I’ve used an original Dieter Rams designed stereo once. It was shite. Steel sheet painted to look like aluminium. It looks good from a distance. Up close, and actually using it, it falls apart.
I’ve used an original Dieter Rams designed stereo once. It was shite. Steel sheet painted to look like aluminium. It looks good from a distance. Up close, and actually using it, it falls apart.
Aww that would be something, but I have a trip planned end of may (north of scotland), and I don’t think I can swing the days off, as I need my days off to get my car finished on time to go to scotland. Next one I’ll try to be there. The stories from the first europpomeet were really cool.
The true reason can be found in that the vast majority of sound systems currently on the market cannot adequately deal with the lower fundamental of the male voice (85Hz). Most sattelite-subwoofer systems blast everything below 100Hz via the ‘subwoofer’, so a portion of the voice of men comes from the sattelite, and a… Read more
FIAT figured out that the world of the future would be a world in which even the top of the gauge cluster (which no sane person would ever need to touch) needs to be covered in soft-touch material. And if you don’t, car journalists would collectively shit themselves and whine incessantly about a ‘low quality… Read more
Packaging plastic is also a no-go. This plastic is almost always a laminate of at least a carrier layer (OPP or PET) and a sealing layer (PE for critical airtight packs, proprietary coating for most other stuff). Additionally, an aluminium layer can be present, or other oxygen/gas barrier layers. Read more
On the other hand, my parents’ 2001 Ford Windstar (properly exotic car in the netherlands) was very very slow, especially when packed with 6 people, their luggage, and a roof box. At that point, the car was probably north of 5500 lbs (4100lbs dry), with motivation coming from an anemic Vulcan V6 coupled to a 4spd auto… Read more
60's Giulia wasn’t drawn by Pininfarina. But the 105 platform did go around:
The Giulia was in-house Alfa,
the Spider Duetto was Pininfarina,
the Giulia Sprint GT and Montreal were by Bertone
the GTC was by Carrozeria Touring
the Junior Z was Zagato.
Belt drives are less efficient, can still snag clothes, and require a hole in the seatstay, making the bike heavier and/or weaker. Also, chains can be bought anywhere and are broken to suit the frame and gear size, belts need to be bought in a specific length. If you need to replace your belt, you’re well and truly…
I’ve said it before and will repeat it here. You need true city bike. One that is comfortable, stable, has all the oily bits covered up, and will carry on for eternity. The netherlands is the only country where quality british roadster-style bikes are still being built. There are several brands that still make them,…