[aware]

Punch the in the face!

You know how people say violence doesn't solve problems, well in all reality it does most of the time.

Except that in Parramatta, if I did that I would have more damage than the car.... Probably sounds stupid, but it's Parramatta.

 

[aware]

Solves one problem, creates bigger ones.

Correct. It is only a car at the end of the day, but it was the principle. I try and look after it, but there is one factor I can't control - the general public.

 

[Ratbag]

Camry ...

SWMBO arrived home in the Camry last night with a distinct smell of burning oil (from the car ... ).

Grovelled underneath today, and there is a drip (1L of oil in the last few weeks ... ). On the PS beside the auto tranny bottom cover.

Looks as if the whole engine is going to have to be removed and split in half, all to replace a $20 gasket.



Or, "Oh, dash it all"; or words to that effect ...

 

[taza]

SWMBO arrived home in the Camry last night with a distinct smell of burning oil (from the car ... ).

Grovelled underneath today, and there is a drip (1L of oil in the last few weeks ... ). On the PS beside the auto tranny bottom cover.

Looks as if the whole engine is going to have to be removed and split in half, all to replace a $20 gasket.



Or, "Oh, dash it all"; or words to that effect ...

Same with my burning oil. It's about $60 worth of seals of fix it but the cost is labour to pull it out and apart.

 

[Rally]

Another reason I do not like east west engined cars. It would be worse with a V6. Good excuse for getting rid of the dreaded Camry- and restore your good name!

 

[stilson]

That's bad news RB.

I dropped my fox off at the lease company and they will take it over the pots for me tomorrow.

I am driving a Holden Craptiva loan car and it is a POS. maybe it's just because it's an auto but after giving it a road test for 10kms on the way home it stunk and made big clunking noises at it changed gears.

It is so bad I walked inside and googled Captiva Lemon and there were lots of matches.

If anyone is thinking of buying one....don't.

 

[Ratbag]

Another reason I do not like east west engined cars. It would be worse with a V6. Good excuse for getting rid of the dreaded Camry- and restore your good name!

Try Saabs. They have a north/south engine that's put in back to front.

Ditto the RWD E-type. There were two ways to change the clutch plate: the easy way and the hard way .... The easy way wasn't exactly obvious! Just pull the entire front of the car off on a dolly!!

OTOH, changing the clutch plate in my Austin Kimberley took less than an hour for one person, with no special tools.

So it really comes down to the individual vehicle's design.

Look at how much fun it is getting the plugs out of most Subarus, for just one example. Even my Kimberley was easier to do the tappets on than Roo1. Well, almost ... :ebiggrin:. It had shims and bucket tappets. No whip, but flaming nasty to adjust! Heck of a lot easier to do the plugs though; and the clutch ...

I'm still not looking forward to the bill to fix the Camry ...
AND it would not pass a roadworthy with this, so it has to be done before it can be sold .
Probably later this year it is going to turn into an AT Forester between MY06 to mid 2008.

 

[Rally]

Well the Europeans, especially the British, had a team of engineers whose job it was to make working on the things as difficult as possible. It was once said of V12 Jag you could get a garbage bin full of 1 cent pieces, tip it over the engine of a V12, and not one coin would hit the ground, but every single one of them would destroy some vital part of the engine.

 

[Ratbag]

G'day again mate

Well the Europeans, especially the British, had a team of engineers whose job it was to make working on the things as difficult as possible. It was once said of V12 Jag you could get a garbage bin full of 1 cent pieces, tip it over the engine of a V12, and not one coin would hit the ground, but every single one of them would destroy some vital part of the engine.

One of the reasons I have driven Japanese cars for the last 31 years ... :rotfl:

 

[aware]

SWMBO arrived home in the Camry last night with a distinct smell of burning oil (from the car ... ).

Grovelled underneath today, and there is a drip (1L of oil in the last few weeks ... ). On the PS beside the auto tranny bottom cover.

Looks as if the whole engine is going to have to be removed and split in half, all to replace a $20 gasket.



Or, "Oh, dash it all"; or words to that effect ...

Unlucky Ratbag - although good plan on getting another Forester! Still a PITA at the end of the day though.

Try working on one of these!

I also remember seeing something on TV about working on an Audi engine, where they had to disassemble the front of the car (i.e. bumper, headlights, everything) just to replace a part.

 

[Ratbag]

Thanks for the commiserations Aware

Unlucky Ratbag - although good plan on getting another Forester! Still a PITA at the end of the day though.

