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Toyota now Powers Isuzu

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A bit of History:
The battery in Fearless packed up in 2015. It was 5 years old.
I phoned around for prices, Toyota was, hands down, cheapest.
They are supplied by First National Battery.

Five years later the battery packed up again.
It was during LockDown.
Toyota was again the cheapest AND they had stock.
I remember it took longer to go through Halfway Toyota Honeydew's Covid Protocols than to buy the battery.

The Present:
Today my D-teq's battery packed up. It was 2 years and 2 months old.
So now Raylite will join Willard on the list of batteries I'll never buy again.
I phoned around, everyone was between R2100 & R2400.
Then I called Toyota - R1927.66.
I grabbed the spanners, shot off to Toyota Honeydew, removed the battery & took it to spares.
Thirty minutes later I was on the road again (I did stop to admire two LC300's on the way to wash my hands before leaving).

My Isuzu now sports a Toyota branded First National Battery.
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I also wash my hands whenever I see an LC300. I'm not really sure why, but I think I sort of do so on behalf of the designer(s) of that vehicle.

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To be fair Manny, Toyotas only have one red and one black wire. Any battery will last 5 years in a Toykaka
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Ricoffy - simplicity is the ultimate sophistication....
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iandvl wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:36 pm
I also wash my hands whenever I see an LC300.
I'm glad you wash your hands, but don't admire too many LC300's - you may go blind!
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Mad Manny wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:52 pm
iandvl wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:36 pm
I also wash my hands whenever I see an LC300.
I'm glad you wash your hands, but don't admire too many LC300's - you may go blind!
They said the same about mastgdjdksnebdkdn
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Manny, you really put your finger on what was wrong in my post. Sorry it rubbed you up the wrong way. But different strokes for different folks... :)
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Well the value of the Isuzu just increased by 30%

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Shane wrote:
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:11 am
Well the value of the Isuzu just increased by 30%

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Bear in mind it decreased in value by 60% when Manny bought one.
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Finally Isuzu has a non-POS part in it.


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Poenie n Moes wees nie Wessie...
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Mad Manny wrote:
Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:51 pm
Poenie n Moes wees nie Wessie...
Manny , Wessie is n poenie .!!

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Thanks


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Mad Manny wrote:
Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:51 pm
Poenie n Moes wees nie Wessie...
What a cunning stunt...
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