The Thread about Nothing....

[matagi]

Our local Thai restaurant has been named one of the Top 15 restaurants in Australia in the LifestyleFood channel's I Love Food Awards.

It's very good by local standards, but I certainly wouldn't class it as a national award winner.

Mind you, it is run by genuine Thai people so I guess that counts for something. Ordering food is always an adventure because the parents don't speak English and the kids are probably a tad young to be waiting on tables.

[classic1]

Originally Posted by matagi

Our local Thai restaurant has been named one of the Top 15 restaurants in Australia in the LifestyleFood channel's I Love Food Awards.

It's very good by local standards, but I certainly wouldn't class it as a national award winner.

Mind you, it is run by genuine Thai people so I guess that counts for something. Ordering food is always an adventure because the parents don't speak English and the kids are probably a tad young to be waiting on tables.

Do they speak chinese or japanese in Thailand?

Ordering should be easy though, 'I'll have number 24 - chop chop'.

I'm sure I was a senior manager with the East India Company in a past life.

[Hitchy]

*sob*....Subi is dying *sob*...me mate the mechanic is making noises about doing the 'timing chain', (whatever the fark that is!)....reckons $600 + & he still hasn't been able to solve my 'intermittant electrical' fault...bastard won't do it when I take it to him! GRRRRR....& it will need new discs & tyres within 6 mths ....so I reckon seeing as it's got 250,000 km on the clock, spending serious money on it aint an option....so off to harrass some poor innocent car dealer tomorrow!.....hmm, will I get another subi or another subi....decisions, decisions.......guess this puts a new bike on the backburner for awhile!

[flipper]

Originally Posted by Hitchy

*sob*....Subi is dying *sob*...me mate the mechanic is making noises about doing the 'timing chain', (whatever the fark that is!)....reckons $600 + & he still hasn't been able to solve my 'intermittant electrical' fault...bastard won't do it when I take it to him! GRRRRR....& it will need new discs & tyres within 6 mths ....so I reckon seeing as it's got 250,000 km on the clock, spending serious money on it aint an option....so off to harrass some poor innocent car dealer tomorrow!.....hmm, will I get another subi or another subi....decisions, decisions.......guess this puts a new bike on the backburner for awhile!

They don't usually have a chain, they use belts. (yours is a 2.5 Liberty innit?)
$600 fer a belt change?! They're a bit involved but.. FARK!!

[Hitchy]

Originally Posted by flipper

They don't usually have a chain, they use belts. (yours is a 2.5 Liberty innit?)
$600 fer a belt change?! They're a bit involved but.. FARK!!

2.5 Outback....I dunno whether it has a chain or a belt, nor do I care....but me mate said 'chain' & he reckons $600 is on the low side/mates rates....something about Subi's...not much ever goes wrong with 'em....but when it does, be prepared to pay thru the nose!....bloody spark plugs cost 3 times normal for some reason?

edit: No Ma, I'm not getting an STI....how can you afford to run that farkin thing....'book' says ya gotta run it on 98 octane...what's that **** $1.80 Lt? & Subi are so embarrassed about how many of them litres it goes thru, they don't even include the fuel consumption in the brochure...the bloke told me "if you care about that, you shouldn't be buying an STI"

[Crankyfeet]

Originally Posted by Thylacine

First time I went to Thailand when I was 21 or so, I literally ate myself into hospital.

Did it hurt when you peed? You mighta caught something off Pat Pong.

[matagi]

Originally Posted by Hitchy

2.5 Outback....I dunno whether it has a chain or a belt, nor do I care....but me mate said 'chain' & he reckons $600 is on the low side/mates rates....something about Subi's...not much ever goes wrong with 'em....but when it does, be prepared to pay thru the nose!....bloody spark plugs cost 3 times normal for some reason?

edit: No Ma, I'm not getting an STI....how can you afford to run that farkin thing....'book' says ya gotta run it on 98 octane...what's that **** $1.80 Lt? & Subi are so embarrassed about how many of them litres it goes thru, they don't even include the fuel consumption in the brochure...the bloke told me "if you care about that, you shouldn't be buying an STI"

Yep, the STi's consumption is craptacular especially if you drive it like it's meant to be driven. And if you reckon 98 octane is bad, try buying V-Power Racing, which is 100 octane.....the Subie loves it, but it sure puts a big dent in the finances.

