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  #3528254 16-Sep-2026 14:25
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Rickles:

 

     >Cant deal with this aweful stonic for that long<

 

Reminds me of my daughter's description of the Saab convertible we hired in Australia some years ago ..... "Drives like a lead mattress, with a duvet on top ...".

 

The swapped-out Astra convertible was so much better. 

 

However, Kia's do look nice.

 

R.

 

 

Was that a 9-3 which was based on a GM Vectra platform, or an old-school 900?





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  #3528262 16-Sep-2026 14:45
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YouTube shorts - in particular how they don't have a date stamp, like conventional YouTube vids.





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  #3528266 16-Sep-2026 14:52
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     >Was that a 9-3 which was based on a GM Vectra platform, or an old-school 900?<

 

900 .... I was expected a jet fighter considering the name 😬


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  #3528270 16-Sep-2026 15:01
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Eva888:

 

Getting new windows installed and someone, possibly even Mr E, managed to traipse black sealant on to the beige carpet. Noticed after they left and there is nothing that removes it. Managed some but still a residue left. Also have a bad carpet stain from the last storm when old windows leaked. 

 

Can anyone recommend a fantastic stain removal outfit in Wellington that is known to work magic. This is not a simple carpet cleaning job. 

 

 

 

 

You will need a solvent, but if there's nylon or similar in the carpet that could be bad...


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  #3528277 16-Sep-2026 15:12
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Rickles:

 

     >Was that a 9-3 which was based on a GM Vectra platform, or an old-school 900?<

 

900 .... I was expected a jet fighter considering the name 😬

 

 

If it was a 1994 or newer model (left), it also used the Vectra platform. Anything before then (right) was still independently Saab.

 

Saab 900 "NG": à réhabiliter d'urgence  Żółty, Saab 900 Convertible





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  #3528356 16-Sep-2026 17:59
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MikeB4:

 

Eva888:

 

Getting new windows installed and someone, possibly even Mr E, managed to traipse black sealant on to the beige carpet. Noticed after they left and there is nothing that removes it. Managed some but still a residue left. Also have a bad carpet stain from the last storm when old windows leaked. 

 

Can anyone recommend a fantastic stain removal outfit in Wellington that is known to work magic. This is not a simple carpet cleaning job. 

 

 

 

 

Have you considered claiming on your insurance? They would have approved cleaners or could replace the carpet.

 

 

I don’t think they would consider it as they would call it a slow leak or blame the older windows. Our excess is $500 also so unsure if it would be worth claiming and getting hit with higher premiums.


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  #3528358 16-Sep-2026 18:42
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MikeAqua:

 

YouTube shorts - in particular how they don't have a date stamp, like conventional YouTube vids.

 

 

I keep dismissing YouTube shorts and I get the "Ok, we'll show fewer shorts" message.

 

No, I don't want you to show fewer shorts. I want you to make them never appear on my feed ever again, for eternity!


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  #3528365 16-Sep-2026 20:18
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MikeB4:

 

Eva888:

 

Getting new windows installed and someone, possibly even Mr E, managed to traipse black sealant on to the beige carpet. Noticed after they left and there is nothing that removes it. Managed some but still a residue left. Also have a bad carpet stain from the last storm when old windows leaked. 

 

Can anyone recommend a fantastic stain removal outfit in Wellington that is known to work magic. This is not a simple carpet cleaning job. 

 

 

 

 

Have you considered claiming on your insurance? They would have approved cleaners or could replace the carpet.

 

 

This ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️

 

Some years ago my parents had brand new carpet installed. A bit of greasy dirt dropped off the bottom of one of the swivel rocker chairs, leaving dirty mark on the carpet. They rang the insurance company who, without question,  firstly paid for professional cleaning and when that wasn't 100%successful paid for the carpet to be replaced.

 

 





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  #3528366 16-Sep-2026 20:25
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My parents' water cylinder (or the Ajax valve, I think) dumped water everywhere one day while they were out. As the water crept out to the legs of wooden furniture, the varnish stained the carpet. The insurance company (Tower) replaced the whole lot.


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  #3528367 16-Sep-2026 20:33
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Eva888:

 

Getting new windows installed and someone, possibly even Mr E, managed to traipse black sealant on to the beige carpet. Noticed after they left and there is nothing that removes it. Managed some but still a residue left. Also have a bad carpet stain from the last storm when old windows leaked. 

 

Can anyone recommend a fantastic stain removal outfit in Wellington that is known to work magic. This is not a simple carpet cleaning job. 

 

 

 

Tried iso or hand sanitiser? 





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  #3528370 16-Sep-2026 20:43
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MikeAqua:

 

YouTube shorts - in particular how they don't have a date stamp, like conventional YouTube vids.

 

 

If you need to know, you can copy & paste the URL (or just edit it in situ) - so that the letters 'shorts' are replaced with the letters 'video'...
Then it appears as a normal YouTube page - complete with comments and whatever info (including posting date) was put there by whoever posted it.


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  #3528375 16-Sep-2026 21:18
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@deepred ... as I recall it was the top pic model.  This would have been about 1996.

 

I think it was a turbo model too .... even so it took a week to accelerate.

 

 


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  #3528389 16-Sep-2026 21:25
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Rickles:

 

@deepred ... as I recall it was the top pic model.  This would have been about 1996.

 

I think it was a turbo model too .... even so it took a week to accelerate.

 

 

So most likely a 900 NG which first came out in 1994. That was after GM purchased half of Saab in 1989 and began forcing its platforms and corner-cutting on it. Overall, GM mistakenly assumed that Saab was a Swedish Oldsmobile, when in actual fact Saab was Saab.





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  #3528391 16-Sep-2026 21:49
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     >So most likely a 900 NG which first came out in 1994.<

 

I vaguely remember their TV advert of a few years earlier where a jet plane flew low over their latest car.


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  #3528409 17-Sep-2026 07:48
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There’s a Ruru living in a tree next to our house and as soon as night falls it starts going how-how until the wee hours. 

Actually pretty cool to have Ruru, Tūī, Kererū, Pīwakawaka and Tauhou living in a suburban setting. 


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