RobiNZ Vox

Vox Hunt: Isn't It Ironic?

Show us irony.

To wear safety helmets while towing a wheelbarrow at 70 km/h?

Need to get a wheelbarrow down the motorway...

QotD: Have You Ever Walked Out of a Movie?

Have you ever walked out of a movie?
Submitted by Jack Yan.

I didn't walk out as was watching on DVD at home but did hit stop on Moulin Rouge, did nothing for me.

I have walked out of an IMAX film (in Auckland) when they showed the whole thing with a giant (high resolution!) hair flappng around in the gate. The film was Everest so against snow it was rather obvious. Nobody there seemed interested in fixing it although an email to the main IMAX site did result in an apology.

Fiat shows new fuel-saving technology - MultiAir

MultiAir brings hydraulic control of valve timing to improve internal combustion engine efficiency. Improved power and torque enables smaller engines, less weight, which leads to improved economy. Interesting that an improvement in fun is also claimed thanks to more responsive engines. This is "hybrid killing technology"?

"Hybrids should only be used if there is no other, cheaper, way of making a petrol engine more efficient. Unfortunately for Toyota there is" - Rinaldo Rinolfi, VP Fiat Powertrain Technologies (See this post)

See more at the Fiat MultiAir Technology Home page

Tecnología Fiat Multiair

Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Citroën arrive at Andrew Simms European, Newmarket

I went past Andrew Simms European on the way home tonight. "The new home of passion" looks good

Andrew Simms European - Auckland, New Zealand

PS: The old Continental Cars Fiat/Alfa showroom looks a bit sad. It's stripped of all branding and currently houses a random selection of used European (inc Fiat Group) cars.

QotD: Fixing the Economy

What's the first thing you would change to fix the economy?
Submitted by Chicago Shadow.

 

Ignore the "advisors and analysts" who have shown they have no more idea than you or I.

Buy an Alfa Romeo Brera, get a Fiat Punto free!

It launched on April 1st but this deal is no April Fool. Andrew Simms European celebrate their arrival as a Fiat, Alfa Romeo dealer with this brilliant deal.

Alfa's lovely looking Coupe for the open