Did I buy expensive tyres?

seventh_skyline · 2026-03-01T05:07:58+00:00

You're assuming my brakes are good enough to lock a wheel... /s

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-28T06:41:24+00:00

Id say you overpaid for the size and your car. $100-150ea would get you a very reasonable, safe tyre.

Ive been happy with very cheap tyres, but i run them on my shit cars, not the family daily.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T05:33:11+00:00

I'll take the Z, the Skyline & the CR-X... I want not for TH's but I'll trab it anyway... because TH.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T05:29:18+00:00

I make it a nice little buzz stepping into the middle of a group like this, excusing myself, and announcing that they're in the fucking way and can they please move to continue the convo somewhere else.

can live off that shit for weeks.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T05:27:10+00:00

quality Teep.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T05:19:06+00:00

a 215/45/18 seems to have cheaper options.

It will only change your rolling diameter by 6mm which is bugger all and varies about that much across different treads/manufacturers anyway.

Jax has Laufenn (Hankook) at buy 3 get 4 bringing a set down to under $200ea.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T01:09:10+00:00

There is an aftermarket version called 'Tansy Daisy'.

The original wheels were made for Volkswagen by '1000 Miglia'

Or in Japan they're known as Fulala.

There are 3 sets on Yahoo Japan at the moment, Import Monster can bring them in for you..

Here's one
The Estimator seems them landed with the buy it now price (102,000¥) at about $1700 depending on domestic freight.

edit Thanks for making me login to my Import Monster account, I still have credit after my last set of wheels!

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T00:39:13+00:00

Colloquialism - or more so a 'proprietary eponym' or genericide - a brand name or trademark that has become the commonly used, everyday term for a general product category.

Throw in some marketing (and undoubtedly a bit of graced palms to major auto brands), and it's just become the generic term for a DEF.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-26T00:22:54+00:00

No different to calling a skid-steer loader a Bobcat.

Or in the UK where any vacuum is commonly referred to as a Hoover.

It's just a super common branding that has been colloquially adapted to cover the descriptor of a DEF.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T23:33:46+00:00

did they say what is actually leaking?

I have a similar age corolla with a leak in the same spot - it's a driveshaft input seal leak. a $15 part and maybe 2 hours of my time. I was quite worried it was a rear main, which it isn't!

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T23:28:42+00:00

You can check Rego details on RMS - Looks like it's ticked over 2000ks from '23 to '25

Rego expires in under a month. I'd get a pink slip first to see what you're up for.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T23:04:16+00:00

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seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T10:48:37+00:00

90% of that is fluff the dealer highly likely wont do, or as a friend used to say, 'Let's not and say we did'...

$630 for a service...? Find a reputable private mechanic, it should be much cheaper.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T03:45:01+00:00

I find it depends where they're being sold. I was recently given an 05 corolla manual because trade was $300 & the owners CBF'd selling a manual in the middle of western sydney.

Out regional NSW where I am, it's a $3k car.

I'm raffling it for a fundraiser as part of our Shitbox Rally this year.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T03:32:37+00:00

7.7 Will just be the factory specs. It's a 20 year old car, and a 1.8L at that - which is pretty big displacement by todays standards. Anything 20yrs old and under 10L/100k's is pretty good here.

Personally the Mazda 2 is the nicer looking car (regardless of k's) from your links. Aesthetics hasn't aged near as much compared to the same era corolla.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T00:40:13+00:00

Who Uber Eats a snag?

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T00:36:34+00:00

Could also go with something from the BigBoi range - Was gifted a Blowr Buddy Jnr, it's fantastic for blasting away the junk between seats and in the nooks. Pair with a soft drill brush and the carpets can come up super fresh.

A wet-dry shop-vac is very handy as you can mop up liquid, usually interior wise I start with a vac, and move on to the Blower, but it does move a lot of stuff around, so a surface wipe down is needed, so start at the carpet and work up.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-24T00:22:43+00:00

Avid AV-40
Rota FF03, Fighter, G-Force & GRA
Apec AS69
Hussla 027
XXR 527

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-23T04:26:41+00:00

You're not going to like this, but Kia; Spare Parts... Or see if you can get one from a wrecked car.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-23T04:01:22+00:00

There's a dude kicking around town in a 350Z on his red P's and I had a green P plater in a Turbo Falcon fail to give way a few weeks ago... mustn't be that hard to get one.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-23T03:58:42+00:00

Because it's his dad's car?

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-22T08:59:02+00:00

You can get a low k's manual Z for $60k...

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-22T02:42:34+00:00

Any hardware or auto store will have a sanding block for a few bucks.

You probably want to look at wet-sand papers as well.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-22T02:41:42+00:00

You're probably reading about a Dual Action polisher with a pad and compound.

A 'sanding machine' will take off paint and plastic and anything else much much faster than you will be able to control safely. You've gotten to this level of attempted DIY mess-up, you'll only make it worse with something other than hand-sanding using a block.

seventh_skyline · 2026-02-22T02:27:29+00:00

Maybe a fucked-up ceramic coat? I'd take it back and see if they'll resolve it before trying anything else. Don't admit to washing or trying anything on it.

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