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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:00:48 +0100, "Steve H on the road"
> wrote: >I'm away for a few days now, but I'll have a look when I get home. No problem! -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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SteveH wrote:
> Catman > wrote: > >>> No, he's not a hairdresser. I think he's not ghey, either. But you never >>> know ;-) >> *slap* >> >> Prius driver. > > It's free, has a nice stereo and is easily the most refined motorway car > you can buy for under £30k. > >> I'm going to sod off to Singapore now. Will no doubt be on line for bits >> and pieces. > > I'm off to Dudley in a few minutes. > > The joys of a 3 day Advanced Food Safety course. My, if only I could chose -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:48:59 +0100, (SteveH) > wrote: > >> But the SZ / RZ is nothing more than a shortened 75 with non-rusting >> panels. (OK, the floor still rots, but that's a minor point).... both >> myself and Catman have run 75s as dailer drivers, so can't see any >> reason why an SZ (especially) couldn't be used. > > I just think of it as more a treasured collectors car than a commuter > mule..that's all. I've no doubt it's up to it but would you want to if > you actually owned one? > Dunno TBH. Maybe I should find out? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Zathras wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:54:38 +0100, Catman > > wrote: > >> There's no real reason an SZ cant be run every day. I've not read >> SteveH's post yet, but I suspect it's along the lines of '75 running >> gear, cheap to run and service etc etc' > > I know I wasn't clear but, I really wasn't commenting on physical > reliability and more the possibility that you might treasure and value > an SZ to the point where you might tend to want to preserve it as a > treasured collectors item rather than have it battered by the constant > deterioration of the daily commute. > > Or, in other words, to me the SZ/RZ is more a priceless collectors > item than the Maserati. > > YMMV. > Nope, I think that's absolutely true in a comparative sense. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Halmyre wrote:
> In article >, > says... >> Catman > wrote: >> >>> There's no real reason an SZ cant be run every day. I've not read >>> SteveH's post yet, but I suspect it's along the lines of '75 running >>> gear, cheap to run and service etc etc' >> You can read my mind.... the only massive mechanical change is that the >> front suspension is coilover, rather than torsion bars. >> >> >> > > <pedant mode> > coil springs *are* torsion bars, bent into a spiral shape > /me poises slap /me relents No you're correct -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:55:14 +0100, Catman
> wrote: >Dunno TBH. Maybe I should find out? Certainly. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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