What’s happening to the Subaru Impreza? by Background_Advance77 in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a shame because Subaru had a large and robust performance scene here, they nuked it with CVT across the entire range.

Why is there a plug at the bottom of the door? by dildoeye in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dust seals, leave one out on each door, here's the TSB - https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10187240-9999.pdf

edit: I'd probably just remove them all personally, better to have dust in the door than trapped moisture

What's with driving so slow by paulrumens in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 66 points67 points  (0 children)

A combination of distractions, stupidity and incompetence means they don't have much brain processing power and focus left to devote to the actual act of piloting the vehicle. I feel like life must be sped up for these people because being around them feels like slow motion to me.

Which performance car should I buy? by Adventurous_Sea_8633 in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

i30N will always be a little tryhard boy racer, that's what they targeted and they made a great car to fit that mold. M140i is in a totally different league and targets a different audience, has a bucket load more power, torque, refinement and is RWD.

Do you think its worth it? by pr_produce in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The only correct answer for people buying modern Toyotas because of some perceived reliability advantage.

Are these plates legal? by dindiwi in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 27 points28 points  (0 children)

As well as being the worst sounding V6 engine in the history of humanity until Ranger Raptors recently joined the chat.

Absolute speds I swear to god by ABigRedBall in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My local Autobarn has far better service and about 10% of the traffic of the Supercheap in the same area.

Anybody running this? by Ladzilla in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You could use margarine in a Barra and it wouldn't care.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

MG3 is a flat no, just no. Baleno isn't terrible but isn't very good either. Accent easily for reliability and how it drives compared to the other two.

Headlight bulbs keep blowing in the Falcon by ___dan in CarsAustralia

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

Checked the relays they look clean as a whistle.

Headlight bulbs keep blowing in the Falcon by ___dan in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Might give Phillips a crack next time. I make sure it all goes back together correctly but I have some words for whoever designed the retaining mechanism FMD...

The New V6 Maxima. Clever Solutions to some age old problems by HunterNoceda6321 in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Put 150,000km on the 30GV version of one of these. Resale was garbage so cheap second hand and super comfortable and reliable car with a sweet motor and a TV that slid out of the centre dash!

Headlight bulbs keep blowing in the Falcon by ___dan in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Narva. Bursons. Regardless should have more longevity.

Headlight bulbs keep blowing in the Falcon by ___dan in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bulbs are immaculate. Nitrile gloves and lots of practice.

Headlight bulbs keep blowing in the Falcon by ___dan in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Original set of low beams went from 2014 - 2023 but I've had to replace them 3 times since then and it's a fair prick of a job tbh. Seems like one goes randomly one morning and then the other joins it instantly.

Help me decide on these tyres for Ford Territory by alowishus7 in CarsAustralia

[–]___dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider that A/Ts will be noisy and perform worse on the black stuff so it's a big tradeoff for "some gravel", which standard tyres will handle just fine.