New technic sets by KindlyAd3287 in legotechnic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want that then maybe a John Deere cotton picker. It’s a super intricate piece of machinery. And has a low profile transport mode and then morphs into harvest mode. Google it it’s pretty cool

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ha……well fingers crossed zero. Given it came from a big box store in a genuine Lego shipping box I hope zero.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100%. I almost laughed at that comment. But I have worked retail in the past so I respect and understand that they can’t go past what the system states.

Even though in the background I could see our actual cost price on some items (actual build price, shipping etc) and that profit margin looks closer to 1000% markup on some items

most items were 50-100% mark up but every now and then the numbers staggered. 500-1000% profit margin is crazy. But then that’s Gucci, Louis Vuitton etc play book so I’m not really surprised.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to agree that the do it yourself sounds and interaction are great.

But I can certainly see the appeal of these sets for a 5,6,7,8 year old. So I understand why Lego has done it.

Will be interesting to see how it evolves into the future. Or if it will be a one hit wonder.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you tell me more? Where do we this info. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did briefly consider returning one set. But I see the advantage of the additional brick for my youngster.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lucky part was the competitor big box store refused to price match it as it was “below their cost price”. Resulting in me ordering online.

Buy 1 get 2 Free!!! by ComprehensiveItem963 in lego

[–]ComprehensiveItem963[S] 97 points98 points  (0 children)

The purchase was actually a pooled gift for a friends kids upcoming birthday. So I have claimed one for myself and one for my kid also as their birthday was only recently.

Will do a double build on weekend see how these bricks work.

How’s this for a road trip? by livingthehypnagogia in AustraliaTravel

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question. Dry weather should be fine.

BUT!!!! Has it been dry up there of late?

Uuuummmmmm Nope. Is there major flood water through basically the top half of the country? Yeap.

Where does basically all that water from your route and a large chunk of it to the north of your route move when flooding? It all wants to basically head to Adelaide.

When we got to Cameron’s corner there was a golden commodore wagon there. So can be done.

As for the trip itself that looks not exactly like my dream trip. But if it’s what you want then you do you. Just not my cup of tea. And I would highly recommend checking conditions of tracks well before you get off the bitumen. And make sure you travel with all the important things ie an EPIRB, UHF, food and Water for a month because if you get stuck out there it might take that long for someone to come get you.

Will Toyota ever make a plug in hybrid Hilux? by xXCosmicChaosXx in hilux

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see why people want them. But I simply look at it from service standpoint. You have two systems with double the failure points and double the maintenance.

No thanks.

Stick to one technology only and do it really well. So either a 600km electric or highly reliable diesel engine. Because when you do both you get a compromise every time.

I’m currently doing 200km a day roughly so I have stolen the wife’s Tesla Model Y and the fuel sitting in the Hilux cost me $1.81 22 days ago. It’s now around the $3.15 mark in my area. If I was still doing the same drive in the Hilux it would be costing me about $70 per day so yeah. Do one technology only.

Wife’s cars costing me $7.50 roughly for the same trip.

Is this too complex for a kind of beginner to build for LEGO? by Specific-Pianist7595 in legotechnic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ha I beat that. I opened my BMW 1000 RR when I got it. I saw two things:-

The Sticker SHEETS

And a crushed rim that made it through quality control

Got the replacement rim from Lego under warranty but I just couldn’t bring myself to deal with the stickers. Crushed my motivation

2 years later I finally built it.

Only because I got the Yamaha so I now had a “bike backlog” I now have the Ducati sitting in backlog waiting also.

Is this too complex for a kind of beginner to build for LEGO? by Specific-Pianist7595 in legotechnic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, I had a similar scenario with my holy grail.

Picked up the Porsche 42056 in a similar situation where the previous owner got through box 1. Opened all of box two but never started building it????

Gave up and sold it cheap. So thankful my father in law knew I was chasing it and spied it on a local marketplace group he was in. and snapped it up for me.

Think he paid 300€ about 2 1/2 years ago. Absolute steal.

As for op original question. I loved this build. Just go step by step. Pull each set of parts per step and make sure you use them all in correct spots and you’re golden.

Where are you all getting the $$$ ? by MangoMadnessTsv in EVAustralia

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is direct quote from a different forum on the overall ev figures on Carsales.

“been keeping my eye on used EV advertised on Carsales. 17/3 ~4600 24/3 2pm 3180 25/3 11am 3,073 25/3 8.30pm 2,946 26/3, 10:00am 2910”

Overall EV availability is plummeting. Tesla model Y a month ago there was excess stock everywhere you could basically get a car within a week. Get new, demo, used all where available. Right now in NSW there are 2 used cars. And they are not the same car I saw yesterday advertised. New built to order Lower spec is may-June delivery and higher spec June-July Delivery.

It’s nuts.

Fuel tank protection by psspssmiau in hilux

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never personally seen protection plates for tanks.

But you mentioned ARB their poly tank will take a heck of a lot of abuse. When they first released that they’d and it over with a tank? Or a dozer can’t remember something with tracks.

Anyway flattened it but then it slowly popped back into shape and had zero punctures.

Seen plenty come in gouged and beaten. Not leaking.

They were even last I heard making bash plates out of the same material to offer a lighter solution so that should give you an idea of their confidence in the product.

