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From: Andy Bonwick on 22 Nov 2009 08:37 On 22 Nov 2009 13:12:11 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Andy Bonwick wrote: > >> No, I'm trying for the casual goad to see if I can stir a couple of >> others into getting off their arses and invading Europe again. > >We need to sort dates soon. Hop to it then. My preference is still for leaving on (or around) the last weekend in February thus avoiding the winter tyres rule that finishes on the 28th Feb. One of our number has been noticeably absent recently but last time we spoke he said he was still coming along.
From: Lady Nina on 22 Nov 2009 08:39 On 22 Nov 2009 13:15:27 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Joking aside, you'd really miss out on some memorable trips if you always >thought like that. Despite hating the cold and camping I'm very glad I did the elephant run in 2008. There's still North Africa on 200cc or less to be completed. Perhaps setting off from an *OSM? -- Lady Nina
From: Pip Luscher on 22 Nov 2009 08:40 On 22 Nov 2009 11:03:42 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Pip Luscher wrote: > >> > What about steering-column-mounted gear shifts (standard or >> > automatic)? Do they protrude from the right side like here, or on >> > the left? (And where is the turn signal lever?) >> >> Column shifts are rare here. I haven't seen one in years. > >Column shifts tend to be on the right - the last one I had was on a 1975 >SAAB 96 (manual). > >The old Jag autos were on the right too. Odd. Dim childhood memory says that Dad's Zephyr column shift was on the left. -- -Pip
From: Pip Luscher on 22 Nov 2009 08:41 On 22 Nov 2009 11:24:14 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >doetnietcomputeren wrote: > >> > (And where is the turn signal lever?) >> >> On a stalk behind the steering wheel. Could be left, could be right, >> depending on brand. > >Depends, my A35 had it in the middle of the dashboard. Ditto Renault 4s. -- -Pip
From: wessie on 22 Nov 2009 08:47
totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote in news:1j9l24r.1eh71jjpzcd6oN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk: > wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_CD3_platform > > Interesting (if short) read, that. Am I right in thinking that the CD3 > platform hasn't been used on any Ford Europe cars? > > that's how I interpreted it, and wikipedia is pretty reliable for this sort of information. If you dig deeper, the Mondeo platform was tried in the US and Australia where it flopped. Complex, and interesting stuff, the socio-economics of vehicle production. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS |