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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #135 on: September 02, 2005, 06:10:12 PM »
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Its top speed is 134mph according to the road tests I've read - only 6mph slower than a 1970s 4.2 litre E-Type Jaguar. Oh, excuse me - "Jagwah XKE", I think you guys call it.


It is not pronouced Jagwah,  Jagwahr, or Jagyouare.

It is pronounced "Ford"
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« Reply #136 on: September 02, 2005, 06:29:11 PM »
See Rule #5
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« Reply #137 on: September 02, 2005, 06:31:43 PM »
See Rule #4
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« Reply #138 on: September 02, 2005, 06:32:34 PM »
From the minds of Minolta.
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« Reply #139 on: September 02, 2005, 06:36:36 PM »
Jackal! you silly sausage. :)

I think we ought to be nice to each other again.

No, I don't have anything against truck drivers. Why would I? Except of course when they block the overtaking lane while they overtake another truck in order to gain an extra ½mph, at the same time slowing me down by 30mph. :mad:

Nothing against farmers either! A great uncle of mine (by marriage) was a farmer. Some of my fondest childhood memories are from that farm.
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Truck drivers are what keeps things ticking. They deliver the articles of life`s neccesties around the world. Food, clothing, building supplies, medicine................you name it.
Any masonry? :D
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The Masonary Daily?
- thanks! That was a real gutbuster!!!

I don't think they serve grits in Munich; I'll have to ask Nexx if he can cook some up. Otherwise we'll make do with blutwurst & kartoffel.  :cool:

Tell me what you drove. Two of the makes I used to see were White, and those Big Mack things. Didn't they have something like 22 gears?
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It is pronounced "Ford" - HMcG
Not when the E-Type was being produced.
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« Reply #140 on: September 02, 2005, 06:37:57 PM »
It is now
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« Reply #141 on: September 02, 2005, 06:38:04 PM »
Rip

If my Mum can hear me I've been underestimating her all these years. She lives 150 miles away you silly burger.
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« Reply #142 on: September 02, 2005, 06:59:26 PM »
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Tell me what you drove. Two of the makes I used to see were White, and those Big Mack things. Didn't they have something like 22 gears?  


  :D
  I drove a little bit of everything at one time or another.
 Yea, some of the trucks I drove were triplexs and also a couple of twin stick quads.
  The last few years I drove I went in style.
  I custom ordered a conventional, long nose Peterbuilt with a 400 Cummins.
  "Miss Pete" was a sweet ride. Extra long wheel base, Sundown brown with two-tone golden stripes running the length of the hood and cab, then sweeping diagonaly up the sleeper compartment.  A double depth chrome front bumber, twin chrome stacks, chrome buds all around. She was a rolling artwork. :0
  Chromnium plated, fully illuminated, double bedroom dieselcar. :)
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« Reply #143 on: September 02, 2005, 11:30:22 PM »
:lol You Brits and calling us Americans "silly "

And I believe Jackal was going to be featured in one of those Big Rig video games but he couldn't think of a catch phrase.  Had everything except the catch phrase:(
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« Reply #144 on: September 03, 2005, 01:03:26 AM »
See Rule #5
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« Reply #145 on: September 03, 2005, 09:45:40 AM »
Europe has over 40% of cars sold with highly eficient diesel engines, we have 3% in North America,
 Most of european and japanese cars and SUVs are sold in Europe with diesel smaller and much fuel eficient  diesel engines


bionic mercedes project -goes 74 mpg in city,80+mpg hwy,1.9 turbo diesel, but the engine is in production




Mercedes Smart , 60+mpg, 600cc turbo diesel
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« Reply #146 on: September 03, 2005, 09:46:48 AM »
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« Reply #147 on: September 03, 2005, 10:09:58 AM »
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Europe has over 40% of cars sold with highly eficient diesel engines, we have 3% in North America,
 Most of european and japanese cars and SUVs are sold in Europe with diesel smaller and much fuel eficient  diesel engines


bionic mercedes project -goes 74 mpg in city,80+mpg hwy,1.9 turbo diesel, but the engine is in production




Mercedes Smart , 60+mpg, 600cc turbo diesel


Keep in mind that the manufacturers in Europe choose for the US folks which models we get. The market drives this.  BMW doesn't sell their diesel model here because it was a market decision (although I know that in the future that they will start exporting the diesel versions of the 3 series)
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« Reply #148 on: September 03, 2005, 10:47:51 AM »
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« Reply #149 on: September 03, 2005, 11:42:46 AM »
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