why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**CharLac** · 09-02-2021, 10:14 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

My neighbor has been watching with keen interest, and asked if I had ever pulled an engine from a Subaru. This is the first time. It is also the first time I have torn one down.

He is incredulous.

He can't quite get his head around how I am diving into this having never been trained as a Subaru mechanic.

It is simply another machine.

Yep, I have never been trained as a mechanic, Subaru or otherwise, but that never stopped me from pulling an engine out of a junker to replace one in my daily ride. One step at a time and don't worry about those extra parts after the job is done ;-)

**StiffLegged** · 09-02-2021, 10:36 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

you know what goes well with liver?
Bacon!!

Amen!

Racer X 69 · 09-02-2021, 10:44 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

Gratulerer med dagen! (Just a few days late, eh...)

Thank you sir!

Racer X 69 · 09-02-2021, 10:53 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

You know what goes well with liver?
Bacon!!

You know what goes well with bacon?

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Why, everything, of course!

**Ex Finn.** · 09-02-2021, 03:54 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

The clutch I put in this pickup had over 440,000 miles on it when I parked the vehicle at over 500,000 miles.

No "riding the clutch" involved...

**Ex Finn.** · 09-02-2021, 03:58 PM - **1 Like**

And my K3 III budget got blown by purchasing some C.

dbs · 09-02-2021, 04:22 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

And my K3 III budget got blown by purchasing some C.

C is for ..... chicken... chips .... corn.... chops...... or something else ?

BACON

dbs · 09-02-2021, 04:32 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Parallax

Was this a U.S. owned company? If so, being profitable may actually have been the reason for closing it. It's an interesting quirk of our tax law that having a profitable business, or component of a business, can result in less money in the bank after taxes than if it had lost money.

Hi Jim

A partnership yes sort of

Closed Australian plants down ,

If thats how it works now glad to be rid of the other company .
We are only a small market and now are only getting the dregs from overseas..

Yes I am not happy with state of affairs.
I miss a good handling car made by us and not a floaty boaty from you guys.

**Ex Finn.** · 09-02-2021, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by dbs

C is for ..... chicken... chips .... corn.... chops...... or something else ?

BACON

Carbon... Bacon would have been edible.

tim60 · 09-02-2021, 11:20 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by StiffLegged

Amen!

Why bother with the liver. The bacon is enough.

tim60 · 09-02-2021, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by dbs

Hi Jim

A partnership yes sort of

Closed Australian plants down ,

If thats how it works now glad to be rid of the other company .
We are only a small market and now are only getting the dregs from overseas..

Yes I am not happy with state of affairs.
I miss a good handling car made by us and not a floaty boaty from you guys.

I have never understood Australian business people complaining the Australian market is small. They seem to forget that people without Australian passports have perfectly good money for buying stuff with.

dbs · 09-03-2021, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by tim60

I have never understood Australian business people complaining the Australian market is small. They seem to forget that people without Australian passports have perfectly good money for buying stuff with.

Hi Tim

The car market is small in Oz.
Toyota does 12 mths for Oz in 3 days production numbers

tim60 · 09-03-2021, 05:10 AM

Originally posted by dbs

Hi Tim

The car market is small in Oz.
Toyota does 12 mths for Oz in 3 days production numbers

That is the people located in Australia. But why limit sales to people living in a certain place when the are 7 billion potential customers? A problem is that the local manager of a multinational manufacturer is not free to sell in places that head office does not instruct.

slartibartfast01 · 09-03-2021, 05:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tim60

That is the people located in Australia. But why limit sales to people living in a certain place when the are 7 billion potential customers? A problem is that the local manager of a multinational manufacturer is not free to sell in places that head office does not instruct.

This article in Autocar says that the average assembly line worker in Thailand earned less than £8000 a year and the average in Australia was nearly £43000. That's a big difference.

Racer X 69 · 09-03-2021, 09:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

This article in Autocar says that the average assembly line worker in Thailand earned less than £8000 a year and the average in Australia was nearly £43000. That's a big difference.

Only a fifth as much.

Those boys in Thailand need a better union.

09-02-2021, 03:58 PM - 1 Like	#91866
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	And my K3 III budget got blown by purchasing some C. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 09-02-2021 at 04:03 PM.

