Guess that car

Now to quote my coloured buddy in Cape Town..."Another fency shot!"

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kilobitsperyear said:
A quick side-note digression...

I have just been quoted R5900.00 for a replacement mobo for my BSOD'ing nx7010. Grrrrr. I have another nx7010 which is still working fine (am using it here)... so it seems as if I must bid adieu to the 6year old faithful. * snif *

For 6grand I shall look at a replacement lappie, no repair at that price.

* Just thought I'd tell yooz ouz *
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Crikey - that's pretty bad. Typical &^$## notebook spares prices tho... I must admit, I have had great after sales service from Dell but they can take an age to assemble/ship if you buy direct. If you do go Dell, seriously add on the extended 5 year 24 hr warranty, it's worth every cent. 24 hour turnaround with someone coming to your house when there's a warranty issue is cool. Also, if its a faulty hdd/cd drive they just ship the replacement and take your old one if you want to DIY replacements.
 
kilobitsperyear said:
A quick side-note digression...

I have just been quoted R5900.00 for a replacement mobo for my BSOD'ing nx7010. Grrrrr. I have another nx7010 which is still working fine (am using it here)... so it seems as if I must bid adieu to the 6year old faithful. * snif *

For 6grand I shall look at a replacement lappie, no repair at that price.

* Just thought I'd tell yooz ouz *
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Or buy one of these for parts :) http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/15819050/HP_Compaq_nx7010_1_7GHZ_1GB_120GB_EXCELLENT_CONDITION.html
 
arf9999 said:
AMC Matador Coupe 1974-ish?
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YES!! Sorry, I was being subjected to shopping hell!

Try doing you weekly grocery shopping in a sleepy little town in KZN when the WHOLE of Gauteng arrives, complete with snotty nosed kids, cell phones and husbands and girlfriends, and all hit Pick'nPay at the same time!

I am in the process of suffering from severe shopping rage at the moment!:mad:
 
Ha ha ha, I still call them Vaalies... or 'Ka'daars' you're not perhaps at the sea?
 
Mine Gods... that yellow vehicle is a nasty!

I could take dr. Evil lessons from arf!!!
 
Stokstert said:
Doble Model D steamcar???
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bingo... Model D2 actually http://www.steamcar.net/doble.html. One of five model Ds remaining.

I found this interesting about the successor model:
The 1924 model Doble Series E steam car could run for 1,500 miles (2,400 km) before its 24-gallon water tank needed to be refilled; even in freezing weather, it could be started from cold and move off within 30 seconds, and once fully warmed could be relied upon to reach speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour (140 km/h). In recent years Doble cars have been run at speeds approaching 120 mph (190 km/h), this without the benefits of streamlining and a lighter version of the Series E accelerated from 0 - 75 mph (121 km/h) in 10 seconds.[citation needed] Its fuel consumption, burning a variety of fuels (often kerosene), was competitive with automobiles of the day, and its ability to run in eerie silence apart from wind noise gave it a distinct edge. At 70 mph (110 km/h), there was little noticeable vibration, with the engine turning at around 900 rpm.
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Saw many pics of it but with very bad resolution and often only descriptions. Those are the best ones.

We stay in the same era with this new one.

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