2 out of 3 ain't bad
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What is it about IT staff ?
A new one came into my office today, saw some of my pics of the Westie and asked 3 questions. The first 2 were very common :
"Is that yours ?"
"How fast does it go ?"
The third one floored me :
"Can you get [i]Spinners[/i] for it ?"
:eek: :rolleyes: :eek:
For some reason the look I gave him caused him to leave rather than wait for a verbal response. :hehe:
Right up there with Elise owners being asked :
"Is this a Honda or a Toyota ?"
A new one came into my office today, saw some of my pics of the Westie and asked 3 questions. The first 2 were very common :
"Is that yours ?"
"How fast does it go ?"
The third one floored me :
"Can you get [i]Spinners[/i] for it ?"
:eek: :rolleyes: :eek:
For some reason the look I gave him caused him to leave rather than wait for a verbal response. :hehe:
Right up there with Elise owners being asked :
"Is this a Honda or a Toyota ?"
I should have added that if they're under 25 there's not a lot of point in saying :
"The old Stig drove one of these around the Top-Gear track faster than the Pagani Zonda."
Most don't watch Top-Gear. Very few know what a Zonda is. And none of the know what I mean by "the old Stig".
As for the Spinners, I saw a pop-up once that had sterling silver spinner ear-rings for sale . . . Not sure how fast the convertible would need to be going to get them to spin.
"The old Stig drove one of these around the Top-Gear track faster than the Pagani Zonda."
Most don't watch Top-Gear. Very few know what a Zonda is. And none of the know what I mean by "the old Stig".
As for the Spinners, I saw a pop-up once that had sterling silver spinner ear-rings for sale . . . Not sure how fast the convertible would need to be going to get them to spin.
Izza said:
So we've found you out XTR2, spinners for xmas is it?
Then neons for your birthday?
I went into the Workshop where my Westie lives a few months ago and there was a disturbing blue glow coming from underneath . . .
A couple of the apprentices had run some wires from a battery-charger and thrown some neons they'd pulled out of an import on the floor.
They knew I was coming and wanted to have a little fun at my expense.
How difficult is it to import a UK 'kit' car into NZ?
I know theres an NZ based 7 builder but it looks old skool and I think I'd rather import a built (or diy) caterfield (or buy an atom if I can afford it).
Or even a 2nd hand 7 or some type, tho I gues that may be harder than a new one?
I know theres an NZ based 7 builder but it looks old skool and I think I'd rather import a built (or diy) caterfield (or buy an atom if I can afford it).
Or even a 2nd hand 7 or some type, tho I gues that may be harder than a new one?
It certainly can be done but it's not easy.
There is a local importer of Atom's who definitely knows about mark-up
Westfields can be done
- fair bit of work though.
The Catering-Vans production numbers might be over 200 per year which would be a problem because you then don't qualify for the LVVTA system.
That the reason that TVR's struggle.
There is a local importer of Atom's who definitely knows about mark-up
Westfields can be done
- fair bit of work though. The Catering-Vans production numbers might be over 200 per year which would be a problem because you then don't qualify for the LVVTA system.
That the reason that TVR's struggle.
It's probably a lot easier to import a kit and build it here than importing a ready-built kit. Either way it's a good idea to talk to a compliance engineer.
The same dealer that imports Lotus, Zonda and Marcos also imports Caterhams (or certainly used to). They didn't seem to have a problem but there again they're importing Noble's too and they produce more than 200 cars a year and do not crash test - go figure.
The same dealer that imports Lotus, Zonda and Marcos also imports Caterhams (or certainly used to). They didn't seem to have a problem but there again they're importing Noble's too and they produce more than 200 cars a year and do not crash test - go figure.
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