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[The Artful Bodger]

Please do not mis-quote me as I never suggested to go the long way around....

[The Artful Bodger]

Ummmm, now I am confused as it looks like 15,000 miles in three cables would not be quite enough as San Francisco to Tokyo great circle is a bit more...

[The Artful Bodger]

Not much land to worry about between California and Singapore, HongKong and Tokyo....

[The Artful Bodger]

15 thousand miles would be shorter to go the other direction, I assume it is 3 cable each of 5000 +/- miles?...

[The Artful Bodger]

I have a small room almost totally devoted to a seemingly ever growing collection of Pentax cameras, lenses and bits and bobs. Camera snobs of course...

[The Artful Bodger]

When shifting my shaper I usually just take a firm grip, back straight, and carry it to where it needs to be.....

[The Artful Bodger]

Importing and using LHD vehicles in NZ is subject to a few rules https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/im...ting-a-left-ha...

[The Artful Bodger]

I have stopped at places in Australia where they can just look at your car and know what your minimum purchase is!

We were on a night time...

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I did not realise 'gas stations' were so far apart in your country....

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Yeabut how many car park barriers did you have to put your card in in 30 seconds of driving?...

[The Artful Bodger]

Most everything is possible and I know there are companies here who have done conversions in the past. Nowadays it is probably still possible but with...

[The Artful Bodger]

I could probably find room for an El Camino but it is not likely that any will come my way....

[The Artful Bodger]

We would not call it a truck in this country (NZ), it is a 'ute' and we recognize that as a class of vehicle, a class of vehicle to combine personal transport...

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I did not buy my vehicle for the styling, which is tidy enough but not startling in fact half the body panels were virtually unchanged from twenty years...

[The Artful Bodger]

So what is it that is not liked? The power to weight ratio, the handling, the performance, the lack of a back seat, the size of the load space or is...

[The Artful Bodger]

I would consider one. Not for the folding hood but the concept of an every-day sedan with a big box on the back does appeal to me, in fact that is what...

[The Artful Bodger]

Oh dear! Sorry about that but I thought your answer was the one about a dog! 🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐕🤠...

[The Artful Bodger]

That is a quite interesting idea and would have the advantage of being able to adjust lever characteristics. Thanks....

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I do not think mechanical balance will be very high but at least the wheels are mounted on bearing blocks. The rubber tyre you saw was a recent attempt...

[The Artful Bodger]

NZ does appear on the Eaton website so that should be OK....