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  1. No Crust Racing
    Still so many nerds on SAU.
  2. No Crust Racing
    Almost 25yrs working IT here, from on tools to mid/upper manager levels within everything from ASX listed national MSPs, through to small scale internal IT, and now still doing IT, but for a community focused Social Enterprise (where we must give 50% of profits back to community and social programs and also can run our own, i.e. I go get grants from AusGov to do cool shit for people such as free Cel-Fi mobile boosters across 3 LGAs etc). Guess which one is better? The one that is less sales focused and more community focused. Corporate IT is f**ked, I was very close to leaving the industry also. Workers, systems, and technology are just tools to drive a bottom line, so everyone wants it for nothing and max return on that nothing. IT, to me, is primarily supposed to be a way to solve problems and drive improvement, be that business or community related. Not have a KPI to sell 100x Office 365 E3s this month or close 50 tickets, that just breeds the wrong behaviours IMO. Everybody thinks it's easy, my cousin does it etc etc, it used to be seen as more white collar/specialist work. The tech has helped in some ways (to make things easier) but worse in others. I am personally not a fan of administering Office365/InTune etc at ALL, give me o prem exchange ANY day, but I was very good at it and I know some people really struggled with it when things went wrong. I contracted in Melb for a while and I knew very early on that metro IT in particular was not for me. I support this move, especially if it improves your work life balance.
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    There should be zero bearing wear, anything in the oil will be rings/hone bedding in and left over from the build. Do a test, change oil then do another in a few thousand k's, they're cheap. Comp test only if it's using oil/excessive blowby. Remove oil cap when car is running, should be under light vacuum, if it's breathing out the cap then maybe worth a comp test. No harm in doing a test for piece of mind though plus you will now have a baseline figure to compare against in say 5, 10, 20 ks. The XR5 was not breathing/showing issues, and I tested it anyway just to see what new comp figures were for later comparison (that engine recently clocked up 10ks with the new owner - proud dad).
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    Don't question it, just do a used oil analysis. All covered here - https://tinyurl.com/usedoilanalysis If you do a search on the page for komatsu you'll also see the results/discussion about it etc.
  5. No Crust Racing
    Look at mr big shot with his branded pressure tester while I'm over here with my blow mould case ebay job...
  6. No Crust Racing
    Coolant system pressure testing life begins at 20psi son (pls dont do this for extended periods).
  7. No Crust Racing
    Nice work on the exhaust
  8. No Crust Racing
    *surprised pikachu face*
  9. No Crust Racing
    I'm still negotiation Aus Time attack which falls on my wife's birthday weekend...
  10. No Crust Racing
    I mean something that fits in under MER 5k budget endurance rules. I asked, they do allow 86s but in a specific category/penalties applies and they were pretty clear that it was I think ME1 (category) that often takes the cake.
  11. No Crust Racing
    We could always buy a cheap shitter as a group and go endurance racing????
  12. No Crust Racing
    This is after telling me how great they are for ages such that I bought one... Fantastic...
  13. No Crust Racing
    She averaged 6.2 on her highway trip up north, in the car solo, luggage for the week, tyres at 36-37psi. Not bad for a brick on wheels being pushed along by a lil 2L turbo. I wasn't susprised, it was about what I expected honestly. I reckon with me driving it off cruise I could get it into the high 5s on a highway trip.
  14. No Crust Racing
    Told you, Hybrid Camry, the eCVT is excellent and the economy is fantastic and still has "some" punch for overtaking, plus you've got dat asian heritage so you'll feel right at home cutting everyone off in it.
  15. No Crust Racing
    Sold, thanks
  16. No Crust Racing
    And modulation becomes a issue the more stopping power you have when outright grip is not increased accordingly also. Lucky he got dat fancy motorsport ABS!
  17. No Crust Racing
    Tyre adhesion will be the challenge.
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    That all depends the diesel in question, I should preface by saying "modern" turbo diesels. Diesel costs more per litre than almost all fuels barring E85, at Apco where I get my 98 it's the most expensive fuel (no e85 on offer). Quality aftermarket diesel oils on average are more expensive (for good low ash content stuff) but in my case it's a wash as Petrol and Diesel use the same oil from Toyota (which means petrol stays super cldean from all the detegrents). For a tow vehicle you may also want; Additional water trap/filters and associated alarms/gauges and pray you don't get a bad batch of fuel. Additional EGT sensor/gauges. At some point the turbo will fail $$$ to repair that I don't have to worry. I will never have to think about EGR or DPF issues. My injectors cost a couple bucks and can be slapped in vs Direct Injectors that cost $$$ and need coding. My fuel pump costs a couple backs vs $$$$ and install costs for HPFP. Let's not forget Ad-Blue lol Older Turbo diesels avoid of lot of these common rail/emission issues but are slow AF and noisy as shit, dont have great economy, and are just unpleasant to be in. You know what has none of those issues? A late model V6 Prado that'll do 4-500ks before any major failure (maintenance done properly) and it's comfy, quiet, and has power (relatively speaking). Did you lunch your 1GR somehow? that'll be 5-8ks for a new engine please. Did you lunch your VD? Please bend over... Modern TD can get out.
  19. No Crust Racing
    Looks are subjective, this is a hard pass for me.
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    Oh man, Prado is a terrible tow car economy wise. Try 18-20L for 2T. Old SZ Petrol Terri used to do like 14-15L and only needed 91. I love the petrol for quietness, power (overtaking especially), lower overall maintenance/repair cost, vs a diesel in all respects, but you pay for it with economy when towing. I run 98 (tuned) which also adds up, but the extra power is worth it. Raced a mates new 500Nm diesel prado up an on ramp and was slowly pulling away until 70 and then just gapped by bus lengths from 70 to 140. Waiting to see if new prado gets the TT petrol option I am seeing for Lexus as I dont want anything bigger physical size wise or heavier (wood carting, getting through gaps/gates at my place, slopes, etc).
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    oof, Wife just came back from trip up north, averaged 6.2L and she just sits on cruise (i.e. you can beat cruise economy if you want to try hard). I'm currently averaging 11-12 in the 2t+ petrol Prado Just drive at 100km/h all the the time bro, don't stop/start, that's the key lol
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    Yeah I like my cars to look like cars and the Kona looks wack, the newest version looks kinda cool, but not for 70k. The Leaf looks ok, I like the Nismo one, but I won't drive a hatchback where I live (country roads, lots of criters, bullbar territory).
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    What EV? I see model 3's under 40k now, tempting. I dii about 350ks a week so Hybrid Camry fine, but more torque would be great. I mostly lean towards Hybrid Camry as a run about because I trust Toyota more than I trust Tesla.
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    Things really do be different in the city hey. Out here the Hybrid is just a rep car or family sedan doing the school run, either being driven at normal speeds or hyper speeds lol Maybe it's because we have f'all uber/ride share stuff here.
  25. No Crust Racing
    My interest in the hybrid is nothing to do with economy, it's because it's substantially faster and the CVT shits on the 6spd auto in the petrol 4cyls for drivability. With the hybrid you can actually overtake safely on single lane country roads uphill at 100km/h. I've not driven a 6cyl one to compare it to, but as far as 4cyls Camry's go, the Hybrid is the one to get.
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