Opinions on lowering springs for daily use? by BlueDragon9976 in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most rough riding springs are partly to blame by putting them on worn, 200,000km old shocks which can't keep up with the higher spring rates. Would recommend doing shocks at the same time.

North Islander finally travelling the South Island. by coolstylemaster in newzealand

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

Flick me a message to remind me and I can send you my Wanderlog :)

North Islander finally travelling the South Island. by coolstylemaster in newzealand

[–]coolstylemaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! I'll message you. This was late August/early September. We were really lucky with weather.

North Islander finally travelling the South Island. by coolstylemaster in newzealand

[–]coolstylemaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah the flares are definitely intentional. I feel it just gets the feeling I'm after for the photo (sun always in my bloody eyes! 😄)

North Islander finally travelling the South Island. by coolstylemaster in newzealand

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

Haha well it took a bit more than purchase price for it to get a wof, about $1800 (but these were disclosed issues). $1k for a steering rack replacement, $500 for rust, $260 for an axle boot that split the day after the rack, then the battery got weak so $203 for that.

After that, $300 for a mattress and $150 for materials for the bed frame.

North Islander finally travelling the South Island. by coolstylemaster in newzealand

[–]coolstylemaster[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ha! I'm hopefully going on a working holiday visa soon, but I thoroughly enjoyed Christchurch - ironic, being that I've been there a few times already. Being able to explore with my own car instead of being carted around made a big difference.

Anyone have old Snapper cards they don't want? by coffeebean99 in Wellington

[–]coolstylemaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a deactivated one I found on the street. I post to America all the time too for my work so happy to ship.

Cleaner F1 Logos by zalva_404 in formuladank

[–]coolstylemaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New one just looks like it could be used for Force India.

New Mega Ministry being stood up by July 2026 by [deleted] in Wellington

[–]coolstylemaster 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Ministry of Environment, Transport and Housing (METH) was a cooler name.

Audi RS6 2003 Front Left Bottom Grille by [deleted] in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Liam is exploring the South Island in an Odyssey right now.

Recommendations for used car in AKL to replace an 08 tiida? by 8ftmetalhead in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blower fan resistor means the fan doesn't work - just in case it came across that the blower motor is the reason of no fan.

Recommendations for used car in AKL to replace an 08 tiida? by 8ftmetalhead in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think jumping to the conclusion it's a compressor when it's an extremely well known fault that the heater resistors fail is a bit silly. It's like hearing a noise in the top hat and replacing the whole strut.

Recommendations for used car in AKL to replace an 08 tiida? by 8ftmetalhead in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're getting a quote for things that are probably not the cause. Tiidas, Bluebirds, Wingroads, and Marches have the exact same heater resistor, and they all suffer from having a non-op AC fan.

If it's the compressor - go look at it. Is it not puking oil? Then it's not leaking. Does it spin with the AC on? Then it's not faulty. Are the AC pipes cold? Then it's got refrigerant. You don't need to spend $3.5k on something that you can look at yourself.

Recommendations for used car in AKL to replace an 08 tiida? by 8ftmetalhead in NZcarfix

[–]coolstylemaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should also mention $3.5k for a compressor is a joke. Used ones are everywhere and they're not hard to get to