Conference terri::cars_uk

    I am : Rich(ard) Morgan - one of the Project Managers in IPG
           for DECwindows. Been with DEC about two whole months now
    
    I own : Lancia Y10 Turbo ( I've heard all the cracks about the guy
            who decided to build it only took the plans for the front
            end as the designer was out to lunch.
    
    About to : Take delivery of an Escort RS turbo.
    
    Have owned : 1398 cc Mini Clubman Special (not really that special)
                  Austin Healey Sprite 
                  Volkswagen Beetle
                  Escort Ghia  
    
    rkm
     

    Hello, I'm Hans Duinhoven. Currently I'm driving a Peugeot 505 1.8.
    It's using LPG as fuel, which is very cheap to drive in
    Holland.(clean to!)
    Due to Tax changes I'm forced to change to lease car.
    This will be a Citroen BX TGI break. (estate)
    I've driven the BX diesel estate before, which was very comfy &
    reliable.
    I'd like to drive an MG B GT chrome bumper.
    Any advise, pls send mail to HOO78C::DUINHOVEN
    
    Hans Duinhoven @UTO Utrecht Holland 

	Hullo folks, I'm Art Atwal, working in International Engineering 
	at Dec Park. Been here for three months after leaving college in Swansea.
	
	Currently drive a VW Golf 1.3 CL, which will soon be traded in for a ...
	Renault 5 GT Turbo (fingers crossed!).

	Past cars(!)...
	Ford Fiesta van 950cc (low geared busses used to overtake me on the 
	hills in & around Swansea ! (This was bought for 1100 & sold for 2400
	a year later-and they say F40's are in demand!!!)
	
	Maestro 1.3L yuk! can't understand why they're so w-i-d-e
	

	

        Well for me to get to you. I've been reading this note for 
        about 6 months now, and I decided to start my introduction.
        
        I'm Kazunari Nagahashi and working at Tokyo Japan as SWS 
        engineer. I've been much into car for about 5 years, and 
        got a '89 Mazda RX-7 turbo now. It drives like a porche, I 
        love it. I always listen to Heavy Metal while I'm driving. 
        A car and a Heavy Metal are part of my life :-).
        
        My past cars are:
        
        	Isuzu	Gemini	1800cc.
        	Isuzu	Aska	2000cc turbo.
        	Isuzu	Aska	2000cc Diesel.
        	 (That it is fuel consumption is only a good point)
        
        All of my past cars were made by Isuzu, coz my father belongs
        to there and I could buy them a reasonable price. But I hate
        them due to boring engine. So I concluded that I bought a 
        *COOL* RX-7 ;-).
        
        And my future cars are.....when I get more money ;-).
        
        Cheers,
        
        Kazunari.

    I joined this conference today....
    
    
    Adam Davey   VANS Newbury
    
                 Data Centre Supervisor II
    
    Current      Renault 25 GTS
    
    Past         Escort Xr3i Cabriolet     
                 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
                 Rover SDI 3500 VDP
                 Mini 
    
    Bikes        FS1e
                 Kawasaki Z500
                          Z650 
                          Z900 (B1)
    
    Dreams       Natasha Kinski 
    About        Kim Basinger
                 Convertible XJS's
    
    
    
    
    Right, on with the show.....
    
    
    Cheers...
    
    Adam.
    

    Okay...seems the thing to do (Hello Greg)
    
    Mark Yates, Warrington Office. Working in SWAS.
    
    I joined DEC in September 1989, formerly a student at Leeds University,
    so I still have my old 'faithful' until until I can get onto the scheme
    ... what is it?? Hmmm, well I currently drive a Ford Fiesta 950cc VAN!!
    
    ...Need I say more?
    
    Mark.
    

    re:-1
    
    Ask him about the screwdriver !!!

    
       Hi 
    
         Nick Hanson   CSO SWAS Queens House
    
         Currently driving the most wanted car in Europe ......
    
    
    
         Yep.. A Fiat Uno - rusty, noisy and totally unreliable !!

    
    Chris Buckley, at the Crescent Basingstoke
    
    Current car:  1976 Morris Marina, bright Orange.
    
    Favourite cars:  Anything really small.

    Hi there !
    
    My name is Ilse Borrias and I work for Digital In Utrecht, Holland.
    
    What do I drive???...... Well, actually I ride ...a bike!!!
    an old one though!! very nostalgic!
    Anyway, I dream about having a Mini Mayfair (dark blue metallic)
    Hopefully in June, my dream will come true....!!
    Cheerio and bye bye!!
    Ilse.
                                         

    My name is Bob O'Donnell I work in the Westfield Mass.Plant (USA)
    as a Tool and Die maker. I am also President of Western Mass.Triumph
    Assn. I own a 1970 TR6 and a 1958 TR3A, I would like to hear from
    someone in a Triumph Club in the UK. 
    Please send mail to WFOOFF::ODONNELL

    
    Jane Cox
    
    LONDON
    
    Current car - FORD, Boy racer variant
    Previous    - Chevvy Camaro IROC-Z (Camaro, Boy Racer variant) 
    Before that	- Ford Fiesta XR2i RIP M1 1987, (carburettor caught fire) 
    Before that	- ford popular stolen 4 years ago
    		  from Wandsworth reg UNE 822S - so if anyone sees it...
                                         
    

    Rick Gabrieli	Chelmsford, Ma. USA
    
    Present cars:   72 Oldsmobile Delta 88 convertible  (summer car)
    		    84 Buick Century  (wife and kids car)
    		    78 Chevy Impala   (commute-mobile,..safe and worthless)
    
    Past cars:	    78 Fiat Spyder 124 convert.  (best car..but for summers)
                    68 Austin-Healy Sprite  (small on the outside, but I fit) 
                                                                      
    Wishes: Wish I bought that 74 XKE Roadster for $5000 back in 1980.
            Wish US car designers would stop copying the Japanese.
    
    

    Hello from Maynard Mass. This is John Leeds, Workstations CSSE.
    
    I have driven Landrovers since 1972. I own 3 of them. A 1966 model
    109, 1966 model 88, and a 1971 model 88.
    
    John

    Name:  Katie Walker @HHL
    
    Current Cars:  Porsche 911 SC
                   Citroen Dyane 6
    
    Previous Cars: Volkswagen Scirocco GTI
                   Volkswagen Beetles
                   Austin Mini's
                                          

    Especially the Beetles!

	re. .289.

	I wonder if Katie's got a "My other cars a Dyane" sticker?.

    George Frost,
    
    	a froggie notwithstanding the name, recent arrival professionally
    to DEC Valbonne.
    
    Ex hobby - anything to do with car rebuild
    
    previously owned - 	1959 moggie (in Africa)
    			TR2 (in Africa)
    			Austin Healy 100/4 (in Africa)
    			Mini Cooper 1071 (in Africa)
    
    			1965 MGB
    			Triumph 2.5PI (ex Police UK)
    			1979 Jaguar XJ 5.3 (ordered new from Coventry)
    			
    			Datsun 200 Estate (in Africa)
    		
    			Ford Fiesta
    
    
    	Love F1, Rally and cars

    
           WHO: Alan Bell.
         WHERE: VIABLES, BASINGSTOKE.
          WHAT: Device specialist
    
    EXPERIENCE: Have been driving for 6 years and I am a full member
                of the Institue of Advanced Motorists ( I took that
                test and passed...next step RoSPA gold).
     INTERESTS: Road traffic laws and making the road a safer place
                to be (both go hand in hand).
    
      

    
    
    Hy 
    
      WHO: Philippe RAVIX
    WHERE: VALBONNE (FRANCE)
     WHAT: Subcontractor
    
    Actual car : I have an old Porsche 914/4 of 1971. (you know it's the
    roadster porsche with the VOLKSWAGEN engine). It's a funny car but with
    not enough power.
     
    Future car : a convertible car maybe an old MG with the wire wheel.
    	 

    Phillipe,
    
    	Nice car the 914, try the AIR_COOLED conference aswell, It caters
    for air cooled Porsches and VWs alike, its on; IOSG::AIR_COOLED
    
    PS. Have you managed to spin the car yet?, apparantly they pirrohette
    around the engine in the middle quite spectacularly!
    
    Carl.

    Hy Carl
    
    Thanks for the pointer on AIR_COOLED conference.
    
    The 914 is really a nice car but as I said before the engine power is
    too low. The best things of this car is the engine in the middle which
    permit a very particulary driving. In fact the car hold the road
    extremely well (like glue) but when the back split, it is very
    difficult to take it in the road.
    
    		Philippe

    name: Mick Snyder @NEW
    
    Current cars:	Sierra Group A- Hillclimb/Sprint car - and driven
    				to work every day
    			Renault Espace Quadra - eat your heart out Volvo
    				owners
    			Volvo 245DL: lousy handling junk, like all Volvos, 
    				but it's a cheap way of getting 7 seats
    				surrounded by factory installed armco
    			Escort 1.3L: more junk, and up for sale!
    
    Previous cars	RS2000 rally car - see note on RS2000's
    			Espace - great, so we got another one
    			XR2 
    			Reliant Scimitar ('73) - at least it was better than 
    				the Capris at the time and didn't rust
    			Triumph Vitesse 2litre open top - wonderful - as long
    				as you didn't try going round corners
   			Mini Cooper S - those were the days! 			
                                

    Name        : Wayne Rowell @UCG (located at SBP though)
    
    Current car : Sirra 1.6L in a fetching two tone, green and charcoal.
    		  Currently sitting in a yard somewhere waiting to be
    		  written off. Last seen behind the Crescent
    
    		  Waiting for the delivery of a new Vauxhall Astra Belmont
    		  SRi. I would gratefull if anyone can give me some
    		  advice in regards to the tires on this car, as I've
    		  read a lot about them in this conferance and am confused.
    
    Previous Cars : 1962 Mini - Wonderful Car ! rebuilt from a heap
    		    of rust !
    		  : L reg Cortina mk III
    		  : L reg Escort mk I ( rebuilt after an accident )
                  : 84 Orion
    		  : 79 Escort mk II
    		  : 83 Sierra - what got torched !
                                                                          

    Pierre van der Deure, Valbonne, France
    
    Currently Japanese car driver and motorbike rider,
    yet Jaguar and Harley Davidson lover.
    
    I plan to buy a Harley in the coming year, the E-type will have to wait
    longer.
    
    Still keeping an interest in this note, also reading STROKR::CYCLES.
    
    Keep motorring,
    Pierre

Hi,
	My name is Kevin Maher. I'm Irish. I work for the End User Computing
Tools Consultancy Group. We are based in Reading DP1. My profile title may be
a little confusing, but when I lived in Ireland I spent many happy hours in my
Dad's Lancia Delta HF 2.0 Turbo (Front Wheel Drive). He's still dreaming about
an Integrale. But alas he lives in Ireland, and autos are extremely expensive
in the Emerald Isle. Anyway I hope to take delivery of the R5 anyday now. Anyone
out there with some prior experience of one of these ?

Regards,

	Kevin..

RE: -.1

Kevin, note 256 would seem a reasonable place to start.

    Kevin D. Reid
    dtn 285-3769    Salem::reid
    
    Do you folks allow Stateside participants?  How about one who 
    has 8 Sunbeams?
    Driving my 66 tiger with 302
    have 2 69gt coupes (Alpine's over here Rapiers over your way)
    2 early 60's Rapier conv.
    2 mid/late 60's Alpines.
    Most are in a state of "not quite roadworthy" but half are close
    to being.  Goal of 1 of each Rapier being on the road this year.
    Been into sunbeams since '72 and have also had a Singer Gazelle
    Conv. and a Honda AN600 Sedan.  Saabs, both 96 and 99 have been
    known to grace the yard.  When I really need to get there I
    resort to Subaru 4x4s.
    What? Me strange?  Hello to all.

    Hi,
    
    I'm actually leaving Digital today so I suppose this is my leaving
    note.
    
    My / company cars:
    
        Triumph Toledo,
        Triumgh Dolomite 1500 TC,
        VW Passat,
        Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia,
        Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 litre, and another ....
        Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 litre ( 'cos I like them 8*). 
    
    
    I'll miss this notesfile ( and euro-skiing ) and all who note in it.
    
    
    Regards
    
    Steven
    
    
    P.S. I hope to add to the above list by buying a Kart sometime !!!

    Robin Somerville, Ayr plant, 10 looooooong years.
    
    Previous cars : Austin 1100
    
                    Austin Healey Sprite
    
                    Fiat 128
    
                    1100 Fiesta
    
                    Tr7
    
                    1200 Astra
    
                    Opel Manta GTE 2L Injected
    
                    Fiat Regatta
    
                    And now a 109 Landrover
    
    This is a great Notesfile, hope it continues.
    
    Robin.
    
    

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    Name: Bill Dickson
    Location: Newbury (for the time being!)
    
    Current cars:  Jaguar XJS
    	      		(it's comfortable air conditioning, automatic etc!)
    		   Diesel Range Rover
    			(the wife likes to enjoy the view while driving)	
    		   Escort 1.6LX
    			(boring and for sale)
    			
    Previous cars: MR2
    			(great fun, I went through 2 sets of front brake
    			discs in 20k miles. After a while they warp if 
    			used in anger)
    		   Another Escort
    			(boring)
    		   Golf GTi 1.6
    			(Faultless)
    		   Scimitar
    			(A hopeless cause, I gave it away to someone with
    			more enthusiasm)
    		   Mini (the best of the lot, highly modified, cost 80
    			pounds to buy and about 1000 to get in the state I 
    			wanted. kept if for six years)
    
    Maybe one day: RMB Gentry (MG TF replica) kit car bought about 10 
    			years ago. I still work on it from time to time. 
    			Great fun if you enjoy metal work, wood work and so
    			on!
    
    RE: .299 , that sierra goes like **** of a shovel, having had a trip
    		down some bendy B road north of Newbury, its definitely the
    		closest I'll been to Rally'ing.
    		
    

    
    I think this is more relevant to the 'who isn't out there anymore' ,
    but i couldn't find that topic... 

    Anyway, after tomorrow it's off down to support the lads in Sardinia,
    and then a period of hasty phone calls and 'notes' drying out.
    
    I suppose that one of the highlights has been my 'contribution' to
    Euro_motoring.   It's not often you are responsible (unintentionally
    anyway) for the second longest note in a conference, and i hate
    to think what you would have to do to beat  'Registrations'.  :-) 
    
    Anyway,  It's goodnight from him...
    
    Nigel
    

    
    
    Name	: Tim Shaw
    		24 years old
    	Been with DEC 1 yr 5mths                  
    
    
    Previous Cars:	1981 Fiat Panda  (ok... it was my first car)
    			1978 Triumph Spitfire 1500
    			1974 mini 850
    			1983 Opel manta 1.8 gt berlinetta
    			1987 Ford Xr2
    			1975 Triumph Stag (had to go when I joined DEC)
    			1977 Renault 5gtl (wobbly wagon)
    
    Present cars:	1989 Ford xr2 (leasemobile)
    			1970 Triumph GT6 mkII

    
    	Jon Sackman, EDU Services in James Watt house.
    
    	Current Car:  Astra GTE 16V
    
    	Previous Co. Cars: Pug 205 GTI
    			   Renault Five GT Turbo (can anyone beat a
    	3 week delivery then 3 1/2 weeks later a write off??) NOT my
    	fault!!
    
    	Owned cars:
    		3 * Mini Coopers
    		x * other minis
    		Triumph 2.5 PI
    		Rover 2000
    		Mk II Contina 1600E
    		Standard Eight
    
    		See you later,
    
    			Jon.

    
    
    
    	Chris Willmott  Installs  Leatherhead.
    
    	Golf Gti
    
    	Previously had   Pug 205 "Not recommended to anyone over 5feet 6"
    	Gti
    
    
        Want an Aston Martin but accept I might have to leave Dec and 
    	play football for the United Arab Emirates to get one.

