Saturday, October 5, 2024
Editorials

Week Forty-Four OMG, I’m Feeling Poor!

I really aught to re-name my Big Purple People Eater Volvo as The Starship Enterprise, since it is now showing a mileage on the clock that would challenge Captain James Tiberius Kirk’s vessel. She still goes like hell and I have not used up a clutch nor turbocharger in the 150,000 plus miles since I got her, ready-squeaky and abused of clutch, having been used as some sort of tow car until the warranty was consumed at 55,000.
As such, though, I have trashed all sorts of interior trim, like the leather steering wheel cover and the seats have been used up. The 195,000 loan car I had while mine was being serviced and MOT’d was better upholstered than BPPE. And I had to pay for a whole new lump of exhaust pipery as well – and in the week I bought a 64GB iPod Touch! But I still love her, even if I really should be driving a smaller town car for the local stuff.
Chippie man’s sink exploded so I will be delayed in fixing up the big Over Head Monitor from Clarion, to go with the NX700E and iPod video lead on my test bench, so I can watch UP! in 15 inch 12 volt goodness. Still a lot of site editing to do.
So, as ever, I’ll go get on then.
Adam Rayner