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:classic: :classic: Hey there Biker, Now you know WHY our septic cousins take a peek at our Aussie page. THEY"RE TRYING TO LEARN TO SPEAK THE LINGO PROPERLY !!!!!!!! Luky dere is enuf of we-uns ta taut dem da rite way huh ?????? Rick.

:classic: :classic: :classic: :classic: Hey there, Z Babe, Is that a photo of YOU ?????????????????????? Rick.

LOL ROFL LOL Should've put this one into Funnybone mate, it's a beauty. Rick.

The Boy Failing Maths. A ten-year-old Jewish boy was failing his mathematics. His parents tried everything from tutors to hypnosis, not to mention summer school -- all to no avail. Finally, at the insistence of a family friend, they decided to enrol their son in a private Catholic school. After the first day, the boy's parents were surprised when he walked in after school with a stern, focused, and very determined _expression on his face. He went straight past them, right to his room and quietly closed the door. For two hours he toiled away in his room -- with math books strewn about his desk and the surrounding floor. He emerged long enough to eat, and after quickly cleaning his plate, went straight back to his room, closed the door and worked feverishly at his studies until bedtime. This pattern of behaviour continued until it was time for the first quarter's report card. The boy walked in with it unopened -- laid it on the dinner table and went straight to his room. Cautiously, his mother opened it and, to her amazement, she saw the letter 'A' under the subject of Math. Overjoyed, she and her husband rushed into their son's room, thrilled at his remarkable progress. "Was it the nuns that did it?" the father asked. The boy shook his head and said "No." "Was it the one-to-one tutoring? The peer-mentoring?" "No." "The textbooks? The teachers? The curriculum?" "No," said the son, "on that first day, when I walked in the front door and saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they meant business!" Rick.

Hey there halz, Am I correct in asuming that your original post was done "tongue in cheek"??? You wouldn't have been suggesting that such a rediculous comment was true. I also treated it as a joke and actually expected our septic cousins to throw some dirt our way. Speaking of which, I haven't noticed anything from tanny lately. Rick.

:love: Hey there Alfa, Thought you might be interested to know that; In the early 1970's, Datsun 240Z's participated in some of the toughest rallys in the world. The East Africa Safari. 1971 Overall victory, Class victory, Team victory and Manufacturers championship. Zeds also placed overall second and seventh. 1972 Overall fifth, sixth and tenth. 1973 Overall first, second and fourth. The Monti Carlo Rally 1971 Second in it's class, Overall fifth and tenth. 1972 Overall third. 1973 Overall ninth. Australia's Southern Cross Rally. 1972 First in it's class and second overall. I reckon that's a bloody impressive success story, especially for a "Cheapy". One other point; I have an original brochure for my 260 in which it states that "The Datsun 240Z became the world's top selling sports car in just three short years by proving itself in the two ultimate test arenas--- the track and the showroom". No wonder we love our Zeds, be they 240's, 260's or 280's. Rick.

:finger: Thanks Carl, Enrique and Keith. I reckon you blokes have hit the nail on the head there. I have a 2002 model Ford Falcon Fairmont. Once a week I pop the bonnet, check the oil and water, top up the windscreen washer tank and close 'er up again. I'm not bloody GAME to do more than that. The automatic transmission fluid can not be checked. There's no bloody dipstick. Rick.

:tapemouth :tapemouth :tapemouth That's a NASTY one. Too fast around a bend, lost it and hit a pole or a tree ?????. Please correct me if I'm wrong but is there a red stain on the upper left corner of the windscreen and around the left wiper ????. Rick.

OOOoohhh BOY, Oh BOY, Oh BOY, I sure hope Carl reads this one. His answer is bound to be a good one. (Of course, we from the Land Down Under COMPLETELY disagree with that statement, don't we fellas?). I'm gonna PM Carl to make SURE he sees this one. Rick.

Someone, who obviously has good taste, thinks that all 240K's suck SO SAYETH 260Det. :devious: :devious: :devious: When looking at the overall results it becomes obvious exactly where that particular voter's taste is. As with most things it all comes down to personal choice and majority rulings. When I was looking around for a car to "do up" it was to be either a Zed or a 240K. I found the Zed first. Which turned out to be a good thing 'cause if I'd found a "K" first, I might never have met up with such a good mob of blokes as you lot. Rick.

:love: :love: Very sleek, smooth styling, ALMOST as nice as a Zed. Reminds me of a MEAN Celica. VEEERY NICE Lachlan. Rick.

I'm surprised that Alfa hasn't voted or commented yet. Rick.

:classic: :classic: :classic: :classic: Oooohhhh, you're a dog Alfa, Here's something that may be of interest to you mate. It's a few quotes from the April 2002 edition of Just Cars Magazine in which they highlighted the 1970 Datsun 240Z as their Car of The Month. "So in many ways this is the car that killed the Brittish sports car Phenomenon". And, "Leaving aside the E Type, the 240Z eclipsed the MGB, MGC, Healey 3000 and even the smaller GT6/Sprite/Spitfire class couldn't match the value, performance or style of the Datsun". And, "The 240Z remains the most agile, sporting and ultimately the most satisfying for the driving enthusiast". They are the sorts of comments that owners of MG's, Healeys etc. do NOT like to hear. Rick.

