Posted by masseur
I knew someone would spot that and I was almost tempted to edit it out!
there are two disabled spots in that area but there are no disabled people that ever use them (its at a mates place), so they are just treated as regular parking spots.
however, I was there for just a few mins for the taking of the pics for the MR2 MK1 club, as you can probably judge from the fact I'm not totally in the spot (just half in, half out)
anyway, twas a nice day for doing this car stuff! not sure we'll get another w/e like this for a while
@fatreg, whats your, er, brum brum?
Posted by fatreg
as long as it was a 2 minute stop big m! I often pull people up on the fact they are parked in disabled places at super markets, shops etc etc, and no, I'm not no goody two shoes but my father was disabled and when you see a space filled with a none disabled person it sorts of gets your back up, people often give 2 sorts of reply, a sh!t I'm sorry I'll move it or a what you gonna do about it look, in which case not a lot but don't be worried when you get back to your car and your tires have no air!
my little brum brum is only a wee Corsa D, getting ready for the winter with it, it had a proper wax and polish today.. I'll go snap some pics...
Posted by masseur
well I'm with you on that and never take disabled spots normally, though I do hold back form actually having a go at others.
I doubt my toy-ota will get much play during the winter unless its a dry weekend. its 21 years old but in excellent nick with just 60,000 miles and always garaged now so hopefully it will stay the way it is
so on days like these it gets more love and attention than the mrs!
Posted by fatreg
you canny beat the opening sequence to the Italian Job... I may even bust it out tonight and watch it... My signed Michael Caine copy
you know it's had some TLC when the reflection is this good...
car is very much still work in progress, need new alloys, need lowering, and I need to smooth off the door handles and go all euro on it!
Posted by masseur
I really thought a Corsa was something different! I didn't realise they'd modernised them to this extent.
there was a time when the Vauxhall Corsa was imported to Australia and called the Holden Barina, but I guess that was the previous incarnation of the Corsa.
looks like you've put as much elbow grease into it as I have, but I'm trying to keep mine as original as possible so not too many changes although I'm about to change the induction system for a more modern K&N jobby but I still have even the original radio casette, alloys, etc etc and it still goes like the pocket rocket it was all those years ago!
btw, a Michael Caine signed version of the Italian Job sounds cool... one of my all time favourite movies
Posted by fatreg
ah, but do you have any tapes to put in the cassette player?
I had one of the old incarnations of Corsa but decided I'd do;
to it!
ahh... K&N filters, dead good but don't expect any noticeable difference in performance at all.. it may only add about 1-3bhp to your pocket rocket....
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Posted by masseur
oops!
remember I'm an oldie and yep, I do have a few tapes still.. even the original "now thats what I call music" on double cassette, but also my GPS has an FM transmitter and plays mp3 etc, and the reception on the radio is great! shame about hte 3/2" front and 4" rear speakers (might change those sometime)
the Mk1 club suggest the measured performance improvement from the Mk1 K&N kit is about 5-8bhp due to the cold air feed hose it comes with, but the biggest improvement apparantly is the sound (yeah!)
if there a big following of these latest Corsa? I remember from previous threads here that the previous Corsa's were popular for customising and improving performance
Posted by MWEB
Nicely debadged Reg, if you play your stereo loud enough, you might drown out the derv rattle and convince people it's an SRI
Posted by fatreg
is it a straight cold air feed? a la flying spur? Now 1 on tape? my sweet lord, thought it was on a 12" only, there's a largish following with the corsa D, it's very big for modding in Germany and Poland the car isn't as it was though, the new Corsa is a lot roomier than it's predecessor and as such is a larger car, no longer a hot hatch, more of a meaty mortgage, but aye, the sound from a K&N filter can be rather good indeed, My bro has a K&N filter with a straight through steel exhaust, sounds real nice for a little seat....
Mweb... it's a petrol sxi.. I don't see the point of the sri, it's near as damn it the same price as the vxr...?
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Posted by MWEB
oops sorry reg, with you coming from Doset n all, i thought the D that you mentioned meant the dreaded Derv
, it's the model designation i now realize, very nice, classy little cars them, just a pity from my perspective that a folded pram wont fit in the boot, or i'd have one myself.
Very nice "almost classic" Toyota too Masseur
Posted by fatreg
ah yeah, D as in the 4th incarnation of Corsa... Although Corsa A was a Nova over here... diesel is what buses and tanks use, not cars! I'd use four star if I could buy a car that used it, I'm not sold on the whole global warming malarkey, oh and no no chance of getting a buggy in the back of a Corsa D, I struggle with my weekly shopping as I'm a single person.... so god knows how families get on that have them!
on a side note, I see F reg plates get released on 7th October, but not F47 REG.. grrr, they are only releasing F1-20
Posted by masseur
On 2008-09-21 18:42:27, fatreg wrote:
is it a straight cold air feed? a la flying spur?
now you lost me... I'm not really mechanically minded though I know from my pilot studies that cold air is more dense and so gives better performance, but here's a PDF of the Mk1 kit so maybe you can tell me
but aye, the sound from a K&N filter can be rather good indeed, My bro has a K&N filter with a straight through steel exhaust, sounds real nice for a little seat
I gotta say that I'm more for the sound than the possible performance enhancement
Now 1 on tape? my sweet lord, thought it was on a 12" only
yeah, it was on viynl and casette (see wiki and its got things like Amii Stewart (of Knock on wood fame) with "Friends" on it, which at the time was alot of the reason why I bought it... its was a great party tape too in the early 80's!
there's a largish following with the corsa D, it's very big for modding in Germany and Poland the car isn't as it was though, the new Corsa is a lot roomier than it's predecessor and as such is a larger car, no longer a hot hatch, more of a meaty mortgage, ....
my first thought was that it was untypical of what I thought you'd have when you first mentioned it, but we all have our own ideas. I've always loved the MR2 since I had one of the first to arrive in Australian in 1987 but then had to give it up in late 89 when our son was about due and my wife could no longer climb in and out of the car, even with me yanking her arms!
