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Thu, 22 January 2004 14:52
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Well what can I say...to be honest I'm just one of THOSE girls that wouldn't have a clue on how to determine a good car from a bad one by looking at it's engine, am one that can only determine one by its bright colours, stickers and fancy bits  BUT I am willing to give up everything just to pick up a few bits and pieces on how a GOOD car works  If you've got anything or bits of useful knowledge for someone like me to pick up, I would be more than grateful to sit back and learn a few tricks to the trade!!  THANKYOU!!
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Thu, 22 January 2004 15:11
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Get a boyfriend who's into cars and watch him make all the mistakes, then do the opposite yourself!!!
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Thu, 22 January 2004 15:40
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I had a (female) friend ask me something very similar once.
"I want to know more about cars... teach me what you know"
Unfortunately, the best way to learn is hands on... so if you have and friends, or friends of friends into cars, look on while they work under the bonnet and ask questions 
I'd offer my place this saturday (which would be a "dumped in the deep end and try to swim" event) but I'm in nsw 
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Thu, 22 January 2004 15:43
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Next question
Do u have a boyfriend??
Richard
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Thu, 22 January 2004 15:46
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queue the a/s/l and requests for phone number/pics
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Thu, 22 January 2004 22:57
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you could start by learning the model codes for various popular toyota's, and then on progress so engine codes, so when someone talks about a 1ggte you know what they are talking about. Learn the codes for what engine they represent.
google is your friend
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 00:26
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www.howstuffworks.com
Like draven said, you need to get your hands dirty, or watch someone else get their hands dirty. It all looks pretty complicated, but once you start drilling down, you realise it's all basically just nuts and bolts, which is simple stuff.
Makes (car brands):
Japanese cars are tip-top. Of course, most people have their favourite make, but you're fairly safe buying any one of these.
Eg: Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mazda
Korean cars are throw-aways, they're designed to last 100,000, maybe 150,000 Km's. That's why they're cheap. Don't waste your money.
Eg: Hyundai, Daewoo
Australian/American cars I'm not sure about. Some people *cough* bogans *cough* love their Fords/Holdens. I'm a "Holden man".
I think it's more luck of the draw with these - You can either get a great car, or you get a bomb - I know a few people who have bought brand-new bombs.
Eg: Holden, Ford
Other issues:
If you're buying a car, there's things to think about besides the actual car (power/quality/handling).
1. The more cylinders, the more rego will cost
2. The more popular for theives, the more insurance will be (eg Honda)
3. The more power/turbo/modifications, the more insurance will be.
That's all for now.
If you want to know about engines, suspension, stuff like that, there's heaps of different technologies that go into the engineering of "good" cars. You can't list them all.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 00:54
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heh heh, buy an old corolla for $50, and pull it to pieces....
then, once it's all in little pieces, get a manual (gregories, toyota yellow books, haynes, chiltons etc) and put it back together
cheap, small enough that you can lift most bits without a hoist, and if you break it.... it's only a corolla
have fun
Cya, Stewart
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Fri, 23 January 2004 01:14
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That post was a bit  wasnt it
Dude i had my eyes propped open with toothpicks
My bad
But yeah just sit on someones shoulder when they are workin on there car and ask lots of questions.
And if a car has bright colours, stickers and lots of fancy bits ie.plastic. Its probably not a good car
Cheers
Richard
P.S That last post is a good one. Old corollas are a dime'a'dozzen i.e KE-30,KE-70
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 01:31
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read zoom.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 01:44
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| Allan wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 09:55 |
| pannelvan_screema wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 02:43 |
Next question
Do u have a boyfriend??
Richard
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LOL, nice one allan.
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Busselton, WA
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Fri, 23 January 2004 04:54
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Hey Guys...
I didn't expect SO many peoples to respond to my little post thingo!!  Thanks!!
