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Feb 6th 2015, 6:16 pm

#3031

zargof

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by Pulaski

I think all three of our vehicles now have AAA batteries in them. If you ever see an AAA pickup truck and wonder how many tools and what equipment they have in the back under the lid covering the bed, the answer is "batteries", .... and that is all, lots and lots of batteries!

Does a AAA battery have enough juice? Surely a C or a D would be better.

Feb 6th 2015, 6:19 pm

#3032

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Does a AAA battery have enough juice? Surely a C or a D would be better.

Feb 6th 2015, 6:20 pm

#3033

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Does a AAA battery have enough juice? Surely a C or a D would be better.

You could at least have had the decency to add one of these to your post:

Feb 6th 2015, 6:35 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Does a AAA battery have enough juice? Surely a C or a D would be better.

Ah, bollocks, you beat me to it.

Feb 8th 2015, 8:44 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Returned the old battery, @ three years old, to Costco, they gave me $44.00 back and the new one cost @ $35.00 total.

However.

Car wouldn't start this morning. Battery dead. Presumably alternator?

DIY or shop?

Feb 8th 2015, 9:54 pm

#3036

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Car wouldn't start this morning. Battery dead. Presumably alternator?

DIY or shop?

If it is the alternator they are not that difficult to change out provided you can get at them easily.

Feb 8th 2015, 9:56 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Thanks..I'll do a YouTube.

Feb 9th 2015, 8:04 pm

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Feb 11th 2015, 2:32 am

#3039

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Re: Let's talk about cars

If this had been in the US I might have posted it in the WTF thread. At least it has a V8 engine, so I'll post it here.

Feb 18th 2015, 8:00 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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So what's the going rate on a brake job these days?

Had a quote for $375 for a front pair, parts and labour...the pads do look like they're getting to the end of their life, not sure about the rotors, they're certainly more metal in them than in the last set that got swapped out on the last car, but that was an Aero, with oversized performance rotors, this one is not.

Had it done at the usual place up in Maine, that the folks use.

Under $300 using "premium" pads and rotors rather than OEM. This included the labour and tax, which down our way didn't include the tax so about $100 less and with better parts.

Feb 27th 2015, 12:40 am

#3041

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Shall we have a whip round? I'd like it on Mondays...
2016 Aston Martin Vulcan Photos and Info – News – Car and Driver

Feb 27th 2015, 12:43 am

#3042

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Shall we have a whip round? I'd like it on Mondays...
2016 Aston Martin Vulcan Photos and Info – News – Car and Driver

I haven't got any of those.

Feb 27th 2015, 3:01 am

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Very pretty, but I think they need to do something about that rear wing. Looks like an afterthought, so unless they sort that out, I won't be buying one.

Feb 27th 2015, 3:26 am

#3044

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Shall we have a whip round? I'd like it on Mondays..... 2016 Aston Martin Vulcan Photos and Info – News – Car and Driver.

Count me in, ..... for four minutes on a Thursday evening.

Mar 2nd 2015, 4:22 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

I'm not shy in voicing my hatred for pickup trucks. I lived in a L200 in my previous job, and unless vital for your business, why anyone would want one as daily driver is completely beyond me. However, for those that haven't watched it yet, TG featured a Hennessey VelociRaptor, a mental version of Ford's F-150 Raptor. I would kill for this truck!!!!

Transmission – BBC Top Gear Exclusive video: Stig versus the Hennessey VelociRaptor « - BBC Top Gear