Saturday, 1 March 2008
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| Comments on Mitsubishi Outlander? ToddAndMargo 00:50:43 |
| | Hi All,
I am on a used (somewhat crossover) SUV hunt. I
mainly will be using my new used SUV for business
travel (3 to 4 customers a day) and coping with
to 2 to 8" of winter snow. But, there are also
a couple of unimproved dirt road with fishing holes
at their end that I have an eye on (the hatchery
trucks will attempts these roads once a year or so).
Anyway, I also what it high reliability and long
lived, but can not afford Honda or Toyota's high
resale values.
So, looking at reviews, the Mitsubishi seems
to get rave reviews, except on the Mitsubishi news
group where is gets a few choice four letter words
applied.
Anyone have comments on the Outlander? Is it
reliable? How does it do on dirt roads? How about
snowy and ice (smooth) roads?
I also looked at Subaru reviews and squeaking and
rattling get mentioned a lot. Not too happy with the
quality either.
Any other suggestions?
Many thanks,
-T
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Friday, 29 February 2008
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| 4X4 OFF Raod??? Mack Fan 10:57:04 |
| | I DONO? but as the Onwer of a Bigger 4X4 [Work Vehicle] I have
allways Wondered?? Why? w/ the Cost of 4X4 vehicles & their Maintanace
Why? would any One! Abuse One? by just Driving It in Rough [MUD--ECT
just to See? if It will Do It? seems kinda Foolish to Me? as to ME?
thats just Beating a Vehicle to DEATH & Un-Necessary! Especially in MUD
where Seals--Barrings--Brakes --U-joints Ect get Destroyed before
their TIME I Do Work mine--but--I Don*t Abuse it just
for FUN? I*M a Heavy Equipment Mechanic & I have to GO where the
Construction Equipment Is! & Back Again--Mine is a Service 4X4 Loaded
& w/ it showing over 200,000 Miles & still Running like a TOP! I
personally Don*t Work on TOYS that their Owners Abuse just to see? If
they will Do what ever? Deep MUD--Rocks--GO? where a Goat Goes!
NOPE to Me? thats just Plian Foolish! SORRY! but to ME TRUE!
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Thursday, 28 February 2008
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| Suggestions on long lived 4x4 other than Toyota and Honda ToddAndMargo 23:13:29 |
| | Hi All,
It is time for me to get a new used 4wd car. I
like the Toyota Highlander and somewhat fond of the
Honda CRV.
Problem: the resale value on Toyota and Honda is
through the roof. I can not afford them.
Is there another 4wd manufacturer that is similarly
long lived as the Toyota Highlander and Honda CRV
WITHOUT the extremely high resale problem? (Problem
for the buyer; benefit for the seller.)
Many thanks,
-T
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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| Casablanca - Cape Town in a Discovery Td5 Pawel 14:13:43 |
| | Hi there,
I'm new here, so - a big "hello" to everybody.
New, but already with few questions ;)
I recently bought a Land Rover Discovery Td5 '00 with 92000 km made. I plan
to go from Casablanca (Morocco) to Cape Town (S. Africa) along the west
coast of Africa in 2009/10.
Questions:
- anyone did this route before/anyone knows any web resources on similiar
routes made before in Africa?
- what should I equipe my Disco with? Until now - it's in its standard
settings, with however rear suspension on springs. I bought it for 10000
EUR, planned to spend another 5000 for the equipment (like i.e. additional
fuel tank)...maybe there is some list on what to equip a Disco with for a
long haul adventure off-road ride
- what spare parts to take, I would not expect good fuel in the area and
this car is on common rail...fuel pump etc. etc.?
- would anyone strongly disadvice to go there with a Land Rover? Should I
switch to Land Cruiser? ;)
- where to start looking for permissions/special documents to travel along
these countries (car on polish plates)?
- anyone who did this route before: do you think that 3-4 months would do?
- anyone who did this route before: what might be the approx. cost
(fuel+repairs+permissions etc.)
We plan to start in Gdansk (Poland), drive to south Spain and than do the
thing from Morocco. We are 2 - would possibly be looking for some more
people (max 2) + possibly for some other car to join. Timings flexible.
Any advice, comments, web resources, forums etc. - welcome!
Best greetings,
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P.
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008
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| Re: 97 Suburban Tail Light - HELP Augustus 10:23:30 |
| |
<jcage@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:1aa28ccf-354c-410a-a26c-5150c16ea3d9@i72g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
I'm trying to change my burned out right rear brake light/turn signal bulb on my '97 Suburban and have no clue on how to get to the bulb. Is there any 'how to' sites available that anyone knows about that would cover this?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_replace_a_tail_light_in_a_GMC_Suburban
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Saturday, 9 February 2008
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| Re: Ground Wire Location 1999 Jeep Wrangler Guest 23:44:25 |
| | you make as much sense as a pile of horse manure?...have a blessed day
writesoon!
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Monday, 28 January 2008
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| low fuel indicator faulty Quantavious 05:23:37 |
| | I have a chevy tailblazer 2006 just recently the low fuel indicator light
comes on even when there a full tank of gas. The empty to fuel needle also
fluxuates between e ans f. My question is can it be easily fixed or is
there major auto bill in my future.