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Posted by haynesycop
God my car is a mess, it's not had a single clean yet, gathers dust like there is no tomorrow. When i get a chance i'll give it a clean, just been so busy lately. Looks in very good condition that nice one.
Posted by fatreg
get on and clean it then! a dirty car isn't pretty!
Posted by Burgaz
I don't know why i feel good today... I just do!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
The new Kings Of Leon album came out today! Amazing album...
Posted by gola
It's a public holiday in South Africa
Posted by Miss UK
Got these free from work
Posted by Bonovox
Wow not bad cant sniff at something free. Though what buscuits have you got in that tin behind
Posted by arien617
We have a new teacher.
He's a bald scouser who teaches Japanese!
Posted by Miss UK
On 2008-09-24 19:03:00, Bonovox wrote:
Wow not bad cant sniff at something free. Though what buscuits have you got in that tin behind
Im always getting something for nowt at work I also got some PRADA shower gel recentley
Biccys malted milk with chocolate yummy
Posted by haynesycop
Going to see Keane again in January, get in! Also training for a different role at work, exciting times!
Posted by masseur
following the recent pics of nicely polished MR2, today I have finally found my original one still going strong in Melbourne and with 340,000km on it!
I'm very happy to see thats still on the road
Posted by leeboy13
Eid begins soon and i will have time off work
- WOOHOOOO!!!!
Posted by gola
It was a beautiful day
Posted by ÈL ® ö B ì Ñ
Miss UK, we have those phones....My god, they are the biggest pile of crap we've ever bought.
Answer phone doesn't beep or anything to let you know there's a message.
Batteries in the phones last about 5h off the hook.
They feel cheap and plasticy and the keypad sometimes sticks.
They're just an awful set of phones, and it's not just 1 or 2, I've got 6 of the things.
If you can, ebay them!
Posted by Bonovox
My reason to feel good today is im currently walking on a massive 3 mile beach in Tenby south Wales and the sun is shining sky is blue the rain has gone and i feel ALIVE. Its what life is about in my opinion enjoying this kind of thing im loving it. Took some great pics on my K800i. I have not been here since i 1984 with my parents and its not changed a bit such nice memories. The surfers are out in the sea its beautiful here.
Posted by arien617
I got my Grolsch glass and SIGMA 70-300mm DG Macro lens yesterday!
And I'm off to Rome in 17 days too!
Posted by Bonovox
Wow Sigma lenses now thats quality. And Italy is beautiful i have an Italian friend. I think its a lovely country and i love the culture but Rome is not my favourite place there. Parts of it are smelly and dirty but like all cities really. I prefer the far south of Italy.
Posted by arien617
Well Rome is a must see, still. I'd love to see more places in Italy - and I will do sometime in the next few years, after uni etc. I'm still only in year 11, so a not-too-long while yet. It's a bit cliché, but I would love to/will travel the world. Eventually.
Posted by leeboy13
Cityscape Dubai 2008 begins today! happy days!
Posted by gola
Finally submitted my last and biggest uni project for the year, free time here I come
Posted by arien617
Super mega gas problem in school.
Closed until further notice.
I'm happy, and slightly pissed off about this at the same time.
Posted by strizlow800
Yeah weather is great, got 2 good marks at school yesterday, everything is going allright.
What else would be wanted?
Posted by MWEB
On 2008-10-07 09:34:37, arien617 wrote:
Super mega gas problem in school.
Kids been eating too many beans or what?.
Posted by tranced
I'm alive thanks God that's it.
Posted by arien617
On 2008-10-07 11:31:57, MWEB wrote:
On 2008-10-07 09:34:37, arien617 wrote:
Super mega gas problem in school.
Kids been eating too many beans or what?.
Narr, I wish it would have been though!
We've been having some main pipeline problems in the area, there are excavations all over the town!
Coming out of school yesterday, I saw two huge gas meters removed and put in the car park... which they're now digging up.
No heating, hot water, or food in school until they sort it.
Posted by gola
On 2008-10-07 11:31:57, MWEB wrote:
On 2008-10-07 09:34:37, arien617 wrote:
Super mega gas problem in school.
Kids been eating too many beans or what?.
Posted by tranced
i just had my lunch
Posted by Miss UK
Was about to buy a £59.99 pair of Nikes
when I popped into TK Maxx and got these 2
£24.99 each
Posted by gola
Loving the nikes
Bought Neyo's 'year of the gentleman' album, so far so good.
Posted by Burgaz
Only 36 hours of night shifts to go!
Woo!
Posted by Ridahz
Ur gonna miss the night shifts
Am happy erm... because i get paid tomorrow
Posted by tranced
i dont think he'll miss em.
i arrive early today
@miss: you got big feet
Posted by gola
Today was my last lecture day for the year
Posted by GUCCI.011
My dumbass MathLit teacher missed out a whole question that was worth another 12% in my 1st Math exam, i got the whole question right so that brings up my whole average lol, gota love extra marks
Posted by Burgaz
I feel great because as of 04.00 I am no longer an employee of Unisem
Posted by tranced
I'm cool again with my girl.
@gucci: lucky
@burgaz: congrats
Posted by Burgaz
Not long to go now
Posted by leeboy13
i have my UK return date, my last working day in Dubai is 23/12/08
home just in time for xmas - best do my xmas shopping out here aye
heeheee