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We , ( on the Blue mountains ) were waved on by the ' traffic police ' , because only 4wd Vehicles could navigate the detour, through a flooded road . The rest of the vehicles had to wait hours, before that road was reopened. We watched it on the TV news , after getting home , So if a competent vehicle can ' safely ' navigate a flooded road . Why penalise that driver ! . Who knows , it could be an ses volunteer getting to a larger emergency, rather than a couple of feet of water . My ' deepest ' creek crossing was to the bottom of the windscreen, Towing a heavy rope , to be used for a stranded vehicle recovery . All successful completed. spacesailor PS. : our " snorkel " is not for water crossings. But to keep the " air-filter " out of the duststream " . When in convoy.

Holden's were just as bad . A work colleague bought a brand new H Q Kingswood . At the dealer's , he slammed the door shut and both the window winder & door handle fell onto his lap !. The dealer had to open the driver door to let him catch a taxi, at their expense . My 'old ' Holden had " reciprocating ball bearings" in the steering box ! . That left a ' lot of play ' in the steering wheel. And those five stud wheels had four studs to hold the wheel to the hub assembly. spacesailor

That ' poor build ' was the first Tesla's . They were fixed under warranty, but gave the maker a bad time . The marvellous dood handles as well as the sunroof mechanism , & along with window winder's wore-out quickly, spacesailor

You're forgetting! . No spare tyre . Evey puncture counts as a ' breakdown ' & as such needs a " lift tow truck '' . To reach a tyre repair shop . Tesla's have their own " carry that spare wheel " vehicles, to change the ' flat-tyre ' . ( not always an electric vehical ( my neighbour has a model3 Tesla )) . spacesailor

If we in Aus only want a cheap commuter vehicle. ' Use public transport ' . It has everything you desire. I fancied a mercedes electric, but they are way out of my reach. Next BMW i4 electric. Still too dear . My dear . Oh dear. Back to Tesla . Missed out on an immaculate model S 85 d . So still looking for that one in a million car to stire my enthusiasm. A couple of cheap 'Renault Kangoo e z electric ' vans . on " Grays " auctions. spacesailor

England , in the 60s ' poured concrete ' , and " turned the key " in the door . Of a full block of flats . In just three weeks . the floor's had heating wires in them , so no need for stand-alone heating . It was a record at the time . No more horses on Derby horse race track ,( Derby races ) . The pub was of course, The Grand National. spacesailor

I've been told " there's a " high mileage club " on FB . ( electric cars ) . Talked about half million kilometres, & more than one , one million Kilometre evee. spacesailor

Today's schooling is heaps better than the " demobilised soldiers " who thought they could teach, by the big stick theory. spacesailor

45 More or less . Aspacesailor

RR has it's own farms and pedigree bovines , just to keep their leather in pristine condition . Hence no barbed-wire , or even ' raspberry bushes ' . SUPPOSEDLY , the best leather in the world . My " Italian Leather " lounge suit only lasted 4 or 5 years before the arm-rests had holes in them . Very thin were it had to be shaped over the " arm-rest " . spacesailor PS. : who gets to eat the meat , from the world's most expensive beef .

OOPSIES again . Just not use to high mileage figures. Both the Tesla S 85d & our Mitsubishi Pajero are 200, 000 KLMTRS. 225314 spacesailor

😭 I missed buying a nice , red , model S 85d tesla . One owner , immaculate còndition , but with high mileage , Ten years of travelling, Newcastle to Sydney five days a week . 110,000 Kmtrs with lifetime of free tesla super charging. Iv'e just topped up our Pajero $ 75.00 . For half a tank . As an asside our Pajero has 125,000 on it's odometer. spacesailor

My cheap electricity has gone from 32 c p Kwh. and is going ( according to Red energy ) , 39.somthing , per Kwh . So 40 cents per kwh to charge an ev will not be that cheap . ( 40 c, p,kwh into a 60 kw battery. tesla S 85 kw ) spacesailor

At one time the poms came here for holidays ! . Now anytime more than 30 days should be a government paid, sentence in an over-sea's prison , which ever country that needs some money for locking up our criminals it was done for Australian " criminal immigrants " . . spacesailor

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But !. To buy one. Even if you don't need a second one is a waste , if you dicard that freebie to the rubbish bin . spacesailor

Or, an " air-cooled " two-stroke. I once parked behinda VW beatle ( air-cooled )at a ' ski resort ' and was roundly told-off, " your block will freeze & crack at this hight, with it's very low temperatures " . So I had to drive a mile back down the mountain to the ( common man's ) carport . No problems with ' water in the sump ' or ' Freeze cracked block ' . spacesailor

A couple pictures of a lightened Hummbird D former . For Geoff . 4 With apologies for late offering . ( put aside then lost ) . spacesailor

They do fit a 12 point socket ! . spacesailor

All IC motors create h2o ! . When cold the piston will not have expanded to seal the bore . That's the big problem of short trips . Then that steam vapour condenses onto the still cold metal And also onto the cold oil . Then that condensate sinks to the bottom & stays out of the heat . Awaiting the return trip to add a little more. my oil is nice & clear , so no worries . spacesailor PS. : A smaller motor , than my 4lt V6 , Would help to warm-up as less cold metal ' mass. ' to heat .

I must check those ' revs ' , as they were only a guesstimate . But the car will stay " all alone " , locked up , in the garage , the battery looses a little bit daily by it's ' alarm system ' and all the electrical gadgets. It's one reason to go ' electric ' .no warming up , & getting a sump half-full of water . I didn't think that I had ' overfilled ' the sump after the last oilchange !, But the oil level is above the full mark now . spacesailor

Use a doll . A barbie doll will confuse them . And they're cheap as chips at " op-shops " . spacesailor

Check the angle of his hips !. I couldn't manage the slider as there wasn't any leg strength to push the foot forward . Also I did enjoy the attention. LoL Nice new hip ! , so no attention. spacesailor

Welcome to my world . It's getting faster as I'm getting older . It takes twice as long to get my socks on , or walk a couple K's. Than it did , before you were born . LoL spacesailor