Matainance on our vehicles, is damn near equal to our health issues

Submitted: Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 18:24

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Axle

To keep everything right i mean..lol. ..And depending on age both sides!, As the 4by increases in age you replace bits to stop it moaning and groaning, lateley clucosium tablets, Magnesium, cranberry,and a host of other things seem to be a necessity to keep me in good running condition lol.....Hows everyone else finds things?

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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 19:26

Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 19:26

Axle! Bits are falling off me at a rapid rate but fortunately owning a 4.2 TDi Patrol, all that is necessary to keep it going is a toolkit consisting of a bobby pin and a few cotton buds!! Michael :))

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Follow Up By: Axle - Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:03

Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:03

Lol Mike, That would be a tool kit that only Nissan would supply!

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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 23:09

Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 23:09

Axle! I just need to clear up about the toolkit supplied by Nissan. They are a much coveted item by Patrol owners. Many a Patrol has been overlooked when a prospective buyer realises the Toolkit is missing. They are generally stolen out of Patrols in car yards by Landcruiser owners who like the finer things in life. Whats in the toolkit you ask.
1) A poorly designed pair of double jointed Pliers
2) A screwdriver that the shaft pulls out of the handle so is reversible from Phillips to Flat and constantly gets stuck in the handle, the pliers are handy to remove the shaft.
3) Two or three crappy open ended spanners sized up to about 12mm.
So!! I know you want one!!!! Michael

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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 07:38

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 07:38

...and the buggers are all left handed too Michael!

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Follow Up By: Axle - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 21:01

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 21:01

Mike,!......Age may weary them,..But L/C owners would never have the use for such a bagfull of embarrassing junk supplied by Nissan!

Only such tools would fit Nissan So i would have no use for them, Thanks for the generous thought, i really know you are so concerned!
;)))).

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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 21:05

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 21:05

Hate to tell you guys, but I reckon both Toyota and Nissan toolkits come out of the same factory in China. My new Toyota has the same tools as I had with my 1969 Corolla and the many Nissan vehicles we've owned!

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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Monday, Feb 11, 2013 at 18:12

Monday, Feb 11, 2013 at 18:12

Gday Phil! It makes you wonder why they bother with the 'Toolkit". Its pretty poor and you are probably correct, they are all the same. Michael.

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Reply By: Ross M - Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:01

Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:01

Axle
Do you mean Glucosamine tablets by any chance?

Glucosamine is the little discs of black rubber stuff at either end of your shocks.

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Follow Up By: Axle - Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:10

Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 at 21:10

" There the ones Ross"!,....Three of them a day will fix everything!.:)))).

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Reply By: Life Member - Phil B (WA) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 04:50

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 04:50

Hi Axle,

Here's a bit of a list I've put together from observing my mates; I err haven't had any of these 'vehicle' faults yet!

New shockie rubbers - knee cartilage
New CV joints - knee joint
Radiator overheating - drink more beer
Vehicle overloaded - visit Jenny Craig
Fit HID spotties - got new glasses
Cracked windscreen- use botox
Piitted paint work - use Oil of Ulan
ECU module faults - over indulgence the night before
Rust bubbles - skin cancer
Vehicle misfires - use Gaviscon and quickeze
Blocked fuel pipes - heart bypass
Blocked exhaust - use laxatives
Wrecked tyres - new steel capped boots
Broken springs - Achilles tendon tear

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Follow Up By: Axle - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 09:46

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 09:46

lol. Very Good Phil, Geez glad i'm not compatable to my landrover, What a mess I'd be!

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Follow Up By: Life Member - Phil B (WA) - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:07

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:07

Hi Axle ,

I look at it this way - cut out a bit of rust and a few lumps, put a few bits in ie knee replacement or lung transplant and we're err the vehicle is good to go for a another 5 - 10 years - lol.

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Reply By: Member - John G - Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:25

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:25

Ah Axle

If over the years we had all spent as much money servicing ourselves as we have servicing our vehicles, then we would still be able to travel the wide brown land until we turn 100.

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