You're the one that said it.Originally Posted by struth
Unless you were referring to your preferred colour?
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I'm Gary.
You're the one that said it.
Unless you were referring to your preferred colour?
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Well I've got a beanie hat and an old CND badge, so my green credentials are good.
Anyway, global cooling is the new global warming.
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Hi Gary,
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make, but it's bad form (whether intentional or not) raining on someone's parade, i.e. in this case Grant's, when they're getting a new 'toy', whether it be a piece of hi-fi equipment, or in this case a car.
The polite thing to do, in keeping with the friendly vibe we promote on AoS, is either to say nice things about the new 'toy' in question, and make the person concerned feel good about their purchase, or if you don't like what they're buying, simply say nothing and let them get on with it.
Therefore, if you have some form of agenda (i.e. against hybrid cars or what they stand for) please save it for a separate thread. Let's keep the vibe here friendly and good natured. Cheers!
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I'm Gary.
My apologies
That's the biggest problem with written communication, it can appear that you are being negative or condescending when you are not intending to so.
My sincere apologies to Struth if my comments caused any offence. That wasn't my intention
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No worries, Gary. I appreciate that, and I think Grant will, too
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Don't know how many are aware of this, but I'm told that most cars you see with "matt" finishes aren't paint jobs, they are a vinyl "wrap". This can be applied to any car, and the quality of the finish can be extraordinary (although I bet this is largely down to the skill of the guy doing it). And apparently it can be removed without detriment to the car's original finish.
A couple of years ago I saw a car parked up in Manchester - it was a C63 AMG finished in an olive green matt finish. Sounds hideous, but actually looked pretty badass.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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It's definitely a matter of skill, I tried doing the bonnet of my Mk2 Golf. Wasn't pretty
Best left to either professionals or people with a flair for that kind of thing. (not me unfortunately)
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I'm Steve.
I used to have a Mk2 Golf 16v a long time ago. I loved that car. They were never pretty anyway, more brutishly handsome!It's definitely a matter of skill, I tried doing the bonnet of my Mk2 Golf. Wasn't pretty
Best left to either professionals or people with a flair for that kind of thing. (not me unfortunately)
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
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I'm Gary.
That's a fair point lol
The somewhat challenged looks certainly aren't helped by a sheet of wrinkly matt black vinyl on the bonnet though, it got even worse when I removed said vinyl and the lacquer coat came off with it
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VW had a problem with paintwork shedding lacquer for a while. It started coming off the roof of my Golf estate so I peeled it and re-lacquered it.I removed said vinyl and the lacquer coat came off with it
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