    
    
       WHO: Nick Oxford     Leatherhead Installations
    
      WHAT: Escort RS Turbo (2 months old)
    
  PREVIOUS: Company...   Escort XR3i (x2)
                         Orion Ghia
                         Cavalier Estate
    
            Private...   Escort MK1 1100 (first car)
                         Escort MK1 1300E (pristine car, wish i still had
                                                                       it).
                         Capri MK2 2.0 Ghia
                         Escort MK2 1600 Sport (mildly tuned, fairly quick)
                         Cortina MK3 2.0 (caught fire)
                         Cortina MK4 2.0 Ghia (written off)
                         Escort RS2000 1980. (best car i've ever driven
                                              would love another one)
                         Also had 2 other Mk2 Escorts and a Talbot (yes a
                         Talbot not a Ford ) Horizon as inbetweenies.
                  
        Dreaming of...   Late model E type Jag Soft top, or any Ferrari.
    
                         
    

RE: -.2                     <<< Note 3.311 by SEDSWS::WILLMOTT >>>

>>        Want an Aston Martin but accept I might have to leave Dec and 
>>    	play football for the United Arab Emirates to get one.

What I heard for the World Cup was the following: 

If the Czechs win the final then they get a Skoda each.
If the UAE had qualified for the second round then they would have received
a Testarossa each.
The guy who scored the UAE only goal was awarded a Rolls Royce of some
description?

    
    disregard this as I'm here...
    
    Well I may as well say who I am and what I drive. (fly would be
    a better comment.)
    
    I'm Stu(art) Bosley from VANS in Newbury. I currently own a distinctive
    Black Fiat Panda 1000 Super. Yeah. Well its got the full body kit etc,
    that in my mind makes it distinctive.
    For those who think a Panda is a shopping car just have a look in
    Euro_motoring, as I have posted a conference in there about long
    distant driving. 
    
    Ok, bye for now..
    
    Stu.

    to .261 and .262 - Porche are in BOTH Weisach and Stuttgart.
    
    Design and Manufacturing in Stuttgart and Test and Development in
    Weisach. 
    

    
    Back in the fold.
    
    For those of you who don't know me, I'm Mark Saxby, a contractor with 
    ADG now based at Dec Park.
    
    I drive a whizzo little fire ball called a Renault 5 GT Turbo (seems
    everyone does nowadays! Ah, when I used to work here...) and a rumbling
    , lay on the floor sportscar called a Marcos 3 litre GT, known as The
    Beast.
    
    For more details check out notes 256 and 480. I'll probably make a few
    contentious remarks at times, but basically I just love talking about
    cars!
    
    Mark 

	Ha, could'nt stay away then Mark ! Welcome back, how long's it for
	this time then ?

	Gordon 

I suppose it's about time I put an entry in here, so here goes:

Name: Dick Henneman

Loc: Newbury VANS engineering

Previous cars (and this goes waaaaaaaaay back)

	Ford Prefect E93A (special 3 door model - rusted shut rear o/s door)
	Ford Popular 100E
	Morris Minivan - stage 1 tune, lowered, 5Js, etc

		End of student days - got married!

	Hillman Imp - wrote it off - my fault
	Land Rover SWB Petrol Safari IIA - ain't gonna write this one off!
	Fiat 124 Estate - what_a_mistake_a_to_make_a
	Volvo 122S - when they made real cars without Armco
	MG Midget - nuff said - really for Shirley (sexist pig!)
	Lotus Elan S4 - Big valve head - fast cams - beautiful. This one was 
			for me! If only I hadn't sold it (sob).
	Chevette - company hack - engine fell out at 34000 miles
	Opel Ascona 2.0 GL - not bad
	Chrysler Alpine - great load carrier for camping. This was a special 
			  model without the tappet noise
	AlfaSud Ti - lovely Boxer engine, good handling, shame about the 
		     gear selection and the body rot
	Ford Fiesta - wife and baby daughter mover
	Cavalier SRi (2) - liked it so much, that I bought another
	Metro 1.3L - Fiesta replacement
	Escort RS Turbo - lotsa problems, but when they were sorted - not bad

Current cars

	Citroen BX 16V - full of gallic charm, but a nice engine. Might get
			 another, but with aircon
	Westfield 7SE - replacement for Metro (yes - really). Engine is bog
			1600 Kent with twin 40DCOEs and 4-2-1 exhaust. 84bhp at
			wheels on dyno. Autumnal plans for Oselli rebuild to 
			strengthen and produce 125bhp at flywheel (see note 366
			for "happenings")

    
    My what a lot of entries....it's taken me the best part of two weeks to
    read all of them.....
    
    Name:	Les Cowan, Senior Engineer Implant Group
    
    Loc:	South Queensferry Manufacturing, ex Applied Materials
    Implant Division, ex Motorola Semiconductors, ex National Engineering
    Laboratory (whew! what a handfull).
    
    Cars Owned:	Oh dear, here we go...my old man was in the motor trade for
    many years with the result none of the family ever held on to a car
    longer than 6 months, but I'll try & remember most of them
    chronologically:
    
    Minivan
    Mini traveller
    Honda N600
    Mini Cooper S
    Citroen Dyane
    Citroen GS 1015
    Lotus Elan S4 SE Black Badge
    Citroen GS Estate 1220
    Citroen GS 1220
    Citroen Dyane
    Austin Maxi 1750 HL
    Citroen CX Safari 2400
    Peugeot 305 GRD Diesel Estate (one & only new car I've ever bought)
    Citroen Dyane
    Austin Maxi 1750
    Rover 3500 SD1 manual
    Citroen CX 2400 Saloon
    Citroen CX 2400 Safari
    Pause....no driving licence...oops
    Citroen Dyane
    
    Bikes simultaneously:
    
    Greeves Scrambler (Villiers 8E 197cc)
    Honda CB92 125
    Honda C92 125/150
    Honda C90
    Honda S90
    Honda CB250
    Honda CB750 K0 (one of 36 imported to UK in 1969)
    Suzuki ASS100
    Honda CB250G
    Honda GL1000 Gold Wing
    Honda CB77 305cc twin 1963	(current)
    Honda CB400-4	(also current)
    
    I guess you could gather from the above that I'm a little fond of
    Citreii and Hondas!!!!! 
    Back when I was a kid of 7 and got my first ride on the old man's CB 92
    I had a passion for them...rightly or wrongly, and despite a little
    interlude with the Greeves and the little Suzie it's been Hondas ever
    since.
    
    As to the cars, I'm afraid I still hanker for something a little
    different and that's where the Citreii come in...they're certainly
    different and the very devil to work on at times, but I owe my life to
    my last CX Safari and I appreciate the engineering even more for the
    experience.
    
    I was on my way home to East Kilbride from Horsham  (where I worked for
    Applied Materials) and was belting up the M6 in the outside lane at
    about 95 when I heard a bang and saw some black stuff flying past the
    window.  It didn't take long to realise that the offside front tyre had
    disappeared in bits. Anyway, still doing 95, indicated left, moved over
    three lanes and braked to a dead straight stop. I got out of the car
    (heart doing overtime) and went to change the tyre.....there was
    nothing left but some wire and the odd little bit of rubber. 
    
    Boy was I glad it had been the faithful old Citrus and not the poxy
    (but oh what a lovely engine)  Rover 3500, I would have been over the
    reservation and upside-down in nanoseconds.
    
    Thus, please appreciate one of the many things I love about these
    cars; they may be ugly, quirky, not particularly fast and rust like
    goodness knows what but I still love 'em because of their  Oh so lovely
    engineering and because they ARE different.
    
    As to the previous note 3.320, I've just been helping my mate in
    Horsham build his Westfield SE, what a nice kit! Very well made
    spaceframe and nice quality body bits. You'd never know his wasn't all
    new (no wonder, we ate & slept Westfield all last summer, dreaming
    about scrubbing & cleaning engines, calipers,back ends etc.......) and
    boy, does that thing go!
    
    Anyway, I'm afraid since the old DD I've been treading very carefully
    and thus yet another Dyane (no 5 I think) is in daily use, however I've
    just started a major overhaul on my 400-4 so hopefully that will be on
    the road soon......lovely wee thing, I can hardly wait.
    
    All the best,
    
    		Les
    
    
    

    Name: Ian Johnston
    
    location: South Queensferry, Scotland
    
    Current car: Cavalier SRi 130
    
    Past Cars: Mk II Escort 1.6 Ghia
    	       Fiat Abarth 130tc
    
    Dream cars: Testarossa, F40
    
    Affordable Dreams: MR2 (old or new), Celica GT4, Sierra XR4x4, RS2000
                                                                         

                      < My name is ...>
    Name: Katsuhiko Matsushima
    
    Office: Osaka Japan
    
    Now I Drive: TOYOTA CELICA (not GT4)
    
    Past cars: ISUZU 117 coupe 
    
    My dream car : LOTUS ELAN ( TYPE 26 ),Seven,GINETTA G12 will be
                   nice.
    		   (I shall be owner someday!!)
    
    Comment : TOYOTA CELICA is not bad, but I want to drive old english
              cars.

>> I want to drive old English cars

...most sensible thing anyone's said for ages...

Scott

    Name :  	Alan Wood
    
     Job (???) :  I.T. in CAE group in Decpark2.
    
    
     Current Car (Sort of) :  MK 2 Escort 1.3 - Slightly different shape
    after attention of a tractor !!!!! I was stationary at the time !!!!!
    
      I hope to rebuild this car into a mk 3/4 RWD shell as it had many
    nice extras - billies, lowered etc....... Anyone seen any advertised
    ???
    
      Previous car : Austin 1300. Never finished it, sold when I got the
    Escort.
    
    	 Alan
    	~~~~~~
    

Dave Lyons	{ NSSG ! RACER } :: { DAVE ! LYONS }

I work for the US NETWORKS DCC, but my office is in LKG, between NAC (er TAN)
Product Management and Marketing.  (Twix a rock and a hard place.)

Used to race FV, but have been spending ALL my free time working at the races,
what the R.A.C. would either call a Clerk of the Course or as a Steward. (On
this side of the pond, one does both, as the jobs are not seperate.)

	Name:	 Nao Yamamoto
	Job:	 SE/EIS (System Engineering for Financial Industries)
	Office:	 Tokyo Japan

	Past:	 Toyota Collola 1600SL ('75). 
		      *	It was typical Japanese car.

                 Isuzu 117-Coupe XC ('78). 
		      *	Very good. Do you know it?

	Current: I bought an old ALFA ROMEO last year.

		 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce ('68).
		      * It is not so first, but it give me great fun.
 			 At the corner front wheels connect direct with 
			my hands, rear tiers cry like birds, and the 
			seat hold me sweetly.
			 At the straight, two cams and two carburetors 
			sing madly, exhaust shout bravely(not barbarously). 
			And, this is very important, the engine of Giulia 
			is very simple. So that I can maintenance it. 
			It is another FUN for an Alfista, don't you think 
			so?
			 I think my Giulia is the BEST CAR. But I know that
			everyone who own a favorite car think the same. 
			 Because we are enthusiasts of cars!

		 Mitsubishi Garrant GF-Extra ('90)
		      *	It is a good tool. No more, no less. But I like it. 

        Some day: Some day I want to own a Giulia TZ.
                  Some day I want to own a Miura. 
                  Some day I want to own a 308GTS.
                          
	Note:	  I think there are a lot of faults in this Rep.
		  Sorry. Now I'm studing English... 
                                               

Nao,
	Your English is just fine! Could you explain to us how you maintain old
cars in Japan - I had heard that there are very strict regulations which mean 
that most cars are destroyed after 5 years or so?

Cheers

Steve Simpson

    After that last entry I figure I'd better come out of the (read-only)
    closet.
    
    Russ Collins
    Valbonne
    Alfa now, Alfa before, and before, and before, and before.
    Prior to the Alfas: MGs (best was a TF 1500) and VWs, and
       even a V8 Camero.
    
    I'm very objective: Nothing's better than Alfa (except the other
    Italian beauties), and Senna's great.  ;-)
    
    
    

    Graham Hewitt, Enterprise House, London.
    
    Read only usually, occasional reply.
    
    Current car:   Escort 1.6 Ghia
    
    Previous:  Lots, including Triumph Mayflower, Renault Dauphine,
                               Spitfire, Midget.

>                        -< What's a Triumph Mayflower? >-


	Isn't that something like Bergerac's car ?

	Gordon

    Bergerac had a Triumph 1800 roadster, the Mayflower is an upright
    thingy with a square boot.
    
    Paul

re: Mayflower

Looks like a RR that shrunk in the wash.

    
    
    The Mayflower was built by Triumph in the late 40s and early 50s.  As
    stated, it had very angular features and was not dissimilar to an RR in
    appearance, albeit smaller.
    
    I loved it, it was slow, bad roadholding, three-speed column change
    etc.
    
    But it was 'comfortable'.
    
    Graham

    .... wasn't there quite a lot of wood in it somewhere. I have an idea 
    that the body was wooden, but it can't be, can it ???

  Mark

    
    
    The bigger broother of the Mayflower was the Renown.
    
    THIS had a part wooden frame.
    
    However, the interior of the Mayflower was all leather and polished wood.
    It was beautiful.
    
    I'm beginning to feel a dose of nostalgia coming on.
    
    Graham

RE: Triumph Mayflower

I was looking around a junkyard in Massachusetts (USA) and found three of them.
It looked like someone started to restore one using the parts from the others
and just gave up.  They are very unusual in appearance.  At first I thought
they were VW beetles with the Rolls Royce fiberglass front ends that were
popular in the 60's here in the states.

Jim

At the annual Stowe, Vermont car show a couple of weeks ago, someone
from Canada showed up with a Mayflower. It was RHD and appeared to be
an unrestored original.

    Do we say goodbye again in this note too??
    
    I'm off again ... thanks all for interesting reading ... see you all
    again next time I'm in DEC ....
    
    Byeeeeee
    
    
    Peter

    
    Derek said you were going - have you got another contract?
    
    
    Bye 

    <<< Note 3.342 by VANISH::


    I'm off again ...
    Byeeeeee
    
    


	Heather

    Yes I've got a contract somewhat nearer home for the winter ...
    Southampton is considerably nearer to home (Portsmouth) than Newbury,
    so couldn't really not go :-( ... going to miss the Easynet again .. it was
    bad enough last time ... miss my daily dose of UK_CARS (still not got
    used to the new name of the conf. !!! :-)
    
    Peter

	Opps guys, just reread my note, just in case you thought your luck
	was in........
	
	I, you will be delighted to know, am still around.

	I was commenting on the fact that Peter's node name is vanish, and
	he's dissapearing.

	Peter, is this the 3rd time you've left................your
	easynet withdrawal symptoms must be really bad!
	

	Good luck,

	Heather

	Doubtless too late but Byeee and enjoy the shorter journey.

	-John

    Name is Bill Ashby and I work in Ayr. Presently own a LHD MGB and a 
    Citroen Diane, looking to build something to replace one or other,
    depending on rust and fuel availability!!!!!  

    Hi, I work at the CSC in Basingstoke, currently driving an XR3i with
    just a few months lease left on it. Previous cars include 2 TR7's which
    despite the but press, I loved these cars.
    
    Any ideas on a replacement car for the XR3i on the lease scheme up to a
    1000 notes ? Mail me on comics::shelleyr with your thoughts. Currently	
    I'm keen on the RS Fiesta and Renault 5 GT Turbo, but if petrol goes up
    much more I'm seriously considering a diesel as I drive up to 100 miles
    a day.
    
    Safe and happy motoring.
    
    Roy Shelley

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    Hi, 
            My name is Ben Barron and work down in the Solent Office
    in the newly formed EIS organisation (previously called CSS group)
    
    Due to a recently aquired mortgage I am now the proud owner of a
    Mini Metro (please no titering).
    
    My previously owned vehicles have been Fiesta XR2, mark 1 module
    and prior to that a 1978 Fiesta 1300 Sport module.
    
