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Very, very rare... When I finished it, it was the only fully functional one, with 4WD and everything. There aren't that many people weird enough to bother It was built from an NZ new Touran, so pretty average spec.

I solved my problem with fuel prices... I bought this: Makes our 2.0 and 3.2 Tourans look positively frugal! Even with their consumption combined🤣

Fixed that for you😁

I'm supposed to be listing this on TradeMe this weekend... if you want to get started on a build! It's not long clicked past 99,999 miles, so at a little under 1800 kms per year, I bet it's carbon footprint is pretty good... 'specially since it only got built once and there is a distinct lack of plastic crap. Nobody could be bothered with the effort of driving, so if you wanted to use the car, it was only for a trip that was worthwhile! Whereas an electric car is so good for the environment, you should drive it everywhere and never walk/run/ride etc!

I bet Fiat could do it...

Up here (Whangarei), they've taken to raising the "flush" covers of manholes etc, WEEKS and WEEKS before doing the road. One spot has them where your sump is, AND where they wheels should be... some of them look to be sticking up 80mm without even a ramp of hot mix around them! They've been like that since last week at least and still no new layer of hotmix added yet...

I've got (Mum and Dads) pretty original '29 Tudor you can have for $34K Bargain!

Pffft... haven't you been up north? I was in Broadwood (north Hokianga) and an 80's RWD corolla went past... no doors and 4 space savers. Just cruising down the main road, like it was normal. The kid driving it was probably 12. Not sure if the other occupants were his much younger siblings, or offspring 🤣

Did they realise how slow it moved? 🤣 *jokes*... kinda 😉 Haha. Good result! Pisses me off that we have to stress about losing the things we work hard for!

Put a long tailpipe on (or a stack, even better!) and then the exhaust can go OUT of the environment.

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'specially cos the three of them all just about look the same...

Carondo or Trodo have new ones pretty cheap, if you struggle to get used.

I think more essential than normal! Have you seen all the morons on the road??? It's seems they're ALL still driving around, at speed, while all the normal drivers stay home! Travelling home one afternoon last week, in 3 separate incidents; I was nearly hit twice and the the car in front of me had to take evasive action... and I only saw 12 cars the whole 10 km trip! And 5AM seems to be the time for 100km in 50 zones and not stopping for red lights... and there was only 3 cars the whole trip that day!

Just like lead-free solder!

It's not an unusual milage for them to need big end bearings done. It's just they left it one drive too many! The trick is to preventatively replace them BEFORE the crank gets damaged - waiting until now that it is too late possibly makes it a MASSIVE ballache job, instead of just a big expensive job.

I think that went through Manheim Damaged Auction recently? had "engine issues?" from memory. I bet the crank is really cheap ECS has re-mans for US$3861.43

He purchased the car with the Valiant motor already in it, but the car had been crashed decades ago. The body is basically brand new now, all straight, new panels and painted nicely everywhere. It's a real credit to him - mostly done in the (massive) garage at home.

One of my neighbours has had quite a few of these over the years - I think he's only got one left now, but had 3 at one time. The current one was a 1970's racecar, with a Valiant slant 6 in it! The Austin motor sounded nicer though. He also had a Valiant Charger that looked like new, a couple of "Rover" RV8's, an MGB convertible, I think there was an MGC at one point and at least 5 different Healeys at various times. They REALLY are stunning cars, more so in the flesh, too!

I've gotten a few parts from Trodo.com recently: Mostly smaller stuff, but the wiper blades on my Touran are 750mm long, two sets of those in Bosch Aerotwin, plus 2 rears and a pair of Stabilus 2 stage boot struts came in for less than the buying the struts here 🤣 Took 7 days, I think. Also a pair of heavy Tiguan towing springs and the shipping was 58 euros and I could have added more for the same shipping cost. The pair of springs ended up being NZ$210 delivered, for quality springs I cant even buy here... unless I special order genuine from VW... and VW prices make BMW look cheap!

Has 65 Litre tank, but feels like 45 Litre tank 🤣

A new MG?... the "reputation" of a British car and the build quality of a Chinese one... Better than the other way around, actually 🤣

It reminds me of @aja540i 🤣

but.....