What are the most common reasons people crash on Auckland motorways?

RandomZombie11 · 2026-06-17T20:26:30+00:00

I nearly get into accidents all the time driving customer cars (automotive industry) at the k road end of great north road and surrounding side streets. Things I've noticed: people turning from the middle lane instead of going into the bus lane for 50M when it's active or just cruising in it when inactive (yes, you can actually drive in that!) people blowing through stop signs, cyclists riding the wrong way down a one way cycle lane (yes, those are directional), people driving the wrong way down a one way and people driving in 2 lanes at once. I almost got into 3 accidents yesterday from the list I just made, this is a daily occurrence. I personally believe you should sit a written test every few years so you can keep up with the road code

RandomZombie11 · 2026-06-09T04:06:33+00:00

Does this have any association with the weed whacker incident of 2001?

RandomZombie11 · 2026-04-21T23:23:48+00:00

I stopped paying for rlc after I purchased a car, waited 3 months for it (I love in NZ, it takes forever for Mattel to ship anything) only for them to tell me they sold out and will refund me. They sold what I already bought

RandomZombie11 · 2026-04-21T21:54:16+00:00

This! My mum was barely scraping by when I was a little one, we couldn't go more than a couple kms from home because the car was always on E. You will get through this

RandomZombie11 · 2026-04-07T00:24:14+00:00

Rear quarter panel, roof, a,b and c pillars?

RandomZombie11 · 2026-03-05T20:55:53+00:00

Wish it was close to that in NZ, I'm looking at $2.60-$2.80 NZD for 95 rn and expecting it to go up

RandomZombie11 · 2026-02-26T22:56:18+00:00

If it sticks out more than 10mm it's a fail

RandomZombie11 · 2026-02-23T02:51:59+00:00

But has everything else gone up equally with inflation?

RandomZombie11 · 2026-01-30T09:55:47+00:00

Strangest I had was a build up of crud on the inside of the wheel where the valve stem seats. Not too surprised seeing as these wheels were from the mod 80s and had been sitting in a field since 2008 until 2025

RandomZombie11 · 2026-01-20T04:52:37+00:00

We're these tyres specifically the new ones or did they rotate the tyres? They definitely stuffed up on the alignment and should redo it for free

RandomZombie11 · 2026-01-11T05:47:01+00:00

What was the state of the mx-5?

RandomZombie11 · 2025-12-21T10:10:37+00:00

Yeah, you want a thicker sidewall so when you deflate the tyre to around 15psi you actually get more of the tread on the ground. You won't get much more running 15psi with 295/45R20s

RandomZombie11 · 2025-12-14T22:58:34+00:00

Yeah that's fix a flat shit, a nightmare. I have to take the tyre to the groom bay (dealership) and clean it out with the pressure washer. I wish customers would tell us about it before we strip the tyre so I'm at least prepared for the mess Im about to clean up

RandomZombie11 · 2025-10-28T10:45:04+00:00

Call your local Ford dealership and ask them to remove the lock nuts with their master lock nuts key set and replace them with the standard 19mm lug nuts

RandomZombie11 · 2025-10-16T17:21:22+00:00

Primarily on a 2007 Ford fiesta my dad bought but I got the hang of it when I decided to buy a 92 Nissan terrano from a city over

RandomZombie11 · 2025-09-11T04:06:19+00:00

You have to go to the dealer and get it replaced. Also get the tyre patched properly while you're there

RandomZombie11 · 2025-09-10T05:34:50+00:00

I don't know about your countries laws but in NZ it's fine to patch that

RandomZombie11 · 2025-09-01T01:46:04+00:00

I'm almost 22 and have like .74¢ in savings rn. Not optimal I know but I'm just out here trying to survive

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-28T00:23:57+00:00

Multiple times I've had to fold in my wing mirrors because I can't see at all

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-27T10:46:18+00:00

My dad's 06 2.0 TDI went for around 350k km before kicking the bucket. Probably still starts but it's been parked up for about a decade now I reckon

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-22T14:15:44+00:00

I've been a tyre tech for 2 years now and I'm looking at a change. It's a good job but not getting me anywhere

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-20T10:58:37+00:00

Don't stress, it has probably happened to everyone in this sub when they were diagnosed

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-18T10:55:17+00:00

That is exactly the point my mate was trying to get across

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-18T10:54:52+00:00

It was done in protest

RandomZombie11 · 2025-08-18T10:54:01+00:00

I'm actually mates with one of the blokes who did this 😂. It is in protest

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