    
    I guess one day I'll regain my street cred, and purchase something
    alittle more .......mmm...well, one day.
    
    See you all around
    
    

Hi, 
	My name is Andrew Bridgeman. I'm a 'stagiare' in the AI group in
Valbonne I drive a new Fiat Uno 45 which is O.K. - nippy enough, frugal, and I 
can afford the insurance (try insuring a British car abroad for a year when your
only 21 years old)!
	I've read just about every issue of CAR since I was 11.
	Dream cars: Lancia Aurelia B24 spyder
		    Chevrolet '57 Corvette
		    Any 'real' Alfa
	Future cars (I wish): Renault Clio 16V.

Looking forward to participating in future notes,
						 Andrew.

p.s. Nice workstation (VAXstation3500) pity about the node name (MYBABY) yeuuch!

    Hi There,
    
    I'm John Rutter, just started as a Contractor at SBP (Fareham).
    
    I own/drive the following vehicles :-
    
    	Lancia Delta HF integrale (unfortunately not 16v...)
    
    	JEEP CJ7 (Yank rustbucket, not Nippon shopping-trolley)
    
    	OPEL Manta GT/E (tired, slowish, but handles fine)
    
    I would like to go out in/drive any 'real' supercar, such as :-
    
    	Aston Martin, Porsche, Lotus, Ferrari, or other EXOTICAR
    
    Fed up with the Manta (not enough 'soul'), and would like to get
    hold of something Italian to rectify matters - but I only want a
    cheapy, which means I will have perforated bodywork, no electrics,
    spares replacement problems and all that.  If that gives the car
    some SOUL, then perhaps that it what I want.
    
    As far as motorsport goes, I am keen on Rallying, not too keen on
    'roundy-roundy' stuff, but I enjoy spectating most event types.
    
    I plan to enter some competition myself at some time, if only so
    that I can say "I've been there, done that" next time I see some
    slow 'wally' enjoying himself at this sort of pastime.
    
    To get a chance of using my Lancia, I am thinking of entering both
    'Run-What-Ya-Brung' dragstrip events and road-going SPRINTS.  As
    for the latter, I believe there is a sprint held monthly at Goodwood,
    which I am waiting to hear more about.
    
    
    That's all for an introduction, thanks for reading this far...
    
    John Rutter
    
    
    P.S.
    
    My nickname of 'Rutter the Nutter' may, or may not, relate to my driving!

    Name: Tim Gerry @WLC
    Drive: Maestro City and VW Santana 1800 LX
    Like to drive: Quiet Deisel with maximum economy, or a motorcycle!
    
    

    
    This is a 'who's not out there' :-) 
    
    Tomorrow my 3 month contract which lasted 15 months ends, so I'll be
    'resting' (if you can call Landy re-painting resting) until someone
    else realises how valuable my skills are!
    
    Hope to be back in Digital soon to keep up with Cars_uk, 
    
    bye, Elaine

    I just discovered this conference, and I'll be looking around with
    interest. My first exposure to a British auto was when my dad had
    temporary custody of a Morris Minor for a while back when I was in 
    high school. I thought it was the greatest little car I'd ever seen.
    Back then you could still find them for sale in American classified
    papers. I haven't seen one for years (excepting when I was in England
    in 1984). Perhaps it's only the glow of romaticized memory, but I'd 
    love to own one now. 
    
    I also had great fun taking in the plethora of new (to me) cars I 
    encountered during my trip back then. One thing that stood out in my
    mind was how well cared for the cars were. I was a bit dissappointed to
    notice that he trend seems to be away from domestically produced cars
    to merely sticking labels on foreign built (usually Asian) ones. 
    
    Regards,
    
    Ed
    

    Hi,
    
    I'm Pete Frost working in BST (Basingstoke - UK) on a MUMPS (DSM)
    contract (shortly to end ???). My interest is in anything with wheels
    and an engine !
    
    Current cars/bikes include :-
    
    1955 Austin A50
    1961 Riley 4/68
    1987 Vauxhall Cavalier Convertible
    1986 Fiat Regatta Estate (somebody had to buy one !)
    1960 Berkeley T60
    1970 AF Spider (Supercharged)
    1972 AF Spider
    1981 Benelli Sei 900cc
    1979 Moto Guzzi V1000 I-Convert
    1974 Benelli 2C 250cc
    19?? Ariel Arrow Racer
    1966 DMW Deemster
    1964 WFM OSA
    1964 Ariel Pixie (x3)
    1964 Ariel Arrow Sports
    1961 Ariel Leader
    1960 Cotton Messenger Sports Twin 350cc
    1955 Ariel Colt
    1954 Ariel Colt
    194? Royal Enfield "flying flea" Model RE
    1954 Ariel Huntmaster 650cc
    1947 Ariel VB 600cc SV + George Clarke Viceroy Sidecar
    1955 Magnat Debon 125cc
    1975 Rickman Six Day ISDT replica
    
    I have been collecting and restoring vehicles for about 16 years now
    and seem to find it easier to buy than to sell !!!

    You've got all these now ?????
    
    Phew, don't look for another contract - look for museum premises ! :-)
    
    
    
    AmS
    
    

    re .356
    
    Where do you keep all those vehicles ?	
    
    You don't live at Beaulieu do you ?

    
     Who  : Kevin Hornby
     what : Pre-sales support
     Where: Queens House,reading.
    
    Cars owned include,Zodiac mkIII,Rover v8,Triumph Vitesse s/top
    (wish I still had it),1957 moggie(as vitesse),loads of 2cv's(good
    for off roading!)and many boxes on wheels.   
    
    Now drive BX Turbo diesel (first diesel,took a gamble and it paid
    off) or wifes 309GTI (more fun).Trying my hand at motorcycling after
    12 years(Those cars go much faster than they used to!!!).....

    NAME:	John H. Baker
    LOCATION:	Marlborough
    HOME:	Andover Mass
    
    I have recently acquired a 71 MGB, but have had a long interest
    in British Sports Cars ("real cars") and have only just been able
    to satisfy my yearning (the price was a bargain [I think]). Does
    anyone know of there is an MG conference, or is this the only one
    that the MG shows up in?

    
    Hello again, after a break of two weeks! (no, I didn't get time to
    repaint the Landy....)
    
    Current vehicles - ex MOD SWB Landy - with Rover V8 conversion
                       Honda 125 Motorbike (uses less petrol than above!) 
    
                       Can I claim part share in the Noble 23?
    
    Past cars : Minis  - great fun, if only the ERA Mini wasn't so
                         expensive..........
                Austin 1100 - tank! 
                Riley Elf - Mini with rear wings!
                Sunbeam Stilletto - another fun car
                Metro - mini with more space
                Maestro efi (2litre) - a very under-rated car
                Series 3 SWB 2.25 litre Landy                            
                
    
                
    

    Name: Leon Dickhoff
    aka : The Flying Dutchman
    Loc : South Queensferry MFG
    Prev: Filed Distribution Center Oudenrijn, The Netherlands
    
    Car : VW Polo C (loosing coolant, garage can't find the leak)
    Bike: Moto Guzzi LeMans 1000mkV (pure dead brilliant!!)
    	  (for non-bikers: it's a 1000cc Vtwin)
    
    Cheers,
    Leon
    
    

    
    Name: Tony Bunn
    Job : Catalogue Specialist
    
    Location      : Queens house, Reading
    
    Current Car   : Vauxhall Astra 1600GL  (wife uses)
    
    Previous cars : XR2
                    Alfasud
                    Viva
    
    Future        : My wife to have a company car and a Westfield 7
                    for me. 
    
    

    Awful quiet at the moment
    
    IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?

    Its xmas eve !
    
    Isn't it quiet where you are ?

    Yes,
    
    	it is very quiet!
    
    	mb

Well, I'm still here, but only for a little while, then I'm off on hols.

Actually, today was supposed to be hols as well, but . . .

Peter.

    well I'm here...
    
    
    		probably not for much longer.....
    

    Re: .234
    
    I suppose at this stage my intro is in need of updating. A few cars
    have come and gone since the Corsa.
    
    Past cars:	'87 Opel Corsa - 1st car, should never have sold it.	
    		'67 Ford 105E Anglia - bought for restoration but I got
    		 sense!
    		'86 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 (cost me a fortune but beautiful
    	         car to drive)
    		'66 VW Beetle - bought for restoration but I got sense
    		 again!
    
    Present wheels:
    
    		'67 Ford 105E Anglia - finally finished a restoration
    		'65 Austin A40 Farina Countryman - needs a fuel tank
                '67 Austin Mini 848cc Automatic - bought yesterday
                '74 Honda 50 - college transport but I'd never part with it
    
    Future wheels:
    
    		MG Magnette ZA/ZB Varitone
    		Mini Cooper
    		Wolseley Hornet
    		Riley Elf
    		Mini 1275GT
    		MGA roadster
    		Triumph Stag
    		Rover 214 SLi
    
    I hope to put together a collection of Minis in time.
    
    Till the next update,
    
    Billy                
    

    NAME : GERRY HEALY  CLONMEL, IRELAND
    PAST CAR : 1984 FORD FIESTA 
             : 1980 10 GEAR REALIGH RACER (BOUGHT WITH THE INTENTIONS OF
    ENTERING AND WINING THE TOUR DE FRANCE BUT CHANGED PLAN'S AND BOUGHT
      THE BLACK FIESTA
     

Re: .371

Any chance of you utilizing lowercase ?  It would make your notes *much* easier
to read !

    
    Name: Hirokazu Inoue

    Job : Sustaining Eng. of EIS-Japan

    VAXmail & A1  : JSOCSS::H_INOUE,  HIROKAZU INOUE @JSO
    
    Location      : Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan
    
    Current Car   : '87 SAAB 900 Turbo 4dr
    
    Previous cars : TOYOTA CROWN
    
    Future        : Rover Mini 1.3

    I like European small cars very well,  so I am planning to buy
    the Rover mini cooper 1.3 now.

    If anybody knows information of the Cooper S kit made by John Cooper
    Garage,  please let me know it.

    Name: Marc_ronald Mulhuijzen

    Job : System management 

    VAXmail & A1  : nlfdc::mulhuijzen_m, Marc-Ronald Mulhuijzen @fgo
    
    Location      : Utrecht, Holland
    
    Current Car   : '86 Mazda 626 2.0 HB
    
    Previous cars : Mazda 323,626
    
    Future        : Mazda MX-5

    There wasn't a fire exactly - one of the smoke detectors went off last
    night. They shut down all the machines as a precaution but haven't
    traced the source yet. The machines are coming up .. one by one.
    
    Well, that's the story I heard ...
    
    Lisa. 
    

 There was apparently some smoke rising from somewhere in the computer room, 
this set the fire alarm off, although the machines didn't go down then, but 
have been looked at, and I beleive they wer down last night or early this
morning.

 They are generally back up, but not really linked together. All I need now is
to remember what my password is on the other cluster !!!!!!


