What is new in your little world?

Post by **seremtan** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:15 pm

that pizza

Post by **Don Carlos** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:17 pm

shaft wrote:great pics mazda

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:45 pm

shaft wrote:great pics mazda

Yes, lovely pictures. Portrays the place nicely.

Re the new car....

Κracus wrote:Yeah, don't get a KIA. Seriously, worst car I've ever owned. If you're going to go with a korean car get a hyundai, they seem to be much better quality................

The build quality on the KIA range seems pretty good but I am a tech not a mech:) so I am still shopping and I've yet to study the Hyundai range.

Here and you may have it where you are, the KIA range come with a 7 year warranty, capped price servicing and roadside assistance.

The trade price in offered on my beautiful Mercedes Benz A200

is terrible to date and yes, it is getting to be an old car.

Post by **obsidian** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:12 pm

Mazda: seriously fascinated, got more pics of Iran? Also, how well do they treat foreigners (as in, if they saw a black dude walking around and not able to speak the language)?

Post by **Captain** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:12 pm

Mostly just photos of relatives. I went to see my grandmother whom I hadn't seen in 23 years as she's in a perpetual state of pain and doesn't have long to live.

Iran embraces its tourism industry too, I've read many accounts of even Americans who were invited into people's homes and treated like family by strangers. They're very proud of their culture and want their country portrayed in the best light as possible regardless of their government. I became friends with a Dutch anthropologist on the flight back to Amsterdam who had just spent 8 days in Iran for the first time. He absolutely loved it and can't wait to go back. Typical-looking Caucasian dude. For a capital city with 10 million people, Tehran is quite safe even for foreign visitors traveling alone.

As for the second part of your question, this excerpt might interest you:

I can say that the Afro-Iranians not only fit into the Iranian society but they have even shaped the culture in southern parts of the country. Iran has a culturally diverse population, and in the two months I spent in the Hormozgan Province, I didn’t see any kind of discrimination, whereas I think you experience these kind of behaviors in Europe more often. Afro-Iranians belong to the cultural diverse society of Iran just like any other ethnic group such as the Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, Armenians, etc.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo ... he-camera/

Post by **plained** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:23 am

nice pics mazda

i am glad u got to spend some time with your grandmo4her

i know u listen and will remember all she said to u , you are a good grandson

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:18 am

That candle holder is dope

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:25 am

plained wrote:nice pics mazda

i am glad u got to spend some time with your grandmo4her

i know u listen and will remember all she said to u , you are a good grandson

How can you be sure he's a good grandson

Re: What is new in your little world?

My Samsung SMART TV couldn't connect to my home wireless network so I can't access the 'smart hub' and being the old technician I am I took on the challenge to solve it.... No joy

Despite a couple of hours trying everything (except a LAN cable connection) nothing worked.

Did I mention it is wall mounted and 60inch? Some 4 years old too....

I called the Service number, answered in the Philippines. They agreed with my diagnosis and put in a service call to my local repair centre. I have had a Samsung monitor repaired there before, no dramas..

They are going to repair under warranty

The service people called and need to take the big screen away for up to 2 weeks

so it will be a quiet one.

I could get the little telly 12inch (30cm) out of the book case and use that as a monitor and record all I need on the PVR(s) I suppose.... That will work OK..

Post by **graceinc** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 12:32 pm

My niece for sure.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 11:04 pm

I went to look at a new car, a Honda HR-V VTi-L Auto. I wasn't sold!

I did watch one of many reviews on YouTube video but couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the luggage area cover

Check it out in the below about 1:48
[youtube]3T7LR-UFQOE[/youtube]

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:58 am

Off to Andean Ecuador tomorrow. I'll try to take some pictures.

Post by **scared?** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:11 am

Lol Jews on vacation...

...

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:43 pm

Honing my negotiation skills on car sales people

Post by **losCHUNK** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:45 pm

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Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:19 pm

Yes they try and use all sorts of tricks and I've seen a few in the last days. It is the one I don't see that worries me.

I also listed with a couple of car brokers and that is looking a better option but it is only early days.

Anyone ever use a car broker? I'd love to here success or otherwise.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 6:46 am

T'is a week or two before I trade my lovely Mercedes A200 in on a new car....

I had a service done on it late January and they suggested I change the battery because it failed their load test. I said don't do it as I am going to trade it in soon... Well soon passed and too soon...

They did say it needed a wheel alignment and auto transmission service too but be fair, am I going to recoup those dollars come trade? I doubt it!

OH, and new front wiper blades

Come on now. Genuine parts are marked up at least 150 if not 200% and I am not silly....

Today, I'd just washed and vacuumed the gem, parked in the garage after the obligatory drive around the block to heat it up/dry off the bits I didn't, when I tried to turned the ignition key

Yes, you're right. Poor little Benz had a problem.....

I've been a member of the auto repair club 30+ years (Platinum Member - I must be getting old) and they attended promptly and swapped in an out for a new battery. $250 later.......

I hope I don't buy a lemon

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:09 pm

I just ordered all new LED lamps for my bike. I got this bad ass spider eye head lamp (6000 lumens).

[lvlshot]https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1eIomNXXX ... b-Eyes.jpg[/lvlshot]

and I got a light module that flashes your rear lights to make you more visible when you apply the brakes.

FF to 3:30
https://youtu.be/vcvsKf9jj5M

Post by **Doombrain** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:15 pm

Led a new thing for you?

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:22 pm

lol @ gramps given tailgaters epileptic seizures

Post by **Captain** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:24 pm

Compounded by the fact that his head covers the horizon.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:30 pm

Doombrain wrote:Led a new thing for you?

No. LED's don't come factory installed. So if you want them you have to buy them separately.

Post by **scared?** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:12 am

Lots of poor ppl posting around here...

Post by **seremtan** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:20 am

lol texas...

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:09 pm

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Did my first poker run today. Pretty cool event.

Post by **scared?** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:25 pm

WTF is a poker run? Sounds a little homoerotic...