JadeyBlitzen

Fair point but I still don't see much of an issue with that. Firstly we have to assume that oil manufacturers take into account that number of kms covered between changes are not all done cruising on a highway. We know that cos if that's not the case the oil would have turned into tar by the time we reach the next service. So surely they leave some tolerance for idling and 1st gear stop and go runs in traffic. But like you said we might encounter this a lot more often and the oil might need changing sooner. Still unless your oil has gotten really thick by the next service I don't see why you should do services sooner. In my case I'm told the oil is good for 18k kms but I change it at 15k anyway and it still looks ok when it comes out.

I've seen this issue come up on other forums and it seems like quite a common problem associated with the 1NZ. Usually synthetic oils, long service intervals (by both time and distance) are to blame. Still My 1NZ has been on mobil 1 0w-40 as far as I can remember. I do regular oil changes at 15k kms and its done 50k in the past 8 years. It runs and sounds brand new and still feels like it has all the 108 ponies it started with. And I dont think a leading car manufacturer in the world like toyota would ignore such an issue when developing their engines. I'm pretty sure like jd and schiffer said it happens when you run the engines long after your oil has expired and if the filters aren't changed with the oil. Just think about all the corollas running on company car fleets and I think we got ourselves an answer.

When I was building the Noah the roof molding I bought looked pretty dull. So I used a bit of brasso and buffed the crap out of it. Came out too shiny but even after 2 years it still looks good.

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thats an impala

So what's the color going to be?

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1. you don't need a special license. I don't know what you mean by not normal. usually the vehicles are allowed to be inspected before bidding or auctioning. this is where you need to have a keen knowledge about the vehicle and its components cos you need to identify which parts are damaged/needs replacing and the costs involved. as this would help you calculate the true value of the vehicle in its current state and place the most reasonable bid. 2. there are two types of condemned vehicles. repairable and irreparable repairable ones are meant to be repaired and put back on the road. the book in most cases will hold the insurance companies name thus informing future buyers the vehicle that it was once condemned (there are companies that don't do this however) and this information cannot be changed legally. As for the irreparable once the book and the VIN plates are cut off and sent to rmv which again cannot be retrieved legally. As for the vehicles they are cut in half and sold for parts or scrap. These vehicles change hands for their scrap value or salvageable parts' value. 3. Insurance companies usually call tenders once in a while. those are advertised on papers. smaller insurance and finance companies have small yards where vehicles can be purchased after negotiating with whoever's in charge. You can always call them and ask. Anyway unless you are salvaging parts or buying a rare vehicle for your own use this system is pretty pointless at its best. There are people who specifically deal with this kind of cars and its a cesspool. condemned cars change hands at prices as high as the roadworthy ones. because these people do botch jobs and most importantly don't fix new airbags and belts. which in most cases cost about 15% of the vehicles value. So even if you are a ordinary person who's trying to save a few bucks by buying a condemned cars its not practical cos it'll end up costing just as much as a roadworthy car or maybe more. I know one guy who pawned all of his wife's jewelry to buy a wrecked allion for 2.7 mil. It had about 700k of damage on it and seemed like a good investment. but when he tried to start the car up after fixing most of it they realized all the sensors and computer boxes behind the dash was cut right off the harness and stolen before it was delivered. That would add another 400k and this being a condemned car with the insurance company' name he can never get that money back. There are good stories once in a while. My garage fellow brought down a beautiful alfa 156 with frontal damage for 500k and repaired it with parts brought down from singapore. all in all it cost him less than a million and ended up with something really nice in his hands. So it works for rare cars but not the common ones. so don't invest in this unless you know what you are doing.

Been waiting for a thread like this for a long time. A real performance oriented build with genuine attention to detail. Kudos for starting it. p.s. I hope you get hold of some black seatbelts. would like nice with the new interior.

I really hope Nissan won't get caught in the usual rat race of building a better i.e. quicker car in every aspect and instead focus on something fun and practical that works as an everyday car.

Not sure about the shelf life. But they do last quite a long time on the road. I've done 10k on the set of pirelli p4's on the noah and they still look brand new. I was skeptic at first cos the walls were softer than the michelin energy's they replaced that got one puncture after the other. So far the current pair hasnt had any such problems and the grip is quite ok. Its a little noisy when I hit 60 but its a good compromise. Anyway 12750 is a really good price cos mine are 195/70/14s and they were going for 23k retail when I bought them.

The way I see it, duty for permit vehicles went up cos that was one of the last few categories left where duty can be increased some more to find some much needed funds for the government, without angering the public, much. And to prevent any loss of revenue by potential decrease of such imports under these circumstances, they are encouraging the public to import vehicles through permits by making them transferable.

That's because its not far from the truth. the exemption is for race cars and its astonishing just how many idiots out there think any fast car is a race car. This is probably the process they have to follow and the cars imported will definitely stay non road legal. So its about time people actually opened their eyes and realized how this works without making statements that make them look stupid. I'm not pro government but I approve of this because I believe it will greatly help the development of the local motorsport scene and create more serious tuners.

You can try putting the lamps in the oven at 60 to 90 celsius. Also dipping it in hot water can loosen the glue. There's some uv protection film for lenses. can't remember if its 3m. Doubt they have it here. try ebaying it.

Big e34 fan here. I was actually planning on breaking an m5 while I was in uni to do up a car here in sl. But within 2 years e34 m5 prices went up so much the e39 m5 is now cheaper. Anyway I had two wheel choices for my planned m5 project. Both from the right period. ish. See if they work for you.

How come nobody mentioned the datsun 510? Now that's definitely rare and mechanically interesting enough to be a classic. Also, what about untouched series land rovers? I find them more charismatic than the defender and the ones that are pretending to be defenders. Even the original range rover has good potential but I think way too many had be ruined with neglect and unnecessary upgrades. Haven't seen one worth saving in ages.

Dude, the g superior is a massive fraud. iRage has explained it nicely. just buy a standard f l package and add the g superior bits later. like the grille, fake leather seat covers, side moulding, alloys and bodykit. I came across one recently and that had been cleared for 9.1 mil. but went on sale for 8.4 mil. either way I wouldn't be seen dead in one cos I dont want the world to think I paid a million plus in duty for a car pretending to be something its not.

My dad had one of these in the 90s. It was 15 Sri 9347. which was funnily the same day we bought the car, 7th of april 1993. I was 6 at the time and for me it was the best car in the world. It taught me the most basic stuff about cars. It was pretty basic itself too. it didn't even have an a/c when we bought it. It was never a big car but us being so small then me and my cousins would sit in the boot whenever we went somewhere. I distinctly remember the roar of the radiator fan at high engine speeds that MrCat mentioned. It must have been very exciting in the corners cos I remember the tyres screeching even when we approached bends at moderate speeds. Anyway I never got to give it a proper send off and now that think about it that car deserved a lot better for what it gave our family. It was sold to a police officer in 1997 and appeared in a car sale in mahara a few months later. We never saw it after that. I'm always wondering if it was broken up for parts. But it was in very good shape. We even painted it a few months before we sold it. Nowadays every time I see a good one like yours I get carried right back into those days when I was standing between the two front seats going wow! looking at those pics I can remember just how it was sitting in our garage and exactly how I felt then looking at all those simple details. My advice is don't do anything drastic with it. You can't find one in such good nick these days and if you keep it original and just preserve it you got something truly special in your hands. This is one of those rare cars so many of us grew up in. So I'm sure you know how many people go crazy when they see this car in this shape. So try and keep it that way.

As long as all the parts are from the same donor vehicle and provided it had the auto closing function it should work. Mines worked since the moment I hooked everything up.