Busy on here...

In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
> Busy on here...
> 
Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
Maybe everyone has hibernated.

Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't 
found a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh and 
Pete was in CZ, so there go the main posts.
-- 
Carl Robson
Get cashback on your purchases
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"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> Busy on here...

Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are buried 
somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and is usually a 
scrap between two people who have long forgotten the original thread.

I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.

In article <hcn9j8$8m2$1@news.eternal-september.org>, 
zilspeed@beeteeopenworld.com says...
> 
> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> > Busy on here...
> 
> Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are buried 
> somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and is usually a 
> scrap between two people who have long forgotten the original thread.
> 
> I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
> 
> 
> 
Maybe everyone has gone to Argleton and disappeared into the Lancashire 
Triangle.
-- 
Carl Robson
Get cashback on your purchases
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"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
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> Busy on here...

S'not exactly the time of year we think about modding cars....

Hah ! as if anyone actually talks about modifying on here :)

I went out in the Locost on Saturday around 11pm for 20mins, came back 2 
hours later with a big grin on me face[1].
The MOT is due later this month and I need to find/make some bushes for the 
shocks, last year I bought some polys and cut 'em down to fit, but they've 
not worn well at all and there's no way it'll pass until it's fixed.

My tintop's fooked at the mo', it runs perfectly but starting sometimes cues 
clouds of blue smoke, with it being n/a I'm hopeful of it not being the 
turbo and it being valve oil seals ;)

I'm also on the lookout for a cheap 4-door diesel, I can't really expect the 
missus and the sprog (due in Feb) to clamber in the back.
It's gonna upset me though, because for absolutely no reason I can work out, 
I love this car like no other car I've owned, I usually get bored within a 
few months of buying a car and start subconciously shopping for another, but 
not this time, weird....

http://tinyurl.com/picoftheoldgirl

[1] At least the missus was in bed, last time I went AWOL in the car, I set 
off to ASDA for milk, ended up 80miles away at the coast. Dead happy she 
was....

-- 

Tony Bond / UncleFista

www.bradford7.co.uk

Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...

"Elder"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.25592b2ed0e30e30989a6d@news.individual.net...
> In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
>> Busy on here...
>>
> Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
> Maybe everyone has hibernated.
>
> Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't
> found a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh and
> Pete was in CZ, so there go the main posts.
> -- 

Decided on a TVR.  Probably in January.  If all pans out (knowing my luck it 
probably wont).

SD1 is still slowly progressing - just ordered a mod for it.  Woo!

Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> 
> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
>> Busy on here...
> 
> Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are buried 
> somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and is usually 
> a scrap between two people who have long forgotten the original thread.
> 
> I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.

Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?

-- 
Douglas

"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>>
>> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
>> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
>>> Busy on here...
>>
>> Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are buried 
>> somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and is usually 
>> a scrap between two people who have long forgotten the original thread.
>>
>> I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
>
> Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
>
> -- 
> Douglas

Only if you're one of the  pugilists.

That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.

They're cheap eh ?

Not.

He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which ain't 
exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.
156 now for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)

Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> 
> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
> news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>>>
>>> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
>>> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
>>>> Busy on here...
>>>
>>> Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are 
>>> buried somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and 
>>> is usually a scrap between two people who have long forgotten the 
>>> original thread.
>>>
>>> I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
>>
>> Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
>>
>> -- 
>> Douglas
> 
> Only if you're one of the  pugilists.
> 
> That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.
> 
> They're cheap eh ?
> 
> Not.
> 
> He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which ain't 
> exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.
> 156 now for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)

Yay MX-5s.  The one true car.  Red ones go faster.  I've fitted new 
Mazda pads to mine today.  Also cheap.  Not.  Like quite a lot of things 
on my car.

£300 for a hardtop is cheap, especially if its a real Mazda one.  I 
think they were a grand or more new or as an option.  ~£500 still seems 
to be the going rate round these parts.

£500 is also the going rate for a new fully fitted hood.  Mk1s rust 
badly at the rear of the sills and rear arches.

Good luck.

-- 
Douglas

Elder wrote:
> In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
>> Busy on here...
>>
> Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
> Maybe everyone has hibernated.
> 
> Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't 
> found a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh and 
> Pete was in CZ, so there go the main posts.

Friggin' Escort is taking forever to restore. It'll be worth it when 
it's done, but it is taking a long, long time to sort. Had to go to CZ 
to give the chap some money to buy repair panels - luckily with a Mk2 
they're pretty much all available, but hopefully it'll be sorted before 
2010.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113738&id=804084643&l=3e373aee3d

is a load of pics of it so far.

