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Last Friday before Christmas..... It is a good time to remember... so vintage for me.....

HAGWE Cheers

The EWC is not bad, too!



best,

nicolas

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This is a particularly good one!  Wore mine last night.

respo

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A new toy for my wife … so I am wearing an old one.

But who’s complaining? Not me!

Andrew

...being an M-series Beamer?  Someone's been a good little girl this year! 

Ho, ho, ho!

Daos

When she's good, she's very good, but when she's bad, she's even better!

Actually, I thought it would be me having the mid-life crisis, but she beat me to it and got a convertible. LOL

A

I wish Santa Claus is a Purist, as I would know where to PM him!



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nicolas

Very nice one!

Congrats to Santa Claus' wife.

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Nicolas

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As I said, it's just a baby. An M Sport 120i. Not fast in terms of straight line acceleration, but because of the lowered M suspension, you don't have to slow down to go around corners! LOL. Lot's of fun actually - when I get to drive it.

I do, however, see a Journe tourbillon every time I look at it. Does anyone else do that?

A

... but one hell of a drivers car ! I tried this convertible 120d with 177 bhp and loved it!

Congrats !

Filip

Hi Filip,

 

Pleased you had a good experience in the 120d. I think the chassis and drivetrain in the 1 Series, even the convertible, is very well sorted. I even prefer this to the 3 Series, which is my daily car. Very direct steering, and a lot of feedback. Haven’t really had it on bad road surfaces yet, but around town, particularly if you can find some winding roads, it’s a lot of fun.

 

Andrew

a 116i (yes, a 1 with a 1,6 litre 115hp engine), the engine was pretty crappy. As you gave it the full throttle in 1st gear not much happened. This is one slow car .. BUT ..... once on the move (above 40-50 mph) and keeping some pace i could actually enjoy the car on twisty roads.
As for the 120d with it's torquey engine, that was really fun both in terms of acceleration and handling.
The 3-series is also a real drivers car but softer ... you can place a 1-series right between a 3-series and a Mini Cooper.

Conclusion: for me, the 1-series, AUDI A3, VW Golf, Ford Focus are my favorite type of cars ... not too fast and pretty controllable (nimble) ... and not too expensive ; a Mini Cooper can be much more fun but a bit too nervous for daily (higher mileage) use.

Cheers,

Filip

I posted this a couple of weeks ago while you were away, so you may not have seen it [click here to link ].

 

We did try a Cooper S, but found it a bit noisy which is wearing on longer trips; the handling was fun though. Also tried the Golf and an A3 convertible, but the BMW won out on looks, refinement and the best compromise in terms of handling, noise and fun!

 

A

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I keep showing the plexi, because I love how it bends the light and morphs the dial from different angles.

But here is the rest of the watch ... 43 years young.

Andrew

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Today's Hommage to Steve McQueen. Mr. McQueen not only wore Rolex's and Heuer's but also this post-war pilots military flyback Hanhart Chronograph from the German Airforce. HAGR8WE. best regards. claude

This message has been edited by claude.f on 2009-12-17 17:07:30

I thought you were focusing in Vintage Diving watches, but you also have superb Military chronos.

Impeccable taste!

HAGWE,

nicolas