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23-04-2012, 11:21 AM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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 Apparently taken today at Eight Mile Plains in Brisbane Leads me to ask: I wonder how many AU's are left? I've personally known of three AUs that have been written off or dismantled, and there's about 6 at my wreckers. Out of the 240,000-odd AU's made, how many do you think are left?
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23-04-2012, 11:27 AM
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Critical Thinker
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geez that looks bad. Was there LPG in the back?
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23-04-2012, 11:29 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
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Wonder what started that, being in the middle of the road you wouldnt think it would have been deliberate.
How many AU's around? T series guys probably think to many..hehe..by now you might be able to say one third lost?
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23-04-2012, 11:35 AM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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I doubt it was LPG blueoval. The 'pools' of fire on the road seem to suggest to me that it was likely a petrol fire.
I've always been kind of surprised about how few cars do catch on fire - all you need is a not-fully-sealed ignition system and a split in a fuel hose....
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24-04-2012, 02:55 PM
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24-05-2012, 09:41 PM
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23-04-2012, 11:51 AM
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Resident AFF detailer
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^^^ Ummmm.....where are the fireys to put it out?
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23-04-2012, 12:03 PM
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Stroking it...
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Funny you should post this, I saw a 90-ish Camry catch fire on the highway on the weekend! It was an engine bay fire, not sure what started it...
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23-04-2012, 12:16 PM
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Donating Member
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That would have to be the first AU ive seen on fire from what appears to be accidental.
I too recently encountered a car with an engine bay fire. It was a VR commodore so nothing unusual. |
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23-04-2012, 12:22 PM
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23-04-2012, 08:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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From my point of view not enough low kilometre examples. |
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24-04-2012, 02:59 PM
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24-04-2012, 03:36 PM
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Fossil fuel consumer
 
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i have two.. we're up to 6
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24-04-2012, 09:45 PM
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not here much anymore
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#7 here
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24-04-2012, 09:51 PM
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Pity the fool
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My wagon makes 8
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24-04-2012, 10:01 PM
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Lost Boost Gained Class
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i got 1 to thats 9
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24-04-2012, 10:17 PM
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Another 2 here, that makes 11. We are getting there
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24-04-2012, 11:03 PM
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I have one, but about ten years ago the wife rode one off.
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27-04-2012, 12:56 AM
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27-04-2012, 12:49 PM
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27-04-2012, 10:14 PM
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Auto Nerd
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No she went bareback...
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27-04-2012, 11:31 AM
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
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into the sunset
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27-04-2012, 10:30 PM
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Stroking it...
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I've got 2, one is minus an engine.. so it's nearly dead!
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28-04-2012, 12:37 PM
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*SILVER SERVICE PILOT*
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I just sold mine...it was almost dead (dodgy brakes, exhaust/fuel smell in cabin, a/c worked part time, waterfall in boot when it rained...from new, etc. etc.)
 EB2 is a much better car 
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28-04-2012, 12:54 PM
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Fossil fuel consumer
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you must have had a lemon.
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28-04-2012, 01:17 PM
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Former BTIKD
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Our Barge only has 180,000kms on it and it's already needed a new Battery, an Alternator, 2 sets of spark plugs AND 3 brake light globes!!  (Oh and an LPG switch, but that was an IMPCO problem.)
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29-04-2012, 02:54 AM
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28-04-2012, 02:50 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I guess you could say it was a pretty good... burnout.
Oh god, that was a horrible pun :( |
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28-04-2012, 04:18 PM
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Fossil fuel consumer
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Yeh I wonder if the charred shell was impounded under the hoon laws, he was really smoking it up.
(hope the occupants are ok)
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28-04-2012, 04:38 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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The back looks weighed down, wonder what's in the boot.. could just be the springs melting though..
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