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Years ago I had a brand spankers AE112R Corolla Sedan and it was defected for having headlight covers. Not tinted, or old and busted up. Just new clean standard headlight covers I purchased as a dealer option. I is illegal to have headlight covers because ADR regs say you are not allowed to have anything covering the headlight that may distort the light path. But as a rule, because they are dealer fit options the rule is 99.99% overlooked. Unless you get an A Hole that wants to defect a new car for no reason. Mind you that was 11 years ago, don't know if they've seen sense and changed that rule.

Yeah, it was kinda fun (lots). That annoying voice in the back of your head that keeps saying, "it can't get any worse, keep going". But the really fun stuff was cleaning the car, again, I'd only washed it 2 days before.

My friend bought the Malaysian copies for her Punch Buggy. They rusted inside of 6 months. She then had to fork over for the real thing, was an expensive mistake.

Went to see a friend who lives about 100kays out of Darwin. He tells me as I'm leaving to "turn left" it's a quicker way to the highway. My mate is a reliable sole, I have no reason to doubt him. So, I turn left. 3 kays into out 9kay short cut I encounter this, Then, something a little more challenging and DEEPER!. Then somthing that tries to remove my exhaust. (It looked and sounded much worse) And just for good measure, another water crossing. This one was particular fun. It was mud and sand around the shallow edges and the only place that had traction was somewhere around the deepest part, the middle. When you can see a bow wave at the front of the bonnet, you MAY have bitten off too much. 8 Kilometers into our epic "shortcut" the road became impassable. I had no choice but to turn around and do it all over again. STRESS!!!. It's a Corolla, of course it did it again no problems. Oh, and the sealed road that I was keen to avoid for a 9 kay shortcut, turned out it was only 7 kays from the highway. :blush: Anyone else been sent on one of these "shortcuts"?.

With out showing my age too much I've been using this stuff for the better part of 25 years, and I promise, it is good. I don't use buffing machines, I prefer to polish my cars by hand. I've seen too many paint jobs burnt by the inexperienced (like me). It is a cleaning polish, not an abrasive cutting compound. It will remove light to mild oxidization easily. Most cutting compounds require big muscles. This stuff really is wipe on wipe off easy. Most cutting compounds also require a cream polish to "seal" in the shine. Not required but it's up to you. I've also noticed a lot of big brand polishes use oils (or silicone), leaving the surface smeared with swirles that need to be washed out. This is an old trick, my dad used a cap of kero in the wash water on his black cars, it made them shine without having to polish them. And best of all because it doesn't have a trendy name, and it's been around long enough for people to forget about it, it's less than $10 from Repco or Autobarn. I use it on both my Corolla and Clubsport, and I constantly get told how great they look. I've converted a few people to this stuff, and they seem to be happy with it. It's also a very liquid polish, not a cream. So if you do use it be careful, it comes out the bottle like water.

Slow - really?. It wasn't a first car, more like 4th or 5th. But, I had the GC Galant with 1600cc Auto (had a Weber and extractors). My mates in their Gemini's and 1600's couldn't keep up. They had no chance when I changed it over to 2.6 and 5 speed. Lowered, 4spoke dragways, red and black paint. Drove it all over OZ, God I loved that thing.

Christ - looks like her boobs are around her waist. Someone in wardrobe needs a talking to.

My first car was given to me by my Dad. Was a 1970 Ford F100 351 V8 Auto. I could fit 4 passengers in the cab and around 15 to 20 mates in the ute (back in the day when we were allowed to ride in utes). Gave it back when I bought my own car. Besides I found the 351 V8 didn't use enough fuel, so I bought a rotary. First car I bought with my own money - 74 Mazda RX4 Coupe. The modified 12A rotary lasted around 10 months before erupting in a cloud of smoke(while racing an XU1 Torrie). My Father decided to help me fix it (I was 17 and broke), so he bought a wrecked Mazda 929 and replaced the rotary with the 1.8 liter 4cyl from the 929. My Dad had an R100 when they were new so, he had "experience" with the rotary engine.

I did get to see that once. I use to own an MX62 Cressida with a 308 in it (test pilots loved it!). I put it into a carby specialist in Cooparoo (Brisbane) and went to my mates place to wait while the Holley was fixed. My mate lived 2 streets away. My mate and I watched (and videoed) this dip sh*t mechanic thrashing my car up and down Main Ave. It wasn't what you would call a descreet car, you could hear it 2 postcodes away!. I get a phone call from the mechanic telling me the engine mount on my car broke while on a test drive, causing the engine to move forward, putting the fan through the radiator and smashing up the radiator shroud, fan, waterpump and radiator. When I "accused" the mechanic of thrashing my car he became abusive, when I produced video evidence the owner of the shop paid to have everything fixed, quickly. Which for the owner of the business was a smart move because, the dealership I worked for (Holden) used to send him alot of work. They were not impressed when I showed them what had happened. It was a win for me and a big FAIL for the mechanic, he was fired. I did go back to this workshop about 6 months later with a 4.2l VB and was given excellent service.

FLOL!. Logan Commo Driver 2. Oh god, I know people in Logan just like that. :argh: I was reading a forum for LS1 owners in the USA, and oddly the yanks are putting Holden badges on their GTO's and G8's (as well as HSV lights and front bars). At least there getting it the right way round.

:lmao: GOLD!

Very clever 7Shades :lolcry: And for the benifit of Slo-030 and 67Rolla-Ken, here is the KE10. To scale.

Ha Ha, tic tac - sweet and no fat... Acurate Was thinking the same thing. Love to get KE10 or 20 even and compare.

