Greetings from Oz!

[Mohan Varkey]

Come over to Bayswater if any of you want an ear bashing. I have a 1.5Wrms amp !!!

Mohan

[griff]

i didnt know there were any other cities in OZ besides Melb and Sydney. hehehe

[Sud]

Another from Perth, Western Australia.

griff, we try to keep Perth a secret from NSW & VIC, otherwise there'd be too many Melbournians and Sydneysiders coming to live here

[tomcat]

Yeah!, I agree... Let 'em (the Eastern states) have their rat race all to themselves...
Anywhere west of Mt Gambier (the Vic border that is!) is the coolest place to be
tomcat

[mefinnis]

Originally posted by griff

nothing in adelaide counts (JUST KIDDING!!!!)

Dunno .... some of us have made the odd contribution

Rolfy72 ..... you ain't alone!

If you need any help with anything, just ask.

cheers, mark

[mefinnis]

Originally posted by tomcat

South Oz is the place to be;
The festival State is...
Home of the best wines,

No argument there ....

best food, best restaurants,

I think "great" would have been a better word here .... I've eaten in some pretty good restaurants over east, a lot dearer than ours, but very good nonetheless!

best car manufacturers - Holden & Mitsubishi

Ooooppps! I think we just lost all credibility there

and home of the best hi end speakers - Duntech, Sonique, Krix, Vaf, not to mention the best climate and lifestyle... So There! Learn from us...
tomcat

Actually, I've often wondered what it is about SA which has resulted in the disproportionately high concentration of good speaker manufacturers ......... no, we're probably back to the wine

cheers, mark

PS: On a serious note it is good to have a decent number of people about, even if they are in different states. Makes the concept of "bulk purchase" possible with benefits to all !!

[tomcat]

Thanks MEFINNIS for your support... those yokles E of the border don't know! and we don't want them to know because they can't see the trees for the grass. As far as Holden & Mitsubishi is concerned, I don't belong to either camp nor Ford or Toyota... I only meant in quality of finish etc, as an end product they are world class as it has been proven by their export performance...
Personally I'm a vintage buff, 60's Borgward Isabella's (bet that'll make a few scratch their heads!) and currently a '76 SAAB 99...
Cheers
tomcat

[dice45]

...60's Borgward Isabella's ...

from which German millionaire tourist did you rob it ?? ...

[tomcat]

No one.
Up till about ten years ago they were quite plentifull and cheap over here. I kept my car going for over ten years by buying orphaned Isabella's for parts for about AU$100 ea. At one time I had a Coupe and a sedan as my everyday car untill I wrote it off in accident with a power pole. The Coupe I partly restored (body only) but had to sell when my marriage fell apart. Since then I have restored several cars and Coupe's for others. I still have a pile of parts, body panels, front and rear axles, motors, g/boxes, etc., lying around my place even though I don't drive one anymore as I do occasional work on others cars. Matter of fact I have one of the last Coupe's made coming in the next week or two for an almost total restoration, but this detail has yet to be spelled out by the owner, because he wants to have it brought back to "pristine" condition. So he keeps telling me, but the question is how long is a piece of string? In other words how deep is his pocket, because although my rates are very reasonable (half the going rate) I know from experience the difficulties in store and it's gonna be a big job... I still love the cars and I miss driving one dearly. I have never found another car with as much character and performance for one of that vintage. They were a truly magnificent machine much under rated everywhere but in Germany or by those who have owned one....
tomcat

[seiko_citizen]

another perth resident