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that buries the timing chain to the point of an engine out replacement exercise. I too drive an older Mazda but fully realise that newer vehicles are now designed with less margin so probably won’t last anywhere near as long as our older longer lived vehicles… |
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The other side of the equation is a timing chain is supposed to last the life of the engine.
Although every 3.6L Commodore from VZ through to VFII need not apply, or D40 Nissan Navara ![]() |
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as it might be one of those run in oil timing belts at the back of the engine |
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Tesla Model Y: 3811, down 12.6 per cent
That’s impressive and hopefully bodes well for Ford’s Mach E arriving next year, should we dare hope for 1,000 / month sales? Does anyone have any info on how many F150 reservations/orders Ford is holding at the moment? |
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There's a lot of Model 3 and Model Y on Melbourne roads, I reckon we've reached tipping point on EV and the general public are on the EV train.
It happened way sooner than I was expecting Tesla needs to make an EV Thailand Special and they've got the Australian market by the balls. |
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I thought they fixed that timing chain issue from late VE onwards
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While EV is definitely on the rise, I think they would still be only around 10% of sales. Nearly all manufacturers are moving their focus to EV though so the uptake is likely to be exponential rather than linear. While it's basically already the case, govts are going to be caught sleeping I feel. Lack of investment in EV infrastructure and grid capacity is going to hit sooner rather than later. I think many are realising that they don't need a lot of range from an EV if they treat it like an appliance. Plug it in every night etc... For metro commuters there's not really a negative. I even asked the Mrs if she'd consider trading her escape in on an EV.
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Why so many for sale? Existing buyers upgrading to the Y but can't sell their Model 3.
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The new G class tram coming is a low power design compared to the E class which is going to roll out on those routes: Quote:
This is going to be an issue as these suburbs more and more people buy EVs, its going to need to be addressed sooner rather than later. |
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Many think EV is this new eco friendly sustainable future, and that's certainly the message those selling the products are going with, however it's almost the opposite.
Battery manufacturing is extremely dirty and not environmentally friendly, and then batteries need constant charging. Green energy power grids just can't provide the energy required to be viable. China are still investing heavily in coal power plants. They don't care about the lip service virtue signalling policies of the rest of the world. They want reliable power.
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Pretty much why we will be picking up a cx60 this month.
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Such a dismal list of
Who would have thought the future would be so bleak? |
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it’s still about 8% of the total, so still plenty of time to roll out charging network but as a suburban based vehicle, BEVs make a lot of sense once people get used to the differences. https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/vfa...ales-australia Last edited by jpd80; 07-10-2023 at 02:32 PM. |
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S550 has been out of production for a couple of months, those 24 sales would have been the last of the outstanding orders coming through. Customers (me) are now waiting for S650 to arrive early next year. I doubt we will see many new Mustang's sold until then. Once again, it comes down to a lack of stock rather than a lack of interest.
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I would love to hear your thought when it arrives, really interested in these new Mazda's.
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Would be interesting to know percentage of EV sales that are novated leases. Leases are good value on most EV’s and PHEV’s since the govt exempted them from FBT.
My wife recently took out a novated lease on a base model Tesla Model 3, 5 years of payments plus paying the residual at the end way cheaper than paying cash for the car. Plus if you had the money to purchase outright at todays interest rates you would earn around $15,000 in interest. |
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Not to mention all the cobalt, lithium and rare earths needed.
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Many going to Y over the 3.
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It's about fuel security. I've said this time and again. China are pushing coal and EVs... why? Fuel security. And your emissions are less than running diesel or petrol to run a car than charge off coal. Quote:
Rare doesn't mean hard to find but rather hard to process profitability.
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Our government retains the luxury car tax as a billion dollar revenue raiser
Ironically it was for supporting and protecting an industry it gave up on years ago…. |
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Everest Platinum wait is 12 months, Sports is 18 months....could be a while before they get down
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August deliveries…………….5760 Rangers and 1502 Everest…….Total 7262 September deliveries……..5429 Rangers and 1984 Everest…….Total 7413 There’s an extra 2600 spaces on the new carrier, so if the plant can keep up that could mean 7,000 Rangers and 3,200 Everest deliveries a month (if split evenly) Of course I could be overly optimistic with the above…… |
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Honda supply improving imminently, wait times slashed -
https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...-times-slashed ![]() Yeah, wait times will always go down if demand also drops. If Mazda followed this "agency" model, they actually have the product to back up higher prices. Honda? Yeah, no. Nothing special about them anymore, especially not at those prices.
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Here's that excellent 4 corners report on exactly this issue: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-...-more/13873540
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You see a lot of white MGs driving below the speed limit in the right lane these days. |
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And this from Elon,
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