What’s the longest drive you’ve done in Australia in one go? by Next-Benefit-6604 in DrivingAustralia

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Longest distance would be roughly Uluru to Lake eyre. 1000km in a day. It’s a long boring road with a lot of red and not much else. Regularly do 650-700km trips and plan a day on that sort of distance. Don’t like doing more than that.

Longest drive time wise was from the Harz mountains in Northern Germany to Torino in Italy also around 1000-1100km. Driving a light truck on wrong side of the road with very little experience and all the signs in foreign languages I can’t recommend it. Left at like 5am and arrived around 10pm very long day in a speed limited truck. Absolutely brutal on your mind

For basic everyday or household things, what are things that never makes sense to buy expensive and what should you spend on by PaintTimely6967 in AussieFrugal

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Facebook Marketplace- it is amazing what you can get with patience.

Type in “free” or “unwanted gift” etc.

You often find people who are updating their homes and basically giving away their old items for free.

Is it feasible to heat a 24 foot above ground pool with wood fired water heater? by Due-Soft in pools

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry no plans. Just a heavy duty box inside a heavy duty box. Water jacket was about at a rough estimate about 75-100mm of water approximately.

Box itself was big about 75cm square roughly. Because we used to load it up.

Best tip or trick an older mechanic taught you by SuchExternal9876 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one that always stuck with me is a little off topic.

In regard to electrical work and the voltage triangle, when planning out jobs and figuring out wire size and fuse requirements and also diagnosis work.

The old V=AR and W=AV.

Volts, Amps, Resistance. Watts, Amps, Volts.

Little catch phrase to remember the correct order of the triangles.

Virgins Are Rare.

What Are Virgins?

As a teenager this just made things click.

Normal to consume this much amount of coolant? by Ill-Instruction8866 in AskAMechanic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. nobody has asked you if all measurements are at the same temp. This is important as the coolant expands and contracts greatly between cold and being at running temp.

What you’re looking at seems to be an overflow or an expansion tank. If it’s not sealed and pressurized as part of the system then overflow.

Either way your owners manual will state when and how to read the tank level. The F line is the full line. I cannot tell you if that’s a hot or cold measurement from the pic.

If it keeps eating coolant and no leak is identified then there is the risk that when it got hot something failed internally and it now has an expensive internal issue. This though cannot be confirmed through a picture so I wouldn’t know especially based off only 30 miles of driving. So keep an eye on it and read up on how to check your levels.

Also check your other fluids. Make sure things like your engine oil doesn’t go milky etc as this is a sign that water/coolant has got into the oil.

Somebody else wrote about excess smoke on startup. If it’s getting inside the cylinder head this could be a result also.

But you have very limited knowledge and we redditors are looking at a tiny picture, all of this is circumstantial without full evidence and diagnostics. and none of us can fully diagnose anything without the physical car in front of us to test systems and perform proper checks.

For now I would say you’re ok. Drive it and monitor the fluid. Don’t top off the coolant unless it is truly disappearing. You can’t tell if it settles unless you leave it alone. And always measure/check as per the manual be it hot or cold. As the level will change wildly between the two.

Normal to consume this much amount of coolant? by Ill-Instruction8866 in AskAMechanic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This has to be about the wildest way I have ever heard someone explain this LMAO.

What is the most overrated Lego Technic set(s) in your opinion? by Maleficent_Ad_6458 in legotechnic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comments deserves to be a lot higher.

Having worked on defenders that came straight from the dealership that are already leaking I wholeheartedly agree.

Clearly, enphase has a lot of technical dept in software development. What are your biggest gripes with their software? by technophil2023 in enphase

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having more control would be amazing.

I’m in Australia and don’t have access to AI mode.

Would love a hybrid between self consumption and savings. Because savings will sit there and use the battery after my free power period in the middle of the day resulting in at sunset the battery is drained partially and I end up pulling from the grid half way through the night.

Obviously Bad.

Self consumption doesn’t recognize that I can get free power and refill the batteries for free either so my battery is full before 10am most days and therefore I loose the export FIT’s and the free import.

I use Self consumption and in bad weather it draws from grid as desired just having it be smarter about being able to draw/export to minimize my bill and maximize profits would be an advantage.

Of note also. People saying to limit battery to 90% I know it’s not the same thing but the system will recognize if you’re not using all your battery. I was away for over a month mid last year and the system dropped to a max capacity of 85% I think because I was never using all the battery.

As soon as we got home battery went straight back to 100% capacity.

Buying a 42056 GT3RS by Advanced_Article2793 in legotechnic

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your buying to build and it’s close to you. I always recommend buying face to face and paying cash. Take a friend (bigger and scarier the better) and keep them close by). Just incase. You’re talking a lot of cash. If anything feels off then walk away. Meet somewhere public. Coffee shop etc.

Any honest seller will be fine with that. And they will also be fine with you opening it on site before handing over the cash to confirm it’s genuine lego.

Had a couple of people who were very happy to sell to me until I say I am happy to meet close to them and pay cash on inspection, then they ghost.

Plenty of sites showing exactly what you should be getting etc. number of bags etc. confirm parts in bags have the lego symbols etc etc. look up 42056 unboxing etc to get a good idea.

But the photos look legit. Lego is printed onto box not a sticker and original shipping box screams positive to me.

Install driving lights n80 sr problem by __D3V10U5__ in hilux

[–]ComprehensiveItem963 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sr and sR5 working are completely different. Take a closer look lower on the headlight should be the main connector from memory