GUT2407 Posted October 16, 2020 #251 Share Posted October 16, 2020 28 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Im over 4W drive excitement now so just went for the front wheel drive 2 litre GXL .petrol model . My mileage is very low these days so that was all I need . I went for comfort and reliability . It’s got all the bells and whistles I will ever need , some of which I don’t use , but also very impressed with all the safety features. We are going for the FWD too, but looking at the Cruiser (mainly for the electric seat memory we change it so often) and the hybrid, Mrs Gut still does a lot of kms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 16, 2020 #252 Share Posted October 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, GUT2407 said: We are going for the FWD too, but looking at the Cruiser (mainly for the electric seat memory we change it so often) and the hybrid, Mrs Gut still does a lot of kms. Sensible move . Does it have the auto rear door . That’s the only extra I wish I had got .Door a bit heavy to close sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted October 16, 2020 #253 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) I have a 2 litre turbo diesel Forester which I'm very happy with except for the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter). As an AWD it has great handling in all conditions, especially in the wet . As a "soft" off roader it suits me when geocaching and the torque from the diesel donk is excellent for towing my 16' Viscount pop top. It has excellent economy even when towing the van. A few times I have driven a Mitsubishi ASX SUV rental and didn't particularly like it as it was only 2wd and the CCT auto was also not to my liking. I don't think Subaru make diesels anymore. Edited October 16, 2020 by lyndarra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 16, 2020 #254 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) I have front and rear parking sensors, radar for emergency braking to avoid hitting other vehs, objects etc, beep beep if you cross a lane line or turn without signalling, etc, etc, all too much, CVT transmission is so quiet. No key, push button start and so it goes on. Innovation, go Nissan Edited October 16, 2020 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 16, 2020 #255 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I still have to get used to no handbrake lever 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted October 16, 2020 #256 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Sensible move . Does it have the auto rear door . That’s the only extra I wish I had got .Door a bit heavy to close sometimes Yep some cars with out the auto rear door, Mrs Gut almost does chin ups on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted October 16, 2020 #257 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Prefer side opening rear door,..... Safer had to put new gas struts on mum's rear hatch... as it almost got me i slight breeze blew it closed from fully up.... scared the willies out of me.... Also not a fan of CVT... but that is me..... Sometime i just like the simple cars.... you could fix with a piece of wire..... Remember my first car an old hillman... went into the garage to fill up... remember when you got served.... any way asked for a quart of oil in the engine and to fill my half gallon can... he just looked at me and asked does it use a bit of oil ( it was about a pint every 100 miles ) Cheers Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 16, 2020 #258 Share Posted October 16, 2020 57 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: I still have to get used to no handbrake lever 😳 Oh yeah, you have one too like me, press the button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 16, 2020 #259 Share Posted October 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, getting older slowly said: Prefer side opening rear door,..... Safer had to put new gas struts on mum's rear hatch... as it almost got me i slight breeze blew it closed from fully up.... scared the willies out of me.... Also not a fan of CVT... but that is me..... Sometime i just like the simple cars.... you could fix with a piece of wire..... Remember my first car an old hillman... went into the garage to fill up... remember when you got served.... any way asked for a quart of oil in the engine and to fill my half gallon can... he just looked at me and asked does it use a bit of oil ( it was about a pint every 100 miles ) Cheers Don Talking about old Hillmans, my first car in 66, a 65 Hillman Imp, Green. Engine in the back like a VW. Made by Rootes Group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 16, 2020 Author #260 Share Posted October 16, 2020 My late father used to always tell a story about the time I "fixed" our Rover 75 when it broke down one day. I was about 6 years old and for some unknown reason I insisted on poking some part of the engine with a hairclip. Much to everyone's astonishment the car started again and ran quite happily until we got back home and Dad was able to take it in to the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted October 16, 2020 #261 Share Posted October 16, 2020 The Imp I thought was really cool at the time... I had a 67 super minx wagon... with about 70000miles on it when i got it.. put a new engine in and ran a lot better Cheers Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnps Posted October 16, 2020 #262 Share Posted October 16, 2020 16 hours ago, getting older slowly said: Prefer side opening rear door,..... Safer had to put new gas struts on mum's rear hatch... as it almost got me i slight breeze blew it closed from fully up.... scared the willies out of me.... Also not a fan of CVT... but that is me..... Sometime i just like the simple cars.... you could fix with a piece of wire..... Remember my first car an old hillman... went into the garage to fill up... remember when you got served.... any way asked for a quart of oil in the engine and to fill my half gallon can... he just looked at me and asked does it use a bit of oil ( it was about a pint every 100 miles ) Cheers Don A friend of mine had an old Ford Prefect. He said he would pull into the garage and ask them to: "fill the oil and check the petrol". Way back before the eco-friendly days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 17, 2020 #263 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, nnps said: A friend of mine had an old Ford Prefect. He said he would pull into the garage and ask them to: "fill the oil and check the petrol". Way back before the eco-friendly days. You never see a drip tray these days . The young ones have probably never seen one ...