Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-12 Thread Cotty
On 10/8/11, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: How strong is the roof? ;-) Strong enough!!! ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-10 Thread mike wilson
On 10/08/2011 00:01, Cotty wrote: On 7/8/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I would think it's at least twice as fuel stingy. Filled up the Connect - 50 quid got me 400 miles The Landy was 90 quid for 275 miles. How strong is the roof? ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-09 Thread Cotty
On 7/8/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I would think it's at least twice as fuel stingy. Filled up the Connect - 50 quid got me 400 miles The Landy was 90 quid for 275 miles. D'oh!!! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche --

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 7/8/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I would think it's at least twice as fuel stingy. Filled up the Connect - 50 quid got me 400 miles The Landy was 90 quid for 275 miles. D'oh!!! 2.6x more on fuel

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/7/2011 23:58, Cotty wrote: Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and 18-55 for eBay - doesn't look half bad I thought :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230657049270 Sad day to sell it but I need to pay some tax so hey hum.

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread Walter Hamler
Boris, the same can be said for some of the cars made here in the US. Fortunately Ford has a pretty darn good reputation right now. I see a lot of that model Ford being used in the small business world. They are very practical vehicles and a lot more economical on fuel than the traditional panel

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread Boris Liberman
On 8/8/2011 17:01, Walter Hamler wrote: Boris, the same can be said for some of the cars made here in the US. Fortunately Ford has a pretty darn good reputation right now. I see a lot of that model Ford being used in the small business world. They are very practical vehicles and a lot more

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and 18-55 for eBay - doesn't look half bad I thought  :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230657049270 Sad day to sell it but I

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, I just love all the Uppies and Socker Moms who are driving their Range Rovers here in Chicago. It's probably a 1,000+ mile drive to the nearest spot for a Rhino attack, or off roading for that matter. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:40 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Let's see the original Land Rover was built on a Jeep chassis. The last vehicle that actually looked like a Land Rover was a Toyota Land Cruser. Rover was sold to Ford, who beyond all expectations actually improved Rover's quality, but Ford was unable to make a profit on Rover so they sold

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Let's see the original Land Rover was built on a Jeep chassis.  The last vehicle that actually looked like a Land Rover was a Toyota Land Cruser.  Rover was sold to Ford, who beyond all expectations actually

RE: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread Bob W
Let's see the original Land Rover was built on a Jeep chassis. The last vehicle that actually looked like a Land Rover was a Toyota Land Cruser. Rover was sold to Ford, who beyond all expectations actually improved Rover's quality, but Ford was unable to make a profit on Rover so they sold

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: frank theriault On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Let's see the original Land Rover was built on a Jeep chassis. ?The last vehicle that actually looked like a Land Rover was a Toyota Land Cruser. ?Rover was sold to Ford, who beyond all

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually it seems to be the other way around. Ford had lined up a buyer for Jaguar who balked at having to take Rover with it, then Tata stepped in. On 8/8/2011 10:37 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: frank theriault On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:17 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com

GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-07 Thread Cotty
Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and 18-55 for eBay - doesn't look half bad I thought :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230657049270 Sad day to sell it but I need to pay some tax so hey hum. Got a Ford Tourneo Connect

RE: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-07 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Cotty Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and 18-55 for eBay - doesn't look half bad I thought :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=230657049270 Sad

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-07 Thread Jack Davis
Matter of fact, it looks seriously good! Jack --- On Sun, 8/7/11, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Subject: GESO - Land Rover To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, August 7, 2011, 1:58 PM Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice vehicle, well photographed. But you won't regret the move to the Connect. That's an excellent vehicle, and I would think it's at least twice as fuel stingy. Paul On Aug 7, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Cotty wrote: Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and

Re: GESO - Land Rover

2011-08-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Congrats on the sale, Cotty! Nice shots and I'm glad it all worked out for you. Cheers, Christine On Aug 7, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Cotty wrote: Hey, just had a thought - I produced a gallery shot with our old clunker *ist Ds and 18-55 for eBay - doesn't look half bad I thought :-)