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lo, in the 9th month of the 2004th year of our lord Jesus Christ (by
the Christian Calendar, or 21AEOB by the Owenic calendar) it came
to pass that I, Owen of Top, lord of Nurgle, Chief of the great slaver
Clan Grabthug, doer of stuff and seeker after truth didst turn 21.
And,
as is usual with men of this age, my thoughts turned the purchase
of a truly appropriate Automotive vehicle. And lo, did I look upon
Carpoint, and my eye fell upon an advertisement for a 1980 model Mazda
929L, for the princely sum of $2000 (which was about all I was prepared
to pay) And this car became known as Egbert. |
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Egbert
is fitted with a 2.0 liter inline four cylinder petrol engine, which
considering the size of him, makes him a tad under powered (the identical
engine is fitted to my Brother's considerably smaller 626).Coupled
with a 3 speed automatic, this makes for slow take offs,low
acceleration, and distinctly non world shattering performance.
It does, however work for very classy cruising, which is what I care about. Egbert is fitted with a set of Cheviot alloy wheels, which look rather classy in a 1980's way, and after which my brother currently lusts. |
| Future plans for Egbert include replacing the suspension, fitting new wing mirrors, fixing the radio, boot and fuel door releases, trying to get central locking to work (it was an option on the 929L, so I can probably get the set up from a wreckers), and of course, getting my Ps so I can go solo (damn it!)] |  |
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