Must be the Swiss! Or rather the crossing. Internally, at least out of Milan or Genoa, strikes permitting, I haven't been delayed. The French are rather fond of strikes too.
Maybe if you based your opinions on a Peugeot that was manufactured in the last 25 years ? (about the length of time they have been absent from the US market). The same Peugeot that has won the World Rally Championship for the last couple of years.
And you're not really trying to suggest that an El Camino is anything special ? (each to their own!)
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They're also exempt from many other regulations too, like bumper height and several other safety related regulations (here in Europe and in the US).
In fact, non-conformity to bumper height regulations is the prime reason they are so destructive when hitting normal cars.
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The big problem with the Montego (apart from all its others...), was that the direct-injection diesels of its time were horribly noisy and harsh. Bit like being in a metal can full of bolts.
Those problems are now largely overcome, and with common-rail and particle filters, the diesels are as good or better than the equivalent petrol model.
BMW make a super 3.0 diesel, and VW is coming out with a 5litre TD for their SUV that puts out in excess of 700Nm of torque. The rate of improvement in diesel engines, particularly in Europe is impressive. Peugeot have a gorgeous concept mid-engines sports car out at the moment with a 2l turbo diesel, putting out around 180bhp , top speed over 140mph, and returning an average of 60 odd mpg.
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but recent studies have shown that while diesel reduces CO2, it increases soot May be true for older diesels, but not the newer ones. The latest common rail diesels from PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) have particle collectors that periodically burn the particles at very high temperatures.
How many European and Pacific Rim countries have unmeetered local phone service New Zealand has free local calls (private customers), Australia has a per call charge. Both have high cell phone usage.
There is also FirstClass from Centrinity which runs on Linux servers and does mail, calendaring, collaboration etc. It's been available on other platforms for some time.
RDS is in widespread use in Europe, and has been for some time. Often used for traffic info, but also for short ads and telling you what's playing. It is also used to allow auto-retuning as you drive across the country.
DAB on the other habd only seems to be up and running in the UK, courtesy of the BBC.
Unsprung weight DOES matter for road cars. At least it does for most European and Japanese manufacturers. Over here, not all cars weigh 2000+ Kgs. Maybe on trucks with live axles it doesn't matter, but with a road car it does.
Cars tuned for performance don't have to have a horrible ride either - try a Lotus, Alpine-Renault, Brabus Merc or non-RS 911 for example. Hell, try a Lamborghini Espada - 4 seats, hatchback practical, comfortable ride......gorgeous sounding V12....
Yeah, been there, one that - 240kmh between Holland and Cologne, and I got passed as if I was standing still. The exhaust pipes on that 911 looked like giant sewer pipes!!
Few foreigners (hell, few natives) know English properly either. English is good, in that it is an easy language in which to get started, and to make yourself understood. An extreme amount of bastardisation can take place, and the listener can still make a good fist of understanding it. But knowing it properly is much harder.
This is a pet peeve of mine, but megabit and megabyte are not synonims. They differ by a factor of eight. Does the journalist really mean mbps means megabits per second? Hmm, and (m) milli differ from (M) megas by a rather large chunk too. I suspect a (M) mega wotsits per second would be more useful;-)
I've run SuSE 7.2, 7.3, Lycoris, and SuSE 8 on my Dell Latitude. Lycoris and SuSE 8 have run straight out of the box, so's to speak. Performance is good, and battery life reasonable.
Check out some of the grand-daddies of electronica - Yello, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Shulze, then move on down the time-line to see their effects on the genre - LFO, FSOL, Leftfield, various DJ whoevers....
A lot of this music comes from Europe. The Germans were some of the early pioneers.
For ambient "chill" music, check out chillambience, which is actually based in the US.
The current Smart, which is not officially avaialble in the US, will quite easily reach highway speeds. Available in both Diesel (90mpg!) and Petrol versions (~55mpg). You can get them chipped and de-limited, so they'll do over 100mph.
All come with a 6 speed sequential semi-automatic gearbox, ABS, traction control, airbags etc, and are as safe as a C Class Mercedes.
As a previous poster mentioned, a guy in Florida seems to be able to get them in. In the future, there will be Electric and Hybrid versions, as well as a sports car.
Cetainly not true for some of the modern European diesels. Have a look for instance at the new PSA (Peugeot/Citroën) diesels, complete with particle filters/burners.
Actually, Italy is quite different, although still "interesting" as economic and social functions sort of carry on independant of the Govt. Partly due to the fact that they change frequently (although they are getting better).
They too, have many odd laws, but this is got around by conveniently ignoring them.....
The French also have quite a high fat intake. In fact some of the areas with the longest lived people also have the highest fat intakes. Even in areas that are known for their rich foods (e.g. Lyon), there doesn't seem to be that many fat people.
The Dutch too, consume large quantities of dairy products, and they're not fat (tall, yes!).
A the article says, diet is very complicated, and we tend to focus on very small parts of the diet.
Same in New Zealand: Local calls are free. But, all cell phones have a specific area code, depending on the operator (021 or 025). Hasn't stopped the adoption of cell phones in NZ
I'd tend agree as well. Many techs make very poor PMs, and can get distracted with the technical issues at the expense of the overall project. (yes, there are exceptions, but in 20 years I have seen very few good techs that make good PMs).
What can be useful is to have a "Technical PM", who is responsible more for the technical aspects of the project - assigning and selecting staff, approving estimates etc. This person then works very closely with the non-techy PM.
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Must be the Swiss! Or rather the crossing. Internally, at least out of Milan or Genoa, strikes permitting, I haven't been delayed. The French are rather fond of strikes too.
I wasn't aware we had any "express" trains in NZ :-)
(It's a bit hard with the narrow guage track, and a useless railway company)
In the UK, you can sell a (nearly) one year old(BMW) Mini second hand for more than you paid for it, the demand is that high.
