chc wrote:Have to admit my 1st RX7 (The Yellow Peril) was a Japanese Import and that had the A/C fitted as standard and boy was it useful here - must admit if I ever came across the unit I'd buy and fit it!
I am a little surprised to hear the NZ cars weren't fitted as standard either - I recall that all of the eastern Australian 7's I saw in the 80's had A/C standard (that was where I 1st saw the metallic Green with Brown interior coordination - I liked it)
Aussie summer tempertures are a lot higher than most places in NZ. A/C quite common on NZ market cars now (and a fair percentage of used cars are JDM imports anyway). But back in the 70's / 80's you would have been hard pressed to find A/C on most. A few had it on the options list but quite an expensive one at that
Anyway I live in hope that someday and somewhere I may find some components that compliment the blower switch. I see that Black Dragon Automotive in the US still list a major bits.....
1985 Sunrise Red S3 TWR
2006 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport AMG
Welcome, you have found a great forum here. Lots of questions can be answered.
Good to have another London based rotor, there are a few about now.
Hope to meet up soon.
Absolutely, where can a couple of Kiwi lads find some kiwi beer?? The car is still at Haywards. I'm heading over there tomorrow for a progress report. I think they are working on getting my steering box to feel less like a truck.
1985 Sunrise Red S3 TWR
2006 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport AMG
I'm not too far away, just an hour down the road on the Sussex coast...might have to arrange a meet up in the Spring
Marc, I've just clicked the link to Paragon . When the TWR comes home from the doctors, it could do with some serious machine polishing. An hour down the road seems like a good excuse for a drive. Will do the site booking form when I get the car back.
1985 Sunrise Red S3 TWR
2006 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport AMG
Well YES actually. There is, of course, the most legendary Steinlager which has won SOOO many international and WORLD's BEST awards that it has been politely asked to sod off and give the rest of the world a chance and plenty of draught and boutique type ales as well. Then again, I am secure enough in my maleness to be LagerBoy and proud of it...
1985 Sunrise Red S3 TWR
2006 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport AMG
Sorry Dave, no offence intended. it's just that I photo'd that poster in a local real ale pub and wanted to use it somewhere.
I like to pull legs from time to time.
codge wrote:Sorry Dave, no offence intended. it's just that I photo'd that poster in a local real ale pub and wanted to use it somewhere.
I like to pull legs from time to time.
Codge
And most excellent leg pulling it was Codge My first beer here all the way back in 03 was London Pride, now not sure where that is on the acceptable scale but Mr May seems to like it................
1985 Sunrise Red S3 TWR
2006 Mercedes CLK 280 Sport AMG
Thinking more about it - yeah it would have been (but I was about 26 years younger then) ......... actually it was more like Caramac & Lime ...... ugh!!!!
ian65 wrote:
chc wrote:that was where I 1st saw the metallic Green with Brown interior coordination - I liked it
must have been like driving around in a chocolate lime!!!
. When the TWR comes home from the doctors, it could do with some serious machine polishing. An hour down the road seems like a good excuse for a drive. Will do the site booking form when I get the car back.
My first beer here all the way back in 03 was London Pride, now not sure where that is on the acceptable scale but Mr May seems to like it................