The Toyota Invasion

Thanks - don’t know much about them but some online searching seemed to show you’d have to be unlucky to get a bad one. [emoji4]

Only one I saw with troubles had had a local spanner-twirler put in a waterpump and left an air pocket - resulting in new head gasket.
But they are boring! [bigrolf]

Boring yes, a good first car? - Yes. [emoji4]

We’re still building the Series 3 so that full fills the unboring bit. [emoji106]

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Originally Posted by donh54

But they are boring!

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I wouldn't describe them as boring.

I would say they were beige. Very beige.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

I hear ya! He'll be getting his licence in a manual as he needs to drive the series 3 I'm building for him. :) - and the 101 if I'm kind enough to lend it to him....

He just wants something to be comfortable to clock some hours up in.

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Be interesting to turn up for the test in the 101 [bighmmm]
But i imagine there are rules

He he, yeah that would be cool but a vehicle needs a back seat for the tester to sit in so can’t be done with the 101 unfortunately.

The testing bloke sits in the back? :eek2: Up here they sit next to the testee.
My Dad did his test in about 1950, using a single seat Fordson EW38. The Officer was provided with a five gallon drum for his comfort. The old van had a dodgy clutch, more akin to a two position switch. Inevitably, ol' mate ended arse up against the back doors.
Dad passed the test, no doubt because the examiner didn't want to risk another test. [bighmmm]

VicRoads tester sits in the back LH seat while the Driving Instructor sits up front I think - but it’s been decades since I took my test.

Edit - just checked and it isn’t hugely clear but anything on club plates is out and it needs a wòrking speedo too... [bigwhistle]

In NSW they have long insisted on a modern truck with seat belts to get your truck license. I imagine it would be an OH&S issue for the examiner to be unrestrained.....

Regards,
Tote

I’ve had to do a licence test a couple of times in both states, [bigwhistle], and there’s only ever been the examiner in with me. Couldn’t use my truck in the test because it had no “retractable seat belt in it, so I borrowed my neighbours.