		 Alan
		~~~~~~

Alan Legerlotz
CDD/Repository Engineering
ZKO Nashua NH

Present Cars:
        1989 BMW 325i coupe
        1981 Volkswagen Rabbit (mostly for the winter)
	1974 MG Midget (needs paint &interior, but body & drivetrain are solid)

Past Cars in order of ownership
        1969 Chevelle 4dr (my first car - it was an ugly green color, but fun)
        1972 Pontiac Ventura (Rebuilt the engine in this one -it went like hell)
        1975 Ford Granada (a real piece of cr*p, but got me from place to place)
        1970 Pontiac Lemans Convertible (rusty, but fun to work on)
        1985 Chevrolet Cavalier (had a *run in* with a hydrant. smashed to bits)
        1988 Saab 900 (smooth as glass, great paint and interior, no power)

Future Cars:
        Jaguar XK150 or XKE Convertable
        Sunbeam Tiger
        Bug-eye Sprit
        Cooper "Mini"


Present Motorcycle:
        1985 Yamaha 700 Maxim (soon to be sold)

Future Motorcycle:
        BMW K75s

     I'm new here, so let me present myself:
    
        Jyri Manninen
        Helsinki, Finland
    
        My past cars:
        '70 Datsun 1600 (we trained rallye-driving with it at age of 18)
        '65 Volvo Duett (stw-version of PV544)
        '76 Wartburg (yes, an east-German two-stroker!)
        '65 Mercury Comet with 289 V8 (a BMW-killer)
        '65 Triumph Herald (owned by my brother but I was the one who drove
    	    it, real fun)
        '75 Morris Mini
        '85 Talbot
    
       My present ones:
        '64 Volvo PV544 (in pieces, maybe on the road someday)
        '63 Volvo PV544 (slightly modified...fast one)
        '76 Volvo 264 (2.7 litres, automatic, etc)
        '84 Volvo 360
        '90 Opel Vectra (company car)
    
    	- Jyri -
    

    Hi, 
    
    My name is Steven Kaldenhoven and I work for the EIS Office Information
    Services Unit in Utrecht, Holland.
    I drive a Honda Civic Silverstone 15i, my wife drives a Civic 15GL.
    
    In the shed however, there's the real adventure. It is an MGA 1600 Mk1
    which I bought some 3 years ago with the intention to restore it and
    have it on the road again in 2 years...
    I stripped it completely down in six weeks, but then met a very nice
    girl (which now is my wife) and somehow there wasn't much time
    left for the MG-puzzle (which I didn't realy mind ;^)).
    
    In august last year however I made a serious restart with the
    restoration project. I had the chasis sandblasted, did some welding,
    put it in the sinc-compound and paint-sprayed it; I worked trough the
    front and rear suspension/breaks/wheelmounting and steering and a lot
    of other things. 
    I just last weekend fitted new brakehoses all around and cleaned the 
    engine. For the comming weeks I plan to renew the electrical wiring, 
    wooden floorpannels and fuelhoses. If it goes like expected, I can start 
    on the body around june. The front and door sections are BAD, so that will
    take lots of time (and guilders %^{).
    It is realy gaining shape...
    
    Any other MGA enthousiasts out there? Please say so, as I could do with
    some help on certain issues!
    
    Steven.

    
    Brendan Jackman,  Project Leader, IM&T dept., Clonmel, Ireland
    
    
    	Present Transport:
    
    		1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.6L
    		     (lovely cruiser, economical to run and service)
    		1981 Toyota Startlet - wife's car
    		     (light and nimble, great around town, simple and
    		      economical mechanics but body bits are more expensive
    		      than Sapphire's !!)
    
    	Past Transport:
    
    		1987 Ford Fiesta 957cc	(noisy engines)
    		1980 Fiat Ritmo/Strada  (expect to push it on cold days)
    
    	Likes:
    
    		All MGBs especially roadsters
    		VW Beetles
    		2CVs
    		BMW 3 series
    		BMW 2002 series
    
    					 

    
    Name:	Teohen, Tan
    Where:	Software Specialist, DEC singapore. Currently working on a
    		document imaging project for a customer.
    What:	Alfa Romeo 1.7 QV 
    Previous:	None... Cars are too expensive to own one in Singapore!
    		Heavy tax, about 160% plus a variable sum of money, i.e. a
    		bid in order to get a certificate of entitlement(another
    		amount to help own one). All in all, cars in Singapore are
    		perhaps the most expensive in the world!
    Future:	If you talk about dreams, then it must be Ferrari. Well, if
    		it's something that can still be affordable, may be it's 
    		Peugeout 405 Mi16, Porsche, Nissan 300ZX...
    

    re .384
    
    Interesting to see that cars can be expensive also elsewhere than here
    in Finland. Our tax is about 120% plus other expenses. So if a car's
    price in harbor is, say, 30,000, it's price in dealer is 100,000. This
    year the sales has dropped; so the state has reduced the tax a little
    to increase the sales to get more taxes...
    
    - Jyri -
     

    Name: Masamitsu Fukunaga
    Job : Network support engineer
    
    Location      : Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
    
    Current Car   : Westfield 11
    
    Previous cars : Isuzu 117 coupe
                    Renault 5 GTL
                    Caterham 7
		    Alfa Romeo 1600GTjr
    
    Future        : unknown

    I introduced myself to get information on restoration of my 11.

		Name :  Mats Johnson
		        Remote Support Group /Sweden
		        @SOO

	Previous cars : Volvo Amazon -67  (Crankshaft bearing gave up...)
			
			Fiat 127 -68 (crashed it)

			Saab 900 GL -84

			Ford Escort XR3i -86

			Maserati 430 BiTurbo -87

			Ford Sierra 2.0i GL -88


	Present cars :  Audi 100 2.3E -90
		
			Jaguar E-type 4.2 OTS -71 (going through 2xStromberg to
					 	   3xSU conversion)

	Dream cars :    E-types, TVR Griffith (the old), Maserati 228, 
			Ferrari 250 Testarossa, Mercedes 300 SLR

	
	P.S. Anyone knowing of good Jaguar Spares dealers, pls contact me.

    Name	 : Matthew Biggin
    
    Job 	 : Industrial Trainee
    
    VAXmail 	 : bigginm@a1@iosg@reo
    
    Location 	 : Reading UK
    
    Current Car  : '85 Mini 1000
    
    Previous Car : '75 Mini Clubman 1000
    
    Dream Cars 	 : A fully rebuilt Cooper spec. car with no roof!
    
    		 Seriously though a 16v Twin Cam Mini 1500 with 190bhp, I
    	         can't think of a more hair raising car.
    
    If there are any Mini maniacs out there please mail me. 

Satinder Mundra
Network Mgt. Eng.
MKO2, N.H., USA

Present:	1984 Subaru GL (4 dr sedan)
		1987 BMW 520i (European) (4 dr sedan)
		
Past:		1981 Honda Civic (hatchback)
		1978 Toyota Corolla (coupe)
		1982 Mazda GLC Sport (hatchback)
		1978 Honda Accord (hatchback)
		1975 Datsun 710 (station wagon)
		1981 Datsun 210 (coupe)
		1970 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight (convertible)
		1971 Ford Mustang (coupe)
		1966 Buick LeSabre (4 dr sedan)
		

    
    Richard Hough - previously in Solent now in Munich.
    
    I will have some questions later about buying a car in Germany but
    at present would Brian Towers - last at Dec Park who may be in Munich
    make himself know to me, if still working for DEC.
    
    I know he reads this conference and the Euro Skiing conference
    (which for some reason is locked for spring cleaning - I thought
     it was now summer).
    
    For Brian's purpose my work no. is 010 49 89 32 49 28 93
    
    Regards - Richard.
                                               

    That was Steve Bright (or am I thinking of the MR2 crasher?).
    I don't think old Dickie Hough drives anything as exciting as an XR2!
    
    Cheers Richard!
    
    Brian

    No I did not crash an XR2. Wrote off an XR3i years ago but thats
    another story.
    
    Thanks for getting in touch Brian - end of private conversation.
    
    ps. I drive an Orion 1.6i - 142,000 miles on the clock, no major
        problems except burnt out exhaust valves on warrenty. ( I think
        it was due to using the ill fated shell special formula stuff).

    My name:
    Dave Williamson.
    
    I do:
    PC Integration at Enterprise House, London.
    
    I drive:
    A 1990 BMW M3 2.3 with various goodies and a wild hi-fi!
    
    I have owned:
    Various Fords (XR2, Escorts - inc RS), Toyota MR2 (old shape), VW Golf
    16V, VW Corrado 16V, etc.

    Name     : Jon Oliver  
    Location : Munich
    
    Previous Cars :
    
    	1987   205 GTI 1.9    Company car, great fun but a little tedious
                              for commuting 100 miles a day with my head
                              jammed against the sun roof...
    
        1987   Alfa GTV6      Lovely engine, ghastly gearbox, loved it but
                              stolen South of the Alps and never recovered
    
    Current Cars :
    
        1974   Alfa GTV 2000  I've put heart before head and am having this
                              rebuilt in Milan. Not much worth saving
                              beyond the engine and the bits that couldn't
                              rust ! But I couldn't bear to dump it - my
                              first car - especially after I built the 
                              engine : a hole the size of 1p blew through one 
                              of the pistons and molten metal all round the 
                              engine.
    
        1968 Fiat Dino Spyder Bought when prices weren't silly and DEC
                              shares were still going up...
    
    Future Cars
    -----------
    Well I might defect to the German camp for an everyday car : Corrado 
    (any views ?) but certainly never a BMW. Currently in the crazy situation
    that if the weather's good I take the Dino, weather's bad - I'm on the
    bicycle ! (well beyond my girlfriend's comprehension)
    
    Would love a Merak, Indy and especially a Bora or Ghibli but have to
    wait till the shares go up again ...
    
    Cheers Jon
                                     

    Ian Loughlin	UK Product Performance Manager (DPS)
    
    Location		Wimgrove House (watch this space !)
    
    Recently located in Valbonne where I had an old Renault 20 and my wife
    had a Renault 5. Between us we had a R25. Decided to get a real R25
    when we relocated back to UK. Beautiful car but expensive to run so now
    I have a Citroen BX19 TGD estate. Wonderful.
    
    Other interests apart from product performance are running my part-time
    business (helping other people to make money) and doing an evaluation
    on fuel additives (maybe I'll post my findings here one day).
    
    Other claims to fame and fortune: sat next to Clement Freud on a flight
    to Galway last week.
    
    Ian
    

    Rik,
    
    I don't see an introduction in this topic with your name on it.
    
    Fancy entering one, letting us know what cars you've owned/driven,
    and what you would like to get/drive in the future ?
    
    J.R.

    Come on J.R.,  you just wanted to get the x00.  :-)

    
    Does he REALLY need one?
    
    Ma:^)rk!

 :-)        Humor
:-) )-:     Masking theatrical comments
:<)         For those with hairy lips
:<)=        For those with beards too
:/)         Not funny
'-)         Wink
P-)         Pirate
;-)         Sardonic incredulity
(@ @)       You're kidding!
:-"         Pursing lips
:-v         Just another face (speaking) profiled from the side
:-V         Shout
:-w         Speak with forked tongue
:-W         Shout with forked tongue
:-r         Bleahhh (sticking tongue out)
:-f
:-p
:-1         Smirks
:-,
<:-O        Eeek!
:-*         Oooops (covering mouth with hand)
:-T         keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-D         said with a smile
:-P
:-y
:-o         More versions of shouting
:-{         Count Dracula
=|:-)=      Uncle Sam
7:)         Reagan
:-#         Censored
:~i         Smoking
:~j         (and smiling)
:/i         No smoking
:-I         It's something, but I don't know what....
:-x         Kiss kiss
:->         Alternate happy face
:-(         Unhappy
:-c         Real unhappy
:-C         Unbelieving (jaw dropped)
:-<         Forlorn
:-B         Drooling (or overbite)
:-|         Disgusted
:-?         Licking your lips
<:>==       A turkey emoticon
:-) :-) :-) Loud guffaw
:-J         Tongue-in-cheek comments
:*)         Clowning around
:-8         Talking out both sides of your mouth
(:-)        Msgs dealing with bicycle helmets
@=          Warning about nuclear war
<:-)        For dumb questions
o=          A burning candle for flames
-=          A doused candle to end a flame
OO          Headlights on msg
:_)         I used to be a boxer, but it really got my nose out
            of joint
B-)     Smiling and wearing glasses or sunglasses
         (or a message from Batman)
8-)     Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
#:-)    :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
:-o     "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o    Same as previous
|-(     Late night messages
:^)     Messages teasing people about their noses
:-{#}   Messages teasing people about their braces
(:-$    Message indicating person is ill...
(:-&    Message indicating person is angry...
(:-(    Message indicating person is VERY sad...
(:^(    Message concerning people with broken noses
(:<)    Message concerning blabber mouths
:-(=)   Message about people with big teeth
&:-)    Message from a person with curly hair
@:-)    Message from a person with wavy hair
?-(     Message about people with a black eye
*:*     Message about fuzzy things
*:**    Message about fuzzy things with fuzzy mustaches
%-)     Message about people with broken glasses
+<:-|   Message from a monk/nun...
{0-)    Message from cyclops...
(:-|K-  Formal message.
....---...   S.O.S.
@%&$%&  You know what that means...
||*(    Handshake offered
||*)    Handshake accepted
<&&>    Message concerning rubber chickens
>< ><   Message about/to someone wearing argyle socks
2B|^2B  Message about Shakespeare
(-_-)   Secret smile
<{:-)}  Message in a bottle...
<:-)<<| Message from a space rocket...
(:-...  Heart-breaking message...
<<<<(:-) Message from a hat sales-man...
(O--<   A fishy message...
(:>-<   Message from a thief: hands up!
<I==I)  A message on four wheels
:^{     For those with mustaches
{       Alfred Hitchcock
@>--->----  A rose. 

    Hello, 
    though it doesn't seem to be a topic for introducing yourself and 
    your car anymore, I'll try it anyhow.
    
    I'm Hans Jungmark and work as a Support Spec II within IS in 
    Sweden.
    Just a few days ago I bought myself a MGA 1500 from '59 in pieces 
    and hope to get it together and out on the road someday before the 
    turn of the century. I'm not the most technical of car-owners but 
    I've got a lot of friends and connections whom I hope will help me 
    out for a portion of delightful luxury like rideing in a MGA 
    through the country-side outside Stockholm on a summer afternoon.
    I hope to get even more valuable friends and connections through 
    this conference over time.
    
    Regards
    Hans Jungmark @soo

    
    Finally got an MG then ? I'd have kept the Lada Hasse, it'll work more
    often than the MG.
    
    

    
    Hannu Hautala, PC integration, Helsinki, Finland.
    
    Previous cars: VW Beetle 1200 -73 (a bicycle killer!)
                   Toyota Tercel 1.3 -82 
                   Nissan Cherry 1.5 -84 
    
    Present car:   VW Golf 1.6 (a bit tuned) -90 (company car)
    
    Future cars:   Renault Clio 16V, Ford Escort RS2000, Audi 80, heaven
                   knows what, but japs no more!
    
    
    Hannu

    
    Tony Dallison, Network Specialist in Newbury.
    
    Drive : Vauxhall Astra, got an Xr2i on order for Feb 3rd (no nasty
    comments please).
    
    So, hello!
    
    -Tony

    What is the difference between a ``Network Specialist'' and a ``Network
    Consultant'' ? The size of car they drive ?
    
    	Rik

The specialist does the work and the consultant just talks about it ???

:-)

    
    
    .413
    
    Yeah, you hit the preverbial nail there 8^)
    
    (Sorry Derek).

    Been noting here for a bit, but don't think I ever got round to
    registering.
    
    Work as Assembly Engineer in VLSI Ayr. 
    
    Current car, Westfield SE.   Built it myself, best thing since sliced
    bread, unless you want to carry more than one passenger, or any luggage
    at all!
    
    Previous cars: Fiat Uno Turbo, XR2, Vauxhall Chevette.

    
    
    Steve Jack ( Jacko ) 	Eng Tech..
    
    Location :  South Queenferry, Bonnie Scotland.
    
    Previous Cars :	XR2, Had a lot of problems with this banger so
    			     puntted it and moved onto a ...
    
    
    			Mini, Great fun car to drive, no good on dates
   			      though.
    
    Present Car  :      Cavaliar LXi, Good reliable run of the mill family
    			              saloon car.
    
    
    
    Likes       :	Fast cars, fast bikes and fast women !!
    
    Dislikes    :	Road hogs, And plonkers who think they own the
    			road.	
                        

    Barry Howard (Bazza)      I.T. on Computer Science degree at Pompey
    
    Location : DECpark II, Reading.
    
    Previous transport : Feet and Bike
    
    Current transport : 1976 Spitfire 1500 (British Racing Green)
    
