Holden axed in Aussie.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

But can you converse and cajole the Mazda, even if you could speak Thai?

Just askin'

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No mate, & never had to kick **** out of it while referring to it's possible out of wedlock ancestry.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

From earlier post -



Think someone has hacked your AULRO account mate. [emoji56][emoji16][emoji6]

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Where did I mention politics? I just said 'government'. If I was being political I would have named the PM and his government, but that wasn't necessary, as we all know who he is and the damage he did to this country.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Our Mazda CX-3 MAXX is Thai made & the finish & shut lines are far superior to anything Land Rover brought out that I ever saw.

I presume this Standard holds true for the whole Mazda range.

Just sayin'

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Mazda does quality.

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I just said 'government'. If I was being political I would have named the PM and his government, but that wasn't necessary, as we all know who he is and the damage he did to this country.

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But but but, there seems to have been so many over the years.[biggrin]

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I never Taxi now, Uber or walk....

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Uber forced the Taxis to clean up their act big-time. Haven't had a dud taxi since they came along. Prior to that half the cabs I caught I had to hang my head out the window to escape the smell.

I Taxi because I can phone them and they don't require any more personal information or an app on my phone.

I like Uber from the App point.
I book it, then go about what I’m doing until it nears.
That convenience at a restaurant or venue is hard to beat.

From a pricing perspective. We rang a taxi asked how much from A to B and it was ridiculous.
Opened Uber, put in destination and it was about 30% of the price.
Uber drivers were nearby - no taxi to be seen on busy city street.

in adelaide, most uber drivers are former taxi drivers.
compared to 24months ago when most uber drivers were australians trying to make some extra money.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

It's a fact that industry assistance had resulted in certain vehicles being manufactured here rather than being imported - Holden Cruze, Toyota Camry hybrid, Ford Territory etc. It's a fact the withdrawl of assistance resulted in that manufacturing stopping.

I didn't actually mention politics BTW.

It's my opinion that this country could support the manufacture of one vehicle here, if it was also exported. A ute such as the Ranger could be an example. After all, we still make buses, trucks and trains. Many of the same component manufacturers who supplied the car industry now supply the bus, truck and train manufacturers. We also make a lot of caravans.

After all, it's not so long ago that Thailand did not have any vehicle manufacturing industry and was only a small vehicle domestic market, but the Thais have made themselves the 'Detroit of Asia' and we now happily buy their vehicles. Obviously the Thais are less defeatist and more determined than us.

However, it's also my opinion that once you kill off an industry it's very difficult to bring it back, so we will have to look at other industries, such as medical equipment, if we are to remain an advanced country which still 'makes things'.
I try to make my opinions well-based, but disagreement is fine. I'm comfortable in my own skin and don't need to criticise others if we disagree. Life is too short for that rubbish.

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"If it was exported",...well ya've got one thing right. BUT it wasn't, so can you tell me WHY Commodore was not exported, or are you going to say "it's (non export) the Government's fault? And Disco, IF it was exported, it wouldn't be being made for just our population would it? Maybe also you can tell me why vehicles are made in Thailand, rather than in Aussie?
Pickles.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Where did I mention politics? I just said 'government'. If I was being political I would have named the PM and his government, but that wasn't necessary, as we all know who he is and the damage he did to this country.

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You said "THIS government" in your earlier post I quoted and again just now, you made another political jibe, which I've just reported to discuss with the mods as that was clear and blatant.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I like Uber from the App point.
I book it, then go about what I’m doing until it nears.
That convenience at a restaurant or venue is hard to beat.

From a pricing perspective. We rang a taxi asked how much from A to B and it was ridiculous.
Opened Uber, put in destination and it was about 30% of the price.
Uber drivers were nearby - no taxi to be seen on busy city street.

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Yep, heaps more convenient and heaps cheaper. I travel to and from the City a bit from my Girlfriends place by Uber, the only time we took a Taxi was when work paid for it for our breakup and they have an account with one of the Taxi mobs - I cringed when I saw the price of the taxi ride - it was over twice what I pay by Uber.