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what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 03:49
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u know the deal.. u go to a workshop to get something done.. e.g exhaust , suspension, brakes,...anyway doesn't matter who it is.. u always hear stories of how ppl's cars have had the shit booted out of them.. do u call that good service?? i think they should do a undercover thing on today tonight bout this.. and catch the assholes doing it... doing burn outs etc..
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Location:
Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 03:56
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Precisely the reason I don't let anyone else work on my car anymore.
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Sydney
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April 2003
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Location:
brisbane
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April 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 04:00
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yea man.. my brother even does it..he's a apprentice panelbeater he said some guy with a 94 supra tt came in.. and he was flogging it round the block.. i went right off!! i was so angry and its not even my car.. no respect aye!
he said he's work offered to do my HG.. but no way.. he just wants to give it hell
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Location:
brisbane
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April 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 04:05
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your other option is just hanging "near" the workshop all day.. and it u see them doing.. just punch the shit through them!
i got charged for physical intensional abuse after i did that .. and i saw this lil C*nt doing drifts up the street.. he drove up.. i came up from behind and king hit him in the head "backstabbings a trade mate! " 
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I supported Toymods
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south of the big smoke
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 05:14
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anyone remember the mustang story in the US? the owner took her car in for a service, apprentice mechanic took it for a hammering then told everyone on the mustang forums, only to his surprise that the owner was a contribuing member and read every post
dude lost his job
lol
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 05:37
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The VERY easy way to stop this happening is to look at the k's on your clock and write it down when you arrive. Make sure you do it with them looking. When you get back, if it's more than 2 or 3 k's then ask them what the deal is....
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 05:39
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im taking the keys away from the shop respraying my car. may consider taking out the rotor button as well.
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 06:28
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Yep had that done to me  , went in to get a respray and a bit of body work,... so i put in a tiny camera (you can get them from jaycar) and hid it in the a/c vents...caught them doing it  and got my money back, another respray, and new mags put on as they managed to scratch them 
Put in the camera after the previous time i had been there and there was a near empty fuel tank (went in with 1/2 tank)
Thats my 2cents
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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August 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 06:44
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My car goes in for a service with 4L of fuel 
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 06:46
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Lol. Well that is what about 30k's worth of flogging. 
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Sydanee
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April 2004
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Wed, 28 April 2004 06:54
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A guy with his black 200SX S15 took his car in for an oil change to an authorised Nissan dealer. The apprentice who did the job decided to go round the block. During his joyride, he managed to write off the car. Pics have been on the net, but I cant remember where it is. I'll find it and post it up.
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August 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 06:58
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| Caledwvech wrote on Wed, 28 April 2004 16:46 |
Lol. Well that is what about 30k's worth of flogging.
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Ah grasshopper!
The mysterious ways of the MA61 digi dash is that it lights up and shows ZERO fuel......so you would have to be pretty stupid to take it for a belt when the digital scale reads zero.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Wed, 28 April 2004 07:07
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Hmmmm. Unless they have a can of fuel sitting in their workshop for just the sort of people who do that!!
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Location:
Wahroonga
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 07:17
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last time i picked up my car the fuel light was on, when i dropped it off it had about 1/5 of a tank left.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 07:27
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Like I said, check the mileage before you drop it off.
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Location:
brisbane
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April 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 07:59
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i like that camera trick.. but how did u get to see the image.. was it transfered to a tv or what??
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Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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Wed, 28 April 2004 08:33
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my friend dropped in her holden SLR5000 to a shop to get an alarm installed, when she got back it had a broken axle and they said it just broke on its own, nobody drove it.
they have no proof, dont think shes getting any compensation for it.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 28 April 2004 11:29
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these things happen often and its hard to stop. you cant really complain about a few k's on the clock cause a road test is usually a couple of k's, i think when i was at toyota the standard was 2.6 killometers. you could always wait around the corner in another car and follow them on their road test if you got nothing better to do.
i can honestly say i dont flog cars at work even though its tempting having worked on a few R33's, S14's, EP82's, JZA80's etc... but its not worth getting caught.
