dreaming again...

couldnt sleep cos I'm not well , so was surfing through pistonheads classifieds :-)
So heres a pic of a topaz blue M3 E46 yum....

other cars of note were Lotus Carltons,Escort Cosworths,Lotus Elans and one of my faves (after the BMW) was a blue Lotus Esprit V8 :-)
Oh well , one can but dream.........
Enjoy the holidays
JohnO

MINI hits 30k miles

First off Happy Christmas to everyone :-)

First pic
So thats now 30k on the MINI , at least 4k on the new wheels and tyres and still plenty of tread left (result). Car is running great.
Had a funny moment today when the cruise control switched off because I hit a large patch of standing water at 70mph on the A77 , didnt realise triggering traction control turned off cc LOL. No matter , car just tracked thru it , mostly down to those GSD3 tyres ...

Second pic is of the rear wheel with the car parked on a hill, subsequently I was pleased to see that the wheel made it up into the wheelarch (hence the pic) , the car would look superb lowered to that degree but hey it wouldnt be practical as the front spoiler is already an issue on std ride height.
G*d how sad am I taking a photo of that? LOL

Third pic is an EVO2 seen out on my travels and its just for my mate Dave :-)
Not a patch on yours Dave.

CBR1000RR 2006 model got a good review in MCN this week .... mmmm just maybe .....

Enjoy your mince pies
J

6000 miles on bike at last...

Yep its true :-)
Another run out to Stranraer. Didnt see another bike at all :-(
Sunny on the way out , very cold and raining on the way back LOL
Very slippy to be honest and a lot of mud on the roads from tractors.
Bike still felt superb though, passed the six thousand mile mark on the way back.
For some reason it still only did 100 miles to a tank!!! and I was REALLY keeping the revs down. Wheelspin in 2nd under full throttle (didnt dare it in 1st!).
Bike was filthy and got the usual clean before being put back into the garage.
Also seems ok so far as far as leaving the alarm on (re:battery levels), that was 3 weeks left and it started on the button.
Summer gloves arent good enough in winter , my hands were numb. Reminds me of the heated grips on the BMW 1200R bliss :-)
So thats 6000 miles from 6th April (DAS test pass) to now 27th Nov , nearly 8 months , not bad me thinks , and of course I'm still here which is a bonus LOL

dirty rear .... / my old golf spotted / D600 phone update

Only 400 odd miles and the car looks like this!!!
And to think the GP doesnt have a rear wiper ! Oh dear...
But then maybe their owners wont plan on taking the car out in winter.

Also passed my old Mk2 Golf GTi 'E98 JNH' on the motorway last night :-)
Heres a reminder [taken when it put out 85bhp@wheels at AVA dyno]....

How cool is that? A great car that I remember really fondly. Hi to Euan if it was you driving. Funny thing is I just knew it was my old car coming up to it (it was dark), dunno why I just did.

Phone update : Its cool :-)
Much better than I initially thought , the screen really is great.
The cameras good (although the fact its not protected by the slide IS an issue)
The microSD is a must have , just put all your stuff on that and use a USB adapter to plug it into your pc to get photos , much easier and quicker than bluetooth that I used to use.

no way the bikes getting used in this weather , its way too slippy even in the MINI.
J

Lightweight GP with MO wheels...

so what do you think.....?


rip the spoiler off and get the window tints sorted and we might be getting there :-)

microSD card for D600 / Albums of the moment

bought a 512MB microSD (Transflash) card for the D600 (comes with a SD adapter) and also a USB reader from http://www.mobymemory.com/ , excellent service and delivered next day :-) Card is tiny... Dimensions: 15 x 11 x 1 mm (L x W x D)
Heres a pic of the phone.

So far Im a lot happier with it. keypad has a quality feel.
Alas Samsung have not fixed some glaring omissions like being able to set SMS tones.
Menu styles are even more retricted , however the GUI is quick and easy to use.
Slide mechanism certainly doesnt feel as high a quality as D500 , time will tell but so far , so good :-)

Recently been listening to

Jazzyfatnastees : The Once & Future
Jazzyfatnastees : The Tortoise And The Hare
Dr Jones : Groovelution
Dr Jones : Sugar
Five Point Plan : Rare
Kem : Kemistry
Kem : Kem II
Incognito : Eleven

All top notch and a real find in a Jazz Funk Style :-)

Car continues to run well , although some recent high speed continuous cruising I could definitely smell burning !! Lets hope it was just the exhaust.
Dealer also phoned me to see if I was interested in the Lightweight Works !?!?!
Severely tempted but @ 22k and not quite what I'd hoped style wise perhaps not.
Besides I want my next car to be an E46 M3 on 19's mmmm drooool
lots of cash though , so for now the MINI stays , and to be honest the longer I have it the more I love it :-) Superb car that makes you smile everytime you get behind the wheel.
J