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Saturday, 19 January 2008
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| What do you think of ..... Guest 13:23:35 |
| | Hey peeps, I was wondering if anyone has had dealings with
http://www.4by4direct.co.uk
I have heard they do some good stuff and was thinking of buying from
them in particuallary the 4mm Diameter Hand Winch Cable with fitted
Winch Hook
http://www.4by4direct.co.uk/product/Winches/79_
4mm+Diameter+Hand+Winch+Cable+with+fitted+Winch+Hook.html
Let me know what you guys think of them
cheers
Matthew Bagley
Paramiliar Design Studios
http://www.paramiliar.com
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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| Re: toyota caldina wagon st191 sale PeterD 17:34:59 |
| | On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:03:19 -0800 (PST), kuroyanagi
<ks.nra30133@gmail.com> wrote:
1997 calcina wagon At fully
Well, our resident dickhead Japanese spammer is back... Selling
(unsuccessfully for obviously) crap that no one wants.
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| Re: It's life Jim.... [DE ECHTE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER] De Vliegende Hollander 12:39:41 |
| | The sentient life form De Vliegende Hollander DID NOT POST the following:
madness here
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verstuurd  Ik ga een klacht naar newsadmin@interware.hu sturen, verder
is er weinig aan te doen denk ik?
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| just bought a 1987 s10 blazer 4X4 with the 2.8L v6 with TBI got a
few questions Wes Magyar 11:45:31 |
| | Ok i am completly new to 4X4 and ive been told a few different things..
ive used Google to try and find info on my particular model but no such
luck so far. I was wondering if there is anything special i need to do
to use the 4X4 feature. i know there is a floor shifter the has 4HI 4LOW
and Neutral on the floor. but ive been told i might have to use Locking
hubs or something like that... does anyone know what that is... well im
sure someone does but can someone explain it to a clueless noob like me?
ive looked in my Chiltons manual but it doesnt say anything. if needed i
can post some pics up of the blazer on here or on photobucket or
something any help would be appreciated.
-Wes-
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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| Fiat sinking multipla Toadie 17:08:40 |
| | help!
my multipla is shipping water and sinking from the inside, I assume that
the leak is caused by the drain pipes from the sun roofs becoming blocked
- but can someone please tell me where to find these pipes
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Sunday, 13 January 2008
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Saturday, 12 January 2008
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| terrano 2 Thierry 14:45:19 |
| | bonjour
je recherche pour un terrano2 mill 97 chassis court
1 snorkel.pare buffle.rehausseurs et elargisseur.fixation pour
galerie.blindage .protection arriere.En occasion a prix contenu.Merci
salutations a tous.
martineau.thierry@wanadoo.fr
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Friday, 11 January 2008
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| 80 series Landcruiser rear axle removal - need advice. MugMechanic 22:34:25 |
| | I've been doing the brakes on my '94 Landcruiser, no problem with that, but
I've noticed a slight oil leak from the right rear axle when I pulled off
the brake disk to check the handbrake and adjust. So I suspect an axle oil
seal needs replacing.
I have one of those rather useless Gregory's repair manuals and all it says
about removing the rear axle is :-
1. Remove the axle shaft to rear hub nuts and spring washers.
[OK done, removed six 12mm nuts and spring washers, bit tight with rust
but they came off OK with WD40.]
2. Using a hammer and brass punch on the studs remove the cone washers from
the axle shaft flange.
{Here I'm stuck. I've tried tapping the studs with a brass drift, but
nothing happens. I can see the "cone washers" but how hard do I have to belt
the studs to get them out? I'm afraid to bash the studs too hard for fear of
damaging them. I've applied some WD40 and let it stand overnight.}
3. Install 2 x M8x25mm bolts to the threaded holes in the axle shaft flange
and tighten evenly until the flange is dislodged from the rear hub.
[OK no problem, I can do that, but it seems you have to get the cone
washers out first as per step 2]
There are no comprehensive illustrations in the Gregory's manual to help.
Can anyone please advise on how to go about step 2 to get the cone washers
out, just tapping the studs even fairly hard with the brass drift dies not
seem to do the trick.
Cheers,
MugMechanic.
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Wednesday, 9 January 2008
Monday, 7 January 2008
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
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| Fuel starvation Robert Ball 02:59:22 |
| | I can't get fuel from the tank on 79 Scout II. Carb so it just has a
sock type filter in the tank, pump is on the engine. I know line is
clear after the tank and pump is OK because I hung gallon can from door
handle, put line between tank and pump into the can and moved it from
the driveway to work area. It has been sitting a lot, and may have been
tampered with by an unhappy neighbor. Could sugar in the tank do this?
Dropped tank and don't see and problems, will pull "sock" tomorrow. 80
psi of air into the line didn't open it into tank.
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Friday, 14 December 2007
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| GAS MILAGE Bluemarble 03:21:57 |
| | their for awhile I was losing MPG. change oil to 5W20 Sin. now my MPG has
started back up to 14.7 from 13.9 and still going up.
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Thursday, 13 December 2007
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| 87 Jeep wagon Jeepsterdog 20:07:39 |
| | Column shifter is stuck in park, How can I get it to shift to reverse,
neutral, or even drive without jumping on the column shifter like a 200 lb
monkey?
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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| It's life Jim.... Willem-Jan Markerink 07:26:22 |
| | ....but not as we know it, not even as we ever imagined it could be:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/siberian-road-adventures.html
PS: for those who want to read up on similar travel stories, past & present,
check some of the links in this overview:
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/The-Great-Races.txt
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Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<w.j.markerink@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
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Saturday, 8 December 2007
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| nissan pick up from 1992 weight and axle loads Dean 23:07:27 |
| | Does anybody knows weight of this car and axels loads.
Thank you.
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