Comments on: Herald on WOF changes

By: MikeMan

MikeMan — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:17:05 +0000

Stag?

Can’t be a Stag, it is still running.

The V8 in those was less than reliable.

By: muggins

muggins — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:43:22 +0000

I bought a new car in July 2010 and I have already clocked up 3012 k’s .

By: cubit

cubit — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:28:13 +0000

The reql concern is the very large numbers of unwarranted and unregistered (and dare I say it perpetually unsafe cars) that are on our roads. They are ticketed, but the people who drive such vehicles just don’t bother to pay and carry on regardless. Rules, regulation and laws are only observed by those who care. The ferals of this nation just don’t care about any of that stuff, and wofs are real low on their lists of priorities. they have much more important issues to ignore or work around.

By: Griff

Griff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:12:32 +0000

Just for red here is a real 2/
http://youtu.be/m48vyc5beNg
Eats gay super cars for a light snack …..eh……

By: Johnboy

Johnboy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:50:29 +0000

Written by an idiot poseur s.russell.

“Steering was one of the bigger problems; it was not unusual to be able to move the steering wheel a full quarter-turn before the worn-down teeth in the rack-and-pinion steering box picked up the slack. ”

They never had rack and pinion in those days.

Worm and nut, or recirculating ball perhaps?

By: s.russell

s.russell — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:40:18 +0000

The Southland Times also has an excellent editorial on the subject.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/opinion/8233036/Editorial-Fit-for-the-road

Has hilarious descriptions of what vehicles used to be like in the 60s and why the 6-monthly warrant was such a good idea then but not now.

By: labrator

labrator — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:11:58 +0000

2500 tc pi or s ?

Stag?

By: krazykiwi

krazykiwi — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:52:36 +0000

Griff at 7:30pm

You have to consider the whole of life cost of ownership.

Griff advances two compelling reasons for purchasing a Trabant rather than an Aston Martin. Low price, and low carbon footprint. My advice is that you abandon cars and walk. Anything else is hypocritical.

By: Johnboy

Johnboy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:50:35 +0000

97 Camry’s!!……… Here was me thinking I was trading insults with rich pricks on KB

Home James!!

By: nasska

nasska — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:36:24 +0000

RRM

One of the boxes on my bucket list awaiting a tick was against the entry for a Lotus 7. Available cash against asking price for such a vehicle sent me looking for a substitute. I found it last month in the form of an English sports car based on the Lotus design.

It’s powered by a modified 1600cc crossflow Escort with a couple of carbs strapped to it & fair flies. Unfortunately it is still British as evidenced by the drum brakes & crap suspension. As for reliability…..I’m not over hopeful.

But it’s fun.

By: Griff

Griff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:19:22 +0000

Joseph lucus prince of darkness
2500 tc pi or s ?

By: RRM

RRM — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:11:56 +0000

Steve – Yes, you do need a sense of humour to drive English

I have known the diffs to get quite noisy but I’ve never broken one…

By: questions

questions — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:07:09 +0000

“Redbaiter (1,933) Says:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
“I would back my 97 Camry”

Massive carbon footprint, those old tired and probably clocked jap cars.”

Is it the slanty eyes that clocks them?

By: Steve (North Shore)

Steve (North Shore) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:44:32 +0000

Anyway back on topic:

I am in the Marine trade, how will these changes effect the shitty rusty boat trailers?

By: Redbaiter

Redbaiter — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:41:53 +0000

If the useless prick (Grief) practiced what he so constantly preached he’d be riding shank’s pony. Just another rank watermelon hypocrite.

By: Steve (North Shore)

Steve (North Shore) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:40:59 +0000

I guess I am the other Camry owner RRM.
You cant stick your Triumph (push to start) piece of pommy crap where the global warming sun don’t shine. Do they still bolt the diff to the floor on those shitters? I mean when the crownwheel and pinion shit themselves, the back windscreen shatters as well

By: RRM

RRM — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:33:38 +0000

That may be so, but… it’s still a Camry.

By: Griff

Griff — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:30:11 +0000

You have to consider the whole of life cost of ownership.
If you piece of euro trash sorry: when your piece of euro trash breaks down the cost in co2 of parts supply probably is more than a years worth of co2 from fuel for me. Camrys will go 350,000 400,000 kms + With the only parts other than normal maintenance being a set of steering rack ends. By that time some would have squandered the total carbon used to build two complete euro trash cars or more.

By: Steve (North Shore)

Steve (North Shore) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:29:52 +0000

I think this WOF stuff is heading to owner responsiblity to have your vehicle checked and serviced, but the parameters are all wrong.
Some new cars will do 5000KM per year, (Grannies, yeah they do drive the Subarus) some will do much much more – think sales reps. This is why I say it must be on distance traveled, as well as age

By: RRM

RRM — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:26:16 +0000

He’s probably one of those losers you see trundling along at 75 kph at the head of a column of fifty constantly braking cars, and with clouds of piston slap smoke exhausting every time he touches the accelerator.

Just to be clear, are we talking about me or Griff here?