DrSassafrass

My grandfather was in the resistance in the Nederlands, I've not heard many stories, he wasn't one to talk about it a lot, he's dead now so I won't be hearing fuck all either.

A previous girlfriend of mine's grandfather had been shot down or got lost somehow, somewhere in Italy, a family took him in and hid him. He spent a large portion of time hiding in a Pizza oven whenever the Germans were about, until it was safe enough to make a break for it. The parents of my ex went over to Italy and found the village, spoke to the people and they all knew him/of him, met the family that took him in, etc. All very international happy families.

My father has done some dodgey things in cars, he's super straight now though but everytime we go for a drive up country for a fish or some such, another story comes out about that particular road. He's driven a lot of them and been over most the ranges and driven all over the place down here as he used to be on the pest control board.

Mine was in the resistance in Holland too. Crazy stories about trying to pinch machine guns off downed planes before the germans turned up. He lasted the whole war and got shot in the legs after liberation by a British soldier who thought a gun was not loaded. Ended up visiting the guy a few times on his trips back to Europe. Was always amazed at how many people he was in correspondence with. He must have spent a fortune on stamps.

You need the note saying why the car has been stickerd by the police otherwise VTNZ will fail you on your exhaust even if its factorry, which requires you to get a exhaust cert(monies).

The police can sometimes help you with giving you a copy of this but its something you should try find out if you can get the infridgement notice from either the seller or police first.

(just went through this)

Failing this a new razor blade removes stickers from windscreens pretty well.

Classic.

one day I'm gonna upgrade my 1300 to one of these. used to do mean surf trips in one of these circa 1996. That statement makes me feel old.

any update?

Not married no, when married do they request such things?

oooo yes! and so much more.

Fuck air conditioning! Mine hasn't worked in daily for years, wasn't worth the expected cost to fix. I just wind down the windows haha.

do you sir, have a wife?

Front suspension, air conditioning stuffed, and a few other minors. It all adds up!

I'm ok with spending a bit more than $2000 on a car esp if I can invest the monies I would have spent on my current daily.

I guess I have a basic gut feeling about spending alot of money on a car that isn't worth much. ie if I can get a grand for my car as it is but only 2 grand after I've spent that much on it, the sums don't add up.

Also with two kids, having a boring reliable daily is almost a given.

Sad I know.

Don't forget - if its around the screen, then the screen will need to come out plus you don't know how bad it is behind there so most probably quoting high to cover their arse..

snap

bloody hell, $500 odd bucks for that seems fairly pricey. I got quoted a couple of hunge to fix a pretty yuck hole in the pillar of my pajero.

if that's the only rot in it, and it's a pretty reliable car in good nick then i'd be inclined to spend the money. $2k isn't going to get you fuck all of a good daily. to get a car in good nick you really need to spend ~$4k I reckon.

We got my gf's miage for $2500 just over a year ago. Has been reliable as fook and it's in really good nick. That was the one and only car below $3500 we looked at in that condition.

A biggish chunk of the 500 is a flat fee for taking out and putting back the windscreen by glass guys

there is also a patch of rust right at the top of the windscreen, about the size of an old 50c piece. Got quoted 500+ to sort that too. my old hilux never skipped a beat but in the end the rust repairs got too much.

true. We do quite a few k's and I worry that its getting on in age and that things are gonna start failing all over the show.

When to call it quits? Not my oldschool, just my daily. Needs 1300 bucks worth of work + another at least 500 in near future. 94 Caldina SW done 260k probably worth only $2000 after the $1300 repairs. When to pull the pin though??

any building supply place carries it. It comes in thin (4mm?) or thick (5.5mm?) 2400 x 1200 sheets

Chur

parked next to a blue escort when I stopped to get a (award winning) pie with my daughter in Pukekohe. I got the award winning one, she has a mince savory - shes only two.

General Lee Charger as a daily. Probably live where I am, pretty lucky to live here. And definitely soundproofing for my Morris. And a better exhaust. and maybe a general lee paint job too.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/7332009/Chopper-bike-built-from-wood

Awesome

saw a wicked green Datsun 1600SS in Mt Eden today.

cheers!

I'm not doing it myself, I just wanted a ball park opinion from those who might know. So it could be not too bad or it could be really expensive? Sagely advice.

the rear bushes on the front "a" arm of my 94 caldina need replacing. is this going to be expensive?

what year? There is a certain age i think where you don't have to have them.

Why the fuck would you want a supercar to be a convertible? so you can cruise the autobahn at 300 with the top down?

so he can live it up while it's going down

Awesome.

anyone been to this? its the third year this year, just wondering whether it was good or nor?

my 72 Morris 1300 has racing stripes and four doors?