    Likes : Driving,sunny weather and curries(obviously includes beer)
    
    Dislikes : Metro's, cold weather, Uni students and people who slag off
    	       'REAL' students !!
    
    Financial situation : SKINT

    Probably about time I introduced myself in here.
    
    I'm Steve Rice and I work for what was Customer Services from some
    office or other in what is/was the North West district/geography
    (Warrington for short). Delivering added value software services and
    anything else the former EIS people can't handle  :-} .
    
    Current vehicles:   MR2 GT (Hertz leasing)
    			Kawasaki GPX750   (F reg)
    			VW Beetle 1300    (M reg)
    
    Previous vehicles:	Granada 2.0i Ghia
    			Orion 1.6i Ghia
    			Escort XR3i  (my own  - NO jokes please !)
    			Renault 14 GTL (as hung in an art gallery in Paris
    					- actually a very comfortable car
    					- used the Renault/PSA jointly
    					designed engine)
    			VW Beetle 1302S
    			VW Beetle 1500  
    
    			Also Honda CB250 and Honda C100 (the 50cc pushrod
    			forerunner to the C50)
    
    	Future cars: 	Lord knows.
    
    
    Ciao,
    		Stevie.

    Hi
    
    
    I'm back and working on a 3 month contract for I.T. Management in Ent House.
    
    Currently driving BX14E and British Rail.
    
    Still want a Westfield and an Renault Espace.
    
    All for now
    
                                                        7
    Dave Barron
    
    

    Dave,
    
    	Welcome back albeit for 3 months, keep in touch,
    
    Cheers...Norm

    I'm Bob Bell, work in services in the Wash. D.C. area doing
    who-knows-what.
    
    Current wheels: '90 Ford Probe GT, '90 Mazda MX5 "Miata", and an
    '85 Honda VF1100S.  They have all seen time on the autobahn when we
    lived in Germany.
    
    Previous: a couple frog-eyed Sprites, a 1955 Speedster (with 110+hp
    Corvair engine swap), a few Fiats, a Honda S800 (sportscar that
    redlined at 11,000rpm), a couple MG's and a whole bunch of different
    Detroit iron.  

Alan Legerlotz
CDD/Repository Engineering
ZKO Nashua NH, USA

Present Cars:
        1989 BMW 325i coupe
        1981 Volkswagen Golf (for the winter)
	1974 MG Midget (should be on the road by the end of May with new paint
			and a new interior that I purchased last November at the
			Brown & Gammons shop in Baldock - sadly, the car will be
			sold to finance the restoration of the MGA)
	1958 MGA Roadster (solid, but needs restoration to be really nice.  Has
			   been sitting for past 10 years and needs some
			   attention to pass the inspection [equiv of MOT]).

Past Cars in order of ownership
        1969 Chevelle 4dr (my first car - it was an ugly green color, but fun)
        1972 Pontiac Ventura (Rebuilt the engine in this one -it went like hell)
        1975 Ford Granada (a real piece of cr*p, but got me from place to place)
        1970 Pontiac Lemans Convertible (rusty, but fun to work on)
        1985 Chevrolet Cavalier (had a *run in* with a hydrant. smashed to bits)
        1988 Saab 900 (smooth as glass, great paint and interior, no power)

Future Cars:
        Jaguar XK150 or XKE Convertable	(dream on)
        Sunbeam Tiger			(yeah, right)
        Bug-eye Sprite
        Cooper "Mini"


Past Motorcycle:
        1985 Yamaha 700 Maxim

Future Motorcycle:
        BMW K75s or BMW K100 touring bike.

    Hi all,
    
    	I guess I'd better intro myself proper.
    
    
    Ben Barron
    
    Work for the EIC down in the Solent office
    
    Job title...err...Support Eng.
    
    
    Current car: ...(No laffin, its cos I bought a house, so the XR2 had to
    go) 1000cc Metro.
    
    
    Previous cars:  Datsun 100a, 1300 S Fiesta, Mk1 XR2
    
    
    Future cars:...(dreamin a bit) Ford Cossi Sapphire, RST Escort.
    
    (insurance,...."is that for a week sir?")
    
    
    
    
    See ya,
    
    
    Ben
    
    

    Primary transport: Jaguar XJ-S H.E.
    Secondary transport: Audi 5000S
    Dream cars: Jaguar XK150 and E-Type V12
    Main wish: Stealth anti-radar with megawatt transponder to melt
    	       the front-ends of their receivers.
    
    Tally-ho,
    
    Ray

    
    I'm Nick Wavell, currently on a 6 months contract for Facilities
    Management in Bristol. Left Dec Park 3 months ago after being there
    for 3 years.(Only person who could have made the worst car swap in the
    history of motoring)
    
    Previous cars : Ford Fiesta MK1 950cc (past my test, took the car out
    for the night, left it out on the road. Next morning, found it 100yds
    down the road embeded into a Cavalier Sri.I have the aupair of Boney
    'M' to thank for that)
                    Vauxhall Astra 1.3 GL. Lovely car lost all go at 60,000
    miles. Swapped it for my present car.(major regret)
    
    Present Car : Audi coupe GT5S. 1st two weeks were great, then: Subframe
    had to be weilded(not cheap), new track rod ends and tracking rods. Two
    front wheel bearings and hubs, Discs and pads. 4 new tyres. Needs
    totally re-wiring(catches fire now and again.)New Fan. And after
    getting all that done, some pillock in an XR2 drove into the back of me
    on Friday night. Then Saturday morning, An-Exfriend drove his rusty
    metro straight into the rear wheel arch.(haven't finished yet),
    Saturday night, went to town to see Split second, and somebody
    decides to test how sharp there door keys are on the same rear wheel
    arch. No other problems yet, but it's only Monday.
    I've only had the stupid thing since Xmas.
    
    Cheers...
    
     nick

    
    	Hi Nick,
    
    		Have you thought of writing to Simon Baites on Radio 1.I'm
    sure he'll find a spot for that story on "Your tune"
    	I wish all the best for the future,it sounds like you need it!
    
    
    	Andy....The Samaritan....
    

    
    RE: -2
    
       Thanks, by the way. Anyone want to buy an immaculate, and reliable
    Audi? I certainly would.
    
      ...nick

    
    '...reliable audi...'
    
    I've got one.  115,000 miles with no problems, and nothing major
    replaced.  Slightly less than immaculate now, however, largely due to
    minor errors by me, and one wonderful pirhouette on the M25 while
    towing my kit car.   Pity no-one from DEC saw it, it would have made a
    great 'seen in passing' note....Audi GT and Lamborghini Countach
    replica doing a tribute to Torvil and Dean.
    
    ML. 
    

Well time to say goodbye. Apart from the last frantic rush to get orders logged 
so I can get my numbers for my DEC100, I'm taking the time to say "goodbye" to
Digital as I "transition" onto new and exciting things.

My "right of passage" is to follow the NZ Rally in my quattro taking photos, 
followed by a long skiing holiday...

I've really enjoyed participating in the best conference around.

cheers,

     Juha Lehtovirta
     Network specialist (currently vendor)
     Digital Finland


     Cars I've had so far:

          *     1973 Volkswagen 1303S
                      -  bought 1985 with 120.000 kms on it
                      -  simple and slow but reliable
                      -  still have this one - drive it only once or twice
                         a year during the summer moths
                      
          *     1983 Opel Manta 2.0 E Berlinetta
                      -  bought 1988 with 144.000 kms on it
                      -  nice looking car - average performance
                      -  quite a lot of little problems but fortunately
                         these were rather unexpensive to fix
                      -  sold 1989 with 181.000 kms on it

          *     1985 BMW 323i with some M-technic & Hartge extras
                      -  my current vehicle
                      -  bought 1989 with 44.000 kms on it
                      -  rather fast, superb handling due to sport suspension
                         and 205/55-15 + 225/50-15 tires
                      -  extremely reliable and maintains the 'original feel'
                         very well over the years and kms
                      -  serviced regularly by the dealer
                      -  all repairs needed have been a new exhaust pipe
                         and water pump at 125.000 kms. The water pump
                         had a small leak that was discovered during cam
                         belt change. Just to be sure...
                      -  currently has 163.000 kms and still goes strong

           *    1989 Range Rover Vogue 3.5 EFi
                      -  common car with my parents
                      -  bought last summer with 76.000 kms on it
                      -  great vehicle for travelling - even with five
                         persons and a lot of stuff on it
                      -  comfortable ride and goes almost anywhere
                      -  I don't have a very good opinion about this yet...

     Dreams:

           Hope I someday have the money to buy a 911. There's something in
           those rear engine air-cooled things. I'm trying to keep my
           Beetle until the time for the Porsche arrives...


     Juha

    Name        : Hans Schuurmans
    Function    : Application Specialist
    Location    : Utrecht (UTO) Holland
    
    Current car : Volvo 480 Turbo (102.00 km)
    
    Next car    : BMW 325TD (to be delivered next month)
    
    Owned cars  : Audi 1.8 S (twice)
                  Opel kadett 1.3 S
                  VW Golf GLD
    
    I think the Volvo is (was) a great car, no problems at all and pretty
    fast. Looking forward to my new car (and a long hot summer - to use the
    airco).

    
    re -1:
    
    I have heard a plenty of negative comments about 400-serie Volvos.
    About reliability. My DEC friend has problems with his 460 GLE
    and other non-DEC friend has a 440, and he is not satisfied with
    it's reliability. Though they both say they like Volvo's handling
    and roadholding.
    
    Maybe old 200-serie quality is not preserved with non-Swedish Volvos?
    
    
    Hannu

    Well, it's eventually gotten around to being time for me to leave !
    
    Just a quick note to say thanks for any advice I've received, or for
    any arguments + discussions I may have had in Notes...
    
    Some of you may hear from me again, but who knows ?
    
    J.R.	(John Rutter)

    
    All the best in what ever's coming your way.
    
    	You've certainly given me valuable advice,and hope you have many 
    	happy motoring days.
    
    		Andy.
    

    Shouldn't you PN be ``End of an ERA'' ?
    
    PS ERA # 1 was sold this month - Anyone know for how much ?
    
    	Good luck with the Transformer,
    
    		Rik

    Or should it be 'End of an Error' ?
    
    Good luck, and see if there's any jobs for me when you get there !
    
    Shaun.

    As I've added a couple of notes/replies to this conferenec I thought it
    about time that I introduced myself.
    
    Andy Brown
    
    Currently working out of the Warrington office (prior to that I was at
    the Birmingham Business Park).
    
    Present cars:    1990 TVR S2 (suicidal in the wet!!).
                     1983 Ford Capri 1.6 LS (a real s**tmobile)
    
    Past cars:       1976 Peugeot 104 ZS (I learnt to drive in this car, it
                     was bright orange and a complete death trap).
    
                     1984 Ford Escort 1.6 GL ( I stuffed this into a grass
                     bank at about 80 mph).
    
                     1988 Ford Escort XR3i (My first boy racer's car).
    
                     1990 Vauxhall Astra GTE 16V (Kept getting broken into
                     - what a suprise).
    
    Cheers
    
        Andy.

    
    	Welcome Andy.
    
    		RE.1990 TVR S2
    	You lucky so and so,it's a beautiful car.
    
    
    	Andy.

Mark D. "Jilly" Jilson
Colorado Customer Support Center supporting OpenVMS
Mostly a reader of the racing topics with occasional replys in the same

Drive a 1986 Oldsmobile Calais ES

Would like to be driving a Lincoln Town Car and a coverted Chevrolet/GMC 
Suburban and a Dodge 350 extended cab pickup with a Cummins diesel. Can you 
guess I like *BIG* vehicles ????


Jilly

    
    Re: .435 - John leaving.
    
    Best of luck and many thanks for all your tips.
    

    - Jonathan

    
    As I've been here for a couple of months I suppose it's time I got
    around to introducing myself although Some of you may remember me
    from my previous contracts with Digital and elsewhere.
    
     I'm Graham Stone, presently on contract at the Warrington Office with
    the Application Support Group, but shortly to become a permie!
    
     Present cars are both 2.8i Capri's although ones a little mis-shapen
    due to an incident with a Bedford CF Pickup.
    
     Previous Cars - Opel Manta SR Hatch - sold to a friend and still going
    					   well.
    
    		   - Mazda Montrose Coupe - written off by my Sister's Ex.
    
    		   - JPS 2.0 Capri        - well beyond saving even before
    					    I bought it.
    
    		   - 2000 GXL Cortina (Mk III) - an early favourite.
    
    		   - 1600 XL Cortina (MkIII) - the car I learnt to drive
    						in.
    		
     I'm looking forward to taking part in some of the discussions in
    Cars_UK, and any suggestions for my first lease car will be gratefully
    received.
    

    Aha,  so you're the one who did the wheel spins in front of me this 
    morning....  remember, when you were turing right into that little road 
    that goes over the M6 and into Locking Stumps.
    
    Huw. 

    
    Hi Huw,
    
    	Yep it was me, non of your new-fangled traction control on a 2.8
     just good old brute force and ignorance 8^)
    
    Graham

    Well today is my last day with Digital, so I would like to wish
    everybody all the best in their projects (wheter it's racing, building
    a kit or whatever) and happy and safe motoring to you all.
    
    Shaun.

    Safe motoring Shaun and thanks for your contributions.
    
    Royston

    Ian Gordon
    Computer Systems Administrator
    Basys Automation Systems Ltd
    Guildford
    
    I drive a 1989 1.6 Escort (with which I am bored but which I can't
    afford to replace at the moment).  Before that I had a 1986 1.4 Escort,
    and before that a 1.1 Renault 5.
    
    One day, cthulhu willing, I may actually become eligible for a
    'company' lease car.  If that happens, I will either go outside GM or
    have a Frontera TD Estate.  Yes, I want to become an off-road phreak.

    Hello Ian, welcome to the conference.
    
    Basys Automation Systems Ltd? Is this part of Digital ? If not
    how come you can access this notesfile as it should be company
    confidential.
    
    Royston

    Oh dear, Royston... That's a hot button you touched there.
    
    The Basys employees are rightly very bitter about the integration
    they've had so far into Digital. Basys, you see, is a wholly-owned
    subsidiary of some years' standing. Ian, I'm sure, will be delighted to
    expand (or correct me).
    
    Laurie.

    RE: .450
    
    Royston,
    
    >>Basys Automation Systems Ltd? Is this part of Digital ? If not
    
    The node BASLG1 is registered within Digital, see $VTX EASYNET (menu
    options 3, then 2, then 6) specify "D" and then "BASLG1".
    
    
    >>how come you can access this notesfile as it should be company
    >>confidential.
    
    The correct term is "Digital Internal Use Only" that is if it is to be
    classified at all! If it was "company confidential" or do you mean
    "Digital confidential" then it should be a closed notes conference, and
    all sorts of restrictions apply like "distributed on a need to know
    basis" etc. 
    
    In any case, if you thought that outsiders had got into the Digital
    network then you should have contacted your Field Information Security
    Contact (FISC) straight away! If you don't know who your FISC is then
    have a look in $VTX SECURITY_EUROPE, main menu option 1 [European
    Security Contacts] and sub-menu 1 [Field Information Security Contacts 
    (FISCs)]!
    
    Dave

    Dave, thanks for putting me straight.
    
    I had assumed the situation was along the lines that Laurie mentioned.
    You're right though I could have checked it out myself.
    
    Royston

    Maybe I should get round to registering too...

    Gwyn Evans
    Principal Designer (Well, that's what the job title is)
    Desisco,
    Uxbridge.

       Just so Ian doesn't feel too alone, we're not known to be part of 
 Digital either... Try finding me in ELF!

    Car:  VW Golf Diesel.  It's an Mk 1 X reg and has been round the clock
 on the milage. :-)  I noticed that my wife's Mk 2 has an extra figure to
 cope with > 100,000 miles!  I've had it for at least 7yrs now, with 
 a couple of drive-shaft replacements being then main work it's needed.
 Still going strong, and that combined with the fact that the company car
 scheme here's not as good as Digital UK's means so that I've not gone for
 a company car.
    Bike: Suzuki DR 650.  A single cylinder dual-purpose (road/off-road)
 bike which I've had for a couple of months now. Upright riding position
