IainR

John. Indeed it is, as are smiles per mile. Currently enjoying little of either as I'm at work in the middle of the Niger delta where there are no roads. Helicopters and boats the only option. However I'll be heading home in a couple of weeks and will be hoping the weather is going to be kind and the Boxster will come out to play with the lid down. Or even up if necessary. Which reminds me I really must get round to advertising my redundant stocks of Rainex now I have windscreen wipers that work Iain.

Very apt!

John. I did. So far so good but of course I'm in the first flush of dog with two tails territory still. Mostly a slog down the motorway to get back home but the last 20 miles or so are on some nice roads. So engaged the super sport mode and my goodness that livens things up a bit. Plus the attendant pops and bangs on the overrun had me smiling like an exited small boy. Lets see how that goes over time. Iain.

So a bit of thread resurrection here. As of Monday I am officially an ex TR6 owner. It was a bit of a wrench to see it drive off down the road, but it's gone to a good home where it is likely to feature in a future RBR or 10 countries. The blow was somewhat softened by my appointment this afternoon with a 2014 Boxster S. I'm mindful of Johns words above but the Boxster thing is an itch I need to scratch. Lets hope it lives up to expectations.....

Hmm, I'm not so sure about that. I'm pretty familiar with steam reforming to produce Hydrogen having worked for Air Products in times past and more specifically testing the control and safety systems during insurance shutdowns etc. The first thing is that reformers are BIG pieces of kit, which also benefit tremendously from having something like an Ammonia plant hanging off the end of them. Whether you could scale that down to level where all the components could even fit into something as big as a large ships engine/utilities space is a moot point. You'd need LNG storage onboard, and if you already have LNG onboard why not burn it directly in a duel fuel Diesel engine which will also give many emissions benefits over direct diesel though you won't get quite the same amount of power and the engine once on gas is not as responsive to swings in power demand. Though that shouldn't be too much of an issue with a ship. Then there is the need for high pressure steam generation, the steam needs to be around 1000 degc. Not a sure term solution I suspect though to be frank I've no idea how far down this road designers have gone. There are however several ships lined up to be built with LNG as the primary fuel source and in production now. Which although obviously still hydrocarbon do have a much lower environmental footprint than burning heavy fuel oil for instance.

Hmm give the type of construction and the general panels and doors fit like a demob suit approach... I rather think you may have a made a 'sideways' move when answering the question.:)

John. Thanks for your kind and sensible words. And perhaps once I've had time to A, actually complete the deal on my 6 and B, decided what I would like to do post that, then maybe there could be a Boxster or a Cayman in my future. Which to be honest would probably fit better with my schedule of spending most of my time at work in Nigeria and only limited time back here where the cars need to be run in-between all the other jobs my senior management have lined up waiting on my arrival home. I think my problem which I suspect we have all faced is the despite my head telling me I'm doing the sensible thing. A run of made for TR'ing weather and the arthritis behaving itself for a few days as well made for a small brief interlude where I was indeed letting the heart take over and allowed me a small time to enjoy the car round some of our super roads in the Lincolnshire wolds. I decided to get a fresh MOT put on the car and while I was at the garage was able to see from the records of past tests and milage that my average was under 700 a year since 2015. Iain.

Hmm well it seems I may shortly be an ex TR owner. Man drove car, then left my house with a big silly grin on face, while clutching a piece of paper with my bank details scribbled on it. So we shall see if the transfer of funds goes ahead as discussed..... Not sure if I'm happy or not to be honest..... Now how much is a Cayman again?

So here I am back in the UK for a brief few days holiday, remind the wife she has a husband sort of thing. Anyway as everyone is well aware the weather has been wonderful which lead me to dig the TR6 out of the garage and give it a lick and a polish and get a few miles in. Below was a quick stop in town before heading out past Cadwell Park and into the wolds for a little spirited slightly naughty fun. All good so far except on Thursday a potential purchaser is turning up to take a look and assuming he likes it give it a new home. I'm now left secretly thinking/hoping he won't pony up the necessary so I can claim in all innocence I did try to move it on darling etc etc. The trouble is that with my sensible head on I do know the 6 needs to go really. Since the arrival of Rheumatoid arthritis last year I've found the low speed steering increasingly difficult to deal with as is pouring myself in and out of the car. All very annoying as I've owned the car since 2002 had it fully rebuilt into the rocket ship I always felt it should have been in the first place. And no, there is no way that the 205's, 13" Motolita steering wheel and quick rack are being changed. Oh well if the sale doesn't go through there's always this for the steering issue and perhaps I'll need to figure out how to custom install one of these to lift me in and out!All a bit bollocks at the mo.

Oh dear

It may well be Roger, and at the very least you can join in the I have a seven speed box conversations whilst leaning on the bar. I know that on my mk3 spit with standard OD then OD 3rd was the ratio of choice in traffic for much the same reasons you quote for the OD 2nd option. I never explored the 2nd gear option in those days and spitty has now long gone to the great Triumph dealer in the sky.

TBH I have OD 2nd on my 6 and have never really found a use for it on the road. But, I do find OD 2nd very useful on the short straight between the Hairpin and Barn at Cadwell.

But one of the great joys of self employment. No one to tell you you can't have a glass of vino collapso whist you do it.

What a wonderful and very appropriate adjective for the political class. If it isn't in the Oxford or Websters dictionary then it jolly well should be!