My beautiful dancing while wearing a Lycra suit went fine.
More interestingly, I requested my complete set of images on DVD.
They happily complied, and I hobbled my way back to the car and drove home.
I put the disc into the drive, only to discover it is some proprietary format that requires Windows. I don't actually own a Windows computer... I generally avoid proprietary formats and use Linux. This appears to require running a .exe to even view the images.
No, I can't open any of the files. They're not using a standard image format.
I'm going to have to install WINE and hope for the best.
That's terrible. That's absolutely horrible.
I think the person that came up with this idea should be flogged in public, and forced to throw me a parade.
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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The P1800 came in coupe and shooting brake style. The coupe, you called it a sedan yesterday but I didn't want to argue, is the two door variety.
There's the shooting brake, which you might think of as a station wagon. That style really isn't me, with the P1800, even though I love wagons. I'm a pretty big enthusiast, but not a walking encyclopedia.
I also most bought one a while back, but I declined. Well, it's more like the person tried hard to sell me their car so that I could pay them to restore it. I probably should have bought it.
If you're not too picky, you can get into one for less than $10k. If you want near pristine, it's up to three times as much. It's very affordable. You can buy a beat up one for just a few grand and do the work yourself.
[–] 16437687? 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago (edited ago)
I deny ever calling it a sedan. ....how much do used/good-condition parts for one of these go for compared to a modern vehicle with planned-obsolescence built-in more prominently?
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They're quite a bit more to maintain, and today's vehicles are mechanically more reliable and longer lasting.
There's not a lot of call for B30 engine parts, or drive train. So, parts are costly. At the same time, I'd be surprised if I put more than 1,000 miles on it in a year.