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Location:
melbourne
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November 2003
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Wed, 28 April 2004 20:59
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i had this happen a while ago, dropped my car at a workshop that was close to my house, walking back home i hear this car hammering down the road, i thought to myself that sounds ok, and to my surprise i see my car being driven by some idiot mechanic, doing well over the 60kph speed limit!
i went back and told the proprietor about my concern, he said that in order to find the problem, you have to test the car!
needless to say i never went back.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 00:32
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This sort of thing really shits me!
even the best of mechanics seem to break things and not tell you...
I even had one mechanic complain about other mechanics saying that he won't take his car to any mechanic because they always break something and don't tell you and then when I am cleaning my car I notice that he has broken 10 or so of the little pop clips that hold your interior in...
I find the fact that he broke them and didn't tell me even after his complaints about other mechanics really annoying!
BTW the clips are only worth a few cents (or nothing) from pickies its just the principle of the thing that annoys me!
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Location:
Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 02:23
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i dont mind as long as the mechanic dosent drive the car harder than i do.
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 06:40
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damn those plastic clips, they always break!
a little OT but at my tafe theres a HSV manta donated by holden to the tafe, its there cause the owner had it for less than 5000kms and complained of a vibration over 180km/h. holden couldnt find the prob so gave him a new car. not a bad deal i reckon
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 06:48
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lol. Who worries about a little vibration over 180 clicks??? I am sure my car would have a few....
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Location:
Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 06:48
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i would like to know more about this camera thing how did u record it ???
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 06:58
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my car is SCARY over 180... its all over the place
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August 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 07:00
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| lang wrote on Thu, 29 April 2004 12:23 |
i dont mind as long as the mechanic dosent drive the car harder than i do.
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Guess my car is welcome at any mechanics workshop then 
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Location:
brisbane queensland
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January 2003
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Thu, 29 April 2004 07:47
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Nah, you see the trick is to have a hard old drift machine and housemate as the mechanic that way if anything goes wrong you can allways put unknown ladies underwear in his bed while hes out at dinner with his gf.
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ghetto area 2745
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November 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 07:49
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my mechanic flogs the shit out of my car i dont really care i do the same!!! but he knows you bends it??? you mendz it!!! 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 07:51
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hahahahaha
funny!
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Potts Point, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 08:35
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| SoarerFury wrote on Wed, 28 April 2004 17:59 |
i like that camera trick.. but how did u get to see the image.. was it transfered to a tv or what??
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i had it wired to a transmitter (under the car) which was able to send data for like ~3km or something and was transferred onto my mates 3 phone... the one with the video conversations & all that.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 09:47
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| dimmy77_03 wrote on Thu, 29 April 2004 18:35 |
| SoarerFury wrote on Wed, 28 April 2004 17:59 |
i like that camera trick.. but how did u get to see the image.. was it transfered to a tv or what??
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i had it wired to a transmitter (under the car) which was able to send data for like ~3km or something and was transferred onto my mates 3 phone... the one with the video conversations & all that.
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thats way to technical,
just remember ppl, u leave the car there with a "vibration under load" complaint, u know its gonna get flogged to the shitter, and the test route for my old work was 7 km, up and down hills ect
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MACKAY
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 12:06
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That has never happened to me as my car has never been worked on by anyone but me but a good way to make sure your car cant get flogged is if you have an aftermarket ECU set the rev limiter to like 3000rpm before you drop it in to the workshop , A mate used to own a Turbo RX4 with Haltech and when he took it in to the exhaust shop he set the limiter to 3000 rpm , when he went to pick it up later the exhaust bloke said there was somethink wrong with the car as it would not rev out .
Trevor
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Thu, 29 April 2004 13:13
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my 1jz soarer will only be serviced by my uncle 
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Location:
Newcastle NSW
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June 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 14:33
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when i got my rolla blue slipped i left it there for the morning and when i picked it up he said "goes alright doesnt it " with a massive grin on his face
its ok hes passed me on some other cars that maybe shouldnt have so im not to woried about him.
its just when u drop your car off and you hear from the back of the workshop "man that things on the roids" thats normally a good sign to hang nearby and keep an eye on them 
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Location:
Brisbane / Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 29 April 2004 23:17
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Nobody that I don't really trust ever works on my car.
If I ever leave them with someone though, I'll set a password on the Motec and also set the rev limiter to about 2500rpm.
That's more than enough to move the car around and even drive around the block, but little more.
