Gas man's motor.

"Svend" (svend)
06/15/2018 at 04:31 • Filed to: None

Gas man is here to fit new pipes, apparently we’re getting proper pressure coming in (18-19mbar) the house at the meter, but somewhere there is a drop down to 8mbar at the combi boiler.

Anyway, here’s his motor.

2017 Ford Ranger 3.2TDCi Wildtrak. It’s an auto, but never mind.

EDIT:- corrected. I put ‘bar’ instead of ‘mbar’. My bad.

DISCUSSION (22)

Cé hé sin > Svend
06/15/2018 at 05:12

That’s an odd vehicle for a tradesman to use. Any normal person would use a van.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
06/15/2018 at 05:14

very very common to use a double cab ute, well here it is anyway.

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 05:17

Not here! Building sites are surrounded by vans. Pick ups are more expensive and anything you put in the back is liable to be rained or or stolen. Could put one of those lid things on but then you’ve created a van with very little space. Pick ups that I see are generally carrying air around...

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend
06/15/2018 at 05:17

have you driven one?

they go like shit off a shovel, you need to keep both hands on the steering wheel

autos in these sadly are becoming too common for my liking.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
06/15/2018 at 05:21

a lot do have canopies on the back

Kinja'd!!!

to help keep thieves at bay

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin
06/15/2018 at 05:23

or take the tub off and replace it with a body

Kinja'd!!!

Svend > Cé hé sin
06/15/2018 at 05:55

He used to have a Transit van but for a gas man he just needs something to hold the pipes.

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 05:59

I love those.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend
06/15/2018 at 06:02

so what was the issue?

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 06:02

I’ve not. Nor have I ever driven an automatic.

Australia seems to be becoming a land of autos with Oz not getting the full spec range of cars available in Europe.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend
06/15/2018 at 06:14

our new Commodore (Insignia) is auto only

Audi A3 and bigger, auto only

BMW all auto (excl Z4 and M)

Mercedes all auto (excl X-class)

a lot of Renault are auto only

mind you, Mahindra and Tata are still mainly manual, only as Tata have no auto utes, and Mahindra’s XUV500 has not long ago started with auto

the chinese are 50/50 each way.

Peugeot/Citroen are growing in auto only.

Nissan too.

Hyundai/Kia can still get a quite a few manuals (i think)

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 06:26

? The gas issue?

Not sure if there was too many bends in the pipe to the combi boiler, or whether the pipe had been down sized or up sized from the old pipe when the combi boiler was put in.

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 06:36

Ye’, like the Skoda Superb, you get auto only in the 2.0TSi and I believe the 2.0TDi, but not the manual or auto 1.4TSi, or 1.6TDis.

You’ll get the manuals that are made closer to your region.