...and The Saga Continues

[fuzzo]

my car (mazda) was back at the agents today for a miss/hesitation and a slight heating issue.

their conclusion on the problem: bad fuel.

details: aparently there is a cylinder imbalance in my car (no idea what that means) the reason is because my spark plugs have rust on them and thus causing the miss. The kicker is that these spark plugs were replaced less than a month ago. so i asked them why the spark plugs would rust in a month. they came up with "there is a high content of water in your fuel tank"

aparently this is the 2nd vehicle they have gotten this week with this issue. the first vehicle was a new vehicle from indra, the new owner had pumped full tank of fuel and had travelled less than 1 km before the car died. they had opened it up and found water in the fuel tank. that owner is trying to sue the fuel station.

as for me, they believe that i have the same issue coz i pump at the same station and hence the reason for the rusted plugs.

wgat do you guys think?

[dragster]

Thanks dragster

Well the car is ok....compared to the 1.3 baleno i used to drive but a shit load compared to the 4.2l V6 ford fairlane I used to drive.....lol The space...Power...the feel....was bloody marvellous....but of course it was about 10 years old and pretty heavy.. sooo could not have had a good 0-60 times.)

Anyway all in all it does have enough power to enjoy the drive but it does feel a bit scary once you go over the 130km mark... feels like you could loose control easily....

wow you had a ford fairlane ? here in sri lanka ? whats the year ? have you seen the 59 model ? looks awesome... almost like a cadi...

[Velocity]

fuzzo nice to know that your problems was solved.

[MrCat]

I am definitely planning to go i-Tuned ,

oooooooooh......!! counting on it......!!

[noaim]

This is OT, and should probably go into the postwhoring thread..

But tis has some relevance to the topic...

Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ..... $10.32 per gallon

Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ..... $9.52 per gallon

Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per gallon

Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ..... $10.00 per gallon

Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ..... $33.60 per gallon

Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ..... $178.13 per gallon

Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 ..... $123.20 per gallon

Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ..... $25.42 per gallon

Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 ..... $84.48 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER: Evian water 9 oz $1.49 ..... $21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source.

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, Whiteout, or God forbid Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.

[isurujosh]

oooooooooh......!! counting on it......!!

kill u bugger

[Newbi]

wow you had a ford fairlane ? here in sri lanka ? whats the year ? have you seen the 59 model ? looks awesome... almost like a cadi...

I wish it was in SL......it was in Aust....I think it was 1986....soo prob over 10 years unlike I mentioned before... I bought it for 3.000 AUD$ bout 6-7 years ago...I think I still have some pic of it somewhere. If you guys are interested may be i could dig for them.... Now regret I did not bring it down here. I sold it for Aud 2,000.00$ before I came.

[jilbuwa]

Toyota Verossa....

Maaachan what the engine cappacity of your car, whats tha market price of it now.

tank tha you.

[isurujosh]

Maaachan what the engine cappacity of your car, whats tha market price of it now.

tank tha you.

ur nick name sounds familiar, r u in da in IT industry by any chance?

Maaachan what the engine cappacity of your car, whats tha market price of it now.

tank tha you.

Check out Verossa here

[jilbuwa]

ur nick name sounds familiar, r u in da in IT industry by any chance?

Check out Verossa here

Yaar Machaan,

Me in the IT field,

thank for tha info

[Newbi]

Since This threads really gone OT I thought I'd put a pic of the best car I'v Owned (Ford Fair Lane)so far in the Post whore thread....so anyone interested can take a peek there....

[MrCat]

Yaar Machaan,

Me in the IT field,

Hmmmm.... Interesting...!! Who can u be...??