Archive for February, 2008

When GPS turns bad.

February 28th, 2008

In an episode of The Office, branch manager Michael follows directions from his GPS device — despite the warnings of his passenger — and drives his car into a lake.
That turns out to be art imitating life. These things actually seem to happen fairly often.
For some reason, most of them occur in Great Britain. It’s [...]

Subaru may offer diesel version of WRX

February 25th, 2008

Hot on the heels of news that Subaru will be showing off a 147-hp diesel boxer in the Legacy and Outback next month in Geneva, the Japanese automaker is rumored to be considering an oil-burner for its tuner favorite WRX. It appears Subaru may have a winner with its 2.0L turbo-diesel powerplant, too. During a [...]

Mackay WRX Meet N Greet info – 24/02/08

February 24th, 2008

Monthly Meet N Greets are held so we can all meet up, have a chat, and even go for a cruise. The meeting place is normally at Supercheap North Mackay car park at 12.30pm on the last Sunday of the month.
The next meet is on the 24th of February, so if your keen to meet us or [...]

Mackay Flooding 15/02/08

February 24th, 2008

I hope that not too much damage was caused to our members and their families and friends after the flooding that was last week, but this is probably not the case as this devastating flood has left many people in the Mackay area without a home to live in or a car to drive in [...]

Rumormill: Subaru to build new Toyota Celica

February 24th, 2008

The rumor mill is up and running again this week, churning out reports of a new Toyota Celica. While the Toyota line-up once included a variety of sports-coupes, since the cancellation of the Supra, MR2 and Celica, it’s had nothing but sedans, hatchbacks, vans and trucks to offer. Rumor has it that a new Celica [...]

New Resources Pages!!

February 4th, 2008

Ive finally completed a fairly large summary of most of the local business’s around Mackay in regards to things like:
-Servicing
-Audio/Visual
-Trimming
-Windscreens
-Security
-Tuning
-Brakes
-Exhausts
-Mags & Tyres
-Parts/Tools/Oils
-Detailers
etc..the list goes on…
Check out the members section in the Forum. (You have to be signed in, and a MackayWRX member to see the info – If you are having trouble, contact me here.)