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David

Psssst....feelthy pikchas

OK - so that was the teaser - THIS is what it'll be all about if I can find the dosh (and I'm trying)

And just in case anyone is interested: 4.2 liter twin turbo V8 - 450 BHP - 0-60 in 4.5 seconds - sheer muscle!

Nice

Aw sheet, mate. She's a right beaut!

I think there's one just like that, in white, just down the street from us. Haven't seen it in a while, so maybe it packed it in.

My wife's Italian, so must say all good things about FIAT...

ian wrote:OK - so that was the teaser - THIS is what it'll be all about if I can find the dosh (and I'm trying)!

That's a great ride Ian, here's the new ride Santa left under the tree for me!

Size extra large, of course.

Regards,

James

But I'm serious [censored] it! I know I'm not supposed to get hot knickers about things like this, and that I'm supposed to be thinking sane thoughts but I'm not like that - never have been. (Well, just a bit perhaps)

Thought I'd like to have a look at an Audi and there was no going back - of course, when I saw the RS - WOW - have you seen the way these things are made? I don't go alot on airplanes, less on boats, but this baby is just soooo cool.

Someone's calling me - Yeah, ok Doctor, just coming...

That a seriously nice Audi. Ian, I'd be fully behind your decision to purchase that puppy. I mean, wow. And if your wife/partner lets you, then I'll need them to have a word with my wife and convince that we're in need of a new car. heehee

Our E36 318i has served us well (http://photos3.flickr.com/2558585_c4275ae5de.jpg), but I'm looking forward to the touring edition of the new E90 (3 series). From the photos I've seen, it's a seriously beautiful automobile.

ian wrote:But I'm serious [censored] it!

So was I! Besides, if one couldn't lust after things occasionally, why bother chewing through the restraints every day?

Regards,

James

DavidNZ wrote: And if your wife/partner lets you, then I'll need them to have a word with my wife and convince that we're in need of a new car. heehee.

Had one once but she didn't work properly and sadly 'He' took her back - sorry - don't want to put the mockers on a great thread.

As to your BM - 'Nice Wheels' as we say here (well, I do) - I had a 318i in the UK, Volvos etc. but now as I'm single and there's still a few red corpuscles left, I thought I'd see what else was available that could start the adrenalin going...this will take some time, but I usually get what I want in the end.

David - I'll willingly come over and try to convince your wife if you really want me to...!!

morrow wrote:allright!! youse guys..
one more car pic (link).. just ONE MORE and i will feel the need to put up my little (current) stable..

including, but not limited to, the AML1..

But don't you see? That's what we're waiting for...perhaps on billmorrow.com? (Now that Caroline is out of danger)

Please...

morrow wrote:allright!! youse guys..
one more car pic (link).. just ONE MORE and i will feel the need to put up my little (current) stable..

including, but not limited to, the AML1..

OK, I double-dare you!

Mommy says I can get a replacement for The Hammer, now that the hydro-pneumatic suspension is going, and I've selected one of these:


Which, I'll admit, makes very little sense nowadays, but the Quattroporte is one of the few cars I've lusted after for a long time that I haven't managed to acquire. Now I've just got to find one for what I can afford, which means I'll have to settle for one of these, with the V8 of course!


Or one of these:

to replace my late, and much lamented, 5000 Turbo Quattro.

But what I REALLY want of course is:


Zoom zoom,

James

I have to put the Bentley first - even though I know I'll never spend much time behind the wheel of one...as for the Maseratis, strangely I prefer the later model.

This said, it might be worth taking another look, just incase things have changed...

ian wrote:I have to put the Bentley first - even though I know I'll never spend much time behind the wheel of one...as for the Maseratis, strangely I prefer the later model.

I prefer the later models as well, although the III is quite a handsome car.

My neighbor, the local Bentley dealer, has his personal GT on the block for an unspecified sum, i.e. he's open to "suitable" offers.

He's also been dangling his '98 Brooklands R under my nose for a while and the price is actually becoming somewhat attractive. How sick is that?

I can only wonder what he's replacing the GT with, but he'll be at our annual new year's day party and I plan on worming (or beating!) the info out of him.

Regards,

James

It's great isn't it - my neighbour sells bio-food. I suppose I could ask him what his carrots are going for...

This said, when I last lived in the UK, one of my neighbours was Kiri Te Kanawa - and as far as I know, she didn't actually drive her Bentley.

My ride:

Pretty neat - never actually driven a "Error 404 - Not Found" before - what's it like?

You mean the red thing with casters - neat - must go round corners like a dream...(ok so I'm just jealous about the Quattro...)

JHEM wrote:

ian wrote:OK - so that was the teaser - THIS is what it'll be all about if I can find the dosh (and I'm trying)!

That's a great ride Ian, here's the new ride Santa left under the tree for me!

Size extra large, of course.

Regards,

James

Nice bike JHEM.. Santa brought me this one for x-mas

@JHEM - Nice bike. Are you a bike rider? I have a Trek Road bike that I purchased in 1999. No fenders, no accessories - just 20 pounds of rigid, lightweight Road Bike. I do the Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tour from Brampton (North West of Toronto) to Guelph (West of Toronto) - a distance of 100 miles round trip. Out Saturday in August, stay over at the University of Guelph (making much use of the pub) and return on Sunday. For 10 years now, I have averaged about 23 km/hr or about 14 mph on each trip. I ride with a group of fellow friends evenly matched for age and cycling ability and in a field of 500 - 600 riders, we always place well in the top 100.

