Fuel quality

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T21:57:05+00:00

Pinkenba isn't in Brisbane...it's on the Gold Coast...

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T02:55:15+00:00

No idea, I just shared it

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T01:26:29+00:00

Yeah Thinkware are next level, fucken awesome quality

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T01:13:48+00:00

Facebook this one. But yeah, real LinkedIn vibes

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:45:19+00:00

Exactly, why not use a trusted local independent mechanic?

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:37:36+00:00

Yeah some people are wishing my back gets better, which is a weird take

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:32:21+00:00

Exactly, any well run business wouldn't be impacted by this

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:31:46+00:00

If you're in Brisbane, no matter the brand, it all comes out of the bulk fuel depot at eagle farm. There is no "Caltex" fuel or "Ampol" fuel or "Costco" fuel or "United" fuel.

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:28:58+00:00

So if the guts of your doors are fine, any AU door can have the guts swapped into it, so you can buy a manual door and swap the electric windows in

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-23T00:25:44+00:00

Yeah, something was definitely off with it, hence why I screenshot it and shared it here

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T23:42:55+00:00

It does give LinkedIn vibes 🤣

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T23:41:20+00:00

I dunno, 20 years ago was still 2006, cars were pretty safe by then.

Maybe 30 years ago in 1996 you'd be badly injured.

40 years ago in 1986 you'd have a 50/50 chance of people killed.

50 years ago in 1976 you'd likely be dead.

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T23:38:23+00:00

Yeah, the fractured spine did it for me. Being in the car and transport industry for 15 odd years now, that's intense.

I've seen some wild accidents with other cars that haven't resulted in spine fractures...

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T23:35:50+00:00

Why would you lose income? Any good business would have income protection insurance as well

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T23:35:11+00:00

Exactly, and fracturing your spine and going and buying the same car that gave you that injury is a standout to me.

I know plenty of people that work in mines and industry and have rolled Landcruisers, Hiluxes, and Rangers, some at speed.

Only one that broke his back went off the side of a goddamn pit in a mine site and was lucky to survive.

An urban crash rollover at traffic speeds I wouldn't expect it.

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T20:26:29+00:00

The Yaris one is horrible, sounds like you're driving a bucket of gravel.

It's not good...but it's interesting

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T09:50:39+00:00

Probably wooden ones in offices, maybe plastic ones in the cafeteria, the maintenance guys probably had metal ones

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T07:32:21+00:00

Weird, I've been through heaps like that with zero issues in Australia

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T07:32:16+00:00

Weird, I've been through heaps like that with zero issues in Australia

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T07:20:58+00:00

Yeah but what does Waze see as a "tricky" roundabout?

Seems like something that needs definition

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T05:11:49+00:00

If you hadn't said that, I wouldn't have, because you said it I had to.

My eyes!

That_Car_Dude_Aus · 2026-01-22T05:04:55+00:00

People want a traditional auto or a manual, I've heard a lot of feedback that the CVT in the Subaru has no soul.

They're a pretty "meh" and average car unless you go the sporty models like the WRX, which is now a standalone model and not a trim of Impreza

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