Why is it.................?

[FTE217]

DFB, many Mercian’s have bad taste.
Chrome wheels look meh !


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[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Itsme

Showing my age but I love chrome, the current black theme with wheels look s*** imo.

I not a huge fan of black wheels either, they have their place but I would much prefer pewter or machined face wheels. Those Mach 1 wheels come standard with a charcoal/pewter type finish that suites the theme of the vehicle.

Originally Posted by FTE217

DFB, many Mercian’s have bad taste.
Chrome wheels look meh !

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Very true! Among other things, a group of American's decided these gems were worth making........................

[mad2]

that some people have trouble with angle parking .... especially with no lines marked



originally the silver car to the right was not there [just pulled in as i was whipping out the ph...]. there was just enough room for it to fit tho. and the car to the left is parked correctly!.

[Tonz]

black one brand name says it all

[Syndrome]

Why is it before the Russian-Ukrainian war, the capital was pronounced Ki-ev (i as in igloo, e as in Equador) and now everybody in the media pronounce it Kyiv (yi as the first two letters in yip)?

[stock1991]

the Chrysler crossfire resonates with me basically a Mercedes of the 00's but the Ukraine war, it's sad

[FTE217]

Why is it more and more useless drivers of today get a pass in their driving test FFS.
Like isn't it obvious by the instructer they are scared ****less on the road.
Tell them to keep Learning till they have more confidence.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Why is it more and more useless drivers of today get a pass in their driving test FFS.
Like isn't it obvious by the instructer they are scared ****less on the road.
Tell them to keep Learning till they have more confidence.

I have always maintained that some people really should not hold a drivers license. And I don't mean that in "what a moron driver" sort of way, just that some people really lack the thinking skills to drive with confidence, and therefore lack the ability to drive safely.

It's one of those things that some are good at, some aren't. The problem is, those that aren't confident or good at driving are risking their lives and those around them. And because a driver's license is seen as a right and not a privilege, everyone ends up getting one.

[roKWiz]

the dumb a**e organizers decided to lift racing cataramans out of the water in a severe thunderstorm.
I'm standing there watching this storm roll in from miles away, it was obvious it wasn't going to miss the city and yet they still carried on. Meanwhile two crane operators who should have known better, are lifting the masts off just before the fierce squall happened.
I bet we don't see workcover inquiring into this fiasco, they just like sticking it to the small business guys instead.

https://7news.com.au/sport/sailing/d...orm--c-9797340

[jaydee]

Why is it, when my brother parks his Tiguan in my sloping driveway for the weekend, within 24 hours the battery goes flat? 3.4 volts, can't even unlock the doors.
Yet he can leave it for a week in his shed and it fires up.
Short story he purchased it 2nd hand a month ago, battery in the boot, no idea how old it is, twice he's left it at my place and both times it's flat.
Could a sloping driveway cause the battery acid to drain from a cell?

[Citroënbender]

Yes, get it load tested.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Yes, get it load tested.

Do you mean a loose/bad plate in the battery?
Thats what the nrma guy told me years ago when i had a similar issue in my work van. If parked on flat ground it was fine. Park on a hill, it would promptly kill the battery.
That was a work car so not my problem in regards to investigations or repairs, but i still liked to hear the final diagnosis on stuff.

[Citroënbender]

One cell is likely blowing up and shorting out. On a charger, after a couple of hours it’s easy to feel if the battery temperature is consistent all sides.

[Tonz]

our governments all gunho on buying submarines etc when we look at Ukraine and its mostly about ground combat,rockets and drones

[Citroënbender]

Indeed. We should follow the Swiss model and downsize our Navy. :p

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Indeed. We should follow the Swiss model and downsize our Navy. :p

We should at least have an air craft carrier, but soooo expensive.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by jaydee

We should at least have an air craft carrier, but soooo expensive.

An air to air refuelling capability, which we now have, somewhat makes an aircraft less warranted, as it extends your strike capability massively. AAR is not an answer for long-term, long range strike support tho.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

An air to air refuelling capability, which we now have, somewhat makes an aircraft less warranted, as it extends your strike capability massively. AAR is not an answer for long-term, long range strike support tho.