:love: :love: G'Day Lachlan, When will they stop???????????? Who knows mate. I feel that I'm doing my tiny little bit to help raise their popularity by making it known to as many people as possible just how successful the Zeds were. I've already had words with an MG owner who didn't believe that the Zeds made MG's look like second raters. I don't think he liked me very much at all. From my personal point of view, I hope they become as pricey as Austin Healeys. (Which were also outdone by the Zeds). Rick.

:love: Bloody good one Carl, They're all good but I especially liked the chinese toothpicks. Rick.

:stupid: :stupid: :stupid: Seriously Carl, A bloke with those abilities and stupid enough to do what he did would have been too bloody dangerous to be allowed out in public. Rick.

:stupid: :stupid: Yes, Carl, I very vaguely remember something about that. An American tourist wasn't he?????. :love: :love: Rick.

:stupid: :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: Hey, Gavin, I feel certain that Zeds will increase in value and one way to help is to make it as widely known as possible, just how much of an impact our Zeds made on the world of motoring. For the debut of "Precious" into the public arena I made up an information board which included photo copies of the original brochure, remarks made by motoring writers and included a list of the Zeds successes in world renowned rallies. A heck of a lot of people had a good look at "Precious". Even MORE stopped to read my info board. Comments were very encouraging. It never fails to amaze me how popular and expensive the Healeys, MG's and Triumphs are while our Zeds are only worth a pittance by comparison and yet they were outclassed in almost every way by the Zed when it was introduced. I hope you are still dropping your extra ten cent pieces into your piggy bank Alfa, you just might need all you can lay your hands on mate. Rick.

:love: :love: Yes, PrOxLaMuS, As Carl said, we let Alfapuppy play in our sandpit with us because he USED to own a Zed. At least his 240K is a Datsun. Besides, he's a nice, knowledgeable young bloke. By the way, where do you get PrOxLaMuS from ??????????? Rick.

:stupid: :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: Hhhhmmmm, yes,---Bambikiller just might look O.K. in a nice shade of lime green. As for retirement mate, I've been at my son and any young bloke who'll listen to me to sock as much as they can afford into superannuation NOW so that they'll be ABLE to retire with security. As for that little mishap with the loose positive battery lead, I wouldn't have felt so bad about it if "She who is expert at finding faults" hadn't been the one to discover the loose lead. It'll be a while before she lets me forget it. Wreck, er, that is, Rick.

Thanks to you all for your replies. I don't feel like such a silly old fool now. LACHLAN, Your statement, What would I do without the old man, eh? is very true. My son is 36 y.o. lives in Brisbane and still rings me for advice. Hope he always does. Even when you DON'T need his advice, ask for it anyway. You don't have to TAKE the advice but it'll make him feel good. MicksZ, Don't worry about your grammar mate, you get the point across, that's what's important. Dwight, Why w- w- wo- wor- (poop) have employment when I can play golf ???? I'm an OLD FART mate, retired from the workforce. If I'm not playing golf i'm paddling around with one of my hobies or working on Precious. You ALL may now turn green with envy. Rick.

:stupid: :stupid: :stupid: :stupid: Did I get a bloody fright yesterday !!! Loaded the golf clubs into Precious and off to the course. Played 18 holes then headed for home. The old girl was reluctant to start. All the way home she's missing, coughing and sluggish. It gets dark and starts to drizzle rain. Lights are dim and yellow. Wipers are just barely moving. I'm concerned. Turn into the driveway and the engine dies. Won't restart. Just clicks. Bloody hell !!! I'm WORRIED. Trouble light lead is just long enough to reach from the power point in the garage to the engine bay. Can't find anything obviously wrong. Everything seems O.K. Check everything a second time. A third time. Time to scratch the head. Now at this point I'm beginning to see dollar signs flying off into the sunset. She who hears all, sees all and bloody knows all walks up, has a quick look around and says, "Is this supposed to be like that??". Biting my tongue and clamping my lips together so I couldn't say what I wanted to say, I reconnected the lead to the positive battery terminal, started Precious up and drove her into the garage. Talk about feeling like a fool !!! That was the first thing I should have checked. As the saying goes, There's no fool like an old fool. Rick.

:sick: :sick: :sick: Thanks for the photos Lachlan. Can't say that I like either of them though mates. I agree with 240ZX. The BMW styling has gone to pot. 240ZX, I must point out your statement "Glad I own an early Z. Now they look great!!! But that's just one mans opinion", is incorrect. We ALL own early Zeds. We would ALL think they look great. Therefore we would ALL share your opinion mate. Zeds certainly have better styling than those BMW's, that's for sure. Rick.

HUH ?????????????????? Rick.

Hey there, Z Kid, How long have you been into country music ???? I've been into it for most of my life. Rick.