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Message |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 200
Reg: 01-2009
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for my crappy car!
as far as u all know, the car was great when i bought it, but due to old age etc, its worn out!
apart from about 50 problems i have with, last night when i shut the door the whole drivers side decided it wanted to pull out so now i need a drivers trim  dammit, also being made redundant cause the economy is rooted, i have no job or money to pay worst luck in the work EVER!!
anyone got any sympathy parts?
JOKING =)
but yeah i gotta have the worst luck ever.. |
Christian Molenda
Goo Roo
QLD
T
Posts: 1016
Reg: 07-2005
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you can fix that trim with a metal strip over the broken bit and screw that into place. its usually the plastic broken just before the screw.
saves getting complete new door trim |
Alex Barbieri
TryHard
VIC
V8 GT-L
Posts: 367
Reg: 08-2007
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Normally I would suggest selling it or parting it out and starting again, but then the people who use your parts are at risk of being under "The Curse of Ty's Car".
So some sort of ritualistic ceremony seems fitting, where we torch the car so the curse can be broken. |
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
SOARERLESS :-(
Posts: 2515
Reg: 07-2005
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yup... the ol "get what you paid for" problem comes back to haunt.
Sad really, thats why i didnt feel like an ass asking for 14500 for my Soarer... even if it didnt have the single conversion i still would have asked 11000 easy. Its just not worth the drama buying sh1tty clapped out Soarers hey.
Kinda makes me sad to see the state some of them are in.
I guess the P- plate laws here in QLD are a good thing as it keeps the young punks who trash cars out of them (well mostly anyways)
When i was looking for a Soarer many years ago i found that the ones owned by Asians were heaps worse in condition when compared to others... weird huh ?
I spose the best thing to do is to buy from someone who is a genuine enthusiast and has actually LOVED his/her car instead of just using it to get around. They are worth the extra dollars for sure.
*oooops.... kinda got carried away haha* |
Mike Bradberry
Goo Roo
Queensland
V8 UnLimited
Posts: 1190
Reg: 07-2005
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James said: Not being racist here - but when i was looking for a Soarer many years ago i found that the ones owned by Asians were heaps worse-
Weren't they all owned by Asians at some stage? |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 201
Reg: 01-2009
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haha, yeah....haha!
OH by the way about 30 minutes ago on my way home, i turned onto my street, there was a big rock on the road it was to late to swerve to much traffic, so then my back left tyre decided it wanted to pop....
goddammit!
if i had money id love to torch it haha! |
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L
Posts: 207
Reg: 10-2008
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You poor bastard Ty, you do have crap luck. Did you break a mirror in you soarer or something? |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 203
Reg: 01-2009
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yeah i know right? hahahah!!
what do all you guys run tyre wise? size and profile? just out of interest, mine a like twice the width of the front ones  |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 4645
Reg: 03-2006
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My fronts are 235/40/18 Khumo Ku31's on 18x8 rims. My Rears are 265/35/18 Khumo Ku31's on 18x9 rims . |
Alex Barbieri
TryHard
VIC
V8 GT-L
Posts: 368
Reg: 08-2007
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I'm running the same. |
David Tra
DieHard
qld
TT
Posts: 543
Reg: 11-2007
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Poor Ty!
Im sure there are other members who spend thousands on repairs. No performance upgrades what so ever!
Your not alone |
Matt Sartori
TryHard
Western Australia
TT
Posts: 115
Reg: 08-2008
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Your car is such a deathtrap O_O |
Tim Ross
DieHard
Qld
V8 50RRA
Posts: 501
Reg: 09-2007
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Ty... join the club.
I too would take great pleasure in lovingly massaging a generous coating of diesel over my treasured soarer before drying her off with the flick of a zippo
but I just cant afford to.
Broke if I keep her and keep pouring money into her
Broke and walking if I do the above
Or buying a VN commodore if I sell it... which is about all its worth... and thats neither a step forward nor backwards.. just 2 extra doors.
I think I might start a facebook group
hahaha |
Rob Rojo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 1565
Reg: 12-2007
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Ty,
Are you sure your car is a Soarer and not a Skyline?
Sell it and start again. Or keep it and just walk everywhere! |
Tim Ross
DieHard
Qld
V8 50RRA
Posts: 502
Reg: 09-2007
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anyways, what parts are you needing ty... put a wishlist together... you never know, someone may have some laying around they dont need and might feel charitable |
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
SOARERLESS :-(
Posts: 2517
Reg: 07-2005
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Mike Bradberry wrote on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 12:18 pm:Weren't they all owned by Asians at some stage?
ahhh touche !
 |
Rob Rojo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 1566
Reg: 12-2007
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Your car gives Soarers a bad name  , This is probably the only time I would advise to change the Toyota badges to Lexus. |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 3372
Reg: 11-2005
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Oh my. |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 205
Reg: 01-2009
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its not even worth selling, lol! i wouldnt get anything for it, i couldnt possibly sell it on here as "in MINT condition" =) JJ
i couldnt sell it, i would feel terrible for selling a piece of trash car to someone haha! |
Joe Russell
TryHard
Marlborough
4.0 V8 GT-L
Posts: 212
Reg: 10-2008
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You can always be honest and say it's ••••••• |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 206
Reg: 01-2009
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haha true! oh well ill post some pics and you lot can decide what its worth.. |
Michael Lucas
TryHard
VIC
94 1JZ331 TT
Posts: 117
Reg: 02-2008
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I've been looking for a realistic RC.
How much? lol jk....
...
... sorry |
Bobby Green
TryHard
QLD
TT
Posts: 204
Reg: 09-2005
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Metal bracket and a few screws from Bunnings will fix your trim man. I had the same problem years ago. Was a $3 fix that took 30 min. |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 208
Reg: 01-2009
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yeah i cant really determine where mine needs to be screwed back in... mines caved in were the speaker is, and again on the bracket were the arm rest is.. so the arm rest one i can do, but whats broken by the speaker? |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4308
Reg: 09-2005
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Ty Mackay wrote on Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 08:51 pm:yeah i cant really determine where mine needs to be screwed back in... mines caved in were the speaker is, and again on the bracket were the arm rest is.. so the arm rest one i can do, but whats broken by the speaker?
Its possible the plastic behind the skin has cracked as well. Get it all off carefully and fill the back side up with glue/steel |
Ty Mackay
TryHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 211
Reg: 01-2009
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na i fail miserably when i take things apart... so unless anyone here knows what to do.. i will probably leave it for now, i always make $hit worse when i do stuff like that. |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 4650
Reg: 03-2006
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Wow Ty, Thats Massive Bad luck. Dont take this the wrong way , But Your the type of Guy that possibly should stick to new cars with Warranty ??? Damn youve had some bad luck ! Your not related to Jeff S are ya ??? |
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