Carlton Supporters Club

MrsE had a TS Astra, worst car we have bought and it also had the big chunky Pillar problem which obscured your view but that was the least of its problems.
Had the brakes replaced three times under warranty although Holden fought me the last time because we had Michelin tyres put on the car and removed their rubbish Goodyears,  and then the auto transmission planetary gear set failed just out of warranty and fecked the entire transmission sending metal through it. 3k later and consumer law complaints they still wouldnt come to the party so I had to get it independently repaired which was a full strip down a new gear set, torque converter and pump assy.
The dealer was going to get a transmission sent over from europe which was going to cost me 5k...couldnt wait to sell it once it was fixed and say goodbye to GM cars for good.

Isnt it funny how different people have different experiences. My mum has a 2000 Astra, my daughters both had 2002 ones as their first car. Three in our family, absolutely bullet proof was our experience. Normal fuel costs and services. I think mums had a coil pack issue which our mechanic fixed on the cheap (Holden wanted $1500, he did for $200-300). The thing is still going. My daughters have moved theirs on, drove them for 4-5 years and got the same money we paid them. I thought they were very solid and fun cars to drive, very heavy for their size but zippy. Didn't notice the A pillar on them TBH.

I also went from Toyotas to a Ranger.  Theyre so much more confortable and easier to manage but I'd be happier to chuck hay bales in the old Hilux.  Though I'd hate to drive that in traffic.

You just have to love the brazen nature of modern media.

For years they have been telling us climate change is fake, giving unqualified sceptics equal time and space with trained experts all in the name of 'fairness'!

Now today, having constantly denied the effects of climate change, The Hun and Sky News types are running with story lines that claim extreme weather is about to be the next global catastrophe!

So my The Hun take away, Climate Change is fake while Extreme Weather is Real, but caused by what?

I suspect mostly a load of Murdoch hot air!

Is it possible that extreme weather events were on the way regardless of what happens with the glob?  Scientific programs have shown that large amounts of volcanic activity have contributed to the cooling of the globe and previous ice ages.  After watching such programs its possible that these events would happen anyway isn't it?

Is it possible that extreme weather events were on the way regardless of what happens with the glob?  Scientific programs have shown that large amounts of volcanic activity have contributed to the cooling of the globe and previous ice ages.  After watching such programs its possible that these events would happen anyway isn't it?

Greta Thunberg who always has plenty to criticize but offers little in the way of solutions has decided that nuclear is a better way to go than burning coal .
Vlad with his dictator ways has made energy a priority fix in Europe and with gas reserves only good for a year it appears rather than burn fossil fuels Greta has decided she would rather have her greeny cabin in the woods lit and warmed via a bit of uranium much to the shock of her supporters.

the numbers make sense.  Whilst its the worst pollutant of any energy source its pollution to energy generated is unmatched.

Its cheaper, its more efficient, and now to do some real science on how we might be able to use or reuse any waste.  I suspect that this is where our technology future lies rightly or wrongly.

Nuclear power plants are way more expensive than alternatives and require very long lead times.  We’ve missed the boat on conventional nuclear power by several decades.