On Apr 17, 2005, at 2:12 AM, Cotty wrote:
Land Rovers are my vehicle of choice. Since 1985, I've owned:[snip ... "a bunch of them"]
...
(and as a nod to Godders, when a Disco goes in for a service, they give
me a Freelander for the day - nippy, solid, but the 'A' posts are too wide!!)
When the Freelander goes in for service, the dealer usually gives me a Discovery (with the V8) as loaner for the day. Love the engine, it's a great bugger to drive, but it's larger than I want to manage every day and the fuel consumption makes it pretty expensive to run. I don't believe the US gets any of the diesel engined models. The Freelanders A posts are pretty wide, yes. But I find it more comfortable than the Disco overall, and it's a handier size. The Freelander is great for what I chose it for (mix of typical urban driving, good size for parking in San Francisco, decent fuel consumption, carries a ton of stuff when I need that, handles great, and handles rough dirt roads, overland in the hills, and nasty pavement with ease).
A custom-built Alfa Romeo Spider is my other car ... ;-) http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/vehicles/fs-3468.htm
3. Discoverys have no rearward vision to speak of and can only be driven
backwards with side mirrors (I'm now an expert)
I didn't notice that. Seem to me to be good vision all around.
8. I can't inkjet print in mono worth dick.
Dedicate a printer to B&W and use the MIS UT2 inkset with QuadToneRIP software if you have one of the supported printers:
http://harrington.com/QuadToneRIP.html
https://www.inksupply.com/
At least with that setup, your quality issues are reduced to how well you understand how to edit an image in Photoshop.
Godfrey