 and high seat means that it's not too good for M-way cruising (cruising
 speed ~75mph) but v.good for use in town & traffic.

    
    Yo Gwyn,
    
    	I see that your a Desisco man.My every day life seems to be eaten
    up by fixing your products down here in Winnersh PRC.
    
    Glad to have you aboard!
    
    Andy.
    	

Andy,

you say your life is spent in repairing DEISCo products, do you mean the Video
Switch Hardware and specialist Keyboards that DESISCo have developed, or do you
mean PCs and VAXs etc that DESISCo have brought/ are preparing for customers.

Dave D.

    
    Dave,
    	I repair the a few PS/2 pc's but mainly the video switch
    gear,monitors and Kboards.
    
    Andy.
    

    Another Yank adding my name to the file. Pete Sherry, located in
    Colorado Springs CSC. Currently driving a Ford truck (practicallity
    scores again) but was raised on (and in!) British cars. My parents have
    owned a 59 Hillman Minx, replaced it with 2 Sunbeam Alpines (early 60's
    vintage), a Sprite MKII, a Triumph of such obscure nomenclature that no
    one can accuratley give it's designation; Sport Six? Light Six Drophead
    Coupe? Much like a Herald drop-head with a 2-litre six-cylinder engine;     
    yet another Sunbeam (a Tiger Mk1-I was the fool who convinced my mother
    to sell it..!) and lastly a  Rover 3500S of 70-71 vintage. Needless to
    say, we were on a first-name basis with the mechanics in Monterey..

    Welcome to the notesfile Pete.
    
    Royston

    
    Herald drophead with a 6 cylinder engine? We'd call that a Vitesse in 
    the UK - were they sold in the US?
    
    Mark

Hi!

My nave is Vittorio (Vic) Mezzano, working in DEC Italy (Engineering center in 
Gallarate, north of Milan).

Cars: Alfa Romeo Spider 1600, and half of a Lancia Y10 (being the other half 
owned by my brother), plus some random driving of my parents' Lancia Prisma 
1500.

Congratulations for this really interesting notesfile!

	Vic

    Welcome Vic !
    
    					An italian car enthusiast

    Mark- re 3.460 "we'd call that a Vitesse" There were very few sold, I
    should contact a Triumph registry to get exact nomenclature. As I
    remember, the Vitesse had headlamps which were somewhat slanted, while
    this particular car had the round headlamps common to the Heralds
    (although this was a long time ago, my memory isn't what
    it...ummm..what was I saying?) My main memory was of apalling
    electrics, and my mother's ability to utilize a screwdriver to
    jump-start the car. Here's the picture--a small red sports car, front
    end lifted, a petite redhead with a screwdriver tinkering under the
    hood. Along comes a tow-truck driver (dollar signs dancing in his head,
    no doubt!) asking if he can help out..my mom smiles sweetly, says she's
    just hot-wiring the car, thank you, shouts for me to turn the key
    and 'Bingo!' the car fires up, the hood is re-latched, and we're gone! 
    she gained quite a bit of notoriety in a small town for her
    antics..every trip to the store was an adventure! It always loked like
    a Ferrari pit-stop......

    A thousand apologies
    
    
    Matt

    Richard Connor, back at DEC in Newbury now after a years absence.
    
    Currently own:	Audi Coupe GT5S 1.9 carb (lovely noise). Anyone
    			wanna buy it?
    Soon to own a 2.8i Capri and will be purchasing an Australian Ford LTD
    (similar to ZJ Fairlane, about 1980ish) with 351 (5.8) motor. Has anyone 
    any info on these beasts? 
    
    Previous cars:	Nova 1.2 - the one that was always in trouble at
    			DECpark
			Ital 1.3 - s***
    			Chevette 1.3 4dr
    			Chevette 1.3 2dr
    
    Would like to own Australian Ford Falcon GTHO phIII or Cobra and an
    Audi Quattro.
    
    Interested in drag racing, american/ozzie motors and rallying.

    Oops I almost forgot a Lancia Delta Turbo as well.
    I would recommend them to anyone, great handling and they shift as
    well. Wouldn't mind an Integral (sp?) as well.
    
    Rich

    Hi,

    Stuart Farmer,
    Engineering Tech,
    South Queensfery.

      Up until recently a possible certifiable car enthusiast. Owned to
    many wrecks to mention, currently owner of a Mazda 323 1.6i (1988)
    and a 1980 VW GL Sirocco. Spent a few years in the rallying seen the
    last year 1991 at international level, last event was the Kayel Graphics
    National rally. 

     Would love to have owned one of the Group B supercars, possibly a
    Peugot  T16 or a Metro 6R4 the one and only true `Super Mini' ;-)
    Currently own a Peugot Roll cage, 16i engine and gearbox looking for
    something to put them back into. Carelessly lost all the other bits.
       
    

    Hello,
    
    First time in VaxNotes, I'm Armando in Venezuela, and I drive a
    MiniCord, which is the Venezuelan version of the popular, well-known,
    british MINI. This version has a Fiberglass body, and a 998cc. motor, 
    I drive this mini in Caracas since January 94.
    I would like to share interests about Minis, magazines, spares
    suppliers, mini fashion, etc.
    
    Thank you,
    
    I'm out here........ (Caracas, Venezuela, South America).
    
    Regards
    Armando
    

    
    Howdy ya'll,
    
    My name is Mark Ceraso. I am a Multivendor Customer Services Engineer
    working out of the Birmingham, Alabama, USA office. I also live in the
    Birmingham Metro area. Alabama is in the southeastern part of the
    States. NASCAR is very popular in this area. Talledega Raceway is about
    45 miles from Birmingham. I have very little interest in NASCAR unless
    they are running on a road course and I like Indy racing but don't care
    much for the ovals (Indy 500 the exception). Formula 1 is my favorite
    motor racing. F1 is not very popular in this region and I only know a 
    couple of people locally who follow the sport with whom I can chat
    with.
    
    I learned to drive in my mom's 1975 Dodge Dart with a slant six and my
    father's 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 with 289 cubic inch V8 and
    three-on-a-tree. 
    
    My past cars owned:
    
    1973 Volkswagen Super Beatle Special Edition
    1974 Volkswagen Karman Ghia
    1973 Volkswagen Super Beatle
    1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI (Golf GTI)
    1979 Fiat 2000
    1986 Toyota MR2
    
    Mark Ceraso

    Hi Ya'll,
    
    My name is Karen Reese.  I'm with sales support (1-800-DEC-SALE)
    out of the CSC in Atlanta, Ga.
    
    Saw this conference mentioned in CELT.  Although I do follow NASCAR
    Winston Cup I'm a long-time road course fan going back to my one
    and only F1 race at Watkins Glen almost 30 years ago.  I'm a former
    SCCA volunteer (from CanAM days).  I'm hoping since I cheer on
    Damon Hill for F1 and Nigel Mansell for PPG Indy Cars ya'll won't
    mind me popping in here from time to time.
    
    

    >>I'm hoping since I cheer on.....Nigel Mansell for PPG Indy Cars 
    >>ya'll won't mind me popping in here from time to time
    
    Well don't do too much cheering for him, you might get your head bitten
    off in here! :-)
    
    Phil Gill.

    Welcome Karen
    
    Bring a little NASCAR rumourmongering to our shores please. The NASCAR
    notes conf has gone a little flat of late, good for the stats but
    little on race reports and inside stories.
    
    Mike

    Thanks folks,
    
    My eyeballs will probably be going 'round in circles before this
    weekend is over.  Saturday I'll be watching the Indy race from
    Elkhart and I know there is a Winston Cup Saturday night.  Have
    to get up bright and early Sunday to catch the F1 from Italy.
    
    Ummmm, this IS Cars_UK; ya'll don't like Nigel? :-)
    
    K
    

    Ahh now here's a can of worms!!!
    If Nige was Italian oR French or Brazilian or German or American
    or Outer Mongolian he'd be a national hero but he has the missfortune
    to be English, and a Brummie at that!
    Read old replies on note 2099 (there are 1,400+ of them!) to get a
    feel for it....
    Personally I'm not a great Mansell fan he's not dependable enough
    for my vote, but he has great talent if he's in the mood.
    I remember watching a McLaren documentary once with Ron Dennis
    arguing with Senna, and Senna behaved like a spoilt brat! lot's of
    silly latin emotiom bit and going off into a corner sulking!
    I just think of that to put Mansell into perspective...
    Any replies PLEASE put in 2099, or start a Nigel Bashing conf!
    Basically he suffers from English self abuse. We just can't stand 
    winning!...
    
    Ps. Moderator may see fit to move this reply, but perhaps wait till
    the Amaerican lady reads it y'all?
    
    Matt.
                                     

    Matt,
    
    I really didn't know who Nigel was when I started watching the PPG
    series last year.  His skill as a driver could not be ignored; the
    PPG commentators mentioned it numerous times that Nigel has done
    better on the traditional Indy ovals than he has on road courses;
    he was verrrry polite when he pointed out that the Yanks were driving
    in the wrong direction :-)
    
    I've seen him interviewed and he seems to be a likeable sort of guy;
    it's obvious he doesn't suffer fools gladly :-)  Yesterday he was the
    first to congratulate young Jacques Villeneuve on his exciting win,
    a class act to be sure.
    
    I'm truely sorry to see him leave Indy cars; many of the races he
    won last year were decided by his skill as a driver, the car he's
    been driving can't compare to the Penske machines.
    
    

re.475

Not everyone in here is prejudiced but there are a few old nags that are
blinkered. 

Dave.

    Since I've added a couple of replies already I'd better say who I am.
    
    Hi! I'm Anthony Greenan, a contractor (8th time at DEC) working on
    Financial systems in Sydney, Australia.
    
    Going completely against the contractor=BMW grain I drive a 1992 Saab
    9000 Turbo 2.3 which here in Oz (until last year) came fully optioned.
    i.e. Leather, climate control, abs, electric/memory seats, electric
    sunroof, windows, electric and heated side view mirrors etc. Oh!, and
    an Alpine 4*45w stereo with 6 cd changer c/w credit card size remote
    control!
    
    It's my second 9000 and my third Saab. My first Saab was also my first
    car, a Saab 96, you know, with the V4 engine and column change. Boy
    they've changed the Saab since then.
    
    Say hi! sometime.
    Cheers
    Agg...

    Hi
    
        I'm back again working on a 3 month contract at Newbury DNMC
    
        Currently driving Renault Espace RT TD and a Clio RTD.
    
        Still want a Westfield and Jaguar XJS V12.
    
        All for now
    
                                                    
        Dave Barron
                                                                     

     Mike Taylor

          visiting this notesfile with interest in Peugeot problems,
     since I purchased a used 405 Mi16 in August of 1994. I also read
     and learned alot about the F1 series in here, as opposed to the
     fairly sparse discussion of F1 on OASS::Racers. 

          Current drives are the 1989 Peugeot 405 Mi16, which boasts a
     1.9 l 16-valve Motronic injection engine mated to a 5-speed, with
     luxurious leather interior and all power accessories, as well as a
     fine Alpine sound system, and I also own a 1993 Mercury Grand
     Marquis, a full sized American car with a down-sized, more powerful
     4.6 l V8 than the previously used 5.0 l V8s, as well as an overhead
     cam (single cam, double cams used in the high end Lincoln Mk 8
     series, soon to be used in the Mustangs of the future.)

          My first car was a 1958 Sunbeam Rapier, which was handed to me
     from my Dad when I became licensed to drive in 1972. My Dad had
     begun to restore British cars when I was around 9-10 years old,
     his first effort being a 1956-58-ish Hillman with a 4-speed on the
     column, left hand drive model (don't remember the car model name,
     maybe a Minx?) He was well-established by the time he got to using
     the Sunbeam, and after I had the engine throw a rod, I found that I
     was able to make another running engine out of the surplus from his
     hobby cars. As I remember, we did not have to buy anything to
     change the engine block over into the Sunbeam to get it back in
     running shape...

          I really enjoy this notesfile, when I get the time to read it,
     and especially enjoy the English that's not in my American subset
     of English terms that are used. You wouldn't notice the words since
     they are used in everyday conversations over there, but I see them
     and grin when I try to extract their meanings from the context in
     which they are used. :^)

    Mike,
    
    Welcome to the conference. Not wishing to turn you away so soon but there
    has recently been a new (UK based) F1 notesfile - VANGA::F1
    
    F1 discussion is still welcome in this notesfile but most folks now
    use the new notesfile. If you follow F1 you should check it.
    
    Royston

    Hello all,
    
    After months of Read-only, time to introduce myself:
    
    Name: Richard Huntley
    Location: Newbury
    
    Current Vehicles :
    
    1955 Series Two Split Screen Morris minor (runner - just)
    1960 MK1 AH Sprite (part restored - might be ready for next year)
    1965 Mk1 Morris Mini 850 (currently being welded up)
    1972 Innocenti Cooper 1300 (mildly modified by Avonbar)
    1984 VW Golf 1.8 GTI Campaign (everyday car)
    
    Past Vehicles :
    
    1980 BL Mini (1000cc unit swapped for 1340cc - great fun while it
    lasted)
    1966 Austin Mini (fitted with 1098 - argued with a lorry - lost)
    1965 Austin Mini 850
    1976 BL Mini 1000 
    1962 Austin Mini 850
    1979 Triumph Spitfire 1500 (for 3 weeks - still too long)
    1980 VW Golf 1300 
    
    Future vehicles:
    
    MKII Jaguar 3.8 MOD 
    MGTC
    Austin Healey 100
    Austin Seven (preferably special bodied Ulster etc)
    
                              
     
    
    

    name:Chris O'Connor                                                                                                         
                                                                              
    New to this network                                                                  
      Own 2 mark 1 Fiestas ,1 transit van and race a sierra saloon stock      
      car round cowdenbeath
                                                  

    Fair mess you're going to make of the Ozone layer with that lot eh.
    
    G.Porritt

    Chris,
    
    	You might want to type :
    
    3
    reply
    
    	And put a note in there... that's where most people introduce
    themselves. But anyways, you're new to this noting malarky I imagine
    :-)
    
    Welcome to the gang!
    
    Cheers,
    Dan

    Stop being so bloody nice Dan.
    
    Phil Gill.

    Sorry :-)
    
    Dan$slapped_wrists

>>>>  Sorry :-)


There you are!  you've done it again!


Matt$grumpy_b######

    Just saying hello
    My name is Marino Molinari based Newbury
    current cars FIAT Croma Turbo and Plymouth Duster(see forsale)
    Drag racing petrol head
    nuff said.

Hello,

I see there are still a few names around that I recognise..... :-)

I'm back in IOSG for a few months, but I think two years worth of notes to 
catch up on will be too many!!!!

 I've still got my old Landy, and the motorbike, and we've still got the bits
for the Noble23, (most of which seem to be in _my_ shed or the dining room!) 
and we may well start trying to put it back together again after our holiday in
July!

Elaine

Welcome back Elaine,


Mine is still off the road with a rotten chassis (18 months).

Simon

    I posted a few questions in this conference already but never 
    introduced myself. So, here I am:
    
    Name:           Mitsuhiko(Mitz) Nakagawa
    Location:       Vancouver B.C. Canada
    Job:            Canadian CSC Specialist
    Life in DEC:    Since 1974 March (DEC-Japan and DEC-Canada)
    
    Current Cars:   SAAB 9000 Turbo
                    Honda Civic Si
    
    Past cars:      Honda S800
                    Oldsmobile Omega (DEC mobile)
                    Pontiac 6000 (DEC mobile)
                    Renault 5
                    Honda Civic Si
                    SAAB 900 EMS
    
    Future Cars:    NSX-r
                    Super 7 (befor I die)
                    Lotus Europe
    
    Mitz
    
                              

    Hello.
    
    At the request of Royston & Chris I shall introduce myself.....
    
    Name:	    Richard Ransom
    Location:  	    Lovely old Acre Road
    Job:	    'Archivist' (etc,etc,etc)
    Life in DEC:    Dec 92 REO 2 weeks. Sep 93 to date...you name it!
    
    Like most things VW, have a soft spot for Maxi's pre 75 and LTs.

>BAHTAT::CARTER_A "UK P6000 Curator"                   7 lines   5-JUL-1995 15:20
                      ^^^^^ 
blimey, I didn't think anyone still remembered those weird old things!

Chris.   

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!  H'anus
has finally found his way in here... :[