Just been looking. Seems the best deals are in Sydney.
Also seems that the best price/performance ratio is the 2006 XS auto, with low kms (80~110 kms). Very few 2007 models around, for some reason. The 2006 models seem to be available for around the $18,000 mark.
I also note that those that are advertised appear to be missing the "standard" fog lights; just like Stilson's was??

Try working on one of these!

UGLY!!

I also remember seeing something on TV about working on an Audi engine, where they had to disassemble the front of the car (i.e. bumper, headlights, everything) just to replace a part.

Ahem. Yeah ...
I am always amazed at how accessible most of the bits on cars are. I guess we have to live with the occasional stuff up

 

[mr turbo]

Try working on one of these!

No thanks
I'll pass :iconwink:

I am always amazed at how accessible most of the bits on cars are. I guess we have to live with the occasional stuff up

Sorry to hear about the dramas you're having with the Camry RB
Yes I'm amazed too
I remember trying to get to the oil filter on my old Celica (2000 model) It was a PITA
Whereas on my Forry & my dads Corolla it's easy as

Regards
Mr Turbo

 

[NachaLuva]

RB sorry to hear that...its a bugger!

 

[Species]

Well it wasn't today.. it was yesterday.. but I got my L series stuck for the first time and required a tow out of a very deep and muddy rut that I was actually trying to avoid but it was too slippery and I just slid straight in! haha luckily there was phone service because I was out alone.
What was funny is that I was doing stuff that I felt was more challenging as a driver earlier that day with out too much hassle.. I just found the limits of the car I guess, low clearance, open diffs and a lack of articulation All good though, it's all a learning curve unfortunately no photos as it looked rather funny with one wheel in the air!

 

[taza]

Well it wasn't today.. it was yesterday.. but I got my L series stuck for the first time and required a tow out of a very deep and muddy rut that I was actually trying to avoid but it was too slippery and I just slid straight in! haha luckily there was phone service because I was out alone.
What was funny is that I was doing stuff that I felt was more challenging as a driver earlier that day with out too much hassle.. I just found the limits of the car I guess, low clearance, open diffs and a lack of articulation All good though, it's all a learning curve unfortunately no photos as it looked rather funny with one wheel in the air!

:lol: Been there and done that. It's good fun and is a good learning curve. Thats where all terrain tyres help and stop you slipping as much over roadies.


Same for me, not today but yesterday I drove into the back of someone. Was a v8 Holden Maloo ute........ No major damage but busted the plastic nudgebar and the number plate. The spotties survived and so did the front bumper so all is good. Very close call though.

Came home for a week too and averaged 14l per 100km on the highway Need to fix the burning oil issue and do a major service when thats done.

On this coming Wednesday I will be removing the rust on the roof of the Foz, looked at it today and it's not bad, just under the paint slightly. It's about 70mm long and 40mm wide The plan is to sand back to the bare metal, bog up, sand smooth, prime, paint (3 coats), then clear coat. I know it won't come up perfect but it's on the roof and the car is 12 years old.

 

[Rally]

Hi Taza, my WRX is 13 years old next month. I hope it doesn't become a troublesome teenager! I still give it plenty of TLC though.

 

[taza]

Hi Taza, my WRX is 13 years old next month. I hope it doesn't become a troublesome teenager! I still give it plenty of TLC though.

:lol:

I'm guessing your WRX has always been garaged though and doesn't get driven alot? It might become a troublesome teenager, time will tell :iconwink:

My Forester is still my first car, i'm a poor uni student so I can't afford to pay to get the rust removed (I would if I could), it see's quite a bit of offroad use(not overly hardcore anymore) and I will probably run her into the ground (5 years time..) so I want to try and look after her if I can. Thus my reason for trying to fix the rust before it becomes really bad. She does still get a wash and polish now and again though.
The worst part is that she lives on the street out in the wet cold weather and there is nowhere else for her to go

I think my teen years have had their toll on her. Many lessons learnt and many memories

 

[Rally]

The WRX is the second car I have owned after the Falcon GT. I had the Falcon for 16 years, the WRX for 13 and it is ready for it's 80,000km service. It is always garaged. Still, it is now on it's 5th set of tyres.
1) OE Bridgestone Potenzas RE010?
2) Yokohama A539's (I think)
3) Falken Azenis
4) Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
5) Bridgestone Potenza RE002

Plus a set of track tyres i recently purchased to save the Potenzas from an early death