The buying an old $50 Corolla sounds like an idea, although, I don't think that mother will exactly approve of her 'DAUGHTER' pulling apart an old reck in her yard I think that I might just stick with going over a mates place and taking a gander over their shoulder
Uhm, just to let you guys know who I am. I'm just some 17 year old chick from the South West. And...uhm...I don't, however, have a boyfriend, at the moment  Although, I have got a 'boy' friend who is into cars and kinda got me started on this whole car thingy!! So I kinda just want to pick up a few bits to kinda put him into his place (if ya's all get me on THAT one )
At the moment I think that I'm just going to have to start off by taking a wander through and lookin' at the model codes for some STUFF, like what Mr Google said
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Fri, 23 January 2004 05:38
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spot the chick, I bet your one of those people who abuses the MSN emoticons arn't you
btw where the hell is busseltons?
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Fri, 23 January 2004 06:43
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perhaps I am one of THOSE people that abuses the emotions on msn...
Uhrm...Busselton...that's about 3 hours south from Perth, just 45 mins from Bunbury (if ya know where THAT is)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 06:51
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I'll bet you'll fall in love with the emoticon.... Just a theory!
Maybe you should collar this 'boy' friend of yours, see if he REALLY knows squat about cars, and if he does, try to convince him you're a real nice girl and you can teach him heaps of, uhmmm, stuff
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Fri, 23 January 2004 06:51
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buying a $50 corolla would be useless. you will pull it a part and have no idea what anything does. to learn about cars and how they work you need a friend that knows alot (or enough) a car to work on ( preferably your own thats register and just learn as things brake or you do it up) and a keen passion and time. cars have thousand and thousands of parts and to learn even how a basic 70s model car works you will need to play with it for a good six months or a year to understand it well.
if youre looking at buying a car then get a friend or youre old man to sus it out for you and start learning from there.
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:04
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You see the thing is...I don't have an old man to suse these sorts of things out for me...So I guess a girls got to do what a girls got to do
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:29
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I leave the 17 year olds to my cradle snatching brother
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:34
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Pretty sad aren't we all Going after some girl who, well, could be a 14 year old BOY seeking attention 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:35
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then we'll just let shane have him
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:36
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or, get a job working in the spare parts or service dept of a local new car dealership and when ever a tech sayd the XXXXXXX is rooted, we need a new one, go out and have a squiz at it, thats how i learned a-lot.
say how did it break, what caused it {so u can explain the $1000 bill to customer } and how to fix it
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:43
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heres one for you single guys
"whats a girl like you doing in a place like this"
on a more serious note tell your mate to make you his apprentice and explain what he does when hes fixing / improving his car,
or do what i did buy an old car and then you can have the joys of shit breaking every 2nd week or day as was my case
isnt busselton errrr crap (as in boring)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:48
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Boys boys!! DO settle down...sheesh...I only wanted to know a few bits and pieces about CARS...not which guy can be Mr Desperado And no I'm not exactly a 14 year old BOY seeking attention Mr Shin!!
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:50
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Despite rumour, Busselton is actually quite a nice place Just watch out you don't get bitten by the mozzie's down there, apparently they can make you sick or something!
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Busselton, WA
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:52
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Busselton isn't THAT bad...really
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 07:55
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hey there is NOTHING wrng with emoticons
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Fri, 23 January 2004 08:13
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Oh of course, emotions aren't really THAT bad...
I've already fallin' in love the THIS one! hehe!
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 08:14
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And no I'm not exactly a 14 year old BOY seeking attention Mr Shin!!
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don't like that "not exactly" part, thinking he could be 15yo.
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Busselton, WA
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January 2004
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Fri, 23 January 2004 08:21
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WHAT?!?!?!
ok this whole thing is totally CONFOOZING now I'm not a BOY and I'm almost 18...WHATEVER!!
