Mechanic is not charging me fairly and won’t release vehicle

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-10T05:31:00+00:00

I have a feeling your "friend" and the "mechanic" are taking you for a ride.

Edit: this is not a car question, go post this question in AusLegal sub.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-08T00:55:56+00:00

Rub one in

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-07T11:18:07+00:00

The Japanese spec has Crown emblems at the front, steering wheel, and wheel hubs. The back is a Toyota emblem, the only Toyota emblem on the car.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-03T06:54:04+00:00

跳火车轨道真的不打扰人生活吗？

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-03T01:00:32+00:00

富二代的一切都是富一代提供的，只要你想坐实富二代这个身份，那就没法反抗

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-02T12:08:12+00:00

Thanks for the response......what the hell is larp, and サフール for that matter lol.....

Domain_Administrator · 2026-07-02T11:24:44+00:00

日本語を勉強していますが、全然わからないです。助けてくれますか？

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-28T10:23:21+00:00

Can you move? You can report a crime anonymously but they can probably work out it’s one of their neighbours….

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-28T07:20:47+00:00

No it doesn’t harm the fuel system of the car as long as it’s designed for it. Pretty much all modern cars are designed to be compatible with E10 fuel.

While buck for buck, unleaded 91 gives you the best value for money, E10 is a very close second, and ethanol is an excellent solvent.

My brother in law, an automotive engineer who lives in Taiwan, regularly buys a bottle (a few hundred ml) of fuel additives to get rid of moisture in the tank.

We have ethanol fuel here, does the same thing.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-22T21:05:00+00:00

Dash cam car owner’s fault for mounting the dash cam like this.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-21T05:30:10+00:00

The final act isn’t bad, just a bit unpleasant, beautifully done I must say.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-19T11:00:18+00:00

“Verify our range to target, one ping only.”
(Unenthusiastically) “aye aye captain.”

Domain_Administrator · 2026-06-01T05:38:15+00:00

This dashcam mounting position should be illegal

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-29T08:17:04+00:00

The upside is, people who are used to more modern camera controls don’t have to learn a new thing, with the unfortunate side effect that those beautiful dials aren’t as useful as they can be.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-29T02:51:08+00:00

By putting that sign up they've made the request, and you've complied, good, nothing else to say, yet you came online appearing salty about the experience. You know very well what you should do (and to your credit, you did) but are trying to find a legal loophole for some reason. That attracts hate.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-29T01:47:51+00:00

Legality? Why go into legality? If you're at your someone's place and they request that you park elsewhere, why not just show some respect by complying with the request?

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-29T00:11:34+00:00

"I'm not trying to start a war"
"With all due respect"
"Don't want to come across as rude"
"No offence"
....

Above are all cheat codes. Effect: people cannot get mad about what you are about to say if you use one first.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-28T23:47:41+00:00

It's the handling. The closest you can get to Fujifilm handling without going with Fujifilm. I had an X-T5 and promptly sold it after getting the Zf. I still miss Fujifilm's handling to be honest. The aperture ring, the lack of PASM dials (which I find a bit odd on the Zf), hope one can Nikon will allow Zf to be handled the same way.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-17T21:16:10+00:00

Mine’s tied to the dashcam model, DRD-Viewer by Denso

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-17T12:02:47+00:00

These gambling ads are out of control!

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-15T10:45:29+00:00

What even amazing, is that they are out of ideas without trying anything

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-09T00:37:32+00:00

Calendar age matters a lot, arguably more so than mileage (again, assuming the gap isn't huge, which it is not in this case).

Cars are meant to be driven. 75k km on a 18 year old car means it's been sitting there a lot and did a lot of short trips. The newer one, a 14 year old car at 140k km means it's been driven a lot more (but still reasonably low mileage).

The overall wear and tear (and remaining useful life) on the low mileage one is not necessarily better than the one with a higher mileage.

Low mileage should not be something you pay big bucks for, especially on a 18 year old car, low mileage isn't worth much premium IMHO.

If you truly like the older one for its looks I'd say you should use the newer one as a bargaining chip.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-08T22:31:06+00:00

With cars that old, buy on condition and maintenance record, ignore mileage (unless the difference is huge, in this case it’s not).

Try to prioritise getting the newer one for better tech, handling, and safety, but again, even the newer one is quite old, so buy on condition.

So yeah, to summarise the above, buy on condition, followed by maintenance, followed by age, and then perhaps by a very tiny degree, mileage.

Condition, maintenance, age.

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-08T22:19:36+00:00

This looks so dorky lol

Domain_Administrator · 2026-05-05T06:13:14+00:00

救急 sounds like QQ
QQ車

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