So Lucky

[Blue Supra]

I destroyed a wheel bearing, ABS sensor, Brake rotors, a set of pads and some other joint thing because my wheel bearings weren't packed correctly.

$729 later….

We were lucky to get back from melbourne apparantly Sam and not lose a wheel at 130kph...

mind you its been probably 18000kays since i changed my brake rotors. Regardless thats a big knock just before christmas

[charged]

Very lucky blue, Ive had the same bills for my surf, put it on gas(BANG,BANG), new plugs, leads, coilpacks ($600+ later), she doesnt bang anymore though.
Do fairlanes get to 130kph

[Clivey]

"Oh you'll never go to Heaven (Oh you'll never go to Heaven),
In an old Ford car (In an old Ford car),
'Cause an old Ford car ('Cause an old Ford car),
Won't go that far! (Won't go that far!)"

- Lines from a song we were made to sing in assembly in primary school - I never knew they meant it literally!

[Blue Supra]

Shes all fixed up now, going to pick it up in 30 mins.

She'll do 150 on the LPG mate never been game to push it on the petrol and see what happens

[charged]

LPG FTW Bluey its costing me 30 bucks to fill now , I had the surf up to 150 on gas and 170 on petrol, she chews fuel though, pushing 2 tonne of brick at that speed..

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Originally Posted by Blue Supra

I destroyed a wheel bearing, ABS sensor, Brake rotors, a set of pads and some other joint thing because my wheel bearings weren't packed correctly.

$729 later….

We were lucky to get back from melbourne apparantly Sam and not lose a wheel at 130kph...

mind you its been probably 18000kays since i changed my brake rotors. Regardless thats a big knock just before christmas

I always knew we were going to die. I just didn't know when.

If it's any consolation, my Volvo just got defected.

No I'm not kidding.

[SlickHolden]

Originally Posted by Blue Supra

I destroyed a wheel bearing, ABS sensor, Brake rotors, a set of pads and some other joint thing because my wheel bearings weren't packed correctly.

$729 later….

We were lucky to get back from melbourne apparantly Sam and not lose a wheel at 130kph...

mind you its been probably 18000kays since i changed my brake rotors. Regardless thats a big knock just before christmas

If there is a god out there he was on your sides... See good people shouldn't die young bout time he got that right..

My mum said it was her praying for a safe drive home.

You have only pushed 150 I did that around a corner in the VE which was marked 65.. ESP works fine.

[Falcon500]

Originally Posted by IBrake4Rainbows

I always knew we were going to die. I just didn't know when.

If it's any consolation, my Volvo just got defected.

No I'm not kidding.

You should of worn your bowls hat they might of let you pass thinking you where some oldie going to bingo or somthing

[2ndclasscitizen]

Could be worse. Took my bike in for a service (about $600 with new chain + sprockets). Turns out it's only running on 3 cylinders. Having 4 (small) carbs pulled off, stripped, cleaned, reassembled and re-fitted ain't cheap. Cost me nearly another $800.

[SlickHolden]

Originally Posted by Falcon500

You should of worn your bowls hat they might of let you pass thinking you where some oldie going to bingo or somthing

Hey! I played bingo.. And won 3 games @ $70 a pop..
My mum won $2000 this year I was her best friend.

[nota]

High drama on the Hume, Blue I've never lost a wheel on a highway .. although I did once lose a car off a trailer

$92 for the Mrs nota Falcon; annual LPG tank rego-recertification and an excellent tuneup from Robert Hughes (under new management). The old girl is performing absolutely A1 now and the car's not bad either!

Old gas-Falcons are so fantastically cheap to run & maintain. There's no expensive depreciation-factor as I figure we could still sell it for what we initially paid (a miserable $2300) and for 2007 her all-up weekly spend - including rego, full insurance, all maintainance & repairs AND 220 kms of fuel p/w - has yearly-averaged out @ just on $60!

Per-week ~ costs:
$20 = rego & insurance
$20 = maintainance & repairs
$20 = LPG

This is sensationally cheap motoring imo, literally it'd be more expensive to take the bus!

By contrast, in three years ownership of a bought-new Daewoo Nubira a work colleague lost $100 p/w in depreciation alone

Originally Posted by IBR

If it's any consolation, my Volvo just got defected.

No I'm not kidding.

Been caught out not wearing your compulsary Volvo-driver hat IBR?

[SlickHolden]

I'll be hitting the Hume soon when i head 1 year late to Shepparton.

Going to be good to see how the VP runs on the highway fuel wise there and back. 1 Tank job easy.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Originally Posted by nota

High drama on the Hume, Blue I've never lost a wheel on a highway .. although I did once lose a car off a trailer

$92 for the Mrs nota Falcon; annual LPG tank rego-recertification and an excellent tuneup from Robert Hughes (under new management). The old girl is performing absolutely A1 now and the car's not bad either!

Old gas-Falcons are so fantastically cheap to run & maintain. There's no expensive depreciation-factor as I figure we could still sell it for what we initially paid (a miserable $2300) and for 2007 her all-up weekly spend - including rego, full insurance, all maintainance & repairs AND 220 kms of fuel p/w - has yearly-averaged out @ just on $60!

Per-week ~ costs:
$20 = rego & insurance
$20 = maintainance & repairs
$20 = LPG

This is sensationally cheap motoring imo, literally it'd be more expensive to take the bus!

By contrast, in three years ownership of a bought-new Daewoo Nubira a work colleague lost $100 p/w in depreciation alone


Been caught out not wearing your compulsary Volvo-driver hat IBR?

I get pulled over for apparantly overtaking a marked police vehicle (a F**kin administration BF Futura wagon). despite the fact we're on a curved road, and I was in the Inside lane.

After pulling me over Cop 1 tells me I was doing 90 in an 80 zone. to which i reply bull. My speedo says 80, I was doing 80.

after a bit of umm and aah he decides if i wasn't speeding, I must have a faulty vehicle. ergo defection.

2 Problems.

1) I was never given a speeding ticket. thus no proof of this said incident of speeding exists. If there is no proof of speeding how could My speedo be wrong?

2) the Officer failed to correctly fill out the Defection notice - Vehicle unattended? when you pulled me over driving it? lolfail.

[john14]

Originally Posted by IBrake4Rainbows

2) the Officer failed to correctly fill out the Defection notice - Vehicle unattended? when you pulled me over driving it? lolfail.

IB4R, I don't understand how a police officer could fail to fill out a defection notice correctly. Epic Fail.

[Blue Supra]

cops fill out stuff wrong all the time, mine had my bday in the days date

The way i see it is...

Ford wanted to charge $1050 to change my brake rotors and pads WHILST THEY WERE OFF ANYWAY so labour would have been absolutely nothing to them...

Option A:
Pay ford $1050 for a nothing job, get new rotors and pads

Option B:
Pay $180 for parts from a shop at mates rates and do it myself.
SIDE EFFECT: fk up repacking bearing and have to pay $729 for a list of new parts as long as my arm INCLUDING two new rotors and pads from my regular suspension place...

result?

Im $141 ahead then if id gone to Ford and i have an arseload of new suspension/braking components ....

Conclusion?

Dealers are a ripoff!