-- 
Pete M - OMF#9

'62 Rover P4 100
'61 Rover P5 3 litre
'78 Escort 1300 Sport
'99 Audi A6 V6 Quattro Avant


"It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will piss you off, why should your 
Alfa experience be different from everyone else's.
Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."

Bob Sherunckle wrote:

> 
> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message
> news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
> > Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> > > 
> >>"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> > > > Busy on here...
> > > 
> > > Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are
> > > buried  somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point
> > > and is usually  a scrap between two people who have long
> > > forgotten the original thread.
> > > 
> > > I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
> > 
> > Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
> > 
> > --  Douglas
> 
> Only if you're one of the  pugilists.
> 
> That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.
> 
> They're cheap eh ?
> 
> Not.
> 
> He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which
> ain't exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.  156 now
> for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)

300 quid for a hardtop is a bloody bargain if it's in decent condition,
OEM ones are usually nearer the 500 mark.

But they're very useful.

-- 
'88 Porsche 911 Targa              '02 Alfa 156 Sportwagon
'96 Elise S1                       '90 Lancia Integrale 8V Kat

"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> Busy on here...

I'm incredibly busy in real life, so there's no time for gassing on here! 
Mind you, it's not as if I'm the font of all car modification knowledge. 
Bring back TDM!

"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> Busy on here...

I haven't put a spanner on a car in ages. Been focusing on bikes.

Fraser

"Bob Sherunckle"  wrote in message 
news:hcnipm$6il$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
> news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>>>
>>> "Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message 
>>> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
>>>> Busy on here...
>>>
>>> Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are buried 
>>> somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point and is usually a 
>>> scrap between two people who have long forgotten the original thread.
>>>
>>> I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
>>
>> Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
>>
>> -- 
>> Douglas
>
> Only if you're one of the  pugilists.
>
> That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.
>
> They're cheap eh ?
>
> Not.
>
> He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which ain't 
> exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.
> 156 now for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)

My girlfriend has a mk1 mx-5 in red with a hardtop.  Only 2 problems:-
1. It's in Scarborough.  Scarborough Western Australia
2. We love it too much to ever sell it.
Brilliant brilliant car.  I am thinking a turbo kit off ebay might be a good 
xmas present for her. : )

Fraser

Fraser Johnston wrote:

> My girlfriend has a mk1 mx-5 in red with a hardtop.  Only 2 problems:-
> 1. It's in Scarborough.  Scarborough Western Australia
> 2. We love it too much to ever sell it.
> Brilliant brilliant car.  I am thinking a turbo kit off ebay might be a good 
> xmas present for her. : )

Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?

I put the hard top on my MX-5 yesterday.  It's now officially winter. (c:

-- 
Douglas

Pete M wrote:
> Elder wrote:
>> In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
>>> Busy on here...
>>>
>> Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
>> Maybe everyone has hibernated.
>>
>> Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't 
>> found a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh and 
>> Pete was in CZ, so there go the main posts.
> 
> Friggin' Escort is taking forever to restore. It'll be worth it when 
> it's done, but it is taking a long, long time to sort. Had to go to CZ 
> to give the chap some money to buy repair panels - luckily with a Mk2 
> they're pretty much all available, but hopefully it'll be sorted before 
> 2010.
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113738&id=804084643&l=3e373aee3d
> 
> is a load of pics of it so far.
> 

Bah I'd love another one of those. No space/time/money though :(

In article <wjGHm.1054$Ym4.810@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
   Tony \(UncleFista\)  wrote:
> Hah ! as if anyone actually talks about modifying on here :)

I've just made and fitted a unit which fades in and out the interior
lights on the SD1. Would that do?

-- 
*A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it uses up a thousand times more memory.  

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article <hcnvee$n9q$1@news.eternal-september.org>, Pete M says...

> Friggin' Escort is taking forever to restore.

There's a surprise.
> It'll be worth it when 
> it's done, 

Oh aye.


> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113738&id=804084643&l=3e373aee3d
> 
> is a load of pics of it so far.

Yep, looks about the right state it should be for an unrestored old Ford 
once you start digging and poking.

-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.

In article , Douglas Payne says...

> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
> 
Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.


-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <wjGHm.1054$Ym4.810@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
>    Tony \(UncleFista\)  wrote:
>> Hah ! as if anyone actually talks about modifying on here :)
> 
> I've just made and fitted a unit which fades in and out the interior
> lights on the SD1. Would that do?
> 
Heh, does it turn 'em on when you take out the ignition key though? Does 
it? Does it? Eh? Eh?