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Location:
Geelong.Vic.AU
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Fri, 30 April 2004 01:05
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HMmm my cars is in for repairs atm, now i worried. They seem like a good company, porbly a good thing my car is almost empty.
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Location:
Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Fri, 30 April 2004 03:52
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Just take your car to someone you can trust. You shouldn't be letting someone you don't trust play with your brakes/suspension/electrical etc anyway.
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Location:
Sydney, Shire
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April 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Fri, 30 April 2004 06:25
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when my car was in the shop there was also a old falcon ute and just putting it on the ramp the guy was thrashin it... ive also seen the guy driving around in top notch cars goin a lot quicker than he should be...id like to know what i havnt seen them do....
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Club President
I supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Wed, 12 May 2004 23:16
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Any respectable workshop will treat your car with the respect it deserves. Some complaints need ot be driven in a certain mannor to be able to diagnose them and then confirm they are gone after repair. We are luckythe M2 is close for anyting up to 110kph and of course we have the dyno for High speed/rpm complaints.
That being said a GOOD workshop will have strict rules on who does what with your car. Hell in the last 9 months I have driven countless GTR skylines, Lotus, Porsche, Audis, Alfas, TT supras, Stroked/supercharged commodores, Corvetts, 10 second VL turbos and countless race and rally cars etc etc etc. I couldn't tell you how any of them drive over 30 or 40 kph ! Hell if I so much as gave one a Squirt up the block and back I'd be on my way to Centrelink ! Any workshop that lets the apprentice drive them isn't somewhere I would consider going to, not even for a pink slip !
To be honest its fairly simple. If you have a performance car you should take it to a performance mechanic. For starters if they are anything like us there will be strict guidelines on driving customers cars and who can test drive what. Secondly when they are used to working on Race cars and high performance streeters they hardly get excited when something powerful arrives. Mind you I guess we go to extremes here. We won't even employ apprentice mechanics as we place to much importace on the job being done right the first time. You just can't mix inexperience and high performance.
Fact is you tend to get what you pay for. Performance isn't acheived by the lowest bidder, as I said before, Performance cars require performance mechanics. When you drop your car off be up front with them. ASK them who drives there cars etc. If they have nothing to hide they will happily tell you.
just my 2 cents.
[Updated on: Wed, 12 May 2004 23:27]
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Location:
cambo
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May 2002
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Thu, 13 May 2004 11:19
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As a dealership mechanic id never thrash a customers car for the sake of youve got to respect whats not yours.If i owned my own shop and caught another mechanic killing it id sack him as mentioned prerviously.Dont go in with your fuel light blinking what happens when a mechanics has to do a coolant flush/bleed u run then tank dry and or suck the dirt and crap up the filter blocking your filter quicker and poss damaging the fuel pump. If u dont trust your mechanic do it yourself!. may i ask where the toyman works at?
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Location:
Vic
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April 2004
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Thu, 13 May 2004 23:54
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Im lucky. My mechanic prolly treats my car better than i do, and i am anal about it! It also helps not having a younger mechanic, and also having the workshop in an inner city area where you can't really fang it too hard...
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Fri, 14 May 2004 07:19
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i took my car in for side intrusion bars. when they first saw it they thought it was a piece of shit car.
when i picked it up a week later it had another 15km on the clock, and the guys said it ran out of fuel on the 'first drive'.
if 15km isn't even 1 days worth of driving i hate to think what it would be up to if i had a full tank in it.
anyway, when i pick it up the guys seem to have changed their mind anout the 'shit car' thing. also got the usual broken clips and lost bits.
never going back there again.
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2004
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Sat, 15 May 2004 04:27
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My uncle was once sent a speeding fine and notice for license suspension for doing 140km/h in an 80km/h zone. The time of offence occured exactly when the car was supposed to be in service for a tune up.
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Location:
parra
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June 2003
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Sat, 15 May 2004 09:31
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i work across the road from alto bmw at artarmon and we see them doin burnouts and speeding all the time...
m3's and all
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Location:
East Doncaster, Melbourne
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: what with workshops Flogging ur car??
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Sat, 15 May 2004 10:23
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put a line of white chalk on your tyres...
if the car goes sideways or starts burning rubber, the whiteline will be gone by the time u pick it up...
i think that woudl work... ive never tried it thou
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