What have you done to your car today?

Kevin said:
^ Oh BUGGER!
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My insurance was good in 2010, hope the experience is likewise for Dulagarl.

My fear was that, the second time round, they would 'write off' my car - which would've been a bit hard to take the day after fitting the new bar!
 
Dulagarl said:
Mine was in Sydenham when the storm hit. All seven vehicles at the lunch were seriously damaged. Will post pics of dulagarl tomorrow perhaps. Bonnet is totalled, roof not too bad, tight and side and tailgate damaged.

Agree Barry that these events are more frequent. Djulpan got hit by a storm like this too.

BTW, new bar looks schweeet
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Oh no...poor girl :sad:

Barry, did yours have damage?

Post hail damage here:
https://www.offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=3195

Bar looks awesome, they certainly did an exc job on paint matching. Shame you're having probs with fitting
 
Barry, I could say the same thing about earthquakes. In the last few years I cannot re-call there being so many earthquakes as what has been happening in this time. And even the biggest climate alarmists would have trouble blaming that on climate change- although no doubt they'd love to. Our cousins across the water in NZ are living a terrible existence in some places as their beautiful country has been hit by so many in the last 12 months. Then there was the big earthquake in Indonesia 5 years ago that caused the huge tsunami that killed 250,000. There have been lots of others in Europe and Asia and elsewhere. The weather is cyclical- no doubt after a quiet spell for a couple of decades when it returns to a previous cycle things seem worse. Of course, there are certain people who take advantage of our poor memories and lack of of knowledge and most governments around the world seem happy to fund these profits (and prophets) of doom.

Barry said:
My place is ok Mr T. Hail here not as bad as in 2010 when my car was damaged, but wasn't staying to find out. Other parts of Melb north of me copped it pretty bad. Without intending to start a debate over climate change, anthropomorphic or otherwise, it is my anecdotal observation that such 'extreme' events are becoming more frequent in Melbourne.
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Rally said:
Barry, I could say the same thing about earthquakes. In the last few years I cannot re-call there being so many earthquakes as what has been happening in this time. And even the biggest climate alarmists would have trouble blaming that on climate change- although no doubt they'd love to. Our cousins across the water in NZ are living a terrible existence in some places as their beautiful country has been hit by so many in the last 12 months. Then there was the big earthquake in Indonesia 5 years ago that caused the huge tsunami that killed 250,000. There have been lots of others in Europe and Asia and elsewhere. The weather is cyclical- no doubt after a quiet spell for a couple of decades when it returns to a previous cycle things seem worse. Of course, there are certain people who take advantage of our poor memories and lack of of knowledge and most governments around the world seem happy to fund these profits (and prophets) of doom.
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Rally,

I'm always happy to discuss / banter with mates.

My concern about the so-called 'debate' on climate is the way in which motives are ascribed, assertions made, without evidence. (In which general category I would place the parts of the quote in bold.)

On the issue of climate change debate I ask for only 3 things.

  1. An acknowledgement of self interest. As an Ausie who drives long kms I think it only fair that we acknowledge that we have the highest per capita 'energy footprint' on the planet, and so it would be in the interest of us maintaining that lifestyle for anything we have done / might do to be of no impact in ameliorating climate change.
  2. That evidence be tested in the established scientific manner. i.e. papers independently published and peer reviewed.
  3. A basic understanding of the scientific process. i.e. All scientific theory is a matter of the development of hypotheses and the testing of same. It is the testing which identifies anomalies / errors and leads to refinement through review.
The last point, in particular, seems beyond the understanding of the popular press, which seem to prefer headlines based on conflict / sensationalism. In turn, this is fed by the oppositional, and hence opportunist, nature of our political system.

For the sake of my / all of our kids, and theirs, etc, I would like to think that there may be something that could be done to ensure a better standard of life for the vast majority of the world's population and a more stable climate.

If so, in general, I'd be happy with the standard of living I grew up with in the 1960s and '70s being available to everyone on the planet. I certainly never felt 'deprived' in my single income, 1 car, 4 kids in a 12 square californian bungalow home, with the local shops, public transport and schools all within walking distance.

Of course, none of that is to say we can't deliver any of those things in a better way than we did in the past - e.g. solar / wind / geothermal power replacing much of the brown coal power, in the case of Victoria.