-- 
Pete M - OMF#9

'62 Rover P4 100
'61 Rover P5 3 litre
'78 Escort 1300 Sport
'99 Audi A6 V6 Quattro Avant


"It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will piss you off, why should your 
Alfa experience be different from everyone else's.
Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."

Conor wrote:
> In article , Douglas Payne says...
> 
>> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>>
> Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.

Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top 
realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The 
soft top goes up or down in under 3 secs.

I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top 
turning green during winter.

I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day, 
let alone the night.

I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for 
convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA 
at night.

-- 
Douglas

In article <hcp0o1$jlh$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
   Pete M  wrote:
> Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> > In article <wjGHm.1054$Ym4.810@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
> >    Tony \(UncleFista\)  wrote:
> >> Hah ! as if anyone actually talks about modifying on here :)
> > 
> > I've just made and fitted a unit which fades in and out the interior
> > lights on the SD1. Would that do?
> > 
> Heh, does it turn 'em on when you take out the ignition key though? Does 
> it? Does it? Eh? Eh?

Oh yus. And off after a 5 second delay if you switch on again.

-- 
*The closest I ever got to a 4.0 in school was my blood alcohol content*

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Timo Geusch"  wrote in message 
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> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>
>>
>> "Douglas Payne"  wrote in message
>> news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
>> > Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>> > >
>> >>"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
>> news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
>> > > > Busy on here...
>> > >
>> > > Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are
>> > > buried  somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a point
>> > > and is usually  a scrap between two people who have long
>> > > forgotten the original thread.
>> > >
>> > > I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
>> >
>> > Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
>> >
>> > --  Douglas
>>
>> Only if you're one of the  pugilists.
>>
>> That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.
>>
>> They're cheap eh ?
>>
>> Not.
>>
>> He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which
>> ain't exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.  156 now
>> for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)
>
> 300 quid for a hardtop is a bloody bargain if it's in decent condition,
> OEM ones are usually nearer the 500 mark.
>
> But they're very useful.
>

It's scratched to feck.
The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his colour code 
which seems a fair deal to me.
It has a headlining and a heated screen which is apparently not always the 
case.

Bob Sherunckle wrote:

> It's scratched to feck.
> The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his colour 
> code which seems a fair deal to me.
> It has a headlining and a heated screen which is apparently not always 
> the case.

Another thing to check if your friend hasn't done so is that the car has 
the hardware to take the hardtop.

It needs 2 little 'frankenstein' bolts to go onto the shiny bits on the 
rear deck and a foot bolted to the car where the B pillar would start so 
the hardtop can clip on.

Lots of cars have the bits already, but some don't.

This probably isn't the cheapest way to get it:
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/264

-- 
Douglas

In article , Douglas Payne says...
> 
> Conor wrote:
> > In article , Douglas Payne says...
> > 
> >> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
> >>
> > Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.
> 
> Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top 
> realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The 
> soft top goes up or down in under 3 secs.
> 
> I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top 
> turning green during winter.
> 
> I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day, 
> let alone the night.
> 
> I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for 
> convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA 
> at night.

Ragtops aren't that popular in Oz mainly due to the lack of ozone 
protection.

-- 
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.

Conor wrote:
> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>> Conor wrote:
>>> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>>>
>>>> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>>>>
>>> Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.
>> Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top 
>> realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The 
>> soft top goes up or down in under 3 secs.
>>
>> I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top 
>> turning green during winter.
>>
>> I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day, 
>> let alone the night.
>>
>> I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for 
>> convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA 
>> at night.
> 
> Ragtops aren't that popular in Oz mainly due to the lack of ozone 
> protection.

They aren't that popular in sunny/hot countries generally cos of the 
inevitability of getting burnt to a crisp as I understand it.

However, I know someone who owns a convertible in Dubai and they 
regularly drive with the roof down in the evenings.  As do various 
convertible users I know of in the likes of Florida and Nevada.

Just wondered if there were advantages to installing a hardtop over 
using the perfectly serviceable and standard fit convertible top 
somewhere like Western Australia.  I notice that it makes my car 
slightly stiffer for example.

WA is pretty big mind you, its probably raining in some part of it.

