Aye, she did mention that! :-)
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Aye, she did mention that! :-)
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 14,031
I'm inthescottishmafia.
The Alfa is dead. :-(
Cambelt has gone. The car is toast, not economically viable to repair. My own fault, been putting off changing it for ages, as the cost approaches what the car was worth.
On the upside, have put a deposit down on a nice Jag.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Sorry to hear of the demise of your ‘Italian Stallion’, dude… Never mind, the Jag should act as an even better babe magnet
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and 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.
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Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 14,031
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Think Michelle would have something to say about that!
The Jaaaag will be good if we get a bad winter though, being 4wd.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: N E Kent
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I'm Geoff.
Sorry to hear your Alfa has 'had it' Ali. Is there no cheap way to sort it? Maybe an engine swap or if the damage is not too bad a cylinder head replacement? Any Alfa is worth sorting, as eventually every model they made becomes a sought after 'Classic'!
Which Jag are getting?
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Location: Athens
Posts: 269
I'm Dimitris.
My carriage is an Audi A3 1.8t 180PS Quattro (8L)
I got it second hand 8 years ago with ~50000 kilometers (metric here) and it runs perfectly
Unfortunately with crisis banging as hard here in Greece and our moronic leaders that are just increasing taxes, I am mostly using my little ninja these days... The Kawasaki Ninja 250R.
I only use the car on dates, when it is raining, or when I have to carry something big. Still love it though... I really like the tight sensation of it... suspension, steering wheel, stick... feels awesome...
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Location: Napier, New Zealand
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I'm Andrei.
'Babe magnet' very good! Some years ago I had an 18 year old client - a skinny little prick, runt of the litter - who drove a Valiant Rebel. He almost needed a telephone book to see over the steering wheel. I asked him why he had this gas guzzler and his answer was, and I quote, "It's a chick puller"!Originally Posted by Marco
Sorry to hear of the demise of your ‘Italian Stallion’, dude… Never mind, the Jag should act as an even better babe magnet
Marco.
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Moderator & Terminator!
Location: N E Kent
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I'm Geoff.
Given up driving fancy motors. I just keep a couple of little runabouts now!
Ninety percent of the time it's only me (and the dog) in the car and I don't have to go anywhere fast. The latest one is smooth and quiet, as quick as a BL Mini Cooper S, has free tax, very low insurance, does an claimed 74 mpg (nearer 65 I reckon) and uses a timing chain instead of a dubious belt.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Moderator & Terminator!
Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,612
I'm Geoff.
Are you all aware that as from 1st October, you cannot sell a car with tax on!
It has to be retained by the seller and redeemed. That should make for some inconvenience when buying a used motor. That's at least two trips you'll have to make one to view and buy the car. Then coming away with the paperwork so you can tax it, then returning to collect the car once taxed. Unless of course you can do it online at the seller's home/showroom.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Drunken Administrator
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I'm Martin.
There is, nowadays, a thing called a 'smartfone' that will let you do it from anywhere there is a signal....
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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