Recent content by fdcg27

Having owned cars from MB, BMW and even a lone VW as well as an MGB if you want to include that, these cars are no more nor less trouble than anything from Asia or the US. Most of the loose talk about how awful Euro cars are to own comes from those who've either never owned one or who bought...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by nthach</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by fdcg27</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> the A340-500 and -600 programs proved to be expensive dead ends...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by Mr Nice</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Look for a huge dip in price soon as economies retract again for first wave...

We have both '09 and '17 Foresters bought new and the air works well in both of them. The '09 has needed a couple of top-offs of R134 over the past couple of years, but we bought in in August '08, so I guess it's entitled to leak a little. Bear in mind that not a single part of the AC system...

Our usually utterly fearless Great Pyrenees was reduced to cowering fear by the sound of fireworks. He'd run upstairs and cower in the bedroom that was as far back in the house as he could get. I'd sit on the floor in physical contact with him while reading The Economist or WSJ to him in dulcet...

Thanks! This explains the rapid decline in prices that began in March as well as the equally rapid escalation in prices that followed along with the recent easing. The timeline depicted is appropriate in providing an explanation of the wild swings in price that we've seen over the past four months.

Airbus can also afford to offer the A330 at a compelling price and as such it can be a great alternative to the B787 for which Boeing has to get more money although this also means that it is an alternative to the A350. For all but the longest routes, the A330 works just fine and we've found the...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by edyvw</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by fdcg27</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by Mr Nice</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Airbus was foolish to think an aircraft much bigger than a 747-400 would be very successful. I wonder what was the demand for new 747s when the A380 was still on the 'drawing...

Metal was and is a very common mode and many bands did it now and then, even the Beatles. I enjoy the hard chords and the base and drums. I still listen to many tracks from when I was in my twenties, around forty years ago.

These things aren't real picky about oil, fuel or being stored wet or dry. Mixing oil is of no concern. I'd prefer the leftover 5W-40 but the amount this engine needs is less than a quart on a drain and the UK is typically not that hot a climate anyway. Don't overthink this as these are very...

Well, the early 747 was also bought as a matter of vanity by a number of airlines with many quickly disposing of them, American and Delta being good examples of this, Airport upgrades were only really needed for airports that expected multiple A380 arrivals every day. For those seeing maybe...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted by PimTac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The A380s were already headed for the desert long before the crisis. That just accelerated the move. </div></div> Every type has the desert as its ultimate destination. There were...

You make a very good point in that there will be plenty of serviceable gas turbines in the boneyards that could be repurposed. OTOH, there will be plenty of complete aircraft available as well as many now displaced pilots to crew them. A new LCC venture? Not so much in the single aisle realm...

Did anyone else think that this read like a rant or am I just being bloody-minded? I do wonder what the circumstances of the author's departure from VAG were. All cars have been rolling examples of application software for decades now. I suspect that the software required to integrate an EV with...