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Re: This week I have changed my mind... -
02-26-2007
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"Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:u-ednUgU-KGCD3_YnZ2dnUVZ8sWhnZ2d (AT) eclipse (DOT) net.uk... DervMan <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54ee9hF20fao5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54bufqF1vuqahU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: I've also considered R32s, but they're too much coin, and 147 GTAs but I don't think I dare. And an S2000 if my back will let me after more surgery in a month or so. I've been having a shot of an S2000 today. My back is fine, never gives me problems, but I don't know if it could handle an S2000 every day. I'm not sure my license could handle an S2000 every day either. Did the sound above 6,000rpm make you do sex wee? I've never driven one, naturally a test drive will be required before making an objective decision. This is why I don't wanna test the 147 GTA - because I just *know* it's a bad idea, but it's gonna be amazing to drive... Can't say I found the noise all that exciting, but fuck me if 6k - 9krpm isn't more addictive than masturbation. 2nd gear and some beans will happily get you into trouble with the law. Mind you, 3rd 4th 5th and 6th will probably happily see them become small dots in the mirror. (c: Therein is the car's problem. You can only legally hear that noise in four gears. Reverse, neutral, first and second. Actually as I recall in second it's not legal either meh. They have a reputation for being twitchy too. I still reckon that a Boxster is the best 2 seat cabrio for everyday use, or the SLK if you want hardtop. Boxster seats and driving position are brilliant. SLKs are just *too* gay though unfortunately. An MX5 is more manly. |
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In news:54fu5eF1vc77hU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net, Iridium <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:u-ednUgU-KGCD3_YnZ2dnUVZ8sWhnZ2d (AT) eclipse (DOT) net.uk... DervMan <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54ee9hF20fao5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54bufqF1vuqahU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: I've also considered R32s, but they're too much coin, and 147 GTAs but I don't think I dare. And an S2000 if my back will let me after more surgery in a month or so. I've been having a shot of an S2000 today. My back is fine, never gives me problems, but I don't know if it could handle an S2000 every day. I'm not sure my license could handle an S2000 every day either. Did the sound above 6,000rpm make you do sex wee? I've never driven one, naturally a test drive will be required before making an objective decision. This is why I don't wanna test the 147 GTA - because I just *know* it's a bad idea, but it's gonna be amazing to drive... Can't say I found the noise all that exciting, but fuck me if 6k - 9krpm isn't more addictive than masturbation. 2nd gear and some beans will happily get you into trouble with the law. Mind you, 3rd 4th 5th and 6th will probably happily see them become small dots in the mirror. (c: Therein is the car's problem. You can only legally hear that noise in four gears. Reverse, neutral, first and second. Actually as I recall in second it's not legal either meh. They have a reputation for being twitchy too. I still reckon that a Boxster is the best 2 seat cabrio for everyday use, or the SLK if you want hardtop. Boxster seats and driving position are brilliant. SLKs are just *too* gay though unfortunately. An MX5 is more manly. The Boxster S is excellent fun. |
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"Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:erutj6$i6b$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:54fu5eF1vc77hU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net, Iridium <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:u-ednUgU-KGCD3_YnZ2dnUVZ8sWhnZ2d (AT) eclipse (DOT) net.uk... DervMan <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54ee9hF20fao5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54bufqF1vuqahU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: I've also considered R32s, but they're too much coin, and 147 GTAs but I don't think I dare. And an S2000 if my back will let me after more surgery in a month or so. I've been having a shot of an S2000 today. My back is fine, never gives me problems, but I don't know if it could handle an S2000 every day. I'm not sure my license could handle an S2000 every day either. Did the sound above 6,000rpm make you do sex wee? I've never driven one, naturally a test drive will be required before making an objective decision. This is why I don't wanna test the 147 GTA - because I just *know* it's a bad idea, but it's gonna be amazing to drive... Can't say I found the noise all that exciting, but fuck me if 6k - 9krpm isn't more addictive than masturbation. 2nd gear and some beans will happily get you into trouble with the law. Mind you, 3rd 4th 5th and 6th will probably happily see them become small dots in the mirror. (c: Therein is the car's problem. You can only legally hear that noise in four gears. Reverse, neutral, first and second. Actually as I recall in second it's not legal either meh. They have a reputation for being twitchy too. I still reckon that a Boxster is the best 2 seat cabrio for everyday use, or the SLK if you want hardtop. Boxster seats and driving position are brilliant. SLKs are just *too* gay though unfortunately. An MX5 is more manly. The Boxster S is excellent fun. Too much coin for me I fear. |
