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| OzECruisers General Discussions E/N/D vehicles General Discussion ONLY. NO TECH THREADS |
| View Poll Results: How many times has your car been on a tow truck? | |||
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248 | 52.21% |
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123 | 25.89% |
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50 | 10.53% |
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29 | 6.11% |
| 4 (i hate cars!) |
  
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9 | 1.89% |
| 5+ (time for a new car??) |
  
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16 | 3.37% |
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19-09-2006, 05:53 PM
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EBII XR6
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bendigo. Victoria
Posts: 5,278
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0 for me too!!
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19-09-2006, 11:27 PM
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What's green is gold
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Shepparton
Posts: 3,079
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never on a tow truck but been towed home twice, in 2 different cars in the same day!
11am: about 10km from home in the EA hear a crack so i take it easy and then i try to overtake a truck and snapped an accelerator cable... 12:30- pick up new accelerator cable in the XR and alternator seizes up. in EXACTLY the same place as the EA... lucky my mate has a 253 hilux and a snatch strap...
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19-09-2006, 11:32 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 760
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And what a pain in the it was. Immobilser died while we were at the beach in Port Macquarie. GF is having a good time then cracks the shits when the car dies.
spent 2hrs waiting for the tow truck and 10mins for the auto elec (20bucks later) to rip the POS immobiliser out. Anyway apart from that the OLD EB never needed towing. trips to qld from nsw. numerous from newy to tamworth and out west too. |
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19-09-2006, 11:42 PM
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[EBGLT]
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cazza Dee
Posts: 4,829
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A couple of weeks ago my car was on the tow truck two weeks in a row!!
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20-09-2006, 01:52 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Carrum Downs
Posts: 947
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Never had any of my cars on tow trucks, i had my old Esky van on a trailer tho, only cos i couldnt drive it back home (no gearbox)..
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20-09-2006, 11:15 AM
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Oops, I slipped....
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
Posts: 1,861
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../Tow_Truck.jpg :(
I think it's the first time I've had the EF on a truck, not bad for 4 years, given my record. My first XE and XF were on a tow truck a combined total of 9 times. I HATE watching lowered cars get winched up onto a tow truck! I really hate it when the tow truck driver doesn't care, and ends up cracking a bar or ripping an exhaust off.
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20-09-2006, 11:52 AM
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You win again, gravity!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mickelham, Melbourne
Posts: 2,513
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I had my fairlane on the back of a truck once... when it burnt down to the ground. It hasn't moved since :(
The ED has been very reliable, except for last night when I parked on the side of the road and got bogged in the mud :P stupid single spinners!! Anyway... mums EA came to the rescue... used the tobar to pull me out 
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20-09-2006, 10:04 PM
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Trying to keep license
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tootgarook, VIC
Posts: 68
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Never had it on the back of the truck....
Towed it with a chain for 1km when the dizzy died...
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20-09-2006, 10:34 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 222
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My current car, Zero (touch wood) and I hope it stays that way. My old EB, Zero but it did loose a fan belt once, and fixed it with a stocking (was surprised it worked as well as it did) and limped it home, but the old ZL three times, once for a fuel pump, second for failed coil, and last when she was written off :(
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21-09-2006, 09:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 584
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Once...damn fuel pump..so much for the RACV fixing it...!
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21-09-2006, 09:54 PM
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Nitrous Junkie
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 859
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With this car never (touch wood) and the capri had to be towed home about 5-6 times, once when the clutch exploded, once when the float level in the carby jammed, once when the accelerator cable snapped (snapped 3 more cables in the space of a week too), then a coil went and something else but i cant remember right now.
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22-09-2006, 09:59 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Northside Bris.
Posts: 499
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hmmm yes tow trucks, been on one of them once. police came round the corner and saw big cloud of smoke, saw my car a metre or so away, two an two together an came up with car gone for 48hrs. bummer
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22-09-2006, 11:03 AM
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'04 BA XT
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,481
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My first car went on a tow truck in more of a cube shape (written off) I don't know if that counts. But the one I have now hasn't needed one yet so touch wood it won't happen in the future... until i sell it then I wouldnt give a crap
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03-10-2006, 03:39 PM
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Steve
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wonga Park, Vic
Posts: 1,257
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Just 1 hour ago, I went to put it into first to take off from the lights and clutch cable bracket on the bell housing broke! The two prongs just bent right back and the cable slipped off! So I got it towed. That's no. 1 for me.
