Thread: Critical Spares Kit?

I normally offer customers to take with them:

*a genuine fuel filter
*top turbo hose (2.7 or the 3.0) although I tend to say suck it up and change it before they go.
*a cheap **** diagnostic tool for clearing codes.
*I prey and give a sacrifice to the engine gods.

*Everything else your mechanic should have changed or recommended changing before you go (oh god putting myself in it now).

*make no mistake there is a degree of... anticipation... I dunno, there is something going on in my brain when customers say "we are off into the middle of the wild blue yonda"

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

*Everything else your mechanic should have changed or recommended changing before you go (oh god putting myself in it now).

*make no mistake there is a degree of... anticipation... I dunno, there is something going on in my brain when customers say "we are off into the middle of the wild blue yonda"

And yep, we are off again in about 7-8 weeks for a trip to the Vic high country - yes, taking the brick.

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Is the pop rivet for cleaning your teeth?

That’s a piece of grass carried in by the Samoyed….

I find it interesting…

People will drive their car a couple of hundred km a day without thought.

Put a weeks worth of driving in a day on the table and they start to panic about spares.

I trust my vehicle to go fine between servicing. So why panic about a trip in between those intervals.

Only stuff to solve life threatening situations is necessary.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I trust my vehicle to go fine between servicing. So why panic about a trip in between those intervals.

No panic, but the difference between being able to fix it on the side of the road or a 1000km flat bed trip can influence ones mood. If my wife happened to be in the car when the flat bed was required, that could be life threatening.

You might have got a Wednesday car, but mine was built at 8am on a Monday morning after the entire factory went out on a 2 day weekend bender. **** breaks. Being able to fix it and carry on is one of lifes little pleasures. Admittedly the tools spend more time fixing other peoples stuff, but the consequential free food and booze is another of lifes little pleasures.

Indeed, I’m just wary carrying the weight as it’s a bigger contributor to breakdowns…

Originally Posted by Tombie

Indeed, I’m just wary carrying the weight as it’s a bigger contributor to breakdowns…

Sorry sweetie, you'll have to sit this one out. Your extra weight is making the Disco less reliable.
I might up my private health before I try that one.

Originally Posted by BradC

Sorry sweetie, you'll have to sit this one out. Your extra weight is making the Disco less reliable.
I might up my private health before I try that one.

That would be a brave move indeed