And apologies to all for encouraging the off-topic direction. Perhaps we need a thread in the 'off topic' section... ;)
 
It is the discussion on an amiable basis which is what it should always be about. So I'll leave it at that for this thread, but have made comments as you suggested in the off topic section.
 
Picked up a new radiator for the Forrie- genuine Subaru because- are you sitting down?- it was cheaper! Pulled the old one out tonight, transferred over the fans and overflow and bolted it back in. Started flushing the system of the old coolant as I will now be using genuine. Failing light means I'll have to finish it tomorrow. Will need to as I'm driving down to The Shire for New Years in it. Won't be able to see the fireworks obviously from there so will watch it on the telly.
 
Rally said:
Picked up a new radiator for the Forrie- genuine Subaru because- are you sitting down?- it was cheaper!
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:huh: Am I reading right ? A genuine OEM part was cheaper ? :huh:
Anyway, great to hear that your Forry is / will be back up & running by tomorrow morning :)

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
Yes, I would have installed it earlier but my cardiac specialist said it was best to get over the shock of that news first. Come to think of it, he looked like he was in need of medical attention himself when I told him the story.
 
:lol:
Now now come on fellas

do your shopping around , compare prices and quality and then talk to me :Bananacomputer:, you never know I may just surprise you a bit more often than you seem to be used to :bananatoast:
 
Nachaluva said:
Why do you think it needs a new one?
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Because it idles and runs like **** when it's plugged in and much better when it isn't. When it's not plugged in the ECU just uses the closed loop maps, but when its plugged in it's clearly getting poor reading.

New one going in tomorrow maybe.
 
Well, I rose early to finish off installing the new radiator. Because I am reverting back to genuine coolant, I had to flush the system of the old coolant. So I removed the thermostat, and stuck a hose in the top hose until water came out and kept going till the green went clear. Then I stuck it in through where the thermostat went until water came out the top hose. Did this a few times. Then I removed one of the heater hoses and put the hose in each end until the water was clear. Realising there would still be water- as opposed to coolant- still in the system, I left the hose off and added coolant. Sure enough, clear water was coming out as I added coolant until eventually it went green. I lost a bit off the hose clamp and thought I was in trouble! But I scrounged around and found a spare and then I could bleed the system. That has now been done, so hopefully this is the last of the cooling issues with the car.
 
Got some new wiper blades for the girl, it just started raining and yet 2 days ago it was 44c degrees. lol

Went sky driving yesterday also and could see my foz parked at my house. God it looked small :lol:

The foz is running great other than needing some more SUEC to clean her out. Will do it next week when im in Perth and before the beach run the Subie 4x4 club of WA is having :) Only thing is she is drinking the oil like no tomorrow, topping it up ever few days.
 
Rally said:
Picked up a new radiator for the Forrie- genuine Subaru because- are you sitting down?- it was cheaper! Pulled the old one out tonight, transferred over the fans and overflow and bolted it back in. Started flushing the system of the old coolant as I will now be using genuine. Failing light means I'll have to finish it tomorrow. Will need to as I'm driving down to The Shire for New Years in it. Won't be able to see the fireworks obviously from there so will watch it on the telly.
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Say hello to Frodo for me. :raspberry:
 
Just as well. If it looked big both you and it would be in real trouble!

taza said:
Got some new wiper blades for the girl, it just started raining and yet 2 days ago it was 44c degrees. lol

Went sky driving yesterday also and could see my foz parked at my house. God it looked small :lol:

The foz is running great other than needing some more SUEC to clean her out. Will do it next week when im in Perth and before the beach run the Subie 4x4 club of WA is having :) Only thing is she is drinking the oil like no tomorrow, topping it up ever few days.
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taza said:
Got some new wiper blades for the girl, it just started raining and yet 2 days ago it was 44c degrees. lol
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Did you change just the rubber inserts, or did you change the arms aswell & go for the aero type ?
If you don't already use it, add some Rain X too. It's great stuff & makes a hell of a difference also :iconwink: :biggrin:

taza said:
Went sky driving yesterday also and could see my foz parked at my house. God it looked small :lol:
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It gives you quite a rush doesn't it :rock:
I'm guessing you did a tandem jump, or did you do the AFF course jump ?

Rally said:
Well, I rose early to finish off installing the new radiator......
.....That has now been done, so hopefully this is the last of the cooling issues with the car.
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Lets hope so.
Might have to try & organize a trip or two to try it out :raz:

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
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