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 09:09
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When someone you know goes in to get their car serviced, you could always ask the mechanic to show you round the workshop, if they are nice they will probably let you, i did this last year when i got my automatic transmission serviced and it was really interesting seeing how they re-build them and how they work, as well as looking at the various cars they have in the workshop.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 09:11
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First you need to know how to do the general auto and maintenance tasks like:
- Changing Oil
- Changing Oill Filter
- Changing Spark Plugs
- Cleaning or Replacing Air Filter
- Checking washer, transmision and brake fluid
- Changing Fuel filter
- Filling Petrol j.k.
Getting a mechanical manual for your particlular car, is also a great idea, where by you can learn how to do almost anything on your car.
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Fri, 23 January 2004 09:53
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| wagonist wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 19:09 |
BTW if you're almost 18, what are you doing up at 1:52am?!
Does your mother know you're talking to strange guys on the internet??
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and most of those guys are typing one handed
(and how can you tell? lotsa shrt wrds wit ltrs mising)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 10:33
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honestly if it wasnt for my first car (Sprinter) breaking down all the time i wouldnt have gotten into cars ... so for me itz the experience on mechanical problems that i have had which led me to seeking more information about engines and how to fix stuff ... and itz been like 4 months ever since i first got interested and now i know pretty basic stuff about how things work ...
my advice is to start with a popular 4cly. car due to more parts available and cheap price too ... not to mention alot of information about them on net since thier popular ... this is why i bought a an AE82 ... and yeah i know most of yous will laugh at me for owning 1 but itz the best choise i have for now ...
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Fri, 23 January 2004 10:38
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I know how to do the BASICS, such as: the fuel, the oil, tyre pressure etc etc I kinda learnt these things on a driving course I did almost 2 years ago.
Lotsa people have been saying to get a mechanical manual for my particular car, so I can get one from just a garage??
And yes, I at least THINK my mother knows that I'm taking to one handed, stange blokes on the internet
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Fri, 23 January 2004 10:39
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try autobarn and those kinda stores, they have them.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 10:46
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Ooops!!! I REALLY meant that I'm TALKING to them...not TAKING the one handed one... Ooops
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Fri, 23 January 2004 12:10
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haha..
this thread is hillarious!
hehe, nah in all seriousness, the best way to learn stuff is to ask heaps of questions about everything, even if it might sound stupid.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 12:48
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hmmmmm good point wagonist...
theres definately a shortage of these girls in melb. maybe us melb boys should start importing girls from busselton
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Fri, 23 January 2004 13:00
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...or maybe some of us poor saps from Vic should try going to WA for a little holiday sometime, who knows, the local girls might captivate our imaginations!
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Fri, 23 January 2004 13:12
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well u could always come to Perth and hang out in freo or something .. ther is enough desprate boys and BOG lappers there to impress any 17-18 yr old gal .. they could show u ther mech skills .. eg fitment of air pod .
Ps im not one of those lappers ..
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Fri, 23 January 2004 13:27
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I agree with Rollin, learn from experience. I started out only knowing which pedal made the car go forward and which one stopped you hitting the tree. I bought an RA40 celica and have just pulled bits out and tinkered. If you get a cheap (running) car and loose all fear of destroying it you'll learn heaps. I'm doing a engine conversion and I still only know which pedal is which.
(ps can anyone tell me what the third pedal does???)
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Fri, 23 January 2004 19:45
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hey Im one of those freo "Lappers"
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Sat, 24 January 2004 01:54
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I'm more than happy to work this on a barter system. Send topless pics to:
oz@automotiveforums.com
I'm then more than happy to both critique the pictures AND answer your damndest tech questions.
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Sat, 24 January 2004 02:01
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you can get the auto books from repco and all that. they're a good starting point.
what you want to do is start off with the "engine bay" page, which should have a picture of your engine bay with everyhting numbered.
then you see what each part is called, find it on your engine, and repeat for all major parts.
then you'll understand what people mean when they start rattling off part names in these threads, so you'll probably pick up a few more bits of information, nd have to ask less questions
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Sat, 24 January 2004 02:48
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| Allan wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 09:55 |
| pannelvan_screema wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 02:43 |
Next question
Do u have a boyfriend??
