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  1. 11th April 2008, 07:55 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    In 48 years of driving, I have never had a reliable vehicle.
    Ron

    You must be really tired, should take a break and push out some Z Z Z Z Zs!

    Diana

    You won't find me on: faceplant; Scipe; Infragam; LumpedIn; ShapCnat or Twitting. I'm just not that interesting.
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  2. 11th April 2008, 07:55 PM #12
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    Feroza. Good on fuel. 12 years old when gave it to a friend and 220,000 km's. just before I got rid of it the biggest issue was gear box was becoming notchy.

    Sort of regret getting rid of it actually but it was just so bloody uncomfortable.

    Xav
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  3. 11th April 2008, 08:01 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    Ron

    You must be really tired, should take a break!

    Diana
    and he has!!

    He now deals in trains!


    and he has!!

    How often do you think his LR runs?


    and he has!!

    dont mention BREAK!!!






    Hi Ron,,
    "How long since you've visited The Good Oil?"

    '93 V8 Rossi
    '97 to '07. sold.
    '01 V8 D2
    '06 to 10. written off.
    '03 4.6 V8 HSE D2a with Tornado ECM
    '10 to '21
    '16.5 RRS SDV8
    '21 to Infinity and Beyond!

    1988 Isuzu Bus. V10 15L NA Diesel
    Home is where you park it..

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  4. 11th April 2008, 08:08 PM #14
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    My Volvo 164 Rally car i had.
    Built it, raced it for 8 years and only broke parts that were expected to....
    Never broke down and never let me down...

    Tally in the time i owned it.

    Shocks..... every event
    Ball joints... lots...
    Lower front control arms.... belt lots...

    Engine.... 1st one was the one that left the factory... then i wanted more HP.. so i built one up.... in 20k of stupid overreving it never died... and never used oil.
    I ended up fitting a rev limiter as it was designed to redline at 6500 and i the taco showed 8000 alot.... there is no use in over reving.. your out of the torque band, but............... some times grabbing another gear is just a waste of time......
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  5. 11th April 2008, 08:20 PM #15
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    It depends what you call reliable.
    Normal wear and tear of parts I would not call un reliable.
    How you look after it has some impact.
    Reliable cars I have had :
    HQ Holden Panelvan, 186 3 on the tree, just topped up with water and oil and boy did that cop a flogging.
    LX SS Torana, only the diffs let me down but that was self inflicted.
    1984 MK Patrol, damn bullet proof.
    VH Commodore, very reliable, never had to spend any money on this car.
    VT Commodore Wagon, very reliable only issue ever was a flat battery.
    WK Statesman, so far so good. Central locking solenoid failed.
    97 Disco tdi, very reliable a few recalls for warranty but nothing significant. Typical LR clutch cylinders.
    2000 Defender, fairly reliable only stupid badly engineered problems like oil in harness and light switch.
    1984 RRC, very reliable only wear and tear for a car of its age. CV joints were an issue.
    XE Fairmont, fairly reliable.
    Toyota BJ55, absolutely bullet proof.

    Unreliable
    1984 Mitsubishi Pajero, more form prro design and previous maintenance, head, gearbox. Very comfy seats though.
    XD Falcon ute, nothing but trouble.
    2011 Discovery 4 TDV6
    2009 DRZ400E Suzuki
    1956 & 1961 P4 Rover (project)
    1976 SS Torana (project - all cash donations or parts accepted)
    2003 WK Holden Statesman
    Departed
    2000 Defender Extreme: Shrek (but only to son)
    84 RR (Gone) 97 Tdi Disco (Gone)
    98 Ducati 900SS Gone & Missed

    Facta Non Verba
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  6. 11th April 2008, 08:24 PM #16
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    This is a good thread, but I dont have anything to say.
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  7. 11th April 2008, 08:29 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by simonl8353 View Post
    This is a good thread, but I dont have anything to say.

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  8. 11th April 2008, 08:41 PM #18
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    1500 Mazda 66 (resting)
    Toyota crown ute 67(tip )
    Xy Falcon 70 (resting)
    Vk comm 84 ( cant` kill )
    85 RR ( with attention )
    Grey fergy 52( just keeps going )
    Still have em bar the crown but the RRs the only one i`d trust to do any miles in or the fergy if no rush .
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  9. 11th April 2008, 09:08 PM #19
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    We have a 1987 Volvo 245 with over 550000 km on it. One auto transmission rebuild and one fuel pump replaced and a small area of rust removed in all that time.Paint work is starting to fail, but it still goes well and I expect it to last a little while yet.130man
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  10. 11th April 2008, 09:27 PM #20
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    These are the vehicles I've owned so far

    1) Sigma Chrysler (reliable , although I only had it for a short time)

    2) VL Calais with a 3.0 L Nissan Engine (Had problems with the Gear Box)

    3) Ford Laser ghia Hatchback (was always overheating and refused to go with Aircon on ) Later I found out there was nothing wrong with the cooling system , it was just brake callipers that had seized around the Discs and it was causing the brake pads press hard on them , almost like driving with your foot on the brake result ->engine working hard and overheating all the time

    4) Dihatsu charade ( reliable )

    5) Honda CRV ( Reliable )

    6) and Finally my Land Rover Discovery Tdi ( Reliable )
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