(Note: The Niagara Escarpment is in the way. Uphill out and Downhill back. On a dry day, no issue. But I came down two or three years ago in the pouring rain I was coming down the escarpment and lost control. It was either fall over or into the trees. I fell over (at about 35km/hr). I got scraped up pretty nastily and was dripping blood, but a fellow traveller offered me a J-cloth and bungee cord until we could reach the next rest stop and get properly bandaged.)

@ALL - no car to show. I have a venerable old Volvo Sedan. 15 years old, 400,000km, and totally depreciated. Revenue Canada allows me to deduct more that twice as much as it costs to run, so it truly prints money for me. I'm not selling it for a newer model any time soon
... JD Hurst

jjackson02 wrote:Nice bike JHEM.. Santa brought me this one for x-mas

You have excellent taste in bikes!

Regards,

James

jdhurst wrote:@JHEM - Nice bike. Are you a bike rider?

I've been pedalling my a** all over the place for years! I've been riding one of these:

since 1971 and still ride it weekly when I'm able. Carlton aluminum frame, Weinmann alloy concave rims, all Shimano, upgraded cotterless crank, etc., etc., weighs about 26 pounds. But, while the bike has aged well, I haven't and I can't continue to use a drop-handle road bike any longer without my back protesting a great deal. My SIL was kind enough to put a new upright road bike with a suspended front end under the Xmas tree for me.

jdhurst wrote:I ride with a group of fellow friends evenly matched for age and cycling ability and in a field of 500 - 600 riders, we always place well in the top 100.

As a recently diagnosed diabetic I've usually done one of the Tour de Cure rides over the past several years: http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServe ... C_homepage as well as one or more of the Philadelphia to Atlantic City rides for one or another local charity. Out of a highly developed sense of noblesse oblige I always try to finish well back in the pack so as not to steal anyone's thunder.

jdhurst wrote:@ALL - no car to show. I have a venerable old Volvo Sedan. 15 years old, 400,000km, and totally depreciated. Revenue Canada allows me to deduct more that twice as much as it costs to run, so it truly prints money for me. I'm not selling it for a newer model any time soon

I've got an '87 Chevy C30 4X4 Dually truck that's filled with specialized equipment for my oil field work. Clients pay me to have my people drive it to a worksite and park it for up to a year, all while the clock is running! It has 57K miles on it now and has paid for itself many times over.

Regards,

James

Quattro wrote:My ride:

I hear those Sears vacuums really stick to the road!

Regards,

James

You gents remind me of the old saying ... what distinguishes boys from men is the price of their toys.

The tone of your prose is proof that the autos succeded in selling the sizzle. In fact it is the same set of wheels to convey from here to there, wear out and then disposed. At this level a different set of values come into view.

Working here in Detroit (de triot to you foreigners) serving the autos, my view is not well received .. seldom uttered .. but utilitarian.

Frank

ahhh...Ontario plates! (I'm *kind of* from Toronto, so memories)...

I'm starting to fall in love with the new 3 series from the lads at BMW. I despise the new 5 series (so do many automotive journos)...

James - that latter bike you showed is more like what I ride (and 4 pounds lighter as well). I have been fortunate that I can continue to use the drop bars, and at my age, I don't feel any pangs of guilt legging it out as fast as I am able to. I wish you well in your cycling endeavours - it is healthy exercise if you can still do it. Best regards and thanks for the detailed and highly informative responses. .... JD Hurst

jdhurst wrote:I wish you well in your cycling endeavours - it is healthy exercise if you can still do it.

Thank you very much for those good wishes JD, they mean a lot to me, especially as I've been finding myself resorting to my least favored means of transportation more and more of late:


My venerable E&J chariot.

I'd go in for additional back surgery tomorrow if they'd improve the odds from 50-50!

Regards,

James

my ride...not so clean anymore:

RCube wrote:my ride...not so clean anymore

Another discriminating Specialized rider!

Ah...... Vancouver!!! Great city.

Last time I was there I was crossing the street, minding my own business and as I went to step up onto the curb one of your local trolls must have yanked it out from under my foot. Some deeply rooted memory from my past kicked in, I wound up doing a s..l..o..w motion shoulder roll and found myself lying on the ground wondering how I had arrived there.

I looked up to see the deeply concerned face of my son peering down at me and solicitously asking if I were OK. When I assured him I was fine, he fell over in gales of laughter and joined me on the ground.

As I've listened to him regale all and sundry over the intervening years with the tale of my "Vancouver Adventure" I've come to realize that he really IS my son and takes after me in every way!

I've created a monster.

Regards,

James

JHEM wrote:

RCube wrote:my ride...not so clean anymore

Another discriminating Specialized rider!

Ah...... Vancouver!!! Great city.

Last time I was there I was crossing the street, minding my own business and as I went to step up onto the curb one of your local trolls must have yanked it out from under my foot. Some deeply rooted memory from my past kicked in, I wound up doing a s..l..o..w motion shoulder roll and found myself lying on the ground wondering how I had arrived there.

I looked up to see the deeply concerned face of my son peering down at me and solicitously asking if I were OK. When I assured him I was fine, he fell over in gales of laughter and joined me on the ground.

As I've listened to him regale all and sundry over the intervening years with the tale of my "Vancouver Adventure" I've come to realize that he really IS my son and takes after me in every way!

I've created a monster.

Regards,

James

haha

yeap vancouver is a great city to live.

And any city is a great city to drink in mate!!!!! WAOOOOhooooo!!!