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18-08-2009, 02:01 PM | #31 | |||
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18-08-2009, 02:05 PM | #32 | ||
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K.I.S.S.
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18-08-2009, 02:07 PM | #33 | ||
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If it has Tyres or Tits it's going to cost you money!
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18-08-2009, 02:13 PM | #34 | ||
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Dont take on an apprenticeship, there is NO money in mechanical work.
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18-08-2009, 02:13 PM | #35 | |||
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Be patient.
Nothing is worse then losing your cool when doing something fiddly. Leave it for and hour and come back!
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18-08-2009, 02:14 PM | #36 | ||
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If it aint broke, don't fix it.
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18-08-2009, 02:16 PM | #37 | |||
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18-08-2009, 02:18 PM | #38 | ||
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Or....don't pay a mechanic to do anything.
Your car will come back with either new scratches, repaired panels, lighter fuel tank &/or they will use their apprentice 16yo mechanic. Tip - buy as many manuals as possible, DIY; you'll know it gets done properly. |
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18-08-2009, 02:24 PM | #39 | ||
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If YOU cant fix it with a screw driver or duct tape pay someone else to do it
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18-08-2009, 02:38 PM | #40 | ||
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Thou costeth to wallet dependeth onath pressure of righteth footeth
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18-08-2009, 02:41 PM | #41 | ||
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never throw good money at cars that have passed their use by date.....get rid of them
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18-08-2009, 02:48 PM | #42 | ||
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A $5000 car plus a $10000 engine dose not give you a $15000 car.
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18-08-2009, 02:50 PM | #43 | |||
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Very true! Oh... JOIN A FORUM |
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18-08-2009, 03:50 PM | #44 | ||
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If you're expecting to spending a particular amount on fixing/modifying your car, use the below for reference.
(Estimated Amount x 3) + Lower Your Expectation ------------------------------------------------------------ = The Real Cost Ramifications (as a measure of grief from Wife/Gilrfriend)
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18-08-2009, 04:15 PM | #45 | ||
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A mash hammer fixes everything
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18-08-2009, 05:26 PM | #46 | |||
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if it moves and shouldn't, use the duct tape; if it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
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18-08-2009, 05:35 PM | #47 | |||
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Try Total Performance for a change!! Ford. |
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18-08-2009, 05:38 PM | #48 | ||
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Follow the 6 P's
Propper Planning Prevents Pi$$ Poor Porformance
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Try Total Performance for a change!! Ford. |
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18-08-2009, 05:44 PM | #49 | ||
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This is true.
LEARN how to use your BRAKES. How many people here have gone for a driving test that involves them braking from 110KPH????? Yet we drive on our motor ways doing that + (sometimes) Learn how to BRAKE correctly it will save you 1 day.
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18-08-2009, 05:51 PM | #50 | ||||
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My driving tip, learn how to reverse. Very good skill, especially at busy servos
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18-08-2009, 06:11 PM | #51 | |||
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Never lose your cool in public.
It makes people dismiss you as simply a jerk with inadequacies. Also, do yourself a favour and put all your sockets and spanners back in the holders as you use them, saves looking for them later.
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18-08-2009, 07:55 PM | #52 | |||
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18-08-2009, 10:24 PM | #53 | ||
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Best Ford $$$ Saving Tip I ever learnt,
Change the $10 Power Steering Hose nut Not the $100 Power Steering Hose And change diff and gearbox oil every 40000kms Will save you $$$$$ |
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18-08-2009, 10:26 PM | #54 | ||
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This thread was supposed to be a useful tool to share AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TIPS only.
Seems its got way out of wack. Could of been useful for many of us if it was done properly.
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If it Vibrates, rattles, squeaks or knocks - then it must be a Territory |
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18-08-2009, 10:42 PM | #55 | ||
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dont worry about the leftover bolts.. they probably weren't useful anyway
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18-08-2009, 11:10 PM | #56 | |||
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Perhaps it can be extended to "all things automotive" as it's much more general and allows people more scope for an answer. Let's hope this thread stays good, as I see no reason for it to fail if people keep it civil.
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18-08-2009, 11:15 PM | #57 | ||
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Ummm.. 'thread file'.. fixes dodgy threads.. :
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18-08-2009, 11:19 PM | #58 | ||
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Digital Camera!
Need I say more? |
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18-08-2009, 11:25 PM | #59 | ||
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Put the sump plug back in the sump before filling with oil.
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18-08-2009, 11:42 PM | #60 | ||||
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Pity we can't use it on some of our political threads..
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