Chris.

    Thats what 11 years of not owning a car does for you Chris - oh and
    Hugs!!!!!
    
    Hanus Mingus III

Oh, and no snarfing in here, Mr Mingus, or I'll do a Lozzer on yer!  Seriously,
nice to have you as a contributor... (has he gone yet?)

Chris.

    Now as you all know, I think snarfing is an idiotic silly thing and
    have absolutely no wish to participate in.
    
    Shaun$hates_snarfs

    Exactly Shaun, I quite agree.

    And i'm so glad you do Lozzer.
    
    Shaun

Bloody cheat, etc.

<argh!>

note .500 set hidden because of extreme naughtiness.

Chris.

    I wonder what conference this is.

    Its realy strange because note 500 is set hidden yet I can read it -
    does that mean I have some sort of Special Powers or is this a case for
    the X-Files?
    
    Shaun$control_my_vertical

I can read it too, cos my note-reader still displays the title of hidden notes.
Maybe you should amend the title, Chris, to "I'm a git" or something.

re .506 - set hidden because of a naughty word.

re .507 - Done.  :)

Chris.

    SAD SAD SAD SAD .........Wasters!
    
    SsNhAaRuFn!

    I've written a few notes so I guess I should sign in:

    Name: Jane Whitehead, more commonly known as Goldy
    Location: DECpark D1/8 since August (previously in London for 8 years)
    Job: ABU Customer Order Management Support
    
    Cars: Only had two cars of my own since I passed my test in 1989, a
    T-reg Renault 5 held together with chicken wire and since 1990 an
    A-reg Ford Escort 1.3GL. 

    Until I moved from Essex to Southampton in July I was only doing about 
    20 miles a week, my mileage has now gone up to 500 miles a week commuting   
    from So'ton to Reading. My car is pretty reliable and in good condition
    but with a clock reading of 99,000 miles and the fact that the car is
    underpowered for motorway driving I've decided it's time to get a new car.  
    The hardest part is finding one that I like, that I can afford and that has
    reasonable mileage on as I'll be doing at least 25,000 miles a year (and
    that doesn't include any business mileage I may do).

    Good to see so many familiar faces in here, wonder where I've seen
    most of you before!

    Jane/Goldy.

    An update to .510:

    Traded my old Escort in on Saturday for a 1993 L-Reg Peugeot 306XN.
    Cost me an absolute fortune but I'm happy as it's the car I wanted.

    Jane.

    Hi There,
    
    Just started reading this conference recently and have already got some
    good advice, so I guess I should sign in.
    
    Name: Gavin Beveridge
    Location: Ayr Manufacturing Plant, Scotland.
    Position: Functional Debug Technician (whatever that means???)
    
    Current car -> 1990 H-plate VW Polo 1.3S Coupe (which is giving me
                   severe grief at the moment).
    Previous    -> 1988 F-plate Ford Fiasco
                   1986 D-plate Ford Fiasco
                   1979 V-plate Ford Cortina (a splendid motor vehicle -not)
    
    Hopefully will be progressing up to a VW Corrado at some point, once I
    get by the 25 year old barrier and get full no-claims bonus.
    
    Love anything to do with cars and driving. Passed my Advanced Driving
    Test nearly 5 years ago and currently teach advanced driving at my
    local group (Ardrossan).
    
    Well, that's about all for now.
    
    Speak to you later.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Gavin.............
    

Hello,
	Been poking in for a long time, not much in the way of writing.
 	(Also, I guess I live on the wrong side of the pond!)

Currently:
	1987 Full size Ford Bronco.
		100.000 miles
		12 mpg (those pesky little US gallons)
		~ 275 horsepower
		snow is not a problem.
	1986 Mazda 626 LX
		40 mpg
		200.000 miles
		cheap, and a great winter beater
	1994 Honda Del Sol VTEC
		25.000 miles.
		Fun, but it could be faster.
		(My wife and I took this one on the 3000 mile, three week
		 pub crawl.  It really lacks space to pack anything!)
	1971 Zink C4
		A formula (well, formula Vee) racecar.
		It's vintage, and I hope to sell it soon.
	1979 BMW 320, er 330, er 3.0 csi...
		After the stock motor exploded, it got replaced by
		 a 250hp Nissan 300zx 3.0l V6. (along with a new 5sp box.)
		Suspension mods, aero package, and great tires help it go.
		Being so light, its a LOT faster than the new (and much
		 more expensive) M3 Lightweight.
		This one just sucks up gas.
Past:
	Ford 1929 Model A (restored)
	1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
	Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
 	XK E Type 4.2 
	Datsun Pickup
	Ford Van (to haul the race car)
	
Future:
	Lotus 7 Series 1
	Another XKE
	Maybe an old Frogeye or a TR3
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]

    Thanks racer::dave for signing in, welcome to the conference.
    We look forward to your contributions.
    
    Royston (co mod)

    I have also been poking around lately but have not responded much since
    the F1 notesfile was created.
    
    Currently driving:
    		1978 Ferrari 308 GTB with 38K miles
    		1993 Mazda Protege 25th anniversary special with 86K km
    
    Past cars:
    		1986 Mazda 323 GT with 300K KM, I gave it to my dad after I
    		bought the 93 and he is still driving it today.
    		1984 Renault R5 Sport, put 100K km and sold it and made a
    		profit.
    		1979 Honda Civic .  Put 250K km on it and burnt a cylinder
    		on the way back from Key West back in 84.  This was my
    		first car that I actually bought and paid for myself.
    
    I always like to keep up on whats happening across the pond.
    
    Merry Xmas 
    
    JP Lavigne 

    	Thought that I might as well post my credentials here, I don't
    think that I ever did before.
    
    	Malcolm Powell, back as a Contractor on the IS Helpdesk (x3030
    hence the Personal profile).  Couldn't get a job in the 12 month
     since I was made redundant Christmas Eve '94 - being 60 now.
    
    	I was English Electric Inter-Works Driving Test Champion in 1969
    And currently drive a Xantia VSX Turbo diesel with Aircon and Cruise
    control as extras.
    
    	I'm now only an armchair Motorsport enthusiast nowadays, but,
    unfortunately, still able to be done for "low flying" at times.
    
    	Have clocked up well over a million miles in me time sir and driven
    many sorts of cars over the centuries, but thing exotic -
    unfortunately!
    
    	Used to teach car maintenance in the RAF back in about 1960, long
    before anyone had Fuel Injection, Engine Management, Emmisions
    Regulations etc. etc. etc.  So "don't not know nuffink about them, only
    VERY glad to have left behind such nausea as Distributorsm Spark plugs,
    Engine management, an'at an'at, being converted to that green fuel
    injection system now - no known carcinegenics in my exhaust (like
    Benzene - so toxic it has no known safe limit an'at).
    
    	Try to be humorous, but sometimes forget the smiley, so please
    forgive me when I forget.  Have to confess top being a wind-up merchant
    though.
    
    				Malcolm.

Hi Malcolm,

I see you're back early enough in the year to go for the most prolific noter 
award again!  :)  Welcome back...

Chris.

    Malcolm, even if you stopped noting right now, I still think you'll take the
    crown away from me this year :-)
    
    Keep up the 'couldn't resist' replies.
    
    
    Royston

Hi!

Craig (Adamson) bit of a BMW fan. I'm on my 5th, before that a couple of 
Astra GTE'S.

Getting a bit sick of BMW now - though the new 5 series has been likened to a 
Lexus - It should certinaly give Mercedes-Benz' new E-class a run for its 
money.

The old shape E class is the next one for me, hopefully :-)

    Hi all Chris Brown here from sunny Budapest.
    
    a bit late signing in,as I felt sure I had already done so a couple of
    years back.
    
    I'm currently driving a right hooker Cavalier Diplomat courtesy of Hertz
    Leasing, but would much prefer to have a real car.  I drive back to the
    UK two or three times a year, so get to see lots of continental
    motorway (usually 1000 miles at a stretch),  Fo rhtos eof you who
    complain about road manners in England and Belgium, I recommend you
    visit Budapest, which can be compared to Milan on a busy day!
    
    In the past, I have driven most things from my rallying days in the mid
    seventies (Mini 970 S and 1293 S ), 4WD amd HGV in the Army, and a
    variety of 'normal' cars.  
    
    I drive quite fast, but not (I hope!) too fast for prevaling
    conditions.  My pet hates include the UK 70mph speed limit, Austrian
    traffic police, Basingstoke, and people who not only crawl along in
    front, but deliberately obstruct any attempt to overtake safely
    (travelling at their own pace is fine, but why impose it on me!),
    
    My next car will probably be a Vectra.  This is the sort of compromise
    where you don't get what you want, but there's nothing really
    significant enough to hate.   I just hope the fuel feed problems are
    fixed before my renewal in November. 
    
    My second car (or rather my wife's car) is an aging Cavalier Sri that's
    been in storage for two years, so it's probably dead by now.  Previous
    cars in recent years have included a string of Cavaliers, Asconas, and
    Lancias, and before that included frogeye Sprite, Sunbeam Alpine,
    Wolseley 6/110, Mk 1 Cortina, Toyota Hi-ace, 80" Landrover, Hillman
    Hunter, and a whole heap of Minis.
    
    - Chris -
    
    
    

    Thanks Craig and Chris for signing in.
    
    Could any other write mode noters have the courtesy to sign in please
    if they haven't done so already.
                                    
    Royston

    I thought I had already signed in too.... but it appears that I
    havenae'.....So........
    
    
    Stephen Beaton is who I am and I work in the S&M Group (that's Support
    & Migration to you) down at SBP in Blighty.
    
    Cars I've owned:-
    
    Ford Escort 1.3L (MK I)
    Hillman Avenger 1600l (in apricot but I was spared the white tanneau
    			   roof)
    Fiat Mirafiori (which means "My flower" in English) 1600cc
    Fiat Super Mirafiori (Which means "Super My Flower" in English) 2000cc
    
    Austin Metro 1.0L  
    
    Peugeot 205 GT
    
    I'll admit to being a Peugeot nut, and when it comes to cars methinks
    "small is beautiful".
    
    Reargards,
    
    Stephen
    
    
    

    Well, it appears that I haven't signed in here either. Oh well. I work
    for the PSG in the Solent (except I am actually located in the Leeds
    office), supporting MCS Information Systems.
    
    In my time I've owned a mixed bag of cars including...
    
    Mk 1 Escort 1300
    Fiat Strada with 1500 engine, twin cam head and twin weber carbs.
    Lancia Beta Coupe (fell apart)
    1.4 Turbo Mini (yup, complete with intercooler)
    Fiat Argenta 
    Cosworth Cortina (honestly, no joke)
    Montego 1.6 and 2.0 Turbo (1.6 was safe and bland, Turbo was crazy)
    Maestro MG 1.6 and 2.0  (1.6 looked like a dog and drove like one, 2.0i
    looked like a dog but drove well)
    Astra SRi (god alone knows why I bought this as I hate Astras)
    Calibra 2.0 16v
    Rover 420 Tourer
    
    Clive

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    name:		Ian Wegg	
    job:		Customer Support - Basingstoke.
    			(been with DEC 10 weeks, just getting the hang
    			 of these notes files).	
    cars:		Cavalier (current)
    			MGB roadster (x2, sold the last for 90 pounds!!)
    			Landrover
    			Hillman Imp (x3 - love em)
    			Citreon GS (x2, last one fell apart)
    			Other miscellaneous tat (i.e. 70's BL)
    dream:		To receive my company PEUGEOT 205 Cabrio in
    			time for Christmas.
    

    NOt sure if I ever have signed on -not that I tend to say much,
    everyone else seems to know much more than I do aboust cars n driving..
    
    anyway - Mike Fiddler, currently looking cute but balding in Viables.
    
    I have an Astra SRi - the same one mentioned two replies back by Clive. 
    Now, I do like Astras, but this has been the car of your nightmares. 
    My wife tends to use it mainly, but would like something faster.
    
    Also have a Cavalier TD, which I think is nicely functional.  It does
    what I want with no real hassles.  
    
    Mikef

    Jumping on the bandwagon......Hello!
    
    Cars Owned					Cars Smashed Up
    ==========					===============
    Mini MkII 998				Hump Back Bridge 1983
    Ford Escort MK 1 1300			Hedge,fence,ditch 83-84
    Ford Capri Mk 1 1600 (with power bulge)     Ditch,fence,tree  84
    Fiat Uno 908 (thats italian for 'one')	Still running - ish!
    
    Oh and i'm the git who will order a Fiat Barchetta next monday. It will
    be Metalic Green and should arrive during the first week of August.
    
    Cheers, Shaun.

    I'd just like to add that my comments on the Astra SRi are no
    reflection on Clive or his treatment of the car....
    
    ;-)
    
    mikef

Dave Giddings, scumbag at SBP.
    
    Cars Owned					
    ==========
    Audi Coupe 2.3E
    Porsche 924
    VW Golf
    MGB roadster
    Bog eyed fright
    Mini
    Another mini
   		
    Cheers, Dave

Along the lines of Shauns last message... (hilarious ;-)...

Still, Craig Adamson.

Cars Owned	Incident					At Fault

BMW M5		Frontera driver reversed into me		NO
BMS 320 conv	Pulled in front of Nissan Micra 		YES
		(Micra written off, BMW hardly scratched!)
Astra GTE 16V	1 year old, ditched				AFFIRMATIVE
Astra GTE 16V   3 weeks old (see above) ditched			YUP
Cavalier CDi	Reversed sisters car into bollard outside a 	YOU BET
		polic station.	
Cavalier SRi	Pulled out in front of Capri in brothers	I THINK SO
		car.

Include the pinching of the GTE (first time) that was used in a robbery and 
then the time it was pinched and wrapped round a telepgraph pole.

I am pleased to say that none of the above have resulted in any injury 
(except to my bank balance)
Craig.

P.S. Yes I do intend to seek help from IAM as soon as I am back in the U.K 
;-)				

P.P.S. Can anyone recommend a decent insurance company?

    OK...seeing how I've been upsetting people I suppose I should
    sign-in.
    
    Kevin Wilkins, based in DEC Park.
    
    Currently driving a subtle *;-) Pineapple Yellow Astra 1.8i Sport.
    
    Previous cars:
    
    	Ford Orion 1.6GL
    	Vauxhall Cavalier *2
    	Opel Kadett
    	Ford Capri
    
    It's better on two wheels...I also ride a BMW K75S
    
    Kevin.

Dave Burden, support specialist at the CSC in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA.

Past cars worthy of note:
Many VW Rabbits (Golf Mk1), including an '83 GTI PRO Rally car.
1971 Cadillac Sedan de Ville, 7.2 litre V8....

Current fleet:

1924 Studebaker Special Six, model EL 5 passenger touring car.
1926 Studebaker Standard Six, model ER hearse/estate wagon/flying brake
1957 BMW Isetta 300 convertible
1971 VW Type III Variant (Squareback)
1979 VW Rabbit diesel 4 door
1983 VW Rabbit diesel automatic 4 door
1985 VW Jetta 4 door, 1800cc

The Isetta is getting its engine rebuilt and then we can put it all back 
together.  The '26 Stude is patiently waiting to be restored, probably in 3-4 
years at the going rate.  The '71, '83 and '85 VWs are used regularly while 
ther '79 is waiting to be sold or used for parts.

I was given the '83 VW for free because it would not start.  It cost me $5 to 
fix because the starter was not getting grounded properly.  We've been driving 
it for 3 months without a problem!

Dave

    I probably signed in once, or maybe I didn't...
    
    Goldy (or Jane Whitehead if you want to be formal), Business
    Information Specialist (SBU) in DECpark.
    
    Cars I've known and loved over the last seven years:
    
    1979 Renault 5 Le Car
    1983 Ford Escort 1.3GL
    1993 Peugeot 306XN (my pride and joy)
    
    Another car I'm getting quite attached to (though I hate driving it) is
    my partner's car, a 1983 Citroen CX 25 GTi Turbo. Looks like a black
    slug and sometimes behaves as badly.
    
    I don't know much about the mechanics of cars, but I do know how to
    drive one (a fact that could be disputed!).
    
    Goldy.

>    1979 Renault 5 Le Car
>    1983 Ford Escort 1.3GL

Goldy, I seem to remember that you're only a few days older than me; what were 
you doing with a car 17 years ago?!

Re Dave,

where on Earth do you keep all those cars...?

Chris.

re .522

I haven't got the patience to scan 521 notes to see if I have 
registered so:

Alan Sharkey
Based at home.
I have a Renault Laguna Estate 2.2D. Big lump, but I like it (I can get 
two sets of golf clubs, luggage and a dog into the boot!)

What else ?

Alan

    Nick Hill - who works from home, except I'm currently on site in
    Holland (this was 2 or 3 months from July 95 and I'm still here!).
    
    Cars owned (not all from new) and includes Co. cars:
    1938 Ford Anglia - sold
    1950s A35 - write off
    1950s Land Rover - sold
    Morris Minor - scrapped
    Mini Traveller - sold
    Vauxhall Viva - sold
    Ford Cortina estate
    2 x Renault 18 estates - 1 written off
    3 x Renault 21 Savana estates
    3 x Renault 19 - 1 written off by younger son
