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Re: lemons
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Tue, 29 November 2005 03:59
 
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A while since I've chimed in on teh forums, so here's a last dig before this one closes down:
Fix It Again Tony (F.I.A.T) Purchased Alfa in 1984, and I do recall the cars built from then 'til the early 90's being particularly rusty, just like some of the rusting junk FIAT themselves were thrusting upon an unsuspecting public since the 70's. The mudguards on Dad's FIAT tractor can literally be seen rusting away over a period of weeks ! ! !
Does anyone know how Pre-1984 Alfas fair with the dreaded orange/brown steel curse?
The F6 Typhoon/Tornado was recalled because the Falco6 makes a unique secondary vibration at very particular RPM's which was breaking or popping-free one of three clips in the system which kept the middle clutch plates seperated when the clutch was in, during gearchanges. Turns out Ford/FPV just wasn't blasting through gearchanges hard enough, at the right revs to pop/break the clips.
The Commodore VX series 2 GenIII oil consumption thing was a result of GM changing to a cheaper supplier for rings and pistons. Turns out they weren't up to scratch on tolerances, and made a few batches of undersized pistons. Combine this with some batches of N.Q.R. rings and Bingo-bango, you've got a tonne of oil consumption and piston-slap problems.
It may have enjoyed a mere 130hp from it's Renault/Volvo V6, but DANG is the DMC DeLorean cool ! . 6539 cars were made and sold, and after recievers assembled the remaining cars in 1983, they dumped the moulds and body stamps in the Atlantic Ocean ! ! ! !
Most Hyundai Excel's are fine if you keep 'em off rough/dirt roads, and don't thrash the crap out of 'em. Unfortunately using them as country-town Pizza delivery cars breaks both these rules so bad it HURTS! (Stupid dash electrics - THUMP!)
Starfire 4cylinder motors aren't all bad - Heaps of people use the conrods in mild V8's.
Ford fixed all the big problems with the Capri convertable in the 2nd version of it, but the damage was done, and all the P.R. spin in the world couldn't get sales out of the basement.
The AU Falcon was WAY underdeveloped, rushed into the showrooms months ahead of time. VT Commode was KILLING the EL Falcon in sales, and Ford was deperate to stop the sales slide. I've heard first or second hand of problems in nearly EVERY SINGLE part of the car. How about the spare-wheel tub falling out of the boot? Still not as bad as EA Falcon/NA Fairlane . . . .
Series II AU seems ok, Series III better than most aussie stuff.
VZ Commodore is Grouse. Buy one, now. Then buy a second one!
Buy a VZ Series II next year for your Mum/Dad. 
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corona crew | Thu, 24 November 2005 07:32 |
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Soarer | Thu, 24 November 2005 07:37 |
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old_mr2 | Thu, 24 November 2005 07:48 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 24 November 2005 07:57 |
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havabeer | Thu, 24 November 2005 08:05 |
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olihaub | Tue, 06 December 2005 11:46 |
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olihaub | Tue, 06 December 2005 11:52 |
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wokstrx7 | Thu, 24 November 2005 08:41 |
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thechuckster | Thu, 24 November 2005 09:06 |
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draven | Thu, 24 November 2005 09:14 |
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EldarO | Sun, 04 December 2005 14:23 |
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river | Thu, 24 November 2005 09:49 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 24 November 2005 09:53 |
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thechuckster | Thu, 24 November 2005 14:21 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 24 November 2005 21:18 |
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YR22RG_TaragoRV | Mon, 28 November 2005 01:51 |
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Conquest | Thu, 24 November 2005 13:56 |
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corona crew | Thu, 24 November 2005 14:55 |
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oldcorollas | Thu, 24 November 2005 15:23 |
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river | Thu, 24 November 2005 21:49 |
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MR 1JZ | Thu, 24 November 2005 22:43 |
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ke382TG | Thu, 24 November 2005 22:49 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 24 November 2005 22:52 |
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Cool1 | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:02 |
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AE86slut | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:06 |
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ke382TG | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:07 |
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ke382TG | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:12 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:25 |
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h3ff44 | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:34 |
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corona crew | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:47 |
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Corona RT142 | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:44 |
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beige_bandit | Thu, 24 November 2005 23:55 |
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Corona RT142 | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:08 |
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beige_bandit | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:15 |
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Jason | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:12 |
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illuminatus | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:04 |
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SEXY 16 | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:48 |
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ke382TG | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:08 |
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Classique71 | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:22 |
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Corona RT142 | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:15 |
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joorsh | Fri, 25 November 2005 00:36 |
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tricky | Fri, 25 November 2005 01:23 |
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wokstrx7 | Fri, 25 November 2005 01:52 |
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wokstrx7 | Fri, 25 November 2005 01:58 |
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pushrod_POWA | Fri, 25 November 2005 03:51 |
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ke382TG | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:02 |
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Skip | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:17 |
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shcao | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:43 |
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corona crew | Fri, 25 November 2005 04:51 |
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smt_007 | Fri, 25 November 2005 05:00 |
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beige_bandit | Fri, 25 November 2005 05:09 |
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lumpy | Fri, 25 November 2005 05:45 |
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Soarer | Fri, 25 November 2005 06:43 |
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MR 1JZ | Sat, 26 November 2005 01:40 |
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Merudo | Sat, 26 November 2005 01:43 |
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MR 1JZ | Sat, 26 November 2005 01:46 |
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48xmax | Sat, 26 November 2005 03:18 |
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corona crew | Sat, 26 November 2005 04:09 |
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Corona RT142 | Sat, 26 November 2005 08:33 |
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SEXY 16 | Sat, 26 November 2005 08:39 |
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PPlate_Avalon | Sat, 26 November 2005 08:41 |
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river | Sat, 26 November 2005 10:44 |
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spirokeet | Tue, 29 November 2005 02:02 |
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Conquest | Tue, 29 November 2005 08:20 |
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spirokeet | Wed, 30 November 2005 18:13 |
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illuminatus | Tue, 29 November 2005 03:17 |
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st184 sillycar | Tue, 29 November 2005 03:59 |
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SEXY 16 | Tue, 29 November 2005 04:16 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 29 November 2005 04:06 |
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st184 sillycar | Tue, 29 November 2005 04:16 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 29 November 2005 04:22 |
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st184 sillycar | Tue, 29 November 2005 04:30 |
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Mr DOHC | Tue, 29 November 2005 06:34 |
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ke20_rolla | Sun, 04 December 2005 14:16 |
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wawa | Mon, 05 December 2005 12:23 |
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olihaub | Tue, 06 December 2005 12:02 |
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corona crew | Mon, 05 December 2005 12:26 |
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Mookie | Mon, 05 December 2005 15:45 |
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st184 sillycar | Tue, 06 December 2005 06:07 |
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Corona RT142 | Tue, 06 December 2005 06:25 |
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