944 Turbo?
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"Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54gca4F20sbdtU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:erutj6$i6b$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:54fu5eF1vc77hU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net, Iridium <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:u-ednUgU-KGCD3_YnZ2dnUVZ8sWhnZ2d (AT) eclipse (DOT) net.uk... DervMan <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54ee9hF20fao5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54bufqF1vuqahU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: I've also considered R32s, but they're too much coin, and 147 GTAs but I don't think I dare. And an S2000 if my back will let me after more surgery in a month or so. I've been having a shot of an S2000 today. My back is fine, never gives me problems, but I don't know if it could handle an S2000 every day. I'm not sure my license could handle an S2000 every day either. Did the sound above 6,000rpm make you do sex wee? I've never driven one, naturally a test drive will be required before making an objective decision. This is why I don't wanna test the 147 GTA - because I just *know* it's a bad idea, but it's gonna be amazing to drive... Can't say I found the noise all that exciting, but fuck me if 6k - 9krpm isn't more addictive than masturbation. 2nd gear and some beans will happily get you into trouble with the law. Mind you, 3rd 4th 5th and 6th will probably happily see them become small dots in the mirror. (c: Therein is the car's problem. You can only legally hear that noise in four gears. Reverse, neutral, first and second. Actually as I recall in second it's not legal either meh. They have a reputation for being twitchy too. I still reckon that a Boxster is the best 2 seat cabrio for everyday use, or the SLK if you want hardtop. Boxster seats and driving position are brilliant. SLKs are just *too* gay though unfortunately. An MX5 is more manly. The Boxster S is excellent fun. Too much coin for me I fear. 944 Turbo? |
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"DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e32b6b$0$28978$da0feed9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54gca4F20sbdtU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "Pete M" <pete.murray (AT) bogoffwithzepressedmeatblueyonder (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:erutj6$i6b$1 (AT) registered (DOT) motzarella.org... In news:54fu5eF1vc77hU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net, Iridium <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wittered on forthwith; "Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:u-ednUgU-KGCD3_YnZ2dnUVZ8sWhnZ2d (AT) eclipse (DOT) net.uk... DervMan <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54ee9hF20fao5U1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: "Douglas Payne" <douggie (AT) cheerful (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54bufqF1vuqahU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... Iridium wrote: I've also considered R32s, but they're too much coin, and 147 GTAs but I don't think I dare. And an S2000 if my back will let me after more surgery in a month or so. I've been having a shot of an S2000 today. My back is fine, never gives me problems, but I don't know if it could handle an S2000 every day. I'm not sure my license could handle an S2000 every day either. Did the sound above 6,000rpm make you do sex wee? I've never driven one, naturally a test drive will be required before making an objective decision. This is why I don't wanna test the 147 GTA - because I just *know* it's a bad idea, but it's gonna be amazing to drive... Can't say I found the noise all that exciting, but fuck me if 6k - 9krpm isn't more addictive than masturbation. 2nd gear and some beans will happily get you into trouble with the law. Mind you, 3rd 4th 5th and 6th will probably happily see them become small dots in the mirror. (c: Therein is the car's problem. You can only legally hear that noise in four gears. Reverse, neutral, first and second. Actually as I recall in second it's not legal either meh. They have a reputation for being twitchy too. I still reckon that a Boxster is the best 2 seat cabrio for everyday use, or the SLK if you want hardtop. Boxster seats and driving position are brilliant. SLKs are just *too* gay though unfortunately. An MX5 is more manly. The Boxster S is excellent fun. Too much coin for me I fear. 944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. |
You need to try one before dismissing it...
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944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. You need to try one before dismissing it... |
give a fuck how 'special' it may or may not be - I can't be arsed with the
hassle of owning an old shed.
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"DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e33baa$0$22117$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... 944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. You need to try one before dismissing it... No I don't. It's too old for me to even want to consider. End. I don't give a fuck how 'special' it may or may not be - I can't be arsed with the hassle of owning an old shed. |
Okay. In that case you're going to need to open your wallet a little
wider...
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"Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54h6ljF2105iuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e33baa$0$22117$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... 944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. You need to try one before dismissing it... No I don't. It's too old for me to even want to consider. End. I don't give a fuck how 'special' it may or may not be - I can't be arsed with the hassle of owning an old shed. Okay. In that case you're going to need to open your wallet a little wider... |
When all said and done, it's still only a car heh. Many exciting enough
newish things are in budget.
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"DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e3d9be$0$22121$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54h6ljF2105iuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e33baa$0$22117$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... 944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. You need to try one before dismissing it... No I don't. It's too old for me to even want to consider. End. I don't give a fuck how 'special' it may or may not be - I can't be arsed with the hassle of owning an old shed. Okay. In that case you're going to need to open your wallet a little wider... Well I don't want to to encompass Boxster S levels of spending really :-) When all said and done, it's still only a car heh. Many exciting enough newish things are in budget. |
Absolutely!
Have you considered a high performance bike?
Okay as you know they're not for me. I see the appeal. But they're just
not for me.
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"Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54idnaF211tgjU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e3d9be$0$22121$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:54h6ljF2105iuU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:45e33baa$0$22117$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... 944 Turbo? Too old and kinda minging. You need to try one before dismissing it... No I don't. It's too old for me to even want to consider. End. I don't give a fuck how 'special' it may or may not be - I can't be arsed with the hassle of owning an old shed. Okay. In that case you're going to need to open your wallet a little wider... Well I don't want to to encompass Boxster S levels of spending really :-) When all said and done, it's still only a car heh. Many exciting enough newish things are in budget. Absolutely! Have you considered a high performance bike? Okay as you know they're not for me. I see the appeal. But they're just not for me. |
pretty brisk, as fast as SteveHs VFR on paper - I don't know if that means
it's good or not unfortunately though heh.
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