Vic Wasteland Thread

[R-SPEC]

reliability is so boring. would you buy any of those top 10 cars? i know i wouldn't..

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Euros are more exxy, but that's because of tarded australian dealers.

this.... is why i said:

(when you buy them over here)

it's all just marketing.... if mercs were as expensive as mercedes aust told you i'm sure they wouldn't be used for every taxi in germany... they are just commo's for the jerrys

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

reliability is so boring.

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

[paulr33]

you forgot the holden camira - no issues at all with them

[R-SPEC]

how many nissans can do 250K+ and still drive like new without engine rebuilds?

end of the day japs are cheap coz they are cheap. people just think they're better bang for buck coz they cost less. they cost less for a reason...

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

how many nissans can do 250K+ and still drive like new without engine rebuilds?

lol you said that on a forum with hundreds of people on 250,000 motors that are putting down twice the factory poweroutput... your agrument fails... hard

how many RB30s are still trucking with 350+ on the clock? shitloads

[R-SPEC]

show me the hundreds of people with 250Ks without doing anything to engine other than the usual 10K service

[funkymonkey]

show me the hundreds of people with 250Ks without doing anything to engine other than the usual 10K service

I have one of these sitting in my garage. My ceffy. RB20DET, regular services, not boosted, pretty much as it rolls out of the factory other than a pod. Still runs fine and smooth. Coilpacks degraded, changed them out, and now runs butter smooth again.

I've also owned an AE86 with a 4AC that had 420,000km on it, and it ran fine (although, that's a carby engine from the 80's) up until I put 6PSI of boost through it and took it to a track day to flog it. Once that blew, I bought another engine for $50 and swapped it in during the lunch break at the event, that engine had 360,000k's on it... and lasted half a day with similar forced induction carby setup.

[HEKT1K]

go on an m3 forum and see how many of em actually get their cars repaired/serviced at mechanics/dealers. just coz its euro doesnt make it any harder to work on than a jap.

I know plenty of people with expensive euro cars... not one would go near them with a spanner (even though a few, like my old man, are mechanically minded)

reason being: some don't know how, or they spent too much on the car to have to worry about that sort of stuff etc

I agree they aren't necessarily harder to work on, that wasn't my point... all i'm saying is fk all people actually do it themselves, and instead pay through the nose to have it done for them

[Mohsen]

I have met my match.

Home made arak shot (so strong it's flammable)

Ended up spitting it all back thru my nose + nosebleed, drooling for a few mins non stop and a wikid sore throat as well as having everything in my stomach exit via my mouth.

Shit was f**kED

[alr33x]

euro's are shit till you get mega expensive.... jap cars are always better bang for buck and that's the problem (when you buy them over here)

it's no good saying a 200k car is better than an 100k car

of course a c63 is better than a lexus ... (LSF would be pretty sweet tho)

also everyone i know that owns BM has been hit with major repair bills for things like altinator fails etc

i wasnt comparing 100k diff i mean

c200 to 3 series to IS series to A4 series etc.

the "luxury" brands cars are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than the local offerings

[funkymonkey]

I agree they aren't necessarily harder to work on, that wasn't my point... all i'm saying is fk all people actually do it themselves, and instead pay through the nose to have it done for them

From experience working on my mate's M5, Citroen C4, etc, diagnosing a Euro is piss easy as the new generation ones have a fully computerised CANBUS system that tells you everything on a laptop. Maintenance on them is also quite easy.

That said, a couple of years ago I'd have worked on my own cars, but now my spare time is worth more to me so I'd rather pay someone to do it for me, Euro or Jap, even though I have all the tools and knowhow to do it all myself. The fact that people don't work on them you'll find boils down to what they can afford and what they prefer to spend their time doing, and nothing to do with what car they own.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

show me the hundreds of people with 250Ks without doing anything to engine other than the usual 10K service

what like modifying it to make MORE power and stress the engine MORE...

[R-SPEC]

I have one of these sitting in my garage. My ceffy. RB20DET, regular services, not boosted, pretty much as it rolls out of the factory other than a pod. Still runs fine and smooth. Coilpacks degraded, changed them out, and now runs butter smooth again.

I've also owned an AE86 with a 4AC that had 420,000km on it, and it ran fine (although, that's a carby engine from the 80's) up until I put 6PSI of boost through it and took it to a track day to flog it. Once that blew, I bought another engine for $50 and swapped it in during the lunch break at the event, that engine had 360,000k's on it... and lasted half a day with similar forced induction carby setup.

yours are standard though he's talking about ones with "twice the factory poweroutput" i highly doubt they'd last anywhere near as long as something stock.

anyways didn't mean to start a shit fight lol was just giving Dezz some suggestions other than the usual jap stuff.

I know plenty of people with expensive euro cars... not one would go near them with a spanner (even though a few, like my old man, are mechanically minded)

reason being: some don't know how, or they spent too much on the car to have to worry about that sort of stuff etc

I agree they aren't necessarily harder to work on, that wasn't my point... all i'm saying is fk all people actually do it themselves, and instead pay through the nose to have it done for them

i think they're just worried about resale. a complete service history book adds a decent amount to resale value. im not one who's fussed about that though anyone can make a fake history book and get a mechanic mate to stamp it all..

each to their own

[funkymonkey]

Euro Car Owner = Apple Owner

Jap Car Owner = Android Owner

Holden Owner = Nokia 6110 Owner

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

I have met my match.

Home made arak shot (so strong it's flammable)

Ended up spitting it all back thru my nose + nosebleed, drooling for a few mins non stop and a wikid sore throat as well as having everything in my stomach exit via my mouth.

Shit was f**kED

so you are a fag....

every ethnic minority has their own home made alcohol that they think is 90% alcohol cos it's so strong....

it's not a high alcohol content that makes it taste strong, it's just cos it's badly made in nonna's toilet with f**k all skill.

go drink a shot of stroh, (80%) pure polish spirit (82%) or spyritus (95%) and then you'll see what real high alcohol content is

not to mention that all alcohols are flammable

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Euro Car Owner = Apple Owner

Jap Car Owner = Android Owner

Holden Owner = Nokia 6110 Owner

lol

[funkymonkey]

go drink a shot of stroh, (80%) pure polish spirit (82%) or spyritus (95%) and then you'll see what real high alcohol content is

yo dawg, i herd you like high alcohol content. so I got you some methanol. 100% nyukkuh.

But yeah, arrak isn't strong, it's just shithouse homebrew crap that's badly distilled, hence making you feel like you participated in some two guys one cup action. Hell even properly mass manufactured arrak that we get from Sri Lanka (one of the benefits of a cultural history of being an arab trading port in the indian ocean) tastes like ass cos of the raw material content, not the alcohol percentage.

[blags]

new fog lights, what ya think?

[Mohsen]

so you are a fag....

every ethnic minority has their own home made alcohol that they think is 90% alcohol cos it's so strong....

it's not a high alcohol content that makes it taste strong, it's just cos it's badly made in nonna's toilet with f**k all skill.

go drink a shot of stroh, (80%) pure polish spirit (82%) or spyritus (95%) and then you'll see what real high alcohol content is

not to mention that all alcohols are flammable

not saying its 90% lol

just saying its unusually strong, its usually a tad stronger than a chartreuse (spelling) shot but this time it was just f**ked up