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Hey guys thanks for the replies. I can't remember where I read about 3 different sensors, probably on reddit or whirlpool, Lol. But now I can buy with confidence. And I won't forget the 27 mm deep socket ;)

Hi Commodore Lovers, My VZ Failtec is getting the dreaded "check engine" error, my mates checker says it's the oil pressure sensor, now I'm getting intermittent "check oil" warnings even though oil level is good and no leaks, not running like a tractor, etc. (Don't worry I've been thru the...

How long before police/insurance companies/whoever start subpoenaing private information from Facebook and the like. Or using a photo someone posted of you puking over a panda against you. Scary huh...

Last time I was pulled over, I'd put the foot down to make a green light coming out of a shopping centre car park. Nearly clipped a cop car backing out of a parking space. They pulled me over and gave me a bit of a telling off, and stuck me on the breathalyser (standard procedure I s'pose). But...

I've never had my IQ tested, but I presume it'll be high, as I always got good marks at school and uni, and I consider myself fairly smart if I do say so myself. Having said that, my life situation isn't much of a success at all; for one thing I have trouble focusing on whatever task is at hand...

This is the most brilliant idea I've ever seen. Seriously, how much easier would it be to align yourself up with a single centre (or drivers side) line, rather than guessing between two parallel lines in your blind spots. Yea I personally don't have any problem with the current parking system...

... a-holes that borrow a mate's car with a disabled sticker, just so they can park in the disabled spot. Really p**es me off... for one they are perfectly able-bodied but too lazy to walk a bit of extra distance, and two now some poor disabled sod (like my dad) has to hobble out of a regular...

Aw **** mate don't start telling people that. We don't want to end up like America, where some guy gets "ripped off" for $0 and goes on to sue for mental distress or some nonsense. The rest of ur post is interesting though.

LOLZ at the OP :rofl2: Last and only time I was in Moe, on a big drive, pulled over and chatting to the servo guy: me: "Yeah... Moe looks like a nice town" him: "It's pronounced MOEY

My first car was a '73 HQ Monaro 2 door. I know what ur thinking... but sadly, no. It had a completely stock 173 motor (that's 2.8L) and 3-speed trimatic. Man that thing was f*** slow! But just as well, coz it has unboosted drum brakes all round, and was a terrifying beast to bring from its top...

lol crank up the Leo Sayer, as well. Seriously, some shopping centres have started playing this kind of "light 'n easy" to keep the hooligans away. Might be just the ticket to make the doof-doofs piss off for good.

Shoot... I've heard this joke a hundred times, but I still laughed :lol:

^^ donunts... LOLZ Anyway today driving in Briz, there's a car in front with Tassy plates. Me: They're a long way from home. Missus: Yeah. They must've put the car on the Bass Strait ferry. Me: How else could they get here? Hold their breath?

I find the "low fuel" warning is like the "low battery" warning on an iPod... there's still heaps to go in the tank. But when it gets to that 2nd warning, best have a servo in sight, coz the 3rd warning is indicated by the speedo dropping to "0".

Ricer being towed, epic fail. Am I bad for LOLing..... (warning: swearing)

I bucketload of authentic southern fried chicken. Hell, that stuff's gonna kill me anyways.

Sorry mate, I had a 19 y-o Commodore as well, the ECU went after 3 years, cost $600 to replace. Granted $600 is less than $1050... oh wait, back in 1995 no it wasn't. Listen I know when you get an expensive repair bill, you get frustrated and want to vent some steam, but don't talk thru your arse.

Holy smokes it must be dark where you park your car ;) Yeah just buy a LED keyring mate, cost you 5 bucks at crazy clarks. Although I admit having light-up door locks would look awesome, but it would be a hassle to rig up & install.

What people have to remember is, hydrogen is not an energy source... it's an energy storage solution. You can't sink a well and mine hydrogen, coz it doesn't exist in native form anywhere on earth. Two ways to get hydrogen are: 1) Electrolysis of water, 2) Cracking hydrocarbons. 1) requires as...

I remember my dad swore off Holden and switched to Ford coz he bought a lemon. What model was it? 1970 HG Kingswood. Then in 1980 he bought a Cortina with the 6-cyl 250, worst PoS he ever bought, luckily someone T-boned and wrote it off. In 1988 in his Ford ute, the motor packed it in coz some...

