Pretty sure you can check and join your friends list but there is a "join a crew member" option. Not sure if you have a choice on which crew member that is though.
I had the same thing with about 4 different people talking on mics in the open world - couldn't find where to turn it down/mute it.
I can see what you mean - better buying power, preconceptions, pensioners holding onto their hard earned & average resales are big contributing factors. Look at Mitsubishi and the 380 a few years ago, show must go on however!
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I manage a small fleet of passanger vehicles and have seen a huge shift away from large cars - i mean i have one falcon in a group of 60 (& one commie) or so vehicles around the state.
Put simply when they go out to auction after the lease term ends dont pull anywhere the same resale value as other alternative passanger vehicles. The only fleet used falcons i see down here are Police, Rental & taxis.
Did they change your spark plugs on the major service? My guess is its missing and if they installed new plugs they might just need to be regapped. Is this happening all the way through the rev range or just on boost when applying WOT?
Also heard good reports from Powertune and they were trying to spark interest in coming down to Tassie on the EvoOz forums a few months back. Where would you be getting them to do the tunes if they came down?
Police are after these guys without a shadow of a doubt. Sad thing is our legal system once they get caught (and they will) - they get a slap on the wrist and let go which the punishment doesn't act as a deterrent.
Hope the car turns up soon in reasonable condition. This is getting out of hand!