Got the Astra SRi back. $1039 poorer.

[BenOne©]

mE wrote:

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>
>
> what the ****?

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[dvk]

"Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "blinky" <blinky1966@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > > Forgot to get him to fit the truck air-horns. :(
> > >
> > > -- Bugger truck horns put a set of train horns much better
>
> A mate of mine once had a Mitsu L300 with train horns. The fun that could
> be had with those things...
>
> Also, you knew when he was on his way to a party or your place because
he'd
> announce his imminent arrival from the next suburb :)

****yeah. i love it


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[mE]

> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
> given nor endorsed by it.
>

what the ****?

[reg-john]

yeah, weve done a bit of unorthodox mods to our local fire brigade tanker,
couple of train horns hooked up to the air tanks, unbelieveable!


"dvk" <dvk@gawab.com> wrote in message news:2u49igF24grd0U1@uni-berlin.de...
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> "Marco" <rbgemini@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:417cc248_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> >
> > "blinky" <blinky1966@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:417cb68a$1@news.alphalink.com.au...
> > >
> > > > Forgot to get him to fit the truck air-horns. :(
> > > >
> > > > -- Bugger truck horns put a set of train horns much better
> >
> > A mate of mine once had a Mitsu L300 with train horns. The fun that
could
> > be had with those things...
> >
> > Also, you knew when he was on his way to a party or your place because
> he'd
> > announce his imminent arrival from the next suburb :)
>
> ****yeah. i love it
>
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[BenOne©]

Hi all,

I got my Astra back from the mechanic yesterday.

He tells me the flywheel has a few hot spots and that is what is causing the
vibration & slight grinding noise when engaging and disengaging the clutch.
After road testing he believes there is no need to replace any clutch parts
because there is no slippage.

I also have new front disks and pads. That's the first set of disks in 140k kms
and the second set of pads. $130 for the pad set and $260 for the disks.

I got him to flush the cooling system, diagnose the slightly rough idle
(probably slightly fouled oxy sensor but not serious enough to warrant $200 part
replacement) and check the tune, diagnose the more obvious temperature guage
needle movement (only a couple of millimetres up and down but more than I was
used to), put in new gearbox oil and flush the clutch. Plus a full service and
safety check.

So lots of labour and more than a few dollars in parts/fluids too.

My most expensive bill yet, but when you look at the list of things he did I'm
amazed it only cost $1k.

Forgot to get him to fit the truck air-horns. :(

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[blinky]

"BenOne©" <nosp@m.thanks.mate> wrote in message
news:o2lhlc.1u.ln@192.168.11.2...
> Hi all,
>
> I got my Astra back from the mechanic yesterday.
>
> He tells me the flywheel has a few hot spots and that is what is causing
the
> vibration & slight grinding noise when engaging and disengaging the
clutch.
> After road testing he believes there is no need to replace any clutch
parts
> because there is no slippage.
>
> I also have new front disks and pads. That's the first set of disks in
140k kms
> and the second set of pads. $130 for the pad set and $260 for the disks.
>
> I got him to flush the cooling system, diagnose the slightly rough idle
> (probably slightly fouled oxy sensor but not serious enough to warrant
$200 part
> replacement) and check the tune, diagnose the more obvious temperature
guage
> needle movement (only a couple of millimetres up and down but more than I
was
> used to), put in new gearbox oil and flush the clutch. Plus a full service
and
> safety check.
>
> So lots of labour and more than a few dollars in parts/fluids too.
>
> My most expensive bill yet, but when you look at the list of things he did
I'm
> amazed it only cost $1k.
>
> Forgot to get him to fit the truck air-horns. :(
>
> -- Bugger truck horns put a set of train horns much better

> Ben Thomas
> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
> given nor endorsed by it.
>

[Marco]

"blinky" <blinky1966@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:417cb68a$1@news.alphalink.com.au...
>
> > Forgot to get him to fit the truck air-horns. :(
> >
> > -- Bugger truck horns put a set of train horns much better

A mate of mine once had a Mitsu L300 with train horns. The fun that could
be had with those things...

Also, you knew when he was on his way to a party or your place because he'd
announce his imminent arrival from the next suburb :)


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Marco Spaccavento
rbgemini@iprimus.com.au