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  1. Patrick_R

    Cheap new EVs

    Great news Bryce. She will certainly love the Nissan, I’ve really never heard anything bad about one. Also the Nissan powertrain is the choice of all conversion guys when converting ICE cars to BEV’s as its battery, motor and drive train are so compact and so reliable. Having no water cooling...
  2. Patrick_R

    Not to be Trusted

    For a very long time, they are allowing accountants to have the say on their low to mid range bigger selling car design built to be cheap. Once upon a time engineers designed their cars, and they were amongst the very best in the world.
  3. Patrick_R

    Not to be Trusted

    As I was unaware of BEV subsidies outside of Australia, I now know more thanks to Michel. So that makes this very topical. https://goauto.com.au/news/general-news/proposed-eu-china-tariff-passed/2024-06-14/94057.html Tariffs on top of import duties. This will test the various Chinese companies...
  4. Patrick_R

    Not to be Trusted

    There are a few holes and a few inaccuracies in that Bryce, but overall, not a good situation for the customers that’s for sure. It's a real Shame as the customers seemed really nice and easy to work with. FYI, These people would have been put onto me if this sort of thing happened where I...
  5. Patrick_R

    Not to be Trusted

    Very true mate. wouldn't stop me feeling like an a hole though.
  6. Patrick_R

    Not to be Trusted

    This is scary stuff. I’ve not heard of this en mass before and I’m sure it was a terrible fright Sean. How did the other people handle it, are they holding you responsible ? What is the latest Sean, have you returned the cars? Great info Bryce, thanks for posting. Why is this still happening if...
  7. Patrick_R

    350SE finally registered and on the road again

    Well done and congratulations.
  8. Patrick_R

    Car of the week

    Some interesting machines this time.
  9. Patrick_R

    C107's 1981 240D W123

    Under bonnet insulation king! Bryce, can you see inside the rocker cover? Shiny metal? As long as the internals are clean, doesn’t matter how the oil looks, it means it’s doing its job very well 😊
  10. Patrick_R

    C107's C107

    Another huge amount of work mate. well done 😊
  11. Patrick_R

    Run Flat stupidity

    Nice work Sean. live read a bit on this engine after you mentioned it. It seems like a really great designed engine.
  12. Patrick_R

    Run Flat stupidity

    Maybe a tough cargo net? not sure how you would secure it though. Is there some sort of space where a spare used to reside? My wife’s Atto 3 has an insert (see below pic) that is spare wheel shape, that holds the tyre inflator etc, that you can pull out. Does your car have this type of insert...
  13. Patrick_R

    Run Flat stupidity

    I do hope that spare is strapped down Sean.
  14. Patrick_R

    Patricks Trucks

    We have fuel test trucks here, but not like this 😳
  15. Patrick_R

    Patricks Trucks

    Mercedes Benz has finally unveiled their BEV heavy duty trucks to the world with a big roadshow. It will be interesting to see how they go, how far they can go & what sort of payloads they can carry. Watch this space. Their approach to the look of the truck is 180 degrees to ours. Volvo wanted...
  16. Patrick_R

    [JT] Rover P4 Dropheads and Coupes

    Very interesting mate. Lovely cars indeed.
  17. Patrick_R

    Wheels Canberra/Queanbeyan

    Hahahaha, it seems this way.
  18. Patrick_R

    Motorex 2024

    That looks like a pretty spectacular event. Thanks for all the amazing images. For me the most spectacular thing here is that stunning green Monaro interior. Styria’s son has done a magnificent job.
  19. Patrick_R

    MBCV Southbank 2024

    Great images and some great cars Mark. Thanks for sharing.
  20. Patrick_R

    The Rover P5/P5B

    I’d much prefer the originality for sure.
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