2nd thread; XF falcon editionkeep the shitposting going
>>28689901>you see this in your mirror wyd?
>>28689906ask for directions to bartertown.
Bring autosalon back
>>28689929bloke in town has a vs ss ute with these plates that say IH8EVS pre based
>>28689898damn we actually managed to get a new thread, niceare copper flare gaskets for brake lines just not a thing in aus? hell, not even aliexpress has them; they have them for every size but 3/16" for some reason.
>>28689941Does he hate them because he keeps losing to Teslas?
>>28690007not because they're a symptom of the globohomo scheme that lessens the industry standards for anyone else
>>28689955fucks a copper flare gasket? do you mean crush washer?
>>28689955>copper flare gasketWut. Surely you mean those little circular washers that go on banjo fittings right? Should be able to get pic related (wrong size, they should have 3/16" on the same rack though) in a little plastic packet from a rack somewhere in Supercheap or Repco.
>>28689898hell yes, my rusty AU still lives
>dad retired and wanted to buy a brand new car>he decided to get a kia cerato>refused to sell me his BF XR6 because it was "too old" and had over 200,000k's>got 4k trade in for it
>>28690018>>28690020No, he quite literally means a "copper flare gasket". He's trying to fix a fucked up brake line flare.
>>28690050reminds for of this pic
>>28690018>>28690020damn, it really isn't a thing here. at least apparently not within automotive.it's a conical copper gasket exactly as >>28690057 says - i posted in ccg about a brake flare i'm trying to unfuck and there's not enough line to reflare it
>>28690211???https://www.raptorsupplies.com.au/pd/parker/2gf-3?srsltid=AfmBOoqcBDaYwKb12-fz-3tr7Wu69_tCbCie8Vohj3eEu6KxW5rkZ70S
>>28690050I liked the look of the BA, BF and FG, FG-X falcons, simpler and cleaner lines than the AU before.Being old and crap, I very nearly pulled the trigger on a G6E Turbo when they were new, but it was a little more debt than I wanted and possibly just not stupid enough for my retarded tastes
>>28690900i contacted them already - they ship it from the US and gave me a quote of 47 bucks shipping lol
>>28690016>that lessens the industry standardswhat does that mean?
>>28691298making low quality barebones ipad interiors and low longevity an acceptable standard and pushing emissions bs further in the wrong direction
>>28691327that's not exclusive to EVs; almost all modern cars are like that
>>28691337I believe he's trying to blame that entirely on EVs
>>28691338what really irks me is that EVs have excellent potential for their use case but the issue is that car manufacturers don't even know what that is, even though it's as clear as day. we're in the beginning/adoption stage of a new technology and naturally the results are often sloppy or misguided. i just want a somewhat lightweight and simple rear wheel drive EV with a moderately small battery that DOESN'T have an always-online connection to the internet. it shouldn't be this difficult to make an EV miata but we have to give it time... even if it will (most likely) result in sports EVs that are made exclusively for the wealthy upper class
every time i go down the street i see a new ching chong car brandhow fucking many of these fucking things are there
>>28691400As many as there needs to beDomestic manufacturing is dead and Japanese/euro cars are too expensive for most people
>>28691405How poor are we as a country now when most people can no longer afford Japanese cars, ironically the "more affordable" alternative historically? It's pretty stark when you see all the Yanks on /o/ posting their Challengers, M2s, Mustangs, and Corvettes. There was a brief period in time when Australia was just as wealthy if not better off than the USA.
>>28691418it's not that they can't afford japanese cars, it's that chinese cars are much cheaper for a similar level of quality it's like when lexus brought out the LS400 - it wasn't as nice as an S-class but it was 90% of the way there but for 50% of the price and for a lot of people that's good enough
>>28691425>it's that chinese cars are much cheaper for a similar level of qualityThey only have the illusion of being similar levels of quality though IMO. The interiors *look* similar to a more premium vehicle but they're always made of cheap and nasty plastics, seats are uncomfortable, and all the contact surfaces wear badly and look flogged after 50,000km.That's not even mentioning the mechanical side of things which are very clearly nowhere near as good as even a low end Japanese vehicle. How many of those horrible little MG hatchbacks have you heard with a broken exhaust? I feel like every second one I hear has a busted weld somewhere.
