Thread: The trials of buying that new car

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

If Prius is an "Eco car" why is the new one 1800cc when the old one was 1600. Surely a new one with better tech would be less. Say 1400cc?

Eco my ass, its a car for George Clooney wannabees.

Because people are fooled by the eco bullshit time and time again1

Originally Posted by Necron99

On a side note, they go to an awful amount of trouble with Autos to make sure you are in park. But on any manual it's a free for all. Does anyone know why they do this?

My understanding is that it's related to the gearboxes. Moving an auto in neutral can damage the gearbox/engine. I think a lot of manufacturers recommend not towing an auto unless the drive wheels are hoisted.

^more reaons to hate computers making you do things you don't want to do.

saying that, on my old saab you could not remove the key unless the manual gear was locked in gear. So when some little sod apparently spent a hour trying to steal my car. all he managed to do was fuck the key barrel and break the gear linakge. I watched the dealer change the barrel. they had to take the drivers seat out and then spend 15 minutes breaking off the bottom of the barrel with a large hammer and chisil. when the keys out, the bottom of the barrel is locked into a bracket welded to the car body.

ant out of curiosity what pissed the kwis's off most the terroism or the french government strong arming you into letting the terroists free.

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

If Prius is an "Eco car" why is the new one 1800cc when the old one was 1600. Surely a new one with better tech would be less. Say 1400cc?

Eco my ass, its a car for George Clooney wannabees.

Because people are fooled by the eco bullshit time and time again1

the problem is Jesus your swiming in so much fox bullshit and been drinking teabuggerer coolaid for so long, I think you will find that you lost ability to tell the difference between fanticy and reality decades ago.

Originally Posted by hazz

ant out of curiosity what pissed the kwis's off most the terroism or the french government strong arming you into letting the terroists free.

Bit of both really. I was quite young at the time however I remember pretty clearly that the actual incident stirred up quite a bit of animosity (naturally). However later, particularly around the 'Club Med' farce of their 'imprisonment', I think that most of the animosity was actually directed at the NZ Govt. for allowing themselves to be so bullied.

Originally Posted by hazz

the problem is Jesus your swiming in so much fox bullshit and been drinking teabuggerer coolaid for so long, I think you will find that you lost ability to tell the difference between fanticy and reality decades ago.

JJ to proclaim himself a TD Libertarian™ in 3...2...

isnt libertarian simply a new name for (real/wanabe)rich with anarchist tendencies and guns?

But getting back to cars. what is it about thais and their obsession with luck, if she buys the car, she's calculated a list of just 4 dates over the next 3 months which are the lucky days! the rest are bad days

been looking at toyta's price list, by the fortuner bit its says

Fortuner, the world is mine

Its nice to see they understand their customers so well. I wonder if they give the cunts a free gun with everyone sold

Originally Posted by hazz

been looking at toyta's price list, by the fortuner bit its says

Fortuner, the world is mine

Its nice to see they understand their customers so well. I wonder if they give the cunts a free gun with everyone sold

How about a link or maybe do a Socal (copy & paste)

Care to expand on your witty contribution

I understand that a Fortuner has gone on sale in Phuket for 500,000 Baht

https://teakdoor.com/2287347-post46.html

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Pick up not Fortuner

Hybrid will lessen your fuel bills considerably.
Mine was 14,000 baht per month, now it's hovering around 8,000baht.

Bangkok driving you do not need performance. You need comfort. Nice seats, quiet cabin, useful compartments, etc, etc......

Originally Posted by Exige

Mine was 14,000 baht per month, now it's hovering around 8,000baht.

Mine's about 1000 baht a month. See, Ford are miles betterer.

^ Ford makes scoobies now?

Originally Posted by Necron99

Ford makes scoobies now?

Probably not, but that's how much my Ranger uses every month.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Necron99

Ford makes scoobies now?

Probably not, but that's how much my Ranger uses every month.

You have to actually drive it out the carport to be useful....

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Exige

Mine was 14,000 baht per month, now it's hovering around 8,000baht.

Mine's about 1000 baht a month. See, Ford are miles betterer.

If I still had the ole' Camry, would easily burn up a thousand baht worth of fuel just sitting at Asoke/Sukhumvit traffic lights.

My old 4.5ltr Benz used to burn that on just on turn-over at start-up!

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

My understanding is that it's related to the gearboxes. Moving an auto in neutral can damage the gearbox/engine. I think a lot of manufacturers recommend not towing an auto unless the drive wheels are hoisted.

I think your understanding is slightly wrong. In Park, the transmission is locked and moving the car via its driven wheels can cause damage. In Neutral the driven wheels are free to rotate. However, with many modern automatic cars there is a time limit, when in the Neutral position, before Park is automatically selected. This means that the driven wheels should be raised during towing rather than selecting neutral.
Locking the transmission via park is quite often used as a replacement for the handbrake and is similar to leaving a manual car in gear but for the opposite reasons. In Automatic the handbrake is used to relieve the load of the Park lug and to stop all wheels from turning. In a manual, putting the car in gear relieves the load on the handbrake mechanism...both being a good safety measure when parking on hills.

I remember chasing down a sports car in Atlanta once after the driver jumped out to refuel his car at a gas station. He was evidently used to an auto and left the car in neutral with handbrake off. The slope was enough for it to pick up a reasonable speed in the 50metres or so it took to jump in and grab the brake.


apologies for the trivia....

Originally Posted by Troy

I think your understanding is slightly wrong

Could be, I don't really know that much about it too be honest. Just one of those things I've always heard but never really known the why's/how's/etc.

^A time limit? that's interesting, I still don't see the need for such elaborate measures. Is is perhaps more to do with making sure you are in park when you restart the engine?

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

My understanding is that it's related to the gearboxes. Moving an auto in neutral can damage the gearbox/engine. I think a lot of manufacturers recommend not towing an auto unless the drive wheels are hoisted.

Correct.
I have first hand knowledge of a gearbox that was damaged in this manor.
The court case lasted years.

Originally Posted by hazz

Care to expand on your witty contribution

The price list you mentioned