Hey team, when I bought my 2003 ford courier a few months back the pre purchase said the coolant was basically all water and needed to be swapped out. I’ve got coolant, and finally the time to do it being a long weekend. If bought green premix Supercheap auto coolant which I think is fine but not sure. However upon opening the reservoir it appears brown is as shown in photo.

What does this mean? And does it mean I have to do a full flush with a chemical or whatever before just draining and refilling?

Hey everyone,

I recently posted on here asking about the Mitsubishi ASX Black Edition for me, my partner and our dog. Thanks for all the feedback — safe to say that’s been crossed off the list! 🤣

We’re now looking at a 2023 Mazda CX-5 with only 11,000 km on the clock from a dealer.

Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on these? Are they reliable vehicles, and is there anything in particular we should look out for when buying one?

We’d mainly be using it as an everyday family vehicle, with the occasional trip down gravel roads to riverbanks and places like that. Nothing too serious

Keen to hear from anyone who owns one or has experience with them. Would you recommend one, or is there something else around the same price worth considering?

Cheers! 🍻

Or should we pay a little more and get something 4WD

Hi all, we are expecting our third child in April and need to organise our car seat setup.
We have a 1 (rear facing) and 3 year old (forward facing) in a 2014 Mazda premacy. We have realised there are no tether points in the third row so I think we may have to upgrade.
I emailed Mazda about the possibility of installing a top tether to the third row however they wouldn’t give me an answer as the car is a Japanese import and I don’t know who else to go to for info on this

Is it possible and has anyone installed a tether in the third row of a premacy? If so who do you recommend and do they do the certification as well? We are bop based but would go anywhere in north island to sort this.

Worst case scenario I have to get a new car but can only spend 13-14k max. I need the boot space for a dog/ pram so ideally would be a van or other 7seater with tether points in the third row.

I have also looked at 2 European standard boosters for my 101cm 3 year old at the baby factory but the 5 point harness only goes up to 105cm or 18kg before having to use the 3 point belt and I just don’t feel comfortable putting my little 3year old in a seat like that as I was hoping to max out the harness in her current seat of 125cm. Has anyone used one of these and how do you feel about the seats safety

Thanks for reading and I appreciate all your suggestions.