(c:

-- 
Douglas

Bob Sherunckle wrote:

> 
> "Timo Geusch"  wrote in message
> news:xn0gh7evo16yao000@nermal.unix-consult.com...
> > Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> >>"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message
> > > news:7l8vb6F3bv2faU1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> >>> >
> >>>>"Abo" <no@spam.thanks> wrote in message
> > > news:hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net...
> >>> > > Busy on here...
> >>> >
> >>> > Whenever I come in for a look, I usually see that the posts are
> >>> > buried  somewhere deep in a thread where it ceased having a
> point >>> > and is usually  a scrap between two people who have long
> >>> > forgotten the original thread.
> >>> >
> >>> > I don't see the point in contributing to that kind of stuff.
> > > > 
> >>> Heheh.  Isn't pointless scraps the point?
> > > > 
> >>> --  Douglas
> > > 
> > > Only if you're one of the  pugilists.
> > > 
> > > That mate who bought the MX5 has decided to get a hard top.
> > > 
> > > They're cheap eh ?
> > > 
> > > Not.
> > > 
> > > He's paying £300 for one painted to suit , but it's in Essex which
> > > ain't exactly Kirky, but I guess a hardtop is a good idea.  156
> > > now for sale, looking for MK1 MX5 in red :-)
> > 
> > 300 quid for a hardtop is a bloody bargain if it's in decent
> > condition, OEM ones are usually nearer the 500 mark.
> > 
> > But they're very useful.
> > 
> 
> It's scratched to feck.
> The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his
> colour code which seems a fair deal to me.

Same here.

>  It has a headlining and a
> heated screen which is apparently not always the case.

Which suggests its an OEM one. Which is a good thing.

-- 
'88 Porsche 911 Targa              '02 Alfa 156 Sportwagon
'96 Elise S1                       '90 Lancia Integrale 8V Kat

Douglas Payne wrote:

> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
> 
> > It's scratched to feck.
> > The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his
> > colour  code which seems a fair deal to me.  It has a headlining
> > and a heated screen which is apparently not always  the case.
> 
> Another thing to check if your friend hasn't done so is that the car
> has the hardware to take the hardtop.
> 
> It needs 2 little 'frankenstein' bolts to go onto the shiny bits on
> the rear deck and a foot bolted to the car where the B pillar would
> start so the hardtop can clip on.
> 
> Lots of cars have the bits already, but some don't.
> 
> This probably isn't the cheapest way to get it:
> http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/264

You do need the Frankenbolts, but you can get away without the B-post
clamps. I'm not saying it's clever to do so, but you can and the roof
will stay on the car.

-- 
'88 Porsche 911 Targa              '02 Alfa 156 Sportwagon
'96 Elise S1                       '90 Lancia Integrale 8V Kat

"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
news:7lb7jlF3dbi9dU1@mid.individual.net...
> Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>
>> It's scratched to feck.
>> The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his colour 
>> code which seems a fair deal to me.
>> It has a headlining and a heated screen which is apparently not always 
>> the case.
>
> Another thing to check if your friend hasn't done so is that the car has 
> the hardware to take the hardtop.
>
> It needs 2 little 'frankenstein' bolts to go onto the shiny bits on the 
> rear deck and a foot bolted to the car where the B pillar would start so 
> the hardtop can clip on.
>
> Lots of cars have the bits already, but some don't.
>
> This probably isn't the cheapest way to get it:
> http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/264
>
> -- 
> Douglas

It definitely has the Frankenstein bolts, he told me so.
Clearly he's been on some sort of weird interweb based MX5 type forum thingy 
and has learnt the lingo.

He's wanted a ragtop since having a go in David Parr's silver Morgan.

"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
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> Conor wrote:
>> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>>> Conor wrote:
>>>> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>>>>
>>>>> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>>>>>
>>>> Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.
>>> Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top 
>>> realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The 
>>> soft top goes up or down in under 3 secs.
>>>
>>> I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top 
>>> turning green during winter.
>>>
>>> I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day, 
>>> let alone the night.
>>>
>>> I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for 
>>> convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA 
>>> at night.
>>
>> Ragtops aren't that popular in Oz mainly due to the lack of ozone 
>> protection.
>
> They aren't that popular in sunny/hot countries generally cos of the 
> inevitability of getting burnt to a crisp as I understand it.
>
> However, I know someone who owns a convertible in Dubai and they regularly 
> drive with the roof down in the evenings.  As do various convertible users 
> I know of in the likes of Florida and Nevada.
>
> Just wondered if there were advantages to installing a hardtop over using 
> the perfectly serviceable and standard fit convertible top somewhere like 
> Western Australia.  I notice that it makes my car slightly stiffer for 
> example.
>

My GTM was exactly like that.
Whenever I did a competitive event, I always drove it with the top on.

"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
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> Fraser Johnston wrote:
>
>> My girlfriend has a mk1 mx-5 in red with a hardtop.  Only 2 problems:-
>> 1. It's in Scarborough.  Scarborough Western Australia
>> 2. We love it too much to ever sell it.
>> Brilliant brilliant car.  I am thinking a turbo kit off ebay might be a good 
>> xmas present for her. : )
>
> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>
> I put the hard top on my MX-5 yesterday.  It's now officially winter. (c:

We've had it on for the last 3 months but it will probably come off for good 
this weekend.  The soft top has a tear in the rear window where some fucker 
sliced it so need to get that fixed.  I really want to keep it in the garage if 
we only have the soft top on which means moving some bikes.

