Leroy Peterson

Ooo that's nice. I have a pic from a 70's cadiallac that is just impossible to ToP. Can't paste it right now

If the velour isn't more plush than majority of couches Franko Cozzo sells, then it's not plush enough

Cassette player hidden behind panel. Top Gear don't know cars, we know this. And means you can talk down price of sellers. Not attractive stock, but with some TLC and mods they look good. Seen at least 3 in Osaka that looked grouse m8

New Suzuki Alto & Ignis. Theyre kinda cool here in J-land. Lots of mods. I also really like the Honda S660. Also seen some f**king nice SC430's here... Its tempting me to the dark side... Toyota convertibles...

Love hotels in Osaka are working overtime tonight. No joke.

I can't comment on things I'm not familiar with, but I think this is a combination of 2 things: 1) Teachers union asking for a mile to try and secure a few inches. 2) people having an expectation of hard work = high pay. Unfortunately for teachers, there are just SO many of them. I meet a lot of young people starting their working careers and have never met a teacher who wasn't working. Everyone else struggling to secure a meaningful job for months or years while teachers somehow seem to get work, like nurses. Maybe it has to do with uni placement and making contacts? Or is it because hospitals and schools are necessary items semi-funded by the government and don't have the pressures of global markets and investors breathing down staff's necks? Schools don't even have management, it's just administration and the principal/vice. Teaching is up to the teachers and the content/requirements are dictated by bodies outside of the schook

Car equivalent to "renovators delight": http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b246014142

It's just shit like this. Lots of turning lanes, no lines to show where to stop or edge of intersections etc. Because there's no where to park, people just pullover and chuck their hazards on.

Arrived in osaka this morning. Its been an intense day. No sleep during the flight, then pickup hire car (mazda supremacy equivalent). GPS with english functions is just that lol driving is soooo different here. We're not prepared for it at all. Lots of getting honked and running "red lights". Parking is a bitch. My first non-english speaking country and im struggling, but im sure itll get easier with each day. Osaka auto messe tomorrow! Decided i dont want a jap waifu. I had it in my head that jap culture was noticeably different from other asian countries, but im noticing (and people are saying) no, not really.

First proper overseas flight last night/this morning. I dont know how you have a will to live Martin.

yep. Cubes especially. The demand is there, but people dont want to pay what they cost to bring over and comply (which sellers want to get back in re-sale)

That is true... I know a number of import owners too tightassed to pay for advertising. Then complain when they get offered significantly less because the only other price reference is other facebook cars.

Rail industry is a funny one. Rail safety inductions are a must and i dont think you can just go get one (i could be wrong). Theres not even much crossover between power industry and rail when lot of staff skillsets are similar.

Same thing happens with UFC fights. Or any PPV. Can't imagine anyone suing, just maybe taking action against faceboom

holy shit. i need more.

Learn2fightstream noobs. I would have provided good links if I wasn't at a bar. Fight started off pretty poor but picked up. Green definitely did not win that. But mundine got $5mil so who cares.

I'm amazed at how many sports bars ARENT showing the green/mundine fight tonight. It's $60. That's like 6 pints.

I think your best bet is Japan. Would still be cheaper than going through Nissan. Try and find out if all the VQ timing chain kits are the same (Z33, V35, M35, E51 etc) would make life a lot easier finding them.

Damn, thats rough martin. Theres nowhere on your property to store, or are you still waiting for settlement? I got a spare room but no room for storage.

?? First week of unemployment is frustrating. Then cruise control kicks in and you could be in a slump for years.

Maybe go to the one on the otherside? lol id be surprised if they had staff at both approaching any car thats cleaner than most others. BP eastlink doesnt sell kebabs so im happy to find somewhere else to stand around. Was standing around with VIP people at bottom of olivers hill jetty last weekend and had some dude in the wrangler drive passed slowly and call us gayflamin mongrels. (Mind you one of the guys had a drift RC car)

They mentioned theyd be turning cars away... But yeah i dont know how they could really really enforce it "im just washing my car, getting fuel, getting food then loitering"

So Knox police putting a stop to SNL... no more BP Eastlink. theres talk of safety hazard backing up the freeway with people trying to get in. i kind of understand it... but its hardly co-operating with the organisers (though I guess its not technically a legal meet, especially when you got 500 cars showing up)

Odie had to regulate

340kws and you're doing clutch kicks with 285 wide tyres? what kind of locked diff? what did you do with all the old boxes you've replaced? did you crack any of them open to see if there was anything visibly wrong with them? what damage was on the axels and half shafts?