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Racer X 69 My neighbor has been watching with keen interest, and asked if I had ever pulled an engine from a Subaru. This is the first time. It is also the first time I have torn one down. He is incredulous. He can't quite get his head around how I am diving into this having never been trained as a Subaru mechanic. It is simply another machine. Yep, I have never been trained as a mechanic, Subaru or otherwise, but that never stopped me from pulling an engine out of a junker to replace one in my daily ride. One step at a time and don't worry about those extra parts after the job is done ;-)

09-02-2021, 10:36 AM - 3 Likes	#91862
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,633	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 you know what goes well with liver? Bacon!! Amen!

09-02-2021, 10:44 AM - 1 Like	#91863
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by savoche Gratulerer med dagen! (Just a few days late, eh...) Thank you sir!

09-02-2021, 10:53 AM - 3 Likes	#91864
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 You know what goes well with liver? Bacon!! You know what goes well with bacon? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why, everything, of course!

09-02-2021, 03:54 PM - 1 Like	#91865
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by Racer X 69 The clutch I put in this pickup had over 440,000 miles on it when I parked the vehicle at over 500,000 miles. No "riding the clutch" involved...

09-02-2021, 04:22 PM - 2 Likes	#91867
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,565	Originally posted by Ex Finn. And my K3 III budget got blown by purchasing some C. C is for ..... chicken... chips .... corn.... chops...... or something else ? BACON

09-02-2021, 04:32 PM - 1 Like	#91868
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,565	Originally posted by Parallax Was this a U.S. owned company? If so, being profitable may actually have been the reason for closing it. It's an interesting quirk of our tax law that having a profitable business, or component of a business, can result in less money in the bank after taxes than if it had lost money. Hi Jim A partnership yes sort of Closed Australian plants down , If thats how it works now glad to be rid of the other company . We are only a small market and now are only getting the dregs from overseas.. Yes I am not happy with state of affairs. I miss a good handling car made by us and not a floaty boaty from you guys.

09-02-2021, 04:52 PM	#91869
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by dbs C is for ..... chicken... chips .... corn.... chops...... or something else ? BACON Carbon... Bacon would have been edible.

09-02-2021, 11:20 PM - 1 Like	#91870
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by StiffLegged Amen! Why bother with the liver. The bacon is enough.

09-02-2021, 11:23 PM	#91871
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by dbs Hi Jim A partnership yes sort of Closed Australian plants down , If thats how it works now glad to be rid of the other company . We are only a small market and now are only getting the dregs from overseas.. Yes I am not happy with state of affairs. I miss a good handling car made by us and not a floaty boaty from you guys. I have never understood Australian business people complaining the Australian market is small. They seem to forget that people without Australian passports have perfectly good money for buying stuff with.

09-03-2021, 02:14 AM	#91872
dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,565	Originally posted by tim60 I have never understood Australian business people complaining the Australian market is small. They seem to forget that people without Australian passports have perfectly good money for buying stuff with. Hi Tim The car market is small in Oz. Toyota does 12 mths for Oz in 3 days production numbers

09-03-2021, 05:10 AM	#91873
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,756	Originally posted by dbs Hi Tim The car market is small in Oz. Toyota does 12 mths for Oz in 3 days production numbers That is the people located in Australia. But why limit sales to people living in a certain place when the are 7 billion potential customers? A problem is that the local manager of a multinational manufacturer is not free to sell in places that head office does not instruct.

09-03-2021, 05:34 AM - 1 Like	#91874
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	Originally posted by tim60 That is the people located in Australia. But why limit sales to people living in a certain place when the are 7 billion potential customers? A problem is that the local manager of a multinational manufacturer is not free to sell in places that head office does not instruct. This article in Autocar says that the average assembly line worker in Thailand earned less than £8000 a year and the average in Australia was nearly £43000. That's a big difference.

09-03-2021, 09:17 AM - 1 Like	#91875
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 This article in Autocar says that the average assembly line worker in Thailand earned less than £8000 a year and the average in Australia was nearly £43000. That's a big difference. Only a fifth as much. Those boys in Thailand need a better union.