Maybe if you based your opinions on a Peugeot that was manufactured in the last 25 years ? (about the length of time they have been absent from the US market). The same Peugeot that has won the World Rally Championship for the last couple of years.
And you're not really trying to suggest that an El Camino is anything special ? (each to their own!)
They're also exempt from many other regulations too, like bumper height and several other safety related regulations (here in Europe and in the US).
In fact, non-conformity to bumper height regulations is the prime reason they are so destructive when hitting normal cars.
The big problem with the Montego (apart from all its others...), was that the direct-injection diesels of its time were horribly noisy and harsh. Bit like being in a metal can full of bolts.
Those problems are now largely overcome, and with common-rail and particle filters, the diesels are as good or better than the equivalent petrol model.
BMW make a super 3.0 diesel, and VW is coming out with a 5litre TD for their SUV that puts out in excess of 700Nm of torque. The rate of improvement in diesel engines, particularly in Europe is impressive. Peugeot have a gorgeous concept mid-engines sports car out at the moment with a 2l turbo diesel, putting out around 180bhp , top speed over 140mph, and returning an average of 60 odd mpg.
but recent studies have shown that while diesel reduces CO2, it increases soot
May be true for older diesels, but not the newer ones. The latest common rail diesels from PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) have particle collectors that periodically burn the particles at very high temperatures.
How many European and Pacific Rim countries have unmeetered local phone service
New Zealand has free local calls (private customers), Australia has a per call charge. Both have high cell phone usage.
There is also FirstClass from Centrinity which runs on Linux servers and does mail, calendaring, collaboration etc. It's been available on other platforms for some time.
RDS is in widespread use in Europe, and has been for some time. Often used for traffic info, but also for short ads and telling you what's playing. It is also used to allow auto-retuning as you drive across the country.
DAB on the other habd only seems to be up and running in the UK, courtesy of the BBC.
Unsprung weight DOES matter for road cars. At least it does for most European and Japanese manufacturers. Over here, not all cars weigh 2000+ Kgs. Maybe on trucks with live axles it doesn't matter, but with a road car it does.
Cars tuned for performance don't have to have a horrible ride either - try a Lotus, Alpine-Renault, Brabus Merc or non-RS 911 for example. Hell, try a Lamborghini Espada - 4 seats, hatchback practical, comfortable ride......gorgeous sounding V12....
Yeah, been there, one that - 240kmh between Holland and Cologne, and I got passed as if I was standing still. The exhaust pipes on that 911 looked like giant sewer pipes!!
;-)
The TGVs are good too
It has been timed around the Nardo test track at 300Kmh in Italy. It's actually been around for a little while.
Few foreigners (hell, few natives) know English properly either. English is good, in that it is an easy language in which to get started, and to make yourself understood. An extreme amount of bastardisation can take place, and the listener can still make a good fist of understanding it. But knowing it properly is much harder.
(BTW, I do speak other languages)
Problem exists a lot in "English" too. Fanny is one sure to create a problem between US English and UK/Oz/NZ English.
This is a pet peeve of mine, but megabit and megabyte are not synonims. They differ by a factor of eight. Does the journalist really mean mbps means megabits per second? ;-)
Hmm, and (m) milli differ from (M) megas by a rather large chunk too. I suspect a (M) mega wotsits per second would be more useful
I've run SuSE 7.2, 7.3, Lycoris, and SuSE 8 on my Dell Latitude. Lycoris and SuSE 8 have run straight out of the box, so's to speak. Performance is good, and battery life reasonable.
Check out some of the grand-daddies of electronica - Yello, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Shulze, then move on down the time-line to see their effects on the genre - LFO, FSOL, Leftfield, various DJ whoevers....
A lot of this music comes from Europe. The Germans were some of the early pioneers.
For ambient "chill" music, check out chillambience, which is actually based in the US.
The current Smart, which is not officially avaialble in the US, will quite easily reach highway speeds. Available in both Diesel (90mpg!) and Petrol versions (~55mpg). You can get them chipped and de-limited, so they'll do over 100mph.
All come with a 6 speed sequential semi-automatic gearbox, ABS, traction control, airbags etc, and are as safe as a C Class Mercedes.
As a previous poster mentioned, a guy in Florida seems to be able to get them in. In the future, there will be Electric and Hybrid versions, as well as a sports car.
Cetainly not true for some of the modern European diesels. Have a look for instance at the new PSA (Peugeot/Citroën) diesels, complete with particle filters/burners.
Forgiving your blunder.....
Actually, Italy is quite different, although still "interesting" as economic and social functions sort of carry on independant of the Govt. Partly due to the fact that they change frequently (although they are getting better).
They too, have many odd laws, but this is got around by conveniently ignoring them.....
The French also have quite a high fat intake. In fact some of the areas with the longest lived people also have the highest fat intakes. Even in areas that are known for their rich foods (e.g. Lyon), there doesn't seem to be that many fat people.
The Dutch too, consume large quantities of dairy products, and they're not fat (tall, yes!).
A the article says, diet is very complicated, and we tend to focus on very small parts of the diet.
Same in New Zealand: Local calls are free. But, all cell phones have a specific area code, depending on the operator (021 or 025). Hasn't stopped the adoption of cell phones in NZ
But like I said earlier, New Zealand has free local calls, and cell phone use is high. Damn, we've even got two standards too.
I'd tend agree as well. Many techs make very poor PMs, and can get distracted with the technical issues at the expense of the overall project. (yes, there are exceptions, but in 20 years I have seen very few good techs that make good PMs).
What can be useful is to have a "Technical PM", who is responsible more for the technical aspects of the project - assigning and selecting staff, approving estimates etc. This person then works very closely with the non-techy PM.