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- Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:19 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: MX5 NB 1.8 vs BG 1.6 Astina vs 6.0 Holden Calais.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3093
MX5 NB 1.8 vs BG 1.6 Astina vs 6.0 Holden Calais.
Hi Glenn I did by a whisker. The Holden could not get the revs up in the short spaces of time that the short straight (300m) in the "circuit" allowed - so the much higher power of his machine never really came into play. The high 1st gear ratio of the auto transmission soaked up too much power at lo...
- Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:21 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: MX5 NB 1.8 vs BG 1.6 Astina vs 6.0 Holden Calais.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3093
MX5 NB 1.8 vs BG 1.6 Astina vs 6.0 Holden Calais.
Hi all Participated in a full on multi-lap car race on a 1.1 km section of shared private tarsealed driveway in a rural zone this afternoon. Born of a joke yesterday, it quickly developed into serious territory - and all the people who own the driveway gave their permission for it to be used - and c...
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:02 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Fuel Tax Letter: Reply from Acting Minister
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4248
Fuel Tax Letter: Reply from Acting Minister
Bill What ails thee? Mark From wrichardstiers@yahoo.com Fri Apr 27 17:52:51 2007 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=w96DfT7IraE7asPXlCSHp6vqT73cnXcYGqtPI8...
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:17 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Fuel Tax Letter: Reply from Acting Minister
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4248
Fuel Tax Letter: Reply from Acting Minister
Hi all I had promised not to post any more politics, but today I've just received a reply to our collective Letter to The Minister of Transport, RE: Fuel and Roading Taxes. I will post it, as I owe it those who kindly lent their support to the letter, by adding their names to it: From Hon Pete Hodgs...
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:33 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: PURLEE'S BACK!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6096
PURLEE'S BACK!!!!
Hi Eric
Excellent stuff and great to hear!!
Cheers
Mark
Excellent stuff and great to hear!!
Cheers
Mark
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:33 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: PURLEE'S BACK!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6096
PURLEE'S BACK!!!!
Hi Eric
Excellent stuff and great to hear!!
Cheers
Mark
Excellent stuff and great to hear!!
Cheers
Mark
- Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:28 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Petrol Tax Letter Was: Why Global warming is a croc.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17420
Petrol Tax Letter Was: Why Global warming is a croc.
Bill I've read Chris' message this morning and he's right about political postings on the List - so this is the last one from me. Just to reply, I've written many letters to ministers over the years, utilising exactly the same format as I did with the Petrol Tax Letter - by e-mail with the names of ...
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:38 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Petrol Tax Letter Was: Why Global warming is a croc.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 17420
Petrol Tax Letter Was: Why Global warming is a croc.
Re your last post Bill. Is that so? Funny isn't it, how the now ex-Minister of Transport abandoned all his ministerial posts so easily when he could have weathered, what appeared in public, to be little more than a storm in a teacup. Our petrol tax letter added to the rapidly growing number of other...
- Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:09 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: DAVID PARKER bites the dust
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2201
DAVID PARKER bites the dust
Hi all Maybe our letter to David Parker frightened him - or was it my persistent calls to his Private Secretary? Parker has resigned all his ministerial posts - Transport, Transport Safety and Energy - as well as Attorney General. I think he's provided us with his reply. Cheers all Mark PS: Joking a...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:26 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Cost of going to work c/o Parker (Was: Top Down's The Point)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6334
Cost of going to work c/o Parker (Was: Top Down's The Point)
Hi Tim Hey good on you Tim. That's the spirit! 40 mpg's a great figure for your NB. Just out of interest, what does the Jazz achieve in the mileage stakes? I've heard it's very good for both 1300 and 1500 models. I don't know if you're near Auckland, because these latest proposals from David Parker ...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:04 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: David Parker & ROAD TOLLS
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2402
David Parker & ROAD TOLLS
Hi all Ref: The letter e-mailed re Fuel and Road taxes I sent to David Parker, Minister of Transport and Transport Safety on 12th February, on which 30 members kindly added their names to lend support. No wonder we haven't heard from Parker, despite my repeated phone calls to his Private Secretary i...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:01 am
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Top Down's The Point (Was 1 Hp MX5)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5063
Top Down's The Point (Was 1 Hp MX5)
Morning Tim Horses for courses yes, but practicality's not the issue. At approx 35 mpg (8 litres/100k) town/country with top down, the MX5 being in the true sportscar class, does very well. So on a fine sunny day, why spoil the driving enjoyment going top-up for a bit more fuel economy? Driving top-...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:41 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: 1 Hp MX5 (Was: Air Conditioner)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3664
1 Hp MX5 (Was: Air Conditioner)
Gidday Grant Spot on! Top down's what it's all about. I'd rather be in a top-down MX5 towed by a horse than to be seen (alive anyway) in something like a Honda Jazz for the sake of economy. Seriously though, an MX5 whether top down or not and/or running the AC is already a very economical machine. I...