BTW, the STi definitely has a timing belt, dunno about the Outback which is a hairdresser's car IMHO .... get a real car, FFS

$600 doesn't sound too bad for a timing belt change by Subaru standards, it's a bit fiddly - you can do it with the engine in situ, but you have to pull a ****load of stuff off to get to it.

[Albert 50]

Thought for a sec I'd stumbled onto a cooking/car repair forum

Racing...umm...I still can't get it through my thick skull that racin is about winnin & not about being on the front 40% of the time At least I've sorted out my cornering abilities thanks to jock & a bit practice.

Speaking of thick skulls, my A1 works in a frock shop which has after Xmas specials........
A1 " Yes that is normally $30, but it is currently 50% off"
Customer " Oh that sounds good, how much will it actually cost me"

[Hitchy]

Originally Posted by matagi

the Outback which is a hairdresser's car IMHO .... get a real car, FFS

........spoken like a true dink, (double income, no kids), unfortunately I have practical considerations to consider...the kids will be around for awhile yet, (can't convince them to run away from home, or the DSS to take 'em & ebay keeps pulling me ad's)...so a 'family' car it will be!. Outbacks suit our needs perfectly, 'specially if I can stooge some salesman into a decent price on a 3 Lt six. ...or maybe a Forrester? which are cheaper

[nerdag]

Originally Posted by Hitchy

something about Subi's...not much ever goes wrong with 'em....but when it does, be prepared to pay thru the nose!....bloody spark plugs cost 3 times normal for some reason?

A mechie mate of mine says exactly the same thing - a bit like diesel engines of old.

As much as I love the way they drive, I gave up on my impreza a while ago because of the maintenance cost. Apart from the insurance (even for a non-WRX model), the servicing costs at mates rates were stupidly high. I have since bought a Mazda, which ain't as glam, but does the job for a fairer cost.

Having said that, a former STi driver I know has very happily made the switch to a VW Golf turbo TDI, and is trying to get me to switch to a genuine european car, rather than a japanese made euro clone.

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[classic1]

Originally Posted by Hitchy

........spoken like a true dink, (double income, no kids), unfortunately I have practical considerations to consider...the kids will be around for awhile yet, (can't convince them to run away from home, or the DSS to take 'em & ebay keeps pulling me ad's)...so a 'family' car it will be!. Outbacks suit our needs perfectly, 'specially if I can stooge some salesman into a decent price on a 3 Lt six. ...or maybe a Forrester? which are cheaper

WTF!!!! Hitchy is unAustralian!!!!!

Are you some sort of latte/chardonnay sippin commo? Cruddydore or Fukcan not good enuff for ya? Next thing you know you'll be ridin around on some surrender monkey froggy bike.

Australia, love it or leave it.

[Hitchy]

Originally Posted by classic1

WTF!!!! Hitchy is unAustralian!!!!!

Are you some sort of latte/chardonnay sippin commo? Cruddydore or Fukcan not good enuff for ya? Next thing you know you'll be ridin around on some surrender monkey froggy bike.

Australia, love it or leave it.

LMFAO!!!!!......Dude, in case it escaped your notice, (which is perfectly understandable from the confines of Moe!)....even the bloody taxi drivers are form downtown Bombay these days!!!!...weez gone multicultural!....besides, woudn't be seen dead in either o' dem 'sales reps' cars!

[Hitchy]

[Thylacine]

My mate has a H6 Outback in black and that thing is farken noice.

However, don't think the engine is an improvement over the 2.5 so I wouldn't bother with it. Too much additional weight, not enough added grunt to make up for it.

I wonder if anyone has taken a Liberty 3.0, bored it to 3.5 and wacked a couple of turbos on it?

[531Aussie]

You guys see this? Alienator hanging **** on that Jamesbikerblog guy:

http://www.cyclingforums.com/t445161.html

from his bio page, a picture of his dad, who coincidentally, is also his brother: