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Dacă aveţi ocazia să conduceţi pe A1, să n-o rataţi. Este impresionant. Sunt autostrăzi bune şi în alte ţări (de exemplu cele din Slovenia, făcute recent, şi făcute bine, nu ca la noi ), dar faptul că e plin de maşini performante îi dă un farmec aparte. E ceva să mergi cu 190 km/h şi să vezi cum trec BMW-urile de parcă stai pe loc. Sau nişte umbre foarte zgomotoase - motocicletele (care merg şi printre vehicule). Sau un Mc Laren F1, negru. Construcţia este impecabilă, metrul de Autobahn este scump, dar merită. Fundaţia ajunge la 80-90 centimetri adâncime, iar când apar deteriorări nu se cârpeşte/repară nimic, se schimbă tot tronsonul ! Acolo am văzut şi auzit prima oară un Traffic Announcement (funcţia de la radio-ul dotat cu RDS). Se anunţă în 4 limbi de circulaţie internaţională, blocajul este marcat cu indicatoare mobile imense şi foarte luminoase, de la câţiva kilometri distanţă de locul accidentului/lucrărilor. Se merge exemplar (de fapt pe toate autostrăzile, în afară de cele de la unguri, se merge exemplar); nimeni nu stă pe benzile interioare, se folosesc strict pentru depăşire. Iar cu ăia de vin cu 200+ km/h, cu faza lungă aprinsă şi semnal stânga permanent ... exact aşa este - sunt destui, şi nu prea le stă nimeni în cale. Pe scurt, merită !

You obviously never drove any German Autobahn, I'm sure. 100mph ~ 160kph and that's a normal vehicle speed over here. 130kph is officially "suggested" speed, but especially bike riders go lengths and lengths beyond that. 250kph ~ 155 mph is upper limit for most German motorbikers. Trucks and heavy vehicles can go 80kph/50mph, buses 100kph/62mph and everything else is unlimited by law. Compact cars, 3-doors etc. usually drive between 80kph (old and rugged cars/drivers) and 130kph with a few exceptions, notably Volkswagen "Lupo" and "Golf" in the "suicide engine" version with 120 or more HP, they are driven by lunatics 200kph or more no matter if the road is dry or below solid ice. But they are few and far between and you sure know why. Middle-class goes between 140 and 200kph, that range usually covers the bulk of cars. High powered suicide versions exist in this class, too, with 200 or more HP. And people who own them drive accordingly, tendency stable - more airbags 'n stuff I suppose. Cars beyond 200kph are less than 10%, usually the upper BMW, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen models. They announce themselves from half a kilometre away with full headbeam and constant left turn indicator. If any driver is in front of them, they will brake at the last moment possible, if ever. Most other drivers cave in long before and leave the fastest inner lane rather quick if they see them approaching. Tire popping is seldom cause for accidents, most of the time it's trucks or other vehicles breaking out of 80kph formation on 1st going into 2nd lane overtaking some while forcing a "regular" car going 180kph or less out from 2nd to 3rd fastest lane. Where they collide with a suicide compact or fast upper class car from behind. I don't know that many Autobahn routes here in Germany, but I'd wager 30-40% of all routes are unlimited and 3-lane. The rest is 2-lane and limited to 120kph/75mph or 100kph, as the road condition permits. Autobahns passing larger cities are often limited for "lower noise level", near poorer cities for "speed control fills city coffers"-reason. It is not uncommon to have limits on a road to exist for various reasons, wind, noise, whatever, but road condition permits MUCH higher speeds. Everyone drives according to road condition then, bearing the risk of being "flashed" by police with radar speed cameras. Poorer municipalities are actually notorious for this and you cannot drive more than 200kms without meeting one of these cameras if you're unlucky. In cities, there are even more cameras. Can't drive longer than 30 minutes without seeing one in any city. It is even possible to have the German police temporarily limit a normally unlimited stretch of 3-lane Autobahn to 80kph or less and then lurking for and cashing in on "speeders" at the end of that temp limit zone. Shameless entrapment. Fines for speeding ~25 euros for less than 10km over, 50 euros for less than 20kms over and 100 or 200 euros for everything beyong, leading quickly to 2000 or losing license for more than 40 above. Germany has the most eased road laws in Europe, so nobody obeys the speed limit nowhere. In answer to that, speed limits are set much too low everywhere in hope the drivers will go their "usual 20kph" above and still keep on track. That way police and law enforcement can endlessly bilk drivers for their money while always having law on their side and public outrage silent. Nice trick, eh? In Norway for example, 10kph over the limit are rather expensive: 200 eur, 600 for over 20kph. There, speed limits are set almost right, with around 5-10kph left above. Eastern Europe speed limits are equally hard for everyone carrying Euros in their pocket but speed limits are brutally true. Any limit posted is true to the letter if not a bit daring on a dry and sunny day.

Există şi un film cu Logan ... http://www.port.ro/pls/fi/films.film_page?...=1&i_where_tv=1

Nu. De la 1 ianuarie au trecut 4 zile abia, din care doar 2 lucrătoare... eşti cam nerăbdător Da, fiecare dealer le are p-ale lui. Un set de covoraşe, o alarmă, o boxă... dar astea se schimbă, şi este treaba ta să alergi pe la fiecare să vezi ce primeşti ...

Oricum, la un salariu normal, câştigul nu este prea impresionant (este, dar nu e o sumă la care să zici ). De la 30 de milioane în sus, da, sunt nişte bani care merită luaţi în seamă

Numerele se dau jos mai ales pe maşinile "de fiţe", pentru a evita fotografierea de către radar. Nu se dă nici o amendă... eu când am avut bara troznită, şi am mers vreo 2 săptămâni fără număr pe faţă (îl aveam pus în parbriz) m-a oprit de 4 ori poliţia să mă întrebe de el, dar le-am arătat că-l am, că am prinderile pe bară rupte şi nu am cum să-l fixez, şi am plecat mai departe.

Când oi avea timp să mă ocup.

Că tot e sezonul ... iernii fără zăpadă: Diary of a Snow Shoveler December 8 - 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow! December 9 We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life. December 12 The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor. December 14 Snow lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so. December 15 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all. December 16 Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, Which I think was very cruel. December 17 Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room. December 20 Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying. December 22 Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying. December 23 Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she nuts!!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying. December 24 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow I'll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the goddamn snowplow. December 25 Merry fucking Christmas! 20 more inches of the god damn slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think shes a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wondeful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave. December 26 Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves. December 27 Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze, plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me 1,400 to replace all my pipes. December 28 Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!!! December 29 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am? December 30 Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver he is now suing me for a million dollars not only the beating I gave him but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted. December 31 I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling. January 8 Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

Chiar în caz de groapă, nu avea voie să se rupă !

Scandal domnilor ... expertiza de la Arad a spus că fuzeta a fost clar defectă din fabricaţie (maşina avea 800 km !), dar contraexpertiza "experţilor Dacia" a decis c-a fost vina şoferului !! Cele 2 femei rănite sunt încă în spital, Dacia nici nu s-a interesat de soarta lor. Şoferul a spus că va da în judecată uzina.

Într-adevăr, lean înseamnă sărac, termen folosit pentru a denumi amestecul carburant-aer... deci, din moment ce şi celelalte maşini sunt tot modelele GPL, este clar ceva în neregulă la instalaţia asta.

Păi, dacă ai ... vedem noi cum facem să se poată

Brava ! n-o înregistrezi cumva s-o auzim şi noi ?

Păi, presupun că s-a tasat buretele din scaun. La unii cu retapiţări de scaune ai încercat ?

Se mută la Diverse, nu are treabă cu piesele auto.

) fftopic: Să vezi ce frumos sună în franceză ... fftopic:

Mda... o s-o lipesc atunci pe banda verde, în continuarea vignetelor de autostradă (şi apropos, chestia asta se numeşte peste tot "vignetă", numa' noi suntem mai cu moţ şi-am botezat-o "rovignetă" ).

Nene Viper, matale încerci să fii mai catolic decât papa de la Roma Ştiu că normele nu sunt după ureche; ce zic eu aici este că eu pot să-mi fac rovigneta pentru o normă mai bună de poluare (plătind deci mai puţin), şi sunt convins că patrulele de la rutieră nu vor ţine minte toate codurile şi literele pentru a compara rovigneta cu maşina Cât despre lipitura pe parbriz ... să fim serioşi. Tot aşa se spunea că se dă amendă dacă nu ai stickerul de RCA lipit pe parbriz, dacă nu ai stickerul de ITP lipit pe numărul de înmatriculare ...

Tot Narva am şi eu (luate în caz de urgenţă dintr-un OMV), dar de exemplu pe lungă n-am găsit de 55W pe soclul ăsta (H1 parcă).. şi nici eu nu sunt prea încântat de ele, recunosc. O să-ncerc cu prima ocazia Philips sau Osram.

ăăă... asta e şi ideea ! încearcă becuri mai bune / mai mari (60/75 W) şi să te joci la reglajul de înălţime.

Sincer, decât 4/2 mai mici, din care una singură scoate fum ... mai bine una cât gura de canal care are şi sunet îmbunătăţit

Ai sondă lambda, deoarece aia furnizează ECU un parametru important pentru ajustarea amestecului aer-benzină Staţi liniştiţi cu normele astea, deoarece oricum se fac după ureche şi nu le va controla nimeni în realitate, deoarece nu au cum ! mie mi s-a făcut ofertă s-o plătesc la nivel de euro 2

Alea 4 guri de eşapament sunt jenante la un motor de 4 în linie

Cu scuzele de rigoare, dar de unde vă vin frate ideile astea ? Faza scurtă este de fapt "dipped beam", adică sistemul optic face lumina să bată în jos, pe când faza lungă ("high beam") este pe alt sistem de oglindă (sunt practic 2 oglinzi, în 2 compartimente cu scop diferit în far). Aprinzând concomitent faza scurtă cu cea lungă, aţi obţine o iluminare într-adevăr mai puternică, dar numai pe porţiunea pe care luminează faza scurtă ! În rest, ar fi doar lumina dată de faza lungă. Le vedeai pentru că erau "colorate", şi o culoare stridentă pentru ochi (aceeaşi chestie se întâmplă şi cu LEDurile alea albastre: mici, consum de energie foarte scăzut, dar sunt groaznice pentru ochi din cauză că lucrează pe o lungime de undă deosebită). Lumina de neon este mai "rece" decât lumina unui bec cu halogen, şi va fi estompată de becurile celor 2 faze.

Aşa, aşa. Poziţiile au bec de 5W, fazele au de vreo 10 ori mai mult. Ce-o să se mai vadă din bietele neoane pâlpâitoare ?