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  1. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Sean, What would you rather travel in if these 2 were offered to you? A1956 Chevrolet Impala. A yank tank made in the USA Or A Chevrolet Malibu (similar to a Holden cruise) built in Korea?
  2. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Mercedes Benz Vito is a commercial vehicle. A Kia Carnival is not a Van. You need to identify between commercial or passenger vehicle. I don’t know what you are reading Sean, but here you go...
  3. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    If I can mate, it will be out of the dealership at Preston’s, so not much of a drive for you :cool: I’m currently at Tamworth having dinner alone lol. Dealer staff dinner tomorrow night. Then Lismore training on just this type of truck for the rest of the week
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    Head up display and polarised sunglasses

    I didn’t either Michel.
  5. Patrick_R

    C107's C107

    That reminds me Bryce. I need to dig out my uncle Neil’s (Fletcher) pic for you.
  6. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Let me see what I can arrange mate. Yes It’s pretty full on huh.
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    Styria's European Transport

    Lol Don’t know about an “amazing offer” Michel. I’ll just bore more people to death lol But in short, we now have a full powertrain engine to final drive all designed to talk to each other via Volvo’s latest TEA 2 electrical architecture. Each item has its own ECU, and now operates at 512kbps...
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    Styria's European Transport

    Agreed. All people movers in Australia will have a 5 star ANCAP rating. Massive amounts of safety systems (active & passive) as they have been designed from the ground up to carry people. They are no longer a commercial vehicle then converted to carry people, as Bryce mentions. However do...
  9. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Great point Bryce. Very popular with big families and yes, Kia started all this big warranty, good on them for that. Michel, I too could easily live with one, I enjoyed it a whole lot more than I thought I would. Very sweet ride indeed.
  10. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Fully agree mate. This new one is massive inside, and carry’s 8 still with a massive boot area. Great if you wanted to start a airport shuttle service in luxury.
  11. Patrick_R

    Styria's European Transport

    Gents, I had a brand new (less than 300 k on the clock) Kia Carnival or GUV (Grand Utility Vehicle) as their marketing is calling it given to me by Hertz last week in Victoria, and the diesel in this was just magnificent. From my trip from Tullamarine to Hallam in fairly bad morning traffic...
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    March Photo contest - cars in the countryside

    Bryce, Just a clarification. Does the photo need to be taken during the month of March, or are any photo dates admissible?
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    This is the sort of thing I have been doing to 25 year old furniture to brighten the house up to...

    This is the sort of thing I have been doing to 25 year old furniture to brighten the house up to match new brighter colours & new plantation shutters. This is a massive coffee table which is part of a few pieces I had made 25 years ago. It weighs 60kg, and is put together only with brass screws.
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    Hi mate, I must apologise as I didn’t see this message. This was off the bottom of my page...

    Hi mate, I must apologise as I didn’t see this message. This was off the bottom of my page. That’s ok. I didn’t think of it that way at all. So no dramas what so ever. I was hoping to come when it was mentioned earlier, however I have been frantically restoring furniture all week. There...
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  15. Patrick_R

    Auto Brunch Event - St Ives

    Some wonderful images from a well attended day, the weather looked stunning as well. Nice work chaps.
  16. Patrick_R

    Synthetic Fuels

    Beautiful pup Brian.
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    Synthetic Fuels

    You are spot on Michel. We had better cut him some slack. Great pic Michel. Thanks for sharing this one.
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    Synthetic Fuels

    We always seem to be waiting for Brian Michel. I would have thought we were his top priority? What else could possibly be taking preference over us? :unsure:
  19. Patrick_R

    Synthetic Fuels

    Gee Michel, Brian just doesn’t respect our feelings does he :cry:
  20. Patrick_R

    Synthetic Fuels

    Modern diesels are super clean Brian. Great choice. Pics of Miss Georgie? Oh, And we are still waiting of pics of your other car :-)
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