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Well done nice feed, I love flathead my favourite eating fish

Wow, I've had the opposite experience my last car was a pajero never again it was a piece of crap in 40,000km the aircon shit itself took them 3 weeks to fix that the traction / stability control went haywire and come on while overtaking virtually stopping you in your tracks and the last straw was oil consumption of 400ml per 1000km. Mitsubishi's response (remember they claim to have the best new car warranty) was that's within our specs but seeing as you have taken it to a dealer for all services we will take it into consideration if it gets worse. I took consideration and got rid of it. So if anyone has bought a silver 2005 pajero platinum that uses oil ......sorry. I had a BMW... No problems great car, I now have a Land Rover disco 4 nearly 2 years old 35,000km not 1 issue best car I've owned so far. As for the jeeps I know 2 guys who have owned them one still has it and loves it it's a wrangler the other will curse and swear if you mention it, it was a Cherokee we (his mates) don't think it was as bad As he makes out it was, more a lazy / stupid dealer problem, took them 6 months to identify an air leak in the fuel system which would cause it to go into limp mode occasionally other than that it had no other problems.

Estimates are a great thing but you can't beat the lie detector Mine is estimated at 1150 - 1200kg, I tow it with a Land Rover Discovery 4 3L diesel, with 180kw and 600nm of torque and 3500kg towing capacity I have to keep checking the rear view mirror to make sure the boat is still there You can't beat the torque of a modern diesel especially a euro designed one, the Japanese just haven't caught up yet.

Hi, A mate of mine has a diesel xtrail which has towed my boat a couple of times, did it easy. But I'd check the weight of the boat mines a 5.3m quintrex, with full tank (90L) and some fishing gear it weighs 1320kg. That is weigh bridge tested, so I figure a 5.5m fiberglass must weigh a fair bit more than 80kgs than mine. What is the towing capacity of the xtrail? The diesel seems to be a good motor mostly because it's not made in Japan it is a Renault motor so has European technology.

I wouldn't recommend it, I had a stacer 444 with a fuel tank in the front (mod made by the previous owner) it made the nose too heavy which made the boat want to dart left or right when going on the down side of any swell. It made it hard to trim the nose up and in some situations it felt unsafe.

Thanks Guys, I have a volunteer already. Thanks to all that replied

Thanks but I don't need anything fancy, it's a simple job and a carton of beer for someone who can come to my place. I guess what your'e saying is you can't weld.

Hi guy's I need some help from someone that can weld. It's a very simple job no fanciness required. Task 1, I have a lock nut I need to remove from my trailer the key is burred and can no longer grip the lock nut. It is made from Chrome Vandium (same as good quality spanners) I was hoping to weld the key to the lock nut to remove it. Task 2, spot weld the 4 nuts that hold the spare wheel bracket the trailer. I live in the Hills area and there is a carton of your fav beer for your trouble I'll post a picture of the key soon regards Paul

I think that hat might be a little tight, you've gone all pale and white

Hi Punchn2, I don't think a permatrim would help your situation but I'm no expert. I have a permatrim on my boat, I got it to help reduce porpoising and get on the plane quicker and stay there longer. It has done that for me, I would think probably trim tabs would be more suitable for what you want to achieve.

I wouldn't be supprised if that becomes a write off. There is one moral to this story... Always drive to the conditions... If you can't see, slow down and poke your head around / above the screen.

It's quite simple, all inspectors will be taught to speak 'fish', then they will create a fish court (Judge Judy style) if you release a fish it can take you to court and sue you for emotional stress. This law was created by ex Mafia mobsters who still stand by their motto of leave no witnesses. There will be no more swimming with the fishes as they can't be trusted, especially the dredded 'stool pigeon fish'.

Good effort Shark Bait, I had a similar result of Sat morning, took my neighbour out taught him how to fish a soft plastic. He caught 2 in the first two casts we ended up with eight from 36cm to 56cm absolute ripper of a day calm and sunny.

If you take the Joban line (train) to Kita-Kashiwa, when you get off take the overpass to the road on the left of the station (from the direction you arrived). Walk along this road (following the railway line for about 400 meters) there are 2 tackle shops, one on the left and one a bit further up on the right. If you are serious about going I can email you a map.

Just had another thought!! Could you move your jockey wheel closer to the hitch? this will allow the hitch to be at its lowest point with the jockey wheel all the way down. Or, if you are going to make modifications then modify your jockey wheel not the car, have someone weld the mounting plate lower so you can get the hitch down far enough so the jockey clears the ground when connected to the car.