Richard
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A picture is worth a thousand word ^^^^^ Pure gold
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Sat, 24 January 2004 05:05
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I think that I'm going to have to cruise on into my local repco store and purchase one of them mechanic book thingys...sounds like I could get into some FUN!!
So now ya'll Melb boys are gonna start an export trade in girls from Busso, ey!! BIG mistake Sorry rollin'boy, but all the chicks over here are hopeless, even the BOYS are hopeless. That's the only reason why I'm on HERE!! They're all 'pretty' boys over here :-
Mr Ozzie...that DOES sound like some bartering system you got there...but fortunately there ARE, however some other people on this thread that just MIGHT get a tad jealous
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Sat, 24 January 2004 07:25
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hhaha this is hillarious especially the desperado image lol.
to most peoples surprise a lot of WA ladies are like this, im a perthy myself and i find it great talking tech car stuff with girls. competing against them in motorsport is heaps better they are real fighters!
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Sat, 24 January 2004 07:26
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hhaha this is hillarious especially the desperado image lol.
to most peoples surprise a lot of WA ladies are like this, im a perthy myself and i find it great talking tech car stuff with girls. competing against them in motorsport is heaps better they are real fighters!
in reference to your question, go read as much stuff as you can, browse forums and search the internet especially www.howstuffworks.com good luck.
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Sat, 24 January 2004 07:32
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thing i would like to know is how did you hear about toymods
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I supported Toymods
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Sat, 24 January 2004 07:35
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| snuffy03 wrote on Sat, 24 January 2004 13:05 |
the BOYS are hopeless. That's the only reason why I'm on HERE!! They're all 'pretty' boys over here :-
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Hun, if you think the boys are pretty over here, don't go to Melbourne!!!
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Sat, 24 January 2004 10:23
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| snuffy03 wrote on Sat, 24 January 2004 16:05 |
Mr Ozzie...that DOES sound like some bartering system you got there...but fortunately there ARE, however some other people on this thread that just MIGHT get a tad jealous
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That's cool, just email then we can both deny, deny, deny.
oz@automotiveforums.com
Unless my GF happens to intercept my mail first, in which case I have never met you and it's just more spam.
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Sat, 24 January 2004 10:23
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Hey Snuffy03, "You Go Girl!!!" Hands on experience is the best way to learn. Nothing like doing something yourself and to look back and see how much you learn and how much money you save. Keep posted about how your going and also what car your playing with. PS No matter how dumb or complicated a question might be just ask, someone here will beable to help out.
Thankyou
Matthew
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Sat, 24 January 2004 10:40
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| smt_007 wrote on Fri, 23 January 2004 20:11 |
- Changing Oil
- Changing Oill Filter
- Changing Spark Plugs
- Cleaning or Replacing Air Filter
- Checking washer, transmision and brake fluid
- Changing Fuel filter
- Filling Petrol j.k.
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Don't joke. It is important to know what petrol to put in your car. An ex-girlfriend of one of my mates filled her VK commonwhore up with diesel. The car has never been the same again. But she still cruzes at 120 down the freeway. Crazy woman.
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Re: one of THOSE girls ;)
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Don't joke. It is important to know what petrol to put in your car
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I remember the first time I put petrol into the car, I was soo scared that I was going to put the WRONG stuff in But hey, its all cool, before I know it I'll be pulling cars to pieces and naming each bit as I put it back into its ORIGINAL place and will be laughing!!
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Sat, 24 January 2004 14:59
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Hun, if you think the boys are pretty over here, don't go to Melbourne!!!
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Oh...by the way Mr CLG...its just a little TOO late for that!! My 'boy' friend, however, is a Melb boy and it WAS he infact who introduced me to toymods, so ya can all thank him for my presence here
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