Mobile air strip does have its advantages when you way up the pros & cons.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Tonz

our governments all gunho on buying submarines etc when we look at Ukraine and its mostly about ground combat,rockets and drones

Umm, their country is not completely surrounded by water, like ours?

For a ground war to take place on our soil, any attacker would first have to land them here, and that means they either land by sea or by air. It makes both navy and air force defence more of a priority for us than it would a nation that shares land borders.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Umm, their country is not completely surrounded by water, like ours?

For a ground war to take place on our soil, any attacker would first have to land them here, and that means they either land by sea or by air. It makes both navy and air force defence more of a priority for us than it would a nation that shares land borders.

And in terms of a Navy, if faced with a major attacking power with aircraft carriers, the most important deterrent is a nuclear sub that can take out the aircraft carrier and put huge doubt in the mind of the attacking major power.

[five 7]

Originally Posted by asagaai

And in terms of a Navy, if faced with a major attacking power with aircraft carriers, the most important deterrent is a nuclear sub that can take out the aircraft carrier and put huge doubt in the mind of the attacking major power.

Haven't heard a price tag on these Subs have been offline for a couple of days so may have missed it. Does the maintenance and arming come into it as well. picking it will be eye watering with the Base, training, new personal etc.

[Citroënbender]

…That nearly all coilovers seem to be a three-letter brand? Not quite all, but an awful lot. Who started this trait?

[AMB]

I reckon the subs are at least partly so we can do our bit guarding and protecting the straits and major sea lanes to the North of us, if the time comes. There are a few very narrow and strategic shipping lanes up there.

[Peter B - CV8]

Trying to buy 2 x 900mm single fluro light battens. They can't be had anywhere - everyone has 600mm & 1200mm - but nothing in between :-(

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Peter B - CV8

Trying to buy 2 x 900mm single fluro light battens. They can't be had anywhere - everyone has 600mm & 1200mm - but nothing in between :-(

Try the electrical wholesalers, that is if they still make them this day and age.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Peter B - CV8

Trying to buy 2 x 900mm single fluro light battens. They can't be had anywhere - everyone has 600mm & 1200mm - but nothing in between :-(

If by 900mm you mean the 30w t8 fluorescent fittings, yeah a wholesaler maybe. T8 stuff is getting phased out. Yeah lamps and ballasts etc are still available but for t8, 2 foot 18w and 4 foot 36w was more popular. Even t5 stuff is not as prevalent as it was.
LED batton fittings are all rage these days. Any decent wholesaler will have a range of LED eqivalents. But still its understandable if you just want to swap out a bum fitting like for like that matches the rest.

[AMB]

Originally Posted by Peter B - CV8

Trying to buy 2 x 900mm single fluro light battens. They can't be had anywhere - everyone has 600mm & 1200mm - but nothing in between :-(

900mm equals 3 foot.
Fluoros were always 2 ft and 4 ft, dont remember ever seeing a 3 ft tube.

[Peter B - CV8]

Originally Posted by AMB

900mm equals 3 foot.
Fluoros were always 2 ft and 4 ft, dont remember ever seeing a 3 ft tube.

Yeah - they were available (but not popular). Have tried several wholesalers etc , but to no avail. Apparently the sale of fluro lights/tubes will be banned from Sept 2023, so I might have to replace with LED battens & save the planet...

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

For some reason, I have a propensity to put a hole into the sock I'm wearing on my right foot, perfectly aligned with my big toe.

So, why it is that, when I put on a pair of socks where only one has a hole in it, that I always end up with that sock on my right foot? Makes no difference as to which order I put the socks on, the holey sock ALWAYS ends up on my right foot.

[Syndrome]

Why is it the coalition of the willing have not yet found any WMDs in Iraq? This month marks 20 years since the search started to find what Colin Powell told the UN existed and needed to be neutralised. Longest game of hide-and-seek ever!