Fraser

"Conor"  wrote in message 
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> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>
>> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>>
> Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.

Aircon is out of gas but girlfriend mainly uses it for commuting in the morning 
and early evening before the sun is full force.

Fraser

"Douglas Payne"  wrote in message 
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> Conor wrote:
>> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>>
>>> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>>>
>> Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.
>
> Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top 
> realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The soft 
> top goes up or down in under 3 secs.
>
> I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top turning 
> green during winter.
>
> I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day, let 
> alone the night.
>
> I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for 
> convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA at 
> night.

Yeah it does but we live on the coast so low summer night time temps are still 
around 20 degrees C.  I love having the top down at night and the heater on 
full blast.

Fraser

"Conor"  wrote in message 
news:MPG.255a7d35f3fe96f39898e3@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article , Douglas Payne says...
>>
>> Conor wrote:
>> > In article , Douglas Payne says...
>> >
>> >> Wow, do you have much use for a hardtop in WA?
>> >>
>> > Too feckin right. Out of the burning sun and the aircon whacked on.
>>
>> Indeed, but that's what the soft top is for, shirley?  The hard top
>> realistically takes 2 people and several minutes to install/remove.  The
>> soft top goes up or down in under 3 secs.
>>
>> I use my hard top to keep out the snow and ice and stop the soft top
>> turning green during winter.
>>
>> I know it's going to be too cold to put the roof down during the day,
>> let alone the night.
>>
>> I am led to believe that warm evenings in sunny countries are ideal for
>> convertibles, although I imagine it gets chilly in deserty parts of WA
>> at night.
>
> Ragtops aren't that popular in Oz mainly due to the lack of ozone
> protection.

Actually it is mainly due to price and lack of choice.  We are only starting to 
get slightly cheaper convertibles.  Up until a few years ago your choices were 
Audi/Merc/Beemer, MX-5 or an old FJ40 Landcruiser.

Fraser

"Bob Sherunckle"  wrote in message 
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> It's scratched to feck.
> The seller is a painter, it's £170 as is or £300 painted to his colour code 
> which seems a fair deal to me.
> It has a headlining and a heated screen which is apparently not always the 
> case.

Our one has neither of those, bare metal roof and no heat on the rear screen.

Fraser

"Pete M"  wrote in message 
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> Elder wrote:
>> In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
>>> Busy on here...
>>>
>> Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
>> Maybe everyone has hibernated.
>>
>> Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't found 
>> a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh and Pete was 
>> in CZ, so there go the main posts.
>
> Friggin' Escort is taking forever to restore. It'll be worth it when it's 
> done, but it is taking a long, long time to sort. Had to go to CZ to give 
> the chap some money to buy repair panels - luckily with a Mk2 they're 
> pretty much all available, but hopefully it'll be sorted before 2010.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113738&id=804084643&l=3e373aee3d
>
> is a load of pics of it so far.

What sort of money does it cost to get a motor out there? ISTR you were on 
about doing this as a business at some point?

Doki wrote:
> 
> "Pete M"  wrote in message 
> news:hcnvee$n9q$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Elder wrote:
>>> In article <hcmonm$5b5$2@news.albasani.net>, no@spam.thanks says...
>>>> Busy on here...
>>>>
>>> Was just about to post "Death of Usenet, more at 11"
>>> Maybe everyone has hibernated.
>>>
>>> Mind you Carl G hasn't posted a what car for a while, and I haven't 
>>> found a rare but cheesey peice of Japanese tat for a few weeks, oh 
>>> and Pete was in CZ, so there go the main posts.
>>
>> Friggin' Escort is taking forever to restore. It'll be worth it when 
>> it's done, but it is taking a long, long time to sort. Had to go to CZ 
>> to give the chap some money to buy repair panels - luckily with a Mk2 
>> they're pretty much all available, but hopefully it'll be sorted 
>> before 2010.
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113738&id=804084643&l=3e373aee3d
>>
>> is a load of pics of it so far.
> 
> What sort of money does it cost to get a motor out there? ISTR you were 
> on about doing this as a business at some point?

All depends, to trailer something there isn't cheap at all. If you had 
something that could be driven there then you could probably get it 
there for £250ish one way. All depends on fuel economy etc :-). It's 
1000 miles near enough from Liverpool to just NE of Prague.

-- 
Pete M - OMF#9

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