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35s5 Heart of Gold
He just posted about his mass produced cheap Celestron.
It's interesting that Donal keeps calling the CPC series, used by many universities and organizations for teaching, "cheap." They are actually pretty expensive. My CPC 8" scope cost nearly 3K and my 11 is quite a bit more. My Telvue is more expensive per inch, but the Celestron gear is far better in actual versatility. The scope that gets the most use is the best scope, even if it's a 300 dollar dob. Poor Donal thinks beauty is in the scope, rather than the sky.....too bad. Maybe he'd like to buy my Questar before I try to sell it on Astromart. R. |
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On Sep 6, 8:22 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:25:54 +0100, Donal wrote: On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:08:23 +1000, OzOne wrote: On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:36:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote: You enjoy driving a car that's a handful on a twisty road? There are comments in the press about its handling. These comments only apply when driving at the limits, on the track. For normal driving it handles much, much better than an ordinary car. As long as you don't push the throttle more than half way down, it behaves like a pusseycat.... an incredibly sleek pusseycat, that roars like a lion every now and then! Regards Donal -- Donal when I bought my Evo, I did a quick run in then went for a quiet cruise though a couple of forest roads that had been closed after half a metre of fresh show. Nothing other than a tank could have gone through that 100km of road and certainly not at an average speed in excess of 90km/hr. If I cruise I drive a supercharged AWD luxury sedan...when I drive, I prefer the Evo. Thanks, but no thanks. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Yup, and I live in an area that requires AWD big time. It's a key reason why I chose the Evo over a Cayman S or Exige. I like a car to be a full time toy and an Aston Martin just can't make the grade on these twisty roads in the snow....or even in the dry compared to an Evo X. R. |
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On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:58:22 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"
wrote: Yup, and I live in an area that requires AWD big time. It's a key reason why I chose the Evo over a Cayman S or Exige. I like a car to be a full time toy and an Aston Martin just can't make the grade on these twisty roads in the snow....or even in the dry compared to an Evo X. Yep. BTW I had a small problem on that drive, the AYC went into limp mode and I really noticed the difference before I noticed the warning light. I'd managed to shake a connection loose in the computer. Mitsu sent a guy up from 400kms away to replace the part at my hotel but they only had a part from a demo car. They contacted me later and replaced the part with a new one then a letter arrived saying they had analysed to computer and found that it was a faulty connection...they'd never had the problem with any other car..lucky me! OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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On Sep 6, 9:19 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:58:22 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob" wrote: Yup, and I live in an area that requires AWD big time. It's a key reason why I chose the Evo over a Cayman S or Exige. I like a car to be a full time toy and an Aston Martin just can't make the grade on these twisty roads in the snow....or even in the dry compared to an Evo X. Yep. BTW I had a small problem on that drive, the AYC went into limp mode and I really noticed the difference before I noticed the warning light. I'd managed to shake a connection loose in the computer. Mitsu sent a guy up from 400kms away to replace the part at my hotel but they only had a part from a demo car. They contacted me later and replaced the part with a new one then a letter arrived saying they had analysed to computer and found that it was a faulty connection...they'd never had the problem with any other car..lucky me! OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** So far the X looks pretty solid. I'm reading the forums every day and very few owners are having problems. That's even more impressive since many have tuned the engine up to 370 WHP or higher. R. |
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You might as well drive an sst hatchback as an EVO X. Two of the ugliest,
most over-rated cars of all-time. At least the DB9 is beautiful. "Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 5, 8:36 pm, wrote: On 6 Sep, 01:27, "Capt. Rob" wrote: You just don't know what a handful a DB9 is on a twisty road Oh, I do. Isn't that a bitch? Indeed, and it's been noted by the reviews. AM tried to move the engine further back but still missed on achieving the right balance. The car also uses a dated and very simple suspension, which is why so many cars beat it in real world driving. One review was kind saying that the car was at least "honest" in it's handling as it never broke loose at the limits without warning. Still, it did break loose and the car got high points for comfort. The nose heavy issue makes for some numb handling compared to cars like an Evo or BMW M3. An M3 is yet another car that simply TOASTS the DB9. It's hard to stay focused on class when a car designer has failed on so many levels. A car is sooo much more than it's stitching and sheet metal. One day you may learn that...but I doubt it. What a laughable car the DB9 is, but cars of this type survive by generating a lot of false impressions and intangible comments like "class & soul." At it's price point the DB9 is a shame as a enthusiasts car. If you need to turn heads and drink gas, then by all means buy one. R. |
