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gday rudiG'day Dazz, long time no see.
gday rudiG'day Dazz, long time no see.
The V8 79 series cruiser utes and the Troopies are only a single turbo Rick, not twins like the 200 series sedans.
Also the Isuzu motors are tough but even they've gone downhill from the old 2.8's in the 90's. I had a mate of mine do a turbo in under warranty on the 2005 model. Apparently a batch of turbo housings had no lip machined to stop the welch plug getting sucked into the turbo. At 30,000km under full throttle BANG it pulled a welch plug into the impeller. Luckily no internal engine damage and after a new turbo it's still going after 300,000km. Had two gearboxes in it though
where do you buy the tru blue bar oil fromNo way am i paying $140 for 20lt of Stihl bar oil.
I use an Ozzy company Tru Blu at around $77 for 20 ltr.
where do you buy the tru blue bar oil from
it amazes me how much markup is on stihl products in ozz i dont mind big business making money but the prices they charge are extortion i spoke to a stihl dealer on the other side of town the other day winging about the price of saws i told him i can buy saws direct from the usa cheaper than his trade price also from fleabay cheaper than his price he told me that stihl australia are aware of this apparently they will be reviewing the priceing i told him that the price of the 660 is $1999 rrp but i remember the 066 the same price apparently stihl sales on saws are down 30% on last year it not a suprise to meIf Australian Stihl were not so greedy i would get there stuf here.
it amazes me how much markup is on stihl products in ozz i dont mind big business making money but the prices they charge are extortion i spoke to a stihl dealer on the other side of town the other day winging about the price of saws i told him i can buy saws direct from the usa cheaper than his trade price also from fleabay cheaper than his price he told me that stihl australia are aware of this apparently they will be reviewing the priceing i told him that the price of the 660 is $1999 rrp but i remember the 066 the same price apparently stihl sales on saws are down 30% on last year it not a suprise to me
buying saws through a third party is ok i dont worry about the warranty to much if something goes wrong with it i would just repair it myself ithink its great that stihl australia checking serial # i wouldnt want any dealer to lose there dealer ship over a saw but i hope it is a reality check for them maybe it could be a win for the ozzy consumer i know friends of mine that are almost jealous of my stihl stable saying they would love stihl products but are to expensive all of my gear has been purchased through ozz dealersStihl dealers in Australia have been complaining about this for ages. You now have Australian businesses importing Stihl saws by the container load from the US then offering a warranty. Customers assume this is then an Australia wide Stihl backed warranty but it's not. It is a non Stihl in house warranty offered by the seller. They then take broken Stihl saw to Stihl dealer to be told its not covered.
Stihl Australia have already started dropping some prices but are watching threads like this very closely. No rules against getting saws via a 3rd party but if you do any direct deals with Stihl dealers in the US they risk losing their dealership. Stihl Australia actively buy saws from eBay etc and track serial numbers to see which US dealers they are coming from.
couldnt agree more matt like you said the average guy on the street has no idea at allI have a heap of saws and only a few were bought in Australia. I have no issues with people importing saws at all and Stihl Australia need a kick in the nuts for some of their pricing to their dealers. We just have to be careful how much info we put out on public display. A few guys here imported MS241's a while ago from the UK. They were half the price of buying one in Australia. They had a web link that a few guys posted (including myself) and bang, Stihl gave them a warning and no more online sales. If we'd have shut our mouths that option would still be open.
Saw warranties don't bother me either but some of these online Stihl businesses actually portray themselves as genuine Stihl dealers when they're not and that is something I don't agree with. The average consumer has no idea.
nice cook,,,, I had Ruger 96/44 in ma hands was brand new in box 4 years back $1000 and I thought about it to much and left the on the shop counter Dang even if i not shot it as i have no quarrel with pig bear or lions it be worth $1500 now
Ah the good old days...Ford four speed toploader..clunky shift but very very hard to kill....seen a lot of blokes try including me.You would think by 2014 they could make a gearbox that would hold together...perhaps they dont want to
Hey guys haven't done a pm is that done through conversations any help would be appreciated sorry to be a doppy doraHi All
trying to chase aup and 084 muffler. If any has one they want to part with or knows some one who might have please PM me
cheers
Yeah thru conversation.Hey guys haven't done a pm is that done through conversations any help would be appreciated sorry to be a doppy dora
buying saws through a third party is ok i dont worry about the warranty to much if something goes wrong with it i would just repair it myself
Stihl Australia warranty isn't worth a pinch of **** anyway....don't ask me how I know
My stihl dealer seems well intentioned, but really wants you to listen to him talk. His main achievement that he has told me about was putting .404 chain in his 066, something he said was "hard to do". This forum would prove otherwise.
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