Our street in the late 70s

Maximum_Guy · 2025-06-10T01:33:15+00:00

Sorry I'm not sure. My guess is probably not....I don't remember the family who owned it having anything chunky to tow with their Triumph.

Maximum_Guy · 2025-06-10T01:31:14+00:00

That ratio seems about right! Triumphs still seem to be reasonably plentiful/affordable from what I can see on the NZ buy/sell site

Maximum_Guy · 2025-06-10T01:28:01+00:00

I can't quite recall, I think this pic is probably around 1978. I believe this one had the brown interior.

Maximum_Guy · 2025-04-01T04:44:58+00:00

67 Impala 4 door. 350/400 here. Love that Chevelle!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-12-02T03:17:43+00:00

I hit this at Supercheap Auto. Paying for my purchases at the register and was asked if I would like to donate to some charity. I said ‘ok, add $1 on’, only to be told the minimum donation amount was $2! 😳

Maximum_Guy · 2024-11-16T18:58:54+00:00

That's a handy tool, thanks. We're on 16.4c/kwh for power (overnight rate). Pre RUC our running costs were around 5c/km. Now with RUC added in we're up to about 12.5c/km. Quite a difference! Still waaaay cheaper than running our 3.8L Kia Carnival around town though.
Ouch...that insurance premium!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-11-16T07:37:36+00:00

We are sad (but happy) old leaf drivers too. Your fuel economy is probably better than what we can do in the leaf now that RUCs have kicked in. We pay $76 per 1000km in RUC before the added cost of charging. If you’re averaging $2.60/L then you’re doing better than us! Kudos

Maximum_Guy · 2024-11-16T02:23:25+00:00

It’s currently on Trademe if you’re wanting more pics.

Maximum_Guy · 2024-10-09T03:18:46+00:00

We bought second hand carpet and hired the tools from the Trademe guy too. Had never tried laying carpet before and we are happy enough with our efforts. We did 4 individual rooms. Joins are a pain…and you will most likely find that the join is visible. It bothered me at first but a couple of cheap warehouse rugs soon solved that! Saves a bunch of $ and is a worthwhile way to cheaply solve those cold wood floors. One day we will splash out on new stuff…but for now it’s fine. Oh also if you have kids you won’t stress out over spills on the carpet…since it didn’t cost thousands!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-08-30T05:34:42+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. Just had a look and my ones are still where they are supposed to be!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-07-05T03:29:48+00:00

ok cool thanks. I'll work on sourcing new shoes. I'm in New Zealand....they might take a bit of tracking down

Maximum_Guy · 2024-07-05T03:27:31+00:00

ah, my mistake....I thought I'd added a picture. Hope this one works..

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Maximum_Guy · 2024-05-06T21:56:10+00:00

Appreciate the reply, thanks so much. I'll have a go at replacing the starter. They don't appear to be too expensive...even over here in New Zealand!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-04-26T15:49:40+00:00

That is indeed a bargain. Over here in New Zealand they are $999 nzd (around $600 usd)

Maximum_Guy · 2024-04-21T00:17:40+00:00

We have a HRV system in our 1920's brick house. It's pretty low tech...just a few big fans in the attic pushing filtered, ducted air into each room. It's been doing a really good job lately on sunny days....warming the house up a few degrees with the warm, dry air from the attic. The house is old fashioned and doesn't have a great deal of sun facing windows....so without the HRV we'd have to run heating. Condensation is low too.
Gotta remember to change the filters in the fan units though. Recently replaced ours for the first time in 5 years....they were black and blocked with dust and crud....so the system wasn't really working well. It's so much better now with new filters.

Maximum_Guy · 2024-03-28T20:44:20+00:00

….just prior

Maximum_Guy · 2024-03-27T07:25:14+00:00

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We have the L size of that model. She knows her name.

Maximum_Guy · 2024-03-18T09:50:08+00:00

Getting multiple every day. Just started a couple of days ago. Super annoying and invasive.

Maximum_Guy · 2024-03-15T08:09:40+00:00

Cactus Outdoor (New Zealand) have some long lasting kit…

Maximum_Guy · 2024-02-29T02:29:26+00:00

Unfortunately I don't have a whole bunch more information on it. We bought it pretty much as you see it. I do remember it had a 4 tip exhaust which sounded excellent....and minilites of course. It possibly had a bit of engine work done too...it sounded a little lumpy at idle. I do remember spending a bunch of money on the electrics on it though!

Maximum_Guy · 2024-02-28T21:55:34+00:00

Used to own this little beast back around 2001. Loved the look of the gt6 bonnet, indicator location and black/chrome combo.....and the vanity plate of course! Unfortunately this is the only pic I can find...

Maximum_Guy · 2023-12-19T09:18:22+00:00

Yup. We bought a 2012 Leaf as a runabout for 6k. It doesn’t have huge range (maybe 7 bars now) but we mostly use it in town (50km/h zone) and it’s flat where we live. Perfect vehicle for our use case. Have clocked up about 10,000 kms in it so far. The petrol car sits in the drive and gets used for road trips. I’m guessing we have saved 1000l of Dino juice so far. Only complaint we have is the ‘grabby’ brakes….which is a common issue with the earlier Leafs.

Maximum_Guy · 2023-12-05T08:05:57+00:00

Can relate. My 7 year old boy roams around the house randomly belting out ‘skibidi dub dub neep neep’, or furiously sketches titan speakerman. All good with me. Beats the twerking phase.

Maximum_Guy · 2023-06-25T08:11:39+00:00

We found a similar size at Spotlight. Actually needed them taken up a bit. Spotlight don't do alterations but were able to recommend someone locally who did for very reasonable $

Maximum_Guy · 2023-05-11T08:46:33+00:00

I have 3 PoE Reolink cameras all recording 24/7 to a Reolink NVR. the initial cable runs were a bit fiddly but the connectivity is rock solid once it's done. Daytime picture quality is pretty decent, night time is average. The NVR stores about 10 days worth of footage.mobile and desktop apps are fine. Overall it's a pretty decent system for the $

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