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

MINI returns / Samsung D600 upgrade

yep after three days I finally get the car back.
They have also fixed the broken rear exhaust bracket (sweet) which I didnt even ask for. All in all top service from Henry Bros in Glasgow.
The only downside I can see for now is that the replacement screen strip they have fitted looks a bit of a dogs breakfast :-) So I may have to redo that myself.
Otherwise brill , not only that the brakes def feel better (fluid change) and the steering is waaaay better (track rod end change + KDS alignment)
Car just passed 28k miles.

Also got a phone upgrade today to a D600 from my previous D500.
Biggest diff is from 1.3 to 2 MP camera.
Initial disappointment ! It doesnt seem as well built, the slide mechanism feels much cheaper and the camera is not protected anymore.
However it does come with a TV output and a USB cable [chances of the driver working on XP64 ??? Nil probably :-(]
Anyway its charging just now and I will report back once Ive actually used it !

J

track rod end @ 27k miles????

mmmm well no car back just yet.
Oil Service , upper screen strip and also changing the brake fluid to be done.
Not only that they reckon it needs a new track rod end and KDS (realignment check)
, maybe thats why I felt the handling was a bit ropey???
Dealer was good tho and hopefully I will get it back tommorrow.

Bike gets an airing...

At last a semi dry day , so I had to take the bike out :-)
Absolutely sublime but a bit hairy at times, especially about 2 miles into the run while Im taking it very easy!!!
Going very slow because the bikes been stored for 3 weeks but even so ye olde back tyre gave an almighty wobble whilst mid corner , needless to say I needed new underwear. Anyway gradually lent the bike over more and more and got the feel back from the tyres , there were some dry patches to have some full throttle fun.
In fact today I had more 'headshake' from 1st and 2nd full bore accel than in the last 5k miles !?! go figure , maybe the colder air means the bike producing a few more horses.
Anways , I ended up down in Stranraer which was great , lots a nice sweeping corners.
Even drier on the way back so could open it up a bit. Back home to wash it and put some more scottoil protectant on, now its tucked up back in bed.
What a bike :-)
5900 miles just now btw

MINI in for a service tommorrow.

J