Top Fuel
Hi Eric & All (Strictly only one post from me on this subject as mustn't stay off topic...!!) Did a bit of research, as wasn't sure about a Harrier jet fighter out-accelerating a modern Top Fuel dragster from a standing start to around 300mph. The fastest accelerating jet fighter aircraft in current...
- Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:06 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: And you thought petrol prices made a MX5 Expensive to run ..
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6031
And you thought petrol prices made a MX5 Expensive to run ..
Hi Chris I had to read your message very carefully, three times over, to fully appreciate the magnitude of all the facts. And especially, to fully appreciate the content of the last paragraph "Putting everything into perspective". Then to imagine, very carefully in my mind, how it would feel for bot...
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:54 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: LOOK AT THIS NICE NC MX5 (was Wheres my ......).
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4980
LOOK AT THIS NICE NC MX5 (was Wheres my ......).
Got it Glenn!
Eureka - that is one very, very nice machine - nice kit and in the brightest
red I've ever seen - very choice indeed matey!
Cheers
Mark
Eureka - that is one very, very nice machine - nice kit and in the brightest
red I've ever seen - very choice indeed matey!
Cheers
Mark
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:41 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Here it is (was Re: Wheres my email gone??)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3923
Here it is (was Re: Wheres my email gone??)
Hi again zorruno
P.S. I should have said. has come through my personal e-mail address (I've
got two e-mails) that's not registered with the MX5List. Maybe it's the way
I've got things set up internally - I'd better check.
Cheers
Mark
P.S. I should have said. has come through my personal e-mail address (I've
got two e-mails) that's not registered with the MX5List. Maybe it's the way
I've got things set up internally - I'd better check.
Cheers
Mark
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:29 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Here it is (was Re: Wheres my email gone??)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3923
Here it is (was Re: Wheres my email gone??)
That's funny zorruno. Glenn's original message has just come through to my
personal e-mail address
Cheers
Mark
personal e-mail address
Cheers
Mark
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:45 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Solving Radiator Blockages (Was Re: Overheating)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2405
Solving Radiator Blockages (Was Re: Overheating)
Hi all Once rust & scale builds up in an engine's cooling system, you've got real problems. Pieces will keep breaking off, moving around and jamming up the radiator cooling tubes - even after they've been rodded through and flushed. Because the real problem now lies with corroded water jacket surfac...
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:35 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20910
No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
Hi Mik
Thanks for your sentiments and observations Mik.
No, I don't need to call a Mazda centre.
If my car overheats, no matter where it is, I woud have it towed. The risk
otherwise is not worth it.
Cheers
Mark
Thanks for your sentiments and observations Mik.
No, I don't need to call a Mazda centre.
If my car overheats, no matter where it is, I woud have it towed. The risk
otherwise is not worth it.
Cheers
Mark
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:51 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20910
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20910
No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
C'mon Bill Don't be such a bucket of cold water! Siimple humour's the best kind around! And good humour goes hand in hand with the good life and having some fun. Like getting into your MX5 every morning and turning the key, hearing the engine rumble into life, and knowing you've got one of the most ...
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:46 pm
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: Heating The Water Up
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2191
Heating The Water Up
Hi Ian
I can heat the water up again if you like - how fast would you like it
heated and how hot?
I can offer you 1.8Kw, 2.4Kw. 4.8Kw and 6.0Kw heating options!
(Special discounts for cool members!)
Cheers
Mark
I can heat the water up again if you like - how fast would you like it
heated and how hot?
I can offer you 1.8Kw, 2.4Kw. 4.8Kw and 6.0Kw heating options!
(Special discounts for cool members!)
Cheers
Mark
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:39 am
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20910
No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
Gidday Simon
I like that one Simon!
Heated!
Very nice pun and very well done! That cracked me up no end!
What do they say - laughter is the best medicine? Thanks for that one &
really appreciate it!
Cheers & all the best.
Mark
I like that one Simon!
Heated!
Very nice pun and very well done! That cracked me up no end!
What do they say - laughter is the best medicine? Thanks for that one &
really appreciate it!
Cheers & all the best.
Mark
- Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:01 am
- Forum: 2006
- Topic: No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20910
No Thermostat? Agreements and Disagreements
Hi Mik Who do I think would take away parts of an engine without reason? I'll answer you very honestly. When I was a young fellow still wet behind the ears - I did. I removed the thermostat from my Datsun 1200 when it was overheating. It then registered cool on the temp gauge, but the engine blew up...