My linguistic skills used to be really bad, but now they're like whatever.

I make it a point never to drink before 8pm... then it's all bets off. Weeknights I'll hit the cardboard red wine (the doctor says it's good for my heart ;) On weekends, I'll start by Irishing up a coffee with whatever falls out of the bar first, followed by a few martinis. Yes I have strange...

Gidday Blair, nice to a see seppo member ;) One of my dreams is to own a '69 Dodge Charger, preferably orange with "01" on the side xD ... Failing that an early 70's Chevy Impala (black of course). Those cars just have "the look". I figure it's a fair trade, since many of our XA/XB Falcons...

2 cents... my stock V6 alloytec exec, I'm getting 14.5 L @ 28.6 kph average speed. Car does mostly stop/start peak hour traffic. I thought my fuel consumption was shithouse but reading other posts here it sounds about right. On a highway drive up the coast I got 8.2 L, plodding along at 100 kph...

Too true, people just don't look ahead. Like there is a car ahead stopped to turn right, the number of people who wait till they're up his arse and hitting the brakes before they decide to change lanes... then me, who spotted the guy 200m back and changed lanes already, must slow down to let...

Get the 2.5 ton trolley jack mate... its a bit dearer, but it's a hell of a lot stronger and has more travel, and its easier lifting the car. And who knows maybe one day you'll need to jack up uncle Ned's Landrover. ps. Stands should be fine, since 2 of them under the front (the heaviest part)...

I'll have a single plum floating in perfume served in a man's hat. :D

Good post Soop, totally agree, its disgusting. What you have to remember is, 99% of immigrants/foreigners would agree completely as well... they accept how things in a new country and don't kick up a stink. It's that 1% of malcontents who pretend to be "offended" at every turn, and give their...

look out its the ROFLCOPTER

Yay! After the beloved vp got written off, I finally have have a set of wheels again. No more sitting on public transport, like the kind of smug-sniffing no-car hippy I've always despised. I was gonna go for something smaller like an Astra, but once I sat in a Commodore again, I couldn't go...

I'm with this guy ^^ vp's much sexier imho... having said that it's six-one-half-dozen-the-other, vn/vp were virtually identical under the bonnet, although earlier vn's hadn't had all the kinks worked out yet... whatever has fewer kays or fewer years, versus what condition it's in and how much...

Buying an aircon.

LOL what a doofus.... Anyway we already have an Auckland-Sydney tunnel, it's called "Air New Zealand", but the traffic only goes one way (i.e. there to here.)

The trouble with these skinny-wristed hippy types, who are all "smacking is physical abuse", is where does it stop? Pretty soon a stern talking to will not be allowed, coz it's "mental abuse". What then, grounding will be "unlawful imprisonment"? And so little Moonbeam is running riot like a...

Yea, and all the bleeding heart civil liberties clowns are up in arms, coz the poor baby had to walk 3 kays home. Sorry, walking or cycling, what's the flipping difference? What, he might get set upon by a dropbear if he's on foot. But you watch, this'll turn into a fiasco with the inevitable...

Similarly, my missus always gets pulled over and swabbed for explosives, every time without fail. It's probably coz she's white, female and middle age, i.e. the exact opposite to the usual suspect, so they can meet their "non-profiling" quota or something. Luckily the missus is pretty good...

Cheers guys, I'll keep that in mind. :)

Gidday JCs, I'll probably bite the bullet and buy my replacement ride from a car yard.... plan is to walk from one end of Moorooka to the other, and walk out (or drive out) with a good deal hopefully. So just wondering, who are the good reputable yards? Who are the Dodgy brothers? Anybody...

I think the other guys summed it up... you're not buying a Kingswood for A to B, but as an enthusiast project or toy. Don't get me wrong I love the old cars, but if it's merely transport you want, don't go the classic. Cost, safety, maintenance, etc. etc. BTW Kingswood cheap??? Unless its a...

holy smokes.... i don't think it's so much good vs. bad drivers, you could argue the point till the cows come home. It's a case good (or average) drivers doing stupid things, like changing the radio, yelling at the kids, quick lane change without looking over the shoulder, etc etc. The other...