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Goodbye My Astra

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Hello everyone. This week has been a big unfortunate moment for my Astra. After I fitted the new radiator with the huge delight I've got the car working, I've set about getting it fixed so I can hopefully sell it. But in this page, I'll give you the rundown on what happened. On Wednesday, I took the car to Seamus Hill Automotive for a roadworthy check. As I was giving the car a drive, I recently notice the ABS warning light was on before the day. And the at times, the speedometer wasn't working about with the warning light with the spanner. That got me seriously nervous. After it was done, there had been 3 problems that have failed the roadworthy test. The Astra needed 2 rear shock absorbers as one was leaking, one parking light bulb but the worst problem is the ABS module became faulty, as I've received the call from the mechanic, I was in a big shock especially about rebuilding the module which would cost me $1,700 AUD to do so. Not only that, the car would stay i...

Lawn Mowers Accomplished

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Hello and welcome back. It's been pleasing to have my Astra running again thanks to myself replacing the radiator. Another satisfying moment is when I've finally sold my lawn mower after weeks on sale in the Facebook Marketplace and then comes the moment I'll call the objective on flipping lawn mowers a success. If you can recall last year, I've decided to pick up a new skill working on cars as a financial booster and to do a project car as one of the things to do on my bucket list. My parents suggested to me I should buy cheap lawn mowers to fix and sell which I eventually accepted. It may be strange for anyone thinking I live in a unit in Pakenham where there isn't an actual lawn but the backyard is a good enough size to work out on lawn mowers I've bought to fix up. But this page I'll make will be a good educational topic for anyone wanting to taking up a hobby flipping which is buying something cheap to fix and sell for a profit. People flip many things ...