Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Slaunaru sounds like some horrendous Aussie coloquialism, so it's perfect!

You'll deffo be walking when the hEaDgAsKeT goes.... Jokes. Plates are cool, better when it leaves people scratching their noggin.

hEaDgAsKeT

Don't you dare!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Slainaru

Best car name evar.

No, Lesbaru https://priceonomics.com/how-an-ad-campaign-made-lesbians-fall-in-love-with/

That was a great read. I lived in the US in that era and it wasaay over my 20 year old head. I had a great lesbian boss at the time who would point stuff out like that. Like an ally. For straight people. To help me be a future ally. She was awesome.

@RonAsheton saw this at the coles carpark today, thought you'd appreciate it. The modern retro Jimny

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So nice! But I have to put my feelings for other vehicles to one side now I've got the Forester, my one true love.

Tell you what, it's a thirsty bugger, getting less than 550kms on a full tank. My D-Max has better fuel economy!

In a little apprehensive regarding the fuel consumption of my 996 with enduro bike and roof box on a roof rack.

That's pretty normal fuel use I'd imagine. What's the tank? 55 litres?

If it drinks more than a rugby team on tour it'll still be a fraction of the cost of an extra vehicle, either purchased or hired.

Get an aero enduro bike?

60 litres apparently, even bigger than I thought. 21.5 miles per gallon for the poms.

About the same as my Alfa - 350 miles to a 60l tank give or take

I have a 2017 Yaris Hybrid and the hi-fi is shit, so much so that listening to podcasts/radio on the motorway it's difficult to make out what people are saying without it being very loud.

In part due to a crappy sound system (there's a real lack of bass when listening to music) and in part due to the car being a bit noisy.

Are there any cheap solutions to this? I'm not looking for amazing sound, just not shit.

Maybe the easiest - I take one of these on every holiday with me and use if a hire care has crap/difficult to connect to sound system. Works perfectly well, sound quality surprisingly decent.

Help me out here :
£2-5k
Estate
2 adults
2 bigger kids
1 dog

Use
Occasional trips to beauty spots (dogging)
Trips to grandparents
Drive to caravan parks
Drive 5km to swimming

PS I saw one of these today, I did a little sex wee.

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Air cooled gems in Yokohama

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Masda 6 estate.

Very cool. I've never owned anything like that but I absolutely want one (or similar vintage, rugged but nicely restored/modded 4x4)
A old Ford Bronco in white with orange vinyl graphics would be nice too...

Mondeo estate. [cross-posts to middle-aged thread]

Has anyone ever had luck unclogging fuel injectors? got caught out with low fuel the other day and now have a heavy missfire.

I am hoping to collect my 996 on Friday, which means that my Mini Cooper S R53 will be needing a new home. I wanted my brother to have it but he's still happy to be car-less. If anyone is interested then pop me a msg.

Added to this if anyone needs a boot mounted bike rack to go with it, I have a exodus one looking for a home.

This sort of thing

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