On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:




I've love to see a picture of a big, expensive car parked in front of your
house. Make sure the house is in the photo.


Oh he will......He likes to rub it in to the doubters.
BTW there are pics somewhere of he and the family on the verandah
(porch to you).




OzOne of the three twins

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:




I've love to see a picture of a big, expensive car parked in front of your
house. Make sure the house is in the photo.


Oh he will......He likes to rub it in to the doubters.
BTW there are pics somewhere of he and the family on the verandah
(porch to you).


I have no doubts he has a house. I just love to see pictures of it,
especially with the semi annual new car parked out front or photos of the
home theater or camera gear.

On Sep 1, 8:54 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:23:44 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"



wrote:
On Aug 31, 12:59 am, Ringmaster wrote:
I thought I'd drop by and see if the resident bullcrapper is still
around and I see he is. I thought the Boob was going to start racing
this summer. I guess like every other part of his life that was a
joke too. Now he's blaming his lack of sailing time on that retard of
a kid he has. How's life in the Bronx with that skank wife these days
Boobie? Have you found a job yet or are you still making big bucks
dumpster diving at that poluted marina?

Wow....well I'm sailing in two hours, Loco. And my sweet boy will be
joining me. I just added a light weight Genoa (a cruise-radial) to my
boat and today will be good to experiment with it. I've sailed a lot
this summer, but a 3rd of it has been on other boats. We hooked up
with some local sailors with kids, so there's been a lot of boat time
not always aboard Heart of Gold.
In addition I'm sure you'd like to see my mostly completed theater
with HD sources and 120 inch screen. It's utterly film quality and
looks better than most small to mid size theaters. Sound is perfect!

http://ghostlight.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p3696847-5.jpg

As I'm sure you're wondering, the cost of the whole theater was under
20K. Last night we watched The Mist and tomorrow it will be Nightmare
Before Christmas for Thomas on Blu-Ray. I'm running two projectors at
1080 and 720. Sound is via Magnepan and SVS speakers with Hybrid tubes
and so on...all high end, better for music than HT though.

Ah, I'm sure you want to know how I'm doing with fast cars. Well, I
got stung after driving a Nissan GT-R. What a car! But it's close to
100K for one and they are all gone for the year. So I'm on the list
with our dealer in New Rochelle for the following shipment at 10%
invoice. Still, to do that I'll wait at least a year. Meanwhile, to
keep my skills up I've ordered a sweet Exo X GSR in Graphite Gray
Pearl. Car looks like this....

http://ghostlight.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p881008607.jpg

I'm sure you've never driven a car with AYC, but you should. It
handles better than any other sedan and bests a Cayman S or M3 in
cornering. At just under 300 HP it's slow. 0-60 in 4.9 seconds. But my
car will go to Ivey tuning for a small tune to 390. That will bring
her into 4.3 range and better 1/4 miles. But with low end grunt at
that point the car is just wonderful. I drove one with 440 HP, but it
was a bit too much and I'd like to clutch to last me until I get the
GT-R. Two other cars I considered were the Lotus Exige, which I had to
drop due to leg room and no back seats. The 911 AWD turbo was in the
mix (a 2005 model) but amazingly it's legroom for tall drivers is
poor. The Evo is a great fit for now.

Thomas is growing up fast and having a great time aboard and at our
home in the woods.

Other than that things are great. I hope they are well with you as
well.

Cheers,

The Good Captain, AKA RB
Heart of Gold
City Island, NY

Hey Bubbles,
I too have ordered an EvoX, still waiting for their release here in Oz
which was originally touted for April...then August...and still I
wait, probably because they are struggling to supply these fantastic
cars to the US market.
Have you driven one?
I was lucky enough to have a go of a pre release one and I can assure
you it's spectacular and even more impressive than the IX.

Sold my IX while it was still a current mdel and bought a Mitsu Legnum
VR4 as a stopgap. It has the same drivetrain as the Evo8 IIRC powered
by a twin turboed 2,5L V6....
and is a whole lot of fun for a wagon!!

OzOne of the three twins

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Hey, Ozzy! How ya been?

I've driven both the GSR and MR. I chose the GSR 5 speed because I
know for a fact the tranny is tougher. Having said that I will admit
that the SST automatic almost caught me. I've driven some very high
end automatics and the SST in the Evo X MR is soooo good that I could
live with it happily. Much of the time I had to admit that the damn
thing was doing a better job than I could and I'm pretty quick with a
clutch. Still, my car is getting a flash tune and I'm worried that the
MR tranny really isn't all that tough. It's also nearly impossible to
service, so I rather go through a clutch than a whole tranny.
The car IS amazing. My buddy drives a AWD 911 Turbo and in spite of
that car's power advantage, the Evo seems to make high speed cornering
even better...and it's got two extra doors and back seats. After the
small mod to the computer my Evo will have 370 HP. The stock tune is
pretty weak. I drove one with the mod and it was far better...quicker
to be sure.
I'm getting it with Navigation, Fosgate audio and the Aero/SSS
package. I was angry that the GSR had no leather option, so I've
arranged for the install of the European Mitsubishi leather for
another 1300 bucks. The standard cloth is not very good.
You'll love it...a truly great car to drive and Thomas fits in the
back seat!


The Good Captain
35s5
NY

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:23:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:


OzOne wrote in message ...
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:




I've love to see a picture of a big, expensive car parked in front of your
house. Make sure the house is in the photo.


Oh he will......He likes to rub it in to the doubters.
BTW there are pics somewhere of he and the family on the verandah
(porch to you).


I have no doubts he has a house. I just love to see pictures of it,
especially with the semi annual new car parked out front or photos of the
home theater or camera gear.


Heh heh...he's done it all before...You must be new around here.




