It was a grey day but we had a BBQ anyways! Christina and I have yet to buy a BBQ but her friends brought one over and we used coal instead of gas (what a pain that was to get going!!!). Food was awesome, company was even better.
Slammers!!! I don’t think I’ve ever drunk so much this year.
Jon, Smith and Caroline.
Dirty stuff.
Stevey with his new toy.
As it is every year, it’s been great hanging out with the family. Eating, drinking, caring and sharing. This year Christina and I tried to make it to both family Christmas parties and it worked out pretty good. Here are a few pics:
Suga’s new Camera. It’s like my IXUS only smaller, thinner, lighter, sharper and well, just better all round! I want it!
Dinner at the Locks with my Mum, Jamie and Richie too (always a treat!). Black Chicken Eggs, they’re so cute (tiny) and so creamy. I’m converted (I love eggs).
Mr. Locks Vietnamese Salad was awesome.
Mum brought the prawns.
Mr Lock’s main, kumquat duck!
My arrabiata went down AOK, not great but hey it wasn’t shocking!
My sister Jamie is THE dessert queen. She made this, it’s so pro.
Family group shot!
Jess. Christmas Day at the Locks.
Peppa gets toys too.
Will and I. Small world stuff. Will’s a fellow car enthusiast too, he’s on the JDMST forums and he’s Christina’s cousins guy.
Prawns.
Mango pudding.
Ham!
Oysters.
I got a back massager, just what this old man needs. HAHAHA.
I then headed over to Mums place just in time to pressie opening time!
Muffins.
Dogs everywhere!
Richie.
My auntie Filian being attacked by Coco the dog.
Photo by Jing Li.
This would have to be one of the most epic & intriguing cars I’ve ever driven. Read the spec sheet & it sounds like a monster, but drive it & you could be convinced this is a factory effort by Honda to create one of the most thrilling small cars of all time.
I just came across a test drive review of my own K20A Honda Jazz (which I’ve lent to David for a week, he’s the new owner now). I was confused as I thought it might have been an old review when Eddie owned it, then I saw the date on the posts! This is a recent review of the yellow monster, read and enjoy:
I just bought a Thule roof rack which was pricey at $265 but I knew it would be worth it (I’ve had a Thule before on the Jazz, towbar one though).
I’ve also ordered this bike holder from Torpedo7 which is only $60 and just as good as the Thule one which costs $220 (!). It should get here in a few days (T7’s always super fast).
Some pics:
ED specific kit. 3 boxes, the racks, the feet and a fitting kit. The Thule Australia site has all the info you need (search for your make and model). I bought this kit at RRP pricing from Auto One in Kensington.
The ruler under each rack makes alignment easy (so you don’t have one side sticking out more than the other!).
The rubber base that goes under the feet mould perfectly to the roofline and channel.
Fitting it up was super easy.
The only problem I had was the antenna hits the roof rack so I whacked a Jagwire frame protector (used to protect bicycle frames from rubbing cable jackets). Works a treat!
Ghetto as fuck!
Suga and I also went to an R32 Golf meet at Homebush. Good bunch of guys, good conversations, here are a few of my pics:
YIP!
Red P’s.
I love the old shape, especially in blue.
Orange nut caps.
Old vs. New.
Suga, everyone loved the sound of her exhaust.
Group shot.
My Civic was obviously very out of place so I parked it far away from everyone else (hahaha).
Ribs and Rumps (again) – it was better this time!
Today Suga and I went to the OzHonda Swap Meet at JDMyard. It was fairly quiet unfortunately (maybe the weather put a lot of people off?) but I scored a new panel for $50 to replace the most damaged panel on the ED Civic.
Now, to leave it black, or not?!
