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Koya SF01's https://www.koya.com.au/product/sf01-18-semi-forged/

Well... both nations have rules and regulations... not disclosing your investment in crypto is certainly an option... also certainly not legal. https://www.ato.gov.au/general/gen/tax-treatment-of-crypto-currencies-in-australia---specifically-bitcoin/...

I do also want to post this video. Anyone who is interested in the F-35 should definitely give it a watch.

1.7 trillion over the lifetime of the program which includes development, procurement and maintenance. Key to note that the vast majority is in the latter phase. I think this cost just highlights how expensive a 5th gen JSF really is. " Sustainment activities — which include maintaining the...

These sound more like operational pains when developing a new platform. Heard it all before with the F-4, E-2, Osprey's, etc. First plane that's been developed that's really stepped away from the 80's tech and has tried pushing the envelope. I'm not at all surprised with how many issues it's...

By all accounts it performs excellently at it's role. Where is this information coming from that it performs poorly?

Probably just plasti-dipped. Just plasti-dip them again it's pretty easy.

That's a good read. I agree with pretty much all of his arguments. I do think he is severely underplaying just how much we forced to rely on the States. We have absolutely no choice. Europe have gotten away with forgoing their NATO defence GDP requirements and have shifted the bill to the...

Plane in action!

I don't agree with your assertion that the world is going to end any time soon, but damn that Flanker is nice. Do you have any videos of it in action?

The Act prohibits "entry into the internal waters of New Zealand 12 nautical miles (22.2 km, 13 13⁄16 statute miles) radius by any ship whose propulsion is wholly or partly dependent on nuclear power" and bans the dumping of radioactive waste into the sea within the nuclear-free zone, as well as...

Sorry, should have been more specific. The act does not prohibit nuclear power plants, nuclear research facilities, the use of radioactive isotopes, or other land-based nuclear activities.

NZ have had an aggressive no-nuclear policy for years. It's not just nuclear weapons, but anything containing nuclear technology, which includes reactors and other peaceful uses of nuclear tech. They've denied US and UK carriers and subs port in NZ before. If they were to let the Aus nuclear...

and if it weren't the US blockading the PLA's access to Taiwan, followed by the threat of nuking mainland China, Taiwan today would be a province of the PRC. Nukes will mean all future wars between great powers will remain cold. Proxy and economic wars only. Any escalated response will...

If you're looking at the 6's I wouldn't even bother with the Commodore's. The Barra an absolutely bulletproof engine. There's a reason there's still a ton of a million+ km taxis. Unfortunately it does mean it reflects in their price. Also, like figjam mentioned, surely the leaf springs would...

Remember 10 years earlier when Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait? I don't think Saddam is the greatest choice of martyr. How many wars since 1900 have the US waged in that were "unjustified"? Three? Vietnam (debatably, although the South Vietnamese were very willing!), Iraq 2.0 (sort of?) and...

Only as strong as the weakest link. That'd be either food or munitions lol. We've looked at the Ohio-class nuclear submarines before, I wonder if that's what we're acquiring?

They do have a limited range. However as we have a relatively small military, it raises the question of what strategic purpose does it serve? Does this mean we intend to increase our influence out of the region? Our 2016 white paper was very clear, we foresaw continued focus on regional power...

What's the point if they're not carrying nukes? They're very big and very loud in comparison to diesel-electric subs. I'd read between the lines and say we're about to get a nuclear arsenal... but the NPT exists.

Series 1 bumper has a rapid depression at the front and the headlights form a "point". Fog lights impression is rectangular. The Series 2 flattens them out a bit and the fog light depression is a bit wider at the bottom. Series 1: Series 2: It's got projector lights but they're an easy...

Seats are a bit dirty but they're in very good condition. No rips tears, honestly I can't even see creases. If it's a base SS they came factory with cloth seats so they might be very recent additions.

Series 1 front end, so would say it's a series 1.

This is true, the US for example had an operation to snake a Hind from the Libyans. It worked and the US had a functional Hind to toy around with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mount_Hope_III However it is worth noting that the equipment left in Afghanistan is either outdated...

Bad plug which killed the pump. I actually replaced the pump first (before finding out about the plug issue) and the bad plug killed the second pump too. Although keep in mind the pump replacements were only 2-3 months between each other.

Agreed, same thing happened with my fuel pump on my old VE SSV.

Whenever I have to pop into our city branch the only parking available is $60! Glad I'm not paying for it.

That's interesting. There's no signs of the semiconductor shortage easing any time soon (minimum early 2022), so it'll be interesting to see what happens. I was interested in a 2017 SSVR wagon that was at Penrith Holden the other week - it didn't last very long before I saw it gone from the lot!

I sold my SS for more than I bought it for last August (after putting on 30,000km). If I held I could've sold it for 6 grand more. I'd wager they're selling at these prices.

I insured my SS for the same price I bought it for. One year later they took 10 grand off the price. I didn't know a 2013 SSV was worth 15k. If I knew that I could've grabbed a bargain.

Then you pop some (relatively) cheap bolt-ons to the Barra turbo and you've got some insane hp. On a side note, you can get an FG turbo for decent prices compared to the VE/VF v8 utes... although you are missing that exhaust note...

190kw, AWD, and it weighs 1300kg. Absolute pocket rocket.

I don't see what's so different between now and then. Cars go through general stylistic changes throughout the eras. At the moment we're in an Audi-esque(ever since they designed their aggressive looking grill and bumper) phase. You look back on the eras with rose tinted glasses and all you see...

Doge was always a memecoin. I remember when it was created a few years ago on reddit. Surprised to see it spiking. I'm avoiding it as I just don't have any trust in memecoins. Everyone remembers Bitconnect... turned out to be a ponzi scheme. edit: Some big money moves going on between...

Drop a Barra into it

It's easy to say that with a bank full of coin after a life of hard work. I'm sure many would love to buy them, but it's difficult to justify the purchase. The Australian dream of buying a home, owning your brand new car and supporting your family of 4 on a single income are long gone, at...

I own a Honda Civic Sport now... be happy with your commodore plastic. This Civic is the worst car I've ever owned in terms of interior build quality (especially for it's age). So many squeaks, rattle, plastics breaking, poor feel. Seats are worse than my old 02' Statesman (that had 100,000km...

CHY-NA

Said it before and I'll say it again. Zeta chassis with a Barra would be the best Aussie car ever made.

Hey All, What's the key differences between a 2016/2017 base SS wagon and an SS-V Redline wagon? From what I can see it's the leather interior, suspension (FE-2 vs FE-3) and brakes. Can't see too much else, unless I'm mistaken? Considering the difference between the models is 20-30k now...