    Citroen Xantia
    
    On order: Renault Megane RXE 1.9dT for delivery ASAP after 10/7/1996
    

Here's my reply from 1987 (extracted from COSME3::CARS_UK_ARCHIVE):-

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Dave Kerrell, currently drive an Astra GTE (1800i) which I bought because 
of it's nice red colour and contrasting grey interior. I am looking forward 
to finding out more about cars.

Dave.
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I now drive a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD GLS and 2nd car is a Vauxhall Cavalier
1.4L. Here's the full list:-

Learnt to drive in a Rover 90.

Austin Cambridge A55			Vandalised and written off
Triumph Herald 1200			Sold
Mini 850				Written off 
Ford Corsair 1500 GT			Stolen and written off
Triumph 2000 MKII Auto			Sold	
Ford Capri MK1 1600			Stolen and written off
Ford Capri MKII 1300			Trade-in
Triumph 2000 MKII			Sold
Ford Cortina MKIV 1600GL		Sold
Vauxhall Cavalier 1300L			Trade-in
Saab 900 Turbo				Trade-in
Vauxhall Astra GTE			Trade-in
Montego Estate 1.6L 			Trade-in
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4L			Current
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 2.0		Sold
Vauxhall Cavalier CD2.0i		Lease
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7TD GLS		Current Lease

Dave ;-)

    Oh well! I might as well join the game! Here's mine from 1988:
    
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                               -< Laurie Brown >-

I'm Laurie Brown, currently in DEC Utrecht.

Sadly car-less, having written off my Manta a couple of months ago. My wife
drives an Escort estate 1.6GL, great little car. 

My vehicular passion is MKII Jags, but I like most cars really.

Previous cars include:

Ford Anglias (at least 5)
Ford Cortinas  (at least 3)
Vauxhall Vivas (3)
Fiat 850
Morris Minor
S type Jag
Frog-eye Sprite
MK2 Jags (4)
Opel Manta
Escort Estate

and probably more.

    If I remember correctly, I replaced the Manta with an '81 2.0 Cavalier
    GLS coupe, which went well for about 30K miles, then I bought an '85
    Granny Estate, a 2.0 GLX, which did a good 50-oddK before I traded it in
    for the 405 in '92. 
    
    I currently drive a (loaned) Peugeot 806 SLDT (our own SRDT 806 is
    *still* on order), and we kept Peugeot 405 GLDT estate, now 80K
    miles and a little over three years old, and running like a top;
    magnificent car. We still have the Escort estate, 105K in 9 years (<10K
    in the last 5!) and still going. I'm giving it to a mate in the UK in
    May, when our 806 arrives.
    
    Cheers, Laurie.

>Ford Anglias (at least 5)

did you have a yellow one with flames up the side (like Vyvyan Basterd's car 
in `The Young Ones')?  :)

Chris.

    Err, no!
    
    Laurie.

    Notes > search/note=3.* "gilliland"
    Notes > No notes found containing string "gilliland"
    
    Phil Gilliland, Warrington, Astra 1.7TD.
    
    Phil Gill.

    I don't think I've signed in, as I didn't have a car to my name when I
    re-joined in 1994.
    
    Name : Chris Sumner
    	   Work in the OpenVMS Group, Basingstoke CSC.
    
    	   Used to be an I.T. student in Warrington NUK_CSC from 1992 -
    	   1993.
    
    Previous Cars:
    
    Rover 115SD  	- Sold this to join scheme.
    Micra 1.1L  (16v)   - Had this for a month waiting for my ordered car.
    Rover 216Si (16v)	- Incorrectly delivered with 5 doors, not 3.
    			  Rover took it baack an lent me a demonstrator.
    Rover 416i  (16v)   - Above mentioned demonstrator.
    Rover 623SLi (16v)  - Rover needed the 416 back.
    Astra 1.4 LS	- A hire car following a recent accident.
    
    Still waiting for the 216Si.  
    
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    Chris 
    

    Richard Huntley
    Location: Newbury
    
    Current Vehicles:
    
    1960 MK1 Austin Healey Sprite (Frogeye) - still udergoing restoration
    1960 Austin A35 Van/Conversion - runner/needs MOT
    1965 MK1 Morris Mini 850 - rough but road legal
    1972 Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 - needs attention to brakes/interior
    1984 MK1 VW Golf 1.8 GTI Campaign
    
    Past Vehicles:
    Several Minis
    VW Golf 1300
    Triumph Spitfire 1500 
    '55 Split Screen Morris Minor

    Okey doakey:
    
    Andy Carter @LZO
    
    1969 Austin 1300 Automatic- scrapped due to rust
    1979 Austin Allegro 1500 Estate - gave to little brother
    1981 Austin Princess 2200 HLE - part ex-ed for:
    1985 BL Mini Mayfair - awaiting restoration in the garden
    1986 Vauxhall Belmont 1.6L - Company Car swapped for:
    1988 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L - Company Car swapped for:
    1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L - Company Car swapped for:
    1990 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6L - Company Car swapped for:
    1992 Rover 214 Cabriolet - Company Car swapped for:
    1995 Vauxhall Frontera Estate - Company Car (to date)
    
    

    
    Richard Briggs @REO
    
    I've not actually owned many cars mainly because I was a big Volvo fan
    and they lasted years. Here's a run down:
    
    	OWN/WIFE'S CARS			
    
    Jan 1972 - Aug 1972: 1963 Triumph Herald 1200 Saloon, traded in for...
    Aug 1972 - Sep 1975: 1968 Triumph Herald 13/60 Convert. Gave to sister.
    Sep 1975 - Dec 1980: 1969 Volvo 142, sold at 185,000 miles. 
    Dec 1980 - Nov 1989: 1974 Volvo 144 - Traded in for....
    Nov 1989 - Dec 1993: 1982 Volvo 244 - Written off. Replaced with...
    Feb 1994 - Present:  1987 Ford Fiesta.
    
    	COMPANY CARS
    
    Jan 1985 - Aug 1987: Volvo 340GL
    Aug 1987 - Fpr 1990: BMW 316.
    Apr 1990 - Apr 1993: Rover Montego Estate.
    Apr 1993 - Feb 1996: Mazda 626 Estate.
    Feb 1996 - Present:  Vauxhall Frontera Estate.
    
    
    

    I'm sure I've signed in but can't see the reply so here goes :-
    
    Have Had
    
    	VW Polo		900cc	Max speed 83mph, crusing speed 83mph
    	Honda Civic	1342cc	Nice reliable & cheap
    	Honda Civic	1398cc	Not fast, but fun
    	Honda Civic*	1398cc	Another one
    	Honda Prelude*	2.3l	FWD, but active rear wheel stearing maked
    				it handle like a RWD car.
    				The smoothest engine / gearbox I've ever
    				seen.
    				No body role whatsoever !
    
    Currently Have
    
    	BMW Coupe*	2l	RWD but way too much understear.
    				Unpredictable on the limit
    	BMW Sports	2.8l	RWD, LSD, M3 suspension.
    				Very nice handling, but too much body role
    				for my liking (ie some).
    
    Would Like
    
    	M3 Evo		3.2l	Half a McLaren F1 engine, 321 bhp from 3.2l
    	McLaren F1		All of a McLaren F1 engine !
    
    	Almost anything by Ferrari but particularly :-
    		288 GTO
    		250 LM
    		F355
    
    	Lambo Miura		Is there a nicer looking car ?
    	Honda NSX		Poor mans McLaren F1.
    
    
    	*Jan's company cars.
    
    Rik

>    	VW Polo		900cc	Max speed 83mph, crusing speed 83mph

I drove one of those!  My mum had one, a pea green version.  Wow, what a 
sportster (well it did have one thing in common with a sports car - fuel 
consumption!)  0 to 60 in 3 weeks, them wuz the days...

Chris.

    
    
    Whilst waiting for the usual DP jam to clear this evening.....
    
    
    Morris Traveller		You have to start somewhere
    Morris 1000 (breathed on)   Valve bounce in 4th! Quicker than a 'B'.
    Mini 850			How many times can you pump up the suspension?
    Triumph 1300		FWD 
    Renault 6			Bum pink
    Renault 16 TX		Armchair on wheels
    Triumph 2000 mk II		Suspension and engine mods made it fun!
    Ford Granada mk I		Great for cruising. Motorised sofa.
    Ford Cortina 1600 mk V	Never recovered from being driven flat
    				out to Dover when it was new.
    Ford Capri			Awful
    Citroen Athena		One of the best. All the Citroen quirks
    Ford Sierra XR4x4		Soundly thrashed. 90mph backwards at the
    				Nurburgring took the edge off it.
    Daimler Sovereign		Loved the looks, hated the cost.
    Astra 16v			Good engine, shame about the rest of it.
    VW Passat GL est.		Lease takeover. The mistake was mine.
    Mercedes E220		Stolen in Italy. Broken into twice, stolen
    				twice. The crooks liked it as much as I did.
    Vauxhall Vectra 2.0GLS	Never again.
    
    Favourite car designs (old) Citroen DS, Citroen SM, XJ6 mk III
    			  (new) Aston Martin DB7, new E-class Merc (front
    				only), Bentley coupe.
    
    Worst car designs     (new)  BMW 5 series, Ford Scorpio, Euroboxes
    
    	
    Richard.

    I am mostly a RON but here is my sign-in entry.
    
    Gary Harding - Based in Enterprise House, London (HHL) and working in the
    new, enlarged Public Sector PSC (ex Finance PSC...).  I am a Consulting
    Manager but it looks like I will be doing more consulting than
    management in the near future.  Specialist areas VMS, Performance,
    Capacity Planning, Storage.  I am (was?) the Quality Manager for the
    Finance PSC.
    
    I learnt to drive in 1971/72 on an Austin Maxi (which I once slightly
    bent when turning right at a set of lights in Swiss Cottage which were
    out of order).
    
    Cars owned
    
    1978 Gold Hilman Avenger - 10,000 miles - electrics burnt out
    1978 Red Datsun Cherry - 120,000 miles - p.x. for
    1983 Silver Nissan Stanza - 110,000 - write off after I drove
         into the back of a queue of stationary cars in Ealing, no injuries
         but 4 cars did not look very good after it...)
    (1986 For three months each I drove a Silver Audi 80 and a Black Ford  
         Granada as lease cars for the company I worked for before joining
         Digital.  I did not join the car scheme and went back to driving
         my Stanza.)
    1990 Blue Ford Orion 1.4lx - (after the demise of the Stanza) 78,000 so 
         far - has been hit a couple of time by other cars (neither my 
         fault) but is still going (not as strongly as the two Japanese
         cars though).

Seems I haven't signed in myself!  How curious.  Okay, Chris Hedley based at 
home and occasionally in Colchester.  Programmer, general dogsbody, lout.  
Have moderated this conference for 3 years or so, although that is soon to end 
as I'm leaving Digital in about 6 or 7 weeks' time.

Cars I've driven:

1988 VW Polo Mk I, 895cc	the acceleration pinned you back in the seats.
1989 VW Polo Mk II, 1.1CFE	first car I'd bought myself.  Looked like a
	baby Hearse.  Phenominal performance compared to the 895.  Survived
	60K miles of my driving with only a gearbox replacement.  Still going
	strong.
1991 Rover 213S			Hardly ever drove this thing, ended up having
	to flog it for a 2 grand loss.  Not a bad car, though.
1992 Vauxhall Astra 1.4		(mk 3?) pig ugly car and a hideous colour.  It
	was my introduction to half decent stereo systems though.
1992 Ford Escort 1.4		I'd specifically asked for my next hire car
	*not* to be an Escort under any circumstances, so I got one.  This was
	a horrible, bad, nasty car without a single redeeming feature.  I was
	unlucky enough to get one of the last of the dreadful CVH engines.
1992 Rover 214SLi		my first leasemobile.  Great performance for
	a 1.4 engine.  Infinitely better than the Escort, but, then, what
	isn't?  Ended up in a field once.
1995 Vauxhall Calibra SE4	One of the best looking cars around, IMO.
	Only an 8 valve model, but still encourages the hooligan instinct.

Next car?  Dunno, depends on the job.  Might be another leasemobile, or I 
might get a second hand Saab or something.

Chris.

    >> as I'm leaving Digital in about 6 or 7 weeks' time.
                                                   ^
    
    ODE.
    
    Phil Gill. 

    
    ....most definitely !
    
    G.
    

    Hi there, I'm Alastair Bell. I'm in the PCSA group at UVO and support
    WindowsNT.
    Cars I have owned/been responsible for/etc .....(how much space do I
    have..?)
    1977 - Mini 850 (born in 1965, died 1977) - my mums car.
    1978 - Mini850 traveller van (born 1962 died 1979) complete with wood!
    1979 - MiniCooper S 1275 (born 1965 and rallied until its death 1984)
    1982 - Mini 1000 van (1966 vintage as second car to save Cooper S)
    1983 - Austin 1300 (nuff said)
    1983 - Daihatsu Charade Turbo (New!)
    1984 - Valiant Pacer (220bhp 17ft long Aussie tank..went like rocket
                  though!)
    1985 - Capri 3L MK II (1974 vintage) Very quick in a straight line.....
    1986 - Nissan Cherry 1.3SGX (temporary company car until...)
    1986 - Nissan Sunny 1.5 ZX (nice but bland..)
    1987 - Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo (Colt in the UK) 8 Speed gearbox!
                  including 2 reverse gears!
    1988 - Holden Barina (rebadge of Suzuki swift done by GM Australia)
    		  A real little rocket for something soooo small!
    1990 - Rover SD1 2.6 (!)
    1990 - Vauxhall Astra MK II 1.3 (Best mountain bike carrier on the road!)
    1991 - Citroen BX 1.4 Comfy ride and fantastic in the snow. Also great
    		  on those farm tracks up in Cumbria (You guessed Co. car)
    1992 - Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4 L (Nice and SLOW)
    1993 - Rover 214si (not bad but I'll never have another...)
    1995 - Mazda 323 GT (Lovely... now the wifes car)
    1996 - Saab 900 Turbo SE (Co. car and my treat to myself!)
    
    Not quite managed 1 per year but not far off! I should point out that
    not one of these cars ever sufferred a terminal accident except the
    first. (A drunk driver took care of that - and my mum who was driving)
    Needless to say I am VERY anti drink driving.
    
    Regards
    
    Alastair

    Just so I can write once in a while without upsetting the mod......
    Ian Cleasby, customer service engineer with Digital since 1979.
    Iv'e had several co cars in that time - most of them boring, which is
    why I still have the TR6 I drove to my interview. I did have a couple
    of Capri's I liked - then they stopped making them. So I have just
    bought another for my wife - she hates Capri's........
    I'm now fortunate to work in the Isle of Man, where there are no MOT's
    no motorway/dual carriageways and no maximum speed limit - ideal TR6
    country.

I really should have written ing here before. I have entered a few notes and a
few replies. I enjoy this notesfile very much.

I started working for Digital Field Service in 1969 at Arkwright (sp) Road in
Reading,. Since then I have worked for Digital in Switzerland, Holland, Portugal
and the US (Massachusetts) and I'm now in the CSC in Colorado. I try to get back
to Britain as often as I can (can't get beer like that anywhere else in the
world) and like to keep up with the UK motoring scene through this notesfile.
Presently own seven cars (vehicles) including a 1967 MGB and a 1980 Spitfire.
Would love to have more British cars to work on but space is limited as well as
funds.

Nigel Webb

    Hope I haven't offended anyone by contributing to the file before
    introducing myself.
    
    James Musson
    
    Work in Materials Planning, Winnersh.
    
    Drive:  Cav. GSi 2000
    
    Have owned: Peug. 309GTI
    		Triumph Acclaim
    
    
    Jamie.
    
    		

    Welcome Jamie, thanks for signing in.
    
    Royston

    Hving been a reader for a month or two I thought it right to sign in.
    
    I'm Brian Keating and am a temp (Manpower) in DEC Park since jan 96 as
    a Project Co-ordinator in Network Services or is NSIS since the merger
    with SI?
    
    Cars owned include
    
    1965 Mk1 Cortina 1200cc - underpowered but O.K. as a first car
    1968 Mk1 Escort 1300xl
    1971 Mk1 Capri 1600xl - stolen and recovered
    1972 Chrysler Avenger estate
    1976 Mk2 Capri
    1972 Mk1 Capri - sold Mk 2 to provide deposit for flat
    1977 Fiat 132 1800 Auto
    1980 Fiat 132 2000 Auto
    1983 Fiat Strada 85cl - written off on a Chevette in Newbury
    1983 Nissan Sunny
    1987 Nissan Sunny 1.3xl bought in NOv '90 with 22k miles and now has
    over 123k miles.
    
    
    Follower of BTCC and F1
    
    Would like Jaguar XK8
    
    
    Brian

    Welcome Brian. Thanks for signing in.
    
    Royston

    
    Hi
    
    Thought I'd just re-introduce myself for the benefit of those who read
    this conference but are not based in the CSC in Basingstoke.
    
    I got married on the 9th August and changed my name from Sharon Leyland 
    to Sharon Wyeth.
    
    Sharon

    Congratulations,
    
    Rik

    Thanks
    
    Sharon

    Hi,
    
    A late introduction, as I've been putting in notes to this conference
    on and off for the past year since I joined Digital.
    
    Logon name: BARKERA
    Full name:  ALAN BARKER
    Position:   ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER
    Business Unit: SI ( or is it NSIS now ? Who knows ?)
    Group:      OSEC ( Open Systems Engineering Centre)
    Location:	Warrington, Cheshire (OLO)
    
    Car:	Vauxhall Astra Sport 2.0 16v (136bhp, 0-60 in 8.5)
    		First Company Car!! I'm fair chuffed with it!
    Car Mags that I read:
    		Performance Car and Max Power.
    
    
    Probably more info there than what anybody needs, but, sod it.
    
    Regards, and Hello,
    
    AL. :-)))))
    

    Welcome Graham, thanks for signing in.
    
    Royston