Idle-control valve - sticky? busted?

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Aren’t they up to 6th Gen now?

I drove a 5th Gen rental ... didn’t even notice the cheapness c/f the 4th Gen. I can sort-of understand why people don’t like the CVT, but only sort-of, because it’s only an auto anyway. I guess they’re...

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When asking a similar question, I was recommended Prestige Auto Salon, which at Rydalmere might not be Northside but is kinda Northside-adjacent.
I can't recall who recommended it.

Apparently they do all of JRA's cars that get munted...

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Chasing the US market was what the 5th Gen was all about ... I guess when you distill it down, the US market desires crap?

Liberty going away completely is probably less of a Thing than when Liberty wagons went away. ...

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Yeah, the NSW police had been talking about that method of making rebirthing in that way impossible, for 20-odd years, in ... 1995-ish I guess it was. They just didn't have a way of sharing the write-off data between states, and the states had been...

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Wow ... that looks almost like replacing a windscreen under insurance is write-off cost!

What's the go for stat write-offs in NSW these days? Can they be repaired & registered? I assume they always carry a stigma forever after ......

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I don't think there'll be a huge need; most people only hang on to a car for a few years & the new owner isn't going to swallow excess charges, so it'll be reported when the car's sold....

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I kinda think this ... I think an LS460 is pretty comparable now to an LS400 10 years ago, and I can see LS460's continuing to depreciate towards the value of an LS400 ... (nothing)...

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That's interesting ... NRMA was about the same as Shannon's on the Commode for us BEFORE the Shannons multi-policy discount, but NRMA won't insure the Volvo.
It cost an extra ~$65/yr to up the insurance on the Commode from ~$37k to $50k (Shannon's...

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Last time I took the Volvo out, it was dodgy to get started, but after feathering the throttle for the first couple of minutes, it seemed mostly OK after that. A bit stumbly at the lights, but not a lot worse than usual.

This evening it...

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This bit ... this bit actually surprises me, given that I'm pretty sure STi's & EVO's & similar appear to have CoronaGlitched in price.
I reckon that fact would actually make them a better bet than pretty much anything else JDM of similar...

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Article muses that 700km WLTP-rated is more like 500km real-world ... and I reckon an $80k RRP for that, based on fArteon pricing & the extra amount you have to stump-up for an electric Golf over a standard one....

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You do realise the man has testicles of steel & is doing all that on a Razor scooter ... ?...

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Well we know where the blame really lies, in that case....

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I had exactly that in mind. For example, lookit the original Leaf, released here in 2012 so probably 2011 in Japan? Close enough to 10 years old. And if we then apply the same amount of change from then to now for another 10yrs, it doesn't get me...

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Running your Torana into a joint called Moffat - what a tool.
Also ... Torana burnouts ... is this 1982?!

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And we come back full circle - how are you going to charge a vaguely-proportional-road-usage tax for ... ahem ... charging?
Stick it on all charge stations and you'll end up with most people charging at home ... do they then need to mandate meters...

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I was talking about car fuel, not mower fuel.
[which doesn't really work either because who runs a petrol mower any more?!]...

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I reckon the Holdens are too common to hold those prices, due to being too recent & not enough of them having been trashed yet.
I called Shannons because I was concerned our wagoon was underinsured, the nice lass recommended I put the insured...

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It makes me very much wonder about how the UK has just walked it's ban on new ICE sales for private vehicles (including hybrids) forward to 2030.
The airlines are probably hoping they can hold out for the next 10 years, because after that nobody's...

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I don't think $3/L would stop many people (refer Europe), but if the only people buying petrol are going on a Sunday drive every 3rd week it's going to be more like $30/L.