RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-07 Thread Amita Guha
Amita, the ball is in your court! Now you must submit a couple of photos of that sweet machine! g Done! Unfortunately, these shots were taken when my aperture control mechanism was busted, so the highlights of all the shots of the exterior were blown out because of the snow. But I got some ok

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-07 Thread Keith Whaley
What IS that car? Anything that has a speedometer that pegs out at 240 km/h and a 6 speed box is one machine I want to know about! g keith whaley Amita Guha wrote: Amita, the ball is in your court! Now you must submit a couple of photos of that sweet machine! g Done! Unfortunately, these

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 5, 2005 8:47 PM, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you'd find our testing is pretty tough, it is aligned with current EuroNCAP guide-lines: http://www.euroncap.com/ Hmmm... That makes sense. I wonder why the S-Car Go was never imported here, then. I'm assuming your

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin Then you post one of the photographs you took, and one of the experts on this list will identify the model for you! That's easy enough. They're the ones that say

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Keith Whaley
John Francis wrote: On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 07:08:49PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: John Francis wrote: On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:34:05PM -0400, Amita Guha wrote: My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet machine.

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Mark Roberts
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the imports into the USA are Coopers - they don't import the Mini One. The distinction was between Cooper and Cooper S (for supercharger). Differences: Hood Scoop. S flashes on the side, near the front of the door. Spoiler. Twin Exhaust

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Keith Whaley
Neat little observation, but I wonder where you see your Minis! Around here, they're driven like the pur sang creature it is. With Vigor! g keith whaley Southern California Mark Roberts wrote: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the imports into the USA are Coopers - they don't import the

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Amita Guha
And, of course, a script S on the rear. Yes, I went back to look at my photos and that would have been the giveaway. :) Amita

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Amita Guha
Aha! The game is afoot! Amita, the ball is in your court! Now you must submit a couple of photos of that sweet machine! g I will, tonight! Unfortunately, mine were taken when the aperture control on my D was busted, but I got a couple of decent ones...

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look at that S-car go! Now you're recycling material, Mark. Didn't one of the French

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look at that S-car go! Now you're recycling material,

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 5, 2005 8:52 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to North America) called the S-Car-Go? I'm thinking Citroen, or maybe Peugeot... Dunno. I

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread mike wilson
frank theriault wrote: On Apr 5, 2005 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the S was so designated because it's so slow - traveling at a snail's pace, in fact. That's why people point at them and say look at that S-car go! Now you're recycling material, Mark. Didn't one of

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Paul Ewins
that have small deliveries to make that buy them. Regards, Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:05 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Steve Morphet
Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to North America) called the S-Car-Go? I'm thinking Citroen, or maybe Peugeot... Nissan did the S-Cargo. A little van from the early 90s with a hint of 2CV in

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi William Hint: If your not a Cooper expert, better look inside at the instrument panel to see the differences ;-) Talking about *real race* Coopers of course, not the *new (for me ugly) ones... The outside *nearly* looks the same on all minis *on first sight*. Front:

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 04:13:54PM +0200, Markus Maurer wrote: Talking about *real race* Coopers of course, not the *new (for me ugly) ones... Not everybody buys them as race cars, you know. Speaking as someone who has driven both: I own a new BMW MINI. No contest, if you're looking for

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread williamsp
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to North America) called the S-Car-Go? It was Nissan and they're are relatively common here in Australia as

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 5, 2005 9:55 AM, Steve Morphet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't one of the French carmakers have a prototype of a little urban car (if it ever went into production, it certainly never made it to North America) called the S-Car-Go? I'm thinking Citroen, or maybe Peugeot... Nissan

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread williamsp
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As far as the French car, I tried Googling it, but nothing came up. Because it is Japanese. S-Cargo, made by Nissan. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 5, 2005 6:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because it is Japanese. S-Cargo, made by Nissan. Thanks. You Aussies seem to know that, as apparently it was imported there. We never got them in North America - too bad, as they seem to be a wonderful urban delivery vehicle.

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Apr 2005 at 18:37, frank theriault wrote: On Apr 5, 2005 6:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because it is Japanese. S-Cargo, made by Nissan. Thanks. You Aussies seem to know that, as apparently it was imported there. We never got them in North America - too bad,

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread Amita Guha
we're thinking about a MINI Cooper S convertible, with the John Cooper Works package, as a replacement, to go along with our existing MINI Cooper. My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:34:05PM -0400, Amita Guha wrote: My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet machine. I couldn't stop photographing it when they took me for a ride. :) It should be easy enough to

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread Keith Whaley
John Francis wrote: On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:34:05PM -0400, Amita Guha wrote: My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet machine. I couldn't stop photographing it when they took me for a ride. :) It should be

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 07:08:49PM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: John Francis wrote: On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:34:05PM -0400, Amita Guha wrote: My inlaws have a Mini Cooper (not sure if it's the S, but it's a year-old BMW). Not a ragtop, unfortunately. That is one sweet machine. I

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin Then you post one of the photographs you took, and one of the experts on this list will identify the model for you! That's easy enough. They're the ones that say Cooper on them

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-04 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 10:27:56PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin Then you post one of the photographs you took, and one of the experts on this list will identify the model

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-03 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 11:12:59PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Hi, Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. I gotta tell ya, it was an ego-booster. Only lasted about 6 months, though, We've all done that, Frank.

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 2, 2005 6:38 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. Pics please :-) Cheers, Cotty When we split up, I gave her

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 2, 2005 6:12 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've all done that, Frank. Plus the convertible No convertible. My bike has no roof, however. g and the hours at the gym In my line of work, going to the gym is somewhat redundant. . It's called a mid-life crisis. I didn't have to

RE: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Still looking, eh ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: frank theriault After that, I said I'd at least look for someone within 15 years of my age. So far, that plan's been working pretty well... LOL

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, April 2, 2005, 10:01:43 PM, frank wrote: On Apr 2, 2005 2:53 PM, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ask her about George Clooney, or maybe even Sean Connery. I'm sure you'll find some point where you can get your own back Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. I gotta tell ya, it was an ego-booster. Only lasted about 6 months, though, We've all done that, Frank. Plus the convertible and the hours at the gym. It's called a mid-life

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. Pics please :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-02 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 11:12:59PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Hi, Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. I gotta tell ya, it was an ego-booster. Only lasted about 6 months, though, We've all done that, Frank. Plus the