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"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 6, 8:22 pm, OzOne wrote: On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:25:54 +0100, Donal wrote: On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:08:23 +1000, OzOne wrote: On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:36:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote: You enjoy driving a car that's a handful on a twisty road? There are comments in the press about its handling. These comments only apply when driving at the limits, on the track. For normal driving it handles much, much better than an ordinary car. As long as you don't push the throttle more than half way down, it behaves like a pusseycat.... an incredibly sleek pusseycat, that roars like a lion every now and then! Regards Donal -- Donal when I bought my Evo, I did a quick run in then went for a quiet cruise though a couple of forest roads that had been closed after half a metre of fresh show. Nothing other than a tank could have gone through that 100km of road and certainly not at an average speed in excess of 90km/hr. If I cruise I drive a supercharged AWD luxury sedan...when I drive, I prefer the Evo. Thanks, but no thanks. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Yup, and I live in an area that requires AWD big time. It's a key reason why I chose the Evo over a Cayman S or Exige. I like a car to be a full time toy and an Aston Martin just can't make the grade on these twisty roads in the snow....or even in the dry compared to an Evo X. You are so full of CRAP. You need to get off the Information Super Highway and try a real road trip. |
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On 7 Sep, 14:00, "jlrogers±³©" wrote:
You might as well drive an sst hatchback as an EVO X. Two of the ugliest, most over-rated cars of all-time. At least the DB9 is beautiful. What Car says of the EVO:- "Refinement Refinement rating - 2 out of 5 As you'd expect, it's noisy" I wonder if they are talking about the car, or the owner?? Regards Donal -- |
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jlrogers blathered.....
You might as well drive an sst hatchback as an EVO X. Two of the ugliest, most over-rated cars of all-time. At least the DB9 is beautiful. Yep...it's overrated alright...by just about every driver, magazine and driving show around. That must also make the M3 overrated too! Yep, the AM is very pretty. Just what I need: a really pretty car than can't stay in step with cars costing far less. What a bargain! Go drive an Elise, Exige, 911 Turbo or M3, the dry an S4 with a few mods and then finally run an Evo X hard. Then let Ozzy in on all your secret car knowledge. R. |
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On Sep 7, 12:05 pm, wrote:
On 7 Sep, 14:00, "jlrogers±³©" wrote: You might as well drive an sst hatchback as an EVO X. Two of the ugliest, most over-rated cars of all-time. At least the DB9 is beautiful. What Car says of the EVO:- "Refinement Refinement rating - 2 out of 5 As you'd expect, it's noisy" Oh no! Not a noisy sports car!!!!! Who'd want that? Don't tell me the GSR actually removed road insulation to improve the car for hard core driving?!!!! Nahhhhh! Want a bit quite ride then get the MR. You clearly don't know what the Evo or any rally car is for. Donal, you just go on and on proving that you're into bloated blvd. cruisers and that's fine with me! It must be really killing you that I will own such a car purely as a toy. Noisy? BWAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHA! R. |
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"jlrogers±³©" wrote in message
news "Capt. Rob" wrote in message ... On Sep 6, 8:22 pm, OzOne wrote: On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:25:54 +0100, Donal wrote: On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:08:23 +1000, OzOne wrote: On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:36:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote: You enjoy driving a car that's a handful on a twisty road? There are comments in the press about its handling. These comments only apply when driving at the limits, on the track. For normal driving it handles much, much better than an ordinary car. As long as you don't push the throttle more than half way down, it behaves like a pusseycat.... an incredibly sleek pusseycat, that roars like a lion every now and then! Regards Donal -- Donal when I bought my Evo, I did a quick run in then went for a quiet cruise though a couple of forest roads that had been closed after half a metre of fresh show. Nothing other than a tank could have gone through that 100km of road and certainly not at an average speed in excess of 90km/hr. If I cruise I drive a supercharged AWD luxury sedan...when I drive, I prefer the Evo. Thanks, but no thanks. OzOne of the three twins I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace. ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Yup, and I live in an area that requires AWD big time. It's a key reason why I chose the Evo over a Cayman S or Exige. I like a car to be a full time toy and an Aston Martin just can't make the grade on these twisty roads in the snow....or even in the dry compared to an Evo X. You are so full of CRAP. You need to get off the Information Super Highway and try a real road trip. Now that's funny! -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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