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03-10-2006, 06:51 PM
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Dude.Sweet.Dude.Sweet
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: bayswater north
Posts: 341
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ive been two 2 times
onces on friday just gone and again the saturday just gone.
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03-10-2006, 07:57 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Smoking the bags in a Turbo 6-speed ED!
Posts: 1,208
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Well as per the bottom of my sig, I blew a T5 to bits (3rd gear had more teeth missing than intact) a few weeks back.
Was playing with the accelerator pump settings in the Haltech and did a medium/fast 2-3 shift, *BANGRATTLERATTLERATTLE* I managed to nurse the car home in 4th, but when I tried to nurse it to work it wouldn't move, like it had selected 2 gears at once. Had to call a towie :( So it managed about 216,000km total with no known tows, 106,000km of those under my ownership and 8,000 of those with a turbo  The current T5 is pretty cactus after powercruise too, so I think I might need another tow soon :( |
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04-10-2006, 05:28 PM
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Dude.Sweet.Dude.Sweet
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: bayswater north
Posts: 341
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yes it happen again.last nyt at the mini meet we were all aboyt to leve and then...
no start..my starter miter had stopped work so thats me down for 3 tows in 5 days.
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06-10-2006, 02:51 PM
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Steve
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wonga Park, Vic
Posts: 1,257
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Far out Greerz_92_EB! That's insane!
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06-10-2006, 04:35 PM
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Does Steve have a car?
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,566
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Well my car is going on a tow truck again, but for the right reasons this time
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06-10-2006, 05:37 PM
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ORSM Ford Cruisers
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Melbourne- Thomastown
Posts: 1,618
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none thank god. my car is that stock nothing can break. lol
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06-10-2006, 06:41 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 86
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i have had none so far.. i guess i have been lucky
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06-10-2006, 11:13 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tell you when i get there
Posts: 921
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Twice, its not my fault those borgie diffs are weak!!!
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07-01-2007, 10:06 PM
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ED XR6
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mt. Eliza, Melbourne
Posts: 339
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Twice for me, I'm joining RACV.
Ha a mate of mine has an AU ute, he's a member of the RACV and one night after a cupple of standstills his tyres were looking a little chewed, so he thought he'd call the RACV to tow him home. Funniest joke ever. we were only a K away from home. The towie looked confused. Ha |
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08-01-2007, 10:09 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 60
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Towed once..Barrelling along the M4 Motorway in Sydney at 120km/h, overtaking everybody...then nothing, no acceleration,no noise (except swearing) nothing.
Call the NRMA, he says maybe TPI module OR Ignition Coil failure....err, thanks mate, who, what, where are they located? Get towed to Grandma Paydirt's house and try my luck with new coil (cheapest option first). What do ya know?...Started first time ! |
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08-01-2007, 10:52 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 205
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Once...
Car's fuel pump died. Stupid car :P 
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08-01-2007, 10:55 PM
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Beanie..
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: mornington, melbourne
Posts: 11
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0 .......What can i say.....Ford... cant go wrong
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09-01-2007, 01:32 AM
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EB II
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 676
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for me once but only cause i ran my lpg right down to zero...it was on red and thought id get about 20-30 more kms but only got abt 10...had to get it towed to the nearest gas station... (this was around the time i first got the car)...now i just always fill up full tank as soon as there's 1 green light left on the lpg metre
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09-01-2007, 11:32 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: north ringwood
Posts: 228
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y do so many ppl get there cars towed if they snap a clutch cable just learn to drive without it i did for about 2 months in my sunbird as i cbf putting a new one in.
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09-01-2007, 11:42 AM
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V8 Ute V8 Boat
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: south australia
Posts: 1,804
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my cars been on a tow truck once when i blew the clutch just out fo mannum
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09-01-2007, 01:06 PM
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Shakern, not stirred
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canberra
Posts: 709
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The ute has been on a tow truck, after unintentionally lowering the left rear. The wheels studs were all sheered off, hence the left rear being lowered by over 100mm from standard.
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