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:03:19 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"
wrote:


Hey, Ozzy! How ya been?

Great.....except for a couple of broken ribs about 6 weeks ago from a
skiing fall.

I've driven both the GSR and MR. I chose the GSR 5 speed because I
know for a fact the tranny is tougher. Having said that I will admit
that the SST automatic almost caught me. I've driven some very high
end automatics and the SST in the Evo X MR is soooo good that I could
live with it happily. Much of the time I had to admit that the damn
thing was doing a better job than I could and I'm pretty quick with a
clutch. Still, my car is getting a flash tune and I'm worried that the
MR tranny really isn't all that tough. It's also nearly impossible to
service, so I rather go through a clutch than a whole tranny.
The car IS amazing. My buddy drives a AWD 911 Turbo and in spite of
that car's power advantage, the Evo seems to make high speed cornering
even better...and it's got two extra doors and back seats. After the
small mod to the computer my Evo will have 370 HP. The stock tune is
pretty weak. I drove one with the mod and it was far better...quicker
to be sure.
I'm getting it with Navigation, Fosgate audio and the Aero/SSS
package. I was angry that the GSR had no leather option, so I've
arranged for the install of the European Mitsubishi leather for
another 1300 bucks. The standard cloth is not very good.
You'll love it...a truly great car to drive and Thomas fits in the
back seat!


The Good Captain
35s5
NY

Yep, great car.
I went for the sst after driving the car.
I ticked all the boxes on the option form, but won't know what I'll be
getting until the car is actually released here and the order can be
firmed up with what we can actually get.
I'll let you know.




OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
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On Sep 2, 6:05 am, OzOne wrote:
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:03:19 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"

wrote:
Hey, Ozzy! How ya been?

Great.....except for a couple of broken ribs about 6 weeks ago from a
skiing fall.





I've driven both the GSR and MR. I chose the GSR 5 speed because I
know for a fact the tranny is tougher. Having said that I will admit
that the SST automatic almost caught me. I've driven some very high
end automatics and the SST in the Evo X MR is soooo good that I could
live with it happily. Much of the time I had to admit that the damn
thing was doing a better job than I could and I'm pretty quick with a
clutch. Still, my car is getting a flash tune and I'm worried that the
MR tranny really isn't all that tough. It's also nearly impossible to
service, so I rather go through a clutch than a whole tranny.
The car IS amazing. My buddy drives a AWD 911 Turbo and in spite of
that car's power advantage, the Evo seems to make high speed cornering
even better...and it's got two extra doors and back seats. After the
small mod to the computer my Evo will have 370 HP. The stock tune is
pretty weak. I drove one with the mod and it was far better...quicker
to be sure.
I'm getting it with Navigation, Fosgate audio and the Aero/SSS
package. I was angry that the GSR had no leather option, so I've
arranged for the install of the European Mitsubishi leather for
another 1300 bucks. The standard cloth is not very good.
You'll love it...a truly great car to drive and Thomas fits in the
back seat!

The Good Captain
35s5
NY

Yep, great car.
I went for the sst after driving the car.
I ticked all the boxes on the option form, but won't know what I'll be
getting until the car is actually released here and the order can be
firmed up with what we can actually get.
I'll let you know.

OzOne of the three twins



Ozzy, the SST is a ton of fun and a better daily driver than the GSR
since it has a taller final gear for highway cruising. It's truly an
amazing system better than any other. Which color did you pick??!!!



R.

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 04:03:05 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"
wrote:



Ozzy, the SST is a ton of fun and a better daily driver than the GSR
since it has a taller final gear for highway cruising. It's truly an
amazing system better than any other. Which color did you pick??!!!



R.

I've opted for the rally red.
We get very few of these types here so waiting for 'your' car may take
months.
MR will suit me better as I still do a little racing on weekends so
the better springs, dampers and two piece disks will suit.
There is talk that the leather trim will be std on the MR when
released here so they've made a note that I'll take it if
available..if not the cloth will have to do.

Apparently I'm a preferred customer because I've owned an EVO
previously and will get to choose what car I want from whatever
actually arrives.




OzOne of the three twins

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OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:23:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:


OzOne wrote in message
. ..
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:20:48 -0600, "Redbeard"
wrote:




I've love to see a picture of a big, expensive car parked in front of
your
house. Make sure the house is in the photo.


Oh he will......He likes to rub it in to the doubters.
BTW there are pics somewhere of he and the family on the verandah
(porch to you).


I have no doubts he has a house. I just love to see pictures of it,
especially with the semi annual new car parked out front or photos of the
home theater or camera gear.


Heh heh...he's done it all before...You must be new around here.



Yes, I am. I am a big fan of the tv show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
but since that went off the air I can no longer get a glimpse of luxurious
living. I'm hoping I can see the good captain's rich and famous lifestyle.
Someone mentioned it was playing over on YouTube but I can't find it.

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 20:03:19 -0700 (PDT), "Capt. Rob"
wrote:


Hey, Ozzy! How ya been?

Great.....except for a couple of broken ribs about 6 weeks ago from a
skiing fall.


You seem to be prone to skiing accidents. A few lessons may be in order. Do
you wear a helmet?

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
...

Ozzy, the SST is a ton of fun and a better daily driver than the GSR
since it has a taller final gear for highway cruising. It's truly an
amazing system better than any other. Which color did you pick??!!!



I thought only rednecks had fun burning up gasoline. I guess one learns
something new everyday. If you don't get the color you like you can always
have it repainted by a high end paint shop. If you're going low end by
chosing cowhide seats don't settle for anything less than Galluser leather.
I prefer boar's hide for seats myself. The durability is second to none, I
use it on the seats and grips of my Schleicher ASH25.