Yep - got mine a couple of weeks ago. Love em. On already

I was parked up next to a friends Yaris the other day and couldn't help but notice how much bigger it appeared next to my 82. I took these pics of mine next to a current model Corolla. The new stuff isn't exactly small these days (a new Corolla sedan is now bigger than the original Camry).

I know how he feels. I owned a overrated genuine XA GT. In 93 I sold it for $10grand (I thought I was king S*#T for getting $10g!). BIG ooops. Far too many people put a personal or an emotional price on their car when trying to sell it. As we all know you never get money back on a car even when we modify it (unless you kept that GT, SL/R etc). Doesn't stop people from trying. Good luck to em if they get what they want.

Ah - the German Corolla. Nice. (Nah kidding, that would be the 316i) I have been told of a couple of horror stories with BMW electrics. Mainly around the instrument cluster. My mates 316i (a later model than an E30), cluster started playing games. Flicking tacho, fading lights, unreadable readouts. Turned out to be the service indicator (green, yellow, red LED's to indicate when service is due) is not wired into the cars mains power and has it's own battery behind the instrument cluster. That battery leaked, then set about corroding the back of the instrument cluster. Repair was a new instrument cluster, and it was an expensive one. I've heard the same story with the 5 series. Worth looking into, just incase. Nice E30 too, classic BMW shape.

Dating/married to/or you are, a trolley dolley?. Philbey, I don't need to "put myself in their shoe's ", I'm already in them. So they have to put up with a few idiots for a couple of hours. I have to for DAYS. I work 2 jobs and average around 70hours a week but, I can still manage to crack a smile and pretend to care, because it's my job. As for not being home for 2-3 days. Your confusing longhaul with the shorthaul (domestic), that I deal with. So their away from home for 1 night, maybe once a fortnight. And this poxy hotel and it poxy staff bust their collective arses to make sure they have a home away from home. Which is why, 95% of the attendants are pleasant people, they see the effort we go to. Oh and that heavy cart, ON WHEELS, diddums. Ever lifted a Samsonite that belongs to a German tourist?. Try that with a bus load of tourists, each has 2 or 3 bags that weigh around 25kgs each. (60 tourists x 2 bags = 120bags) Now, mutiply that x 4 coaches a week and 2 trains. To HELL with their pissy little trolley. The First Officer of a rival airline felt the need to apolise for the rude behaviour of these flight atttendants at check out (so their manners did not improve after 24hours). While I have no doubts your intentions are good, I would recommend you "put myself in my shoes". There is, and there never will be, any excuse for rude and bad manners.

LOL - thankyou kind sir for making me smile. Thats gold because, yes, I do collect and deliver their laundry. :lolcry:

I'm having one of those day's where my job is giving me the S*#TS big time. And I warn you, this is a rant I need to get off my chest. Just for laughs I have a second job working night shift in a hotel. This hotel caters to the flight attendants who stay overnight in Darwin. I have to say that a majority of the attendants are pleasant people, but some of them are just dead set rude peasants. This evening, 4 crew members check in, and I greet them at the reception with a friendly "hello, how are you today?". Not one answered. Not a single one said hello or even acknowledged I exsisted. They just took their keys and walked away. They didn't so much as look at me or the receptionist. You know what precious?. Your a waitress, nothing more. A waitress who happens to work in a cafe 30thousand feet in the air. I'm resposible for YOUR safety (plus around 400 other people) in a multi million dollar hotel. I look after your security so you can sleep safely, I deal with noise complaints and I get your pillow's and extra blankets that you request. Just for fun I also cook the food you order through Room Service at night. All this while completing the end of day audit proceedures and up to my pits in paperwork. I've been on my feet for around 12 hours so far and I have about 5 more to go before I go home. I can be pleasant, smile, and pretend to give a S*#T how your day was. What's your excuse?. :rant: Sigh, much better, Ta

Gunna have to second that. I had to lick my armpits to get the taste out of my mouth. It's a bit like Cherry Coke. Yuk, medicine.

This is my dog, Holley. Being in Darwin can be a bit tough on the long haired mutt. So, Holley went for a hair cut last week. This is what I gave them. This is what I got back Not sure it's mine :glare:

It's a lot of fun taking a Corolla where 4x4's struggle. I once took a KE3x coupe to the Lost City in Litchfield NP in the NT (the track to the Lost City requires a serious 4x4) . My mate was driving his Land Rover as a "back up" vehicle, which got stuck so many times I lost count. The KE on the other hand bounced it's way in and out of Lost City with only 1 minor problem (we just dragged the KE accross the bolders that were in the way). I love the fact the KE rescued the Land Rover more often than the Land Rover resuced the KE. Well done, looks like it was fun.

What the hells wrong with you?. You got hollow legs?. Pitted dates, Kiwifruit, pickled onions, JEEEZUS!, your pregnant. :lolcry:

I agree Towe001. I thought exactly the same thing. Get on with it FFS!. Drives ya wild doesn't it?. The show would only be 20mins long if he didn't carry on with that crap. Oh and while I'm here. WGMG, some pole smoker in a new model Rolla, trying to impress me by thrashing his car. Knob jockey, slows down, I try to pass, he drops back a few cogs and valve bounces this poor thing of into the distance. At the traffic lights, floors it, bagges it up, bouncing off the limiter. And on and on it went. WTF!. I'm in a granny spec AE82 that's 3 days older than GOD, you think I'm going to try to race you?. Dick cheese!. Oh and the cannon hanging out back. Honest whoever did that, needs to have it rapped around their head. It sounds like shite.