🚘🤪🚘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted October 17, 2020 #264 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Every car i have had... except the current 2 have all had an oil leak somewhere.... Maybe they put barsleak in the oil now a days..... Egg white and pepper, and leave the radiator cap loose was a temp fix for leaking water Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackduck59 Posted October 17, 2020 #265 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Yes loss of oil in cars was usually because it was burning oil, on motorcycles it was usually leaking. The old biker saying "if there is no oil under it, there is no oil in it" was well earned. I think you will find it still holds true with some vintage bikes (especially Triumphs). I just realized that the all wheel drive that for me is pretty important really is not that important for you in Oz. All wheel drive for days like this I took that from my deck a couple years ago, our driveway is a 14% grade and about 60 meters long. We don't enjoy that walk if the vehicle can't make it up on the few days like in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted October 21, 2020 #266 Share Posted October 21, 2020 How’s this for a finale.. the cast had been in lockdown for 7 months and came together for an extravaganza. enjoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 21, 2020 #267 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Nice, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted October 21, 2020 #268 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Fantastic, thanks David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted October 22, 2020 #269 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 11:56 AM, getting older slowly said: Every car i have had... except the current 2 have all had an oil leak somewhere.... Maybe they put barsleak in the oil now a days..... Egg white and pepper, and leave the radiator cap loose was a temp fix for leaking water Don I've never had a car that leaked oil, not even my 1961 Mini 850 in 1968. Next car was a 1970 Corolla 1200 then 1974 Subaru 2wd wagon 1980 Datsun Bluebird - it burned oil from new. 1984 Subaru 4wd Auto Touring Wagon 1995 Daewoo Espero 2006 Kia Cerato 3 Mitsubishi Vans - when I had a spit roast catering business A couple of recreational Subaru 4wds And at present a Subaru Forester and a Mitsubishi LWB van. Never had a Ford or Holden - maybe that's why no oil leaks. Dad was a Holden man until he bought a Citroen D19. The Subaru Touring Wagon really shone when we used to go skiing. Never needed chains (although we carried them) when driving in snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 26, 2020 Author #270 Share Posted October 26, 2020 We're heading off today on our first trip since the pandemic started. We're going to Tea Gardens, about 2.5 hours north of Sydney, for a week. That is if we can get there. The Pacific Highway was flooded right at the turn-off yesterday. Hopefully that has subsided by now. It will be nice to have a change of scene and to get a bit of fresh sea air. We chose Tea Gardens as it's a bit quieter than Nelson Bay but might take the ferry over there one day - a one hour cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted October 26, 2020 #271 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Just now, OzKiwiJJ said: We're heading off today on our first trip since the pandemic started. We're going to Tea Gardens, about 2.5 hours north of Sydney, for a week. That is if we can get there. The Pacific Highway was flooded right at the turn-off yesterday. Hopefully that has subsided by now. It will be nice to have a change of scene and to get a bit of fresh sea air. We chose Tea Gardens as it's a bit quieter than Nelson Bay but might take the ferry over there one day - a one hour cruise! Enjoy the ride, good to have a change of scenery. Don't forget the wine and cheese for happy hour, although plenty of shops up there. The cruise is good and no tipping !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 26, 2020 Author #272 Share Posted October 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, NSWP said: Enjoy the ride, good to have a change of scenery. Don't forget the wine and cheese for happy hour, although plenty of shops up there. The cruise is good and no tipping !! The wine, gin, and negroni mix are all packed. The cheeses will go in the esky shortly, along with the pate, proscuitto, and other goodies. We'll buy more basic stuff up there. We discovered some new pate at Coles the other day - Pate Pods. Four 50g pods to a pack, all different flavours. Good for trips like this as you don't have to open them all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted October 26, 2020 #273 Share Posted October 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: We're heading off today on our first trip since the pandemic started. We're going to Tea Gardens, about 2.5 hours north of Sydney, for a week. That is if we can get there. The Pacific Highway was flooded right at the turn-off yesterday. Hopefully that has subsided by now. It will be nice to have a change of scene and to get a bit of fresh sea air. We chose Tea Gardens as it's a bit quieter than Nelson Bay but might take the ferry over there one day - a one hour cruise! The sun is trying to come out. We are still getting passing showers today. The ferry is always a great trip with a good chance of seeing some dolphins along the way. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted October 26, 2020 #274 Share Posted October 26, 2020 There is a new operator doing the trip across Port Stephens, Y-Knot, using a catamaran. Same price, $26 return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted October 26, 2020 #275 Share Posted October 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, By The Bay said: There is a new operator doing the trip across Port Stephens, Y-Knot, using a catamaran. Same price, $26 return. I've been across to NB from TG on the old ferry. Will have to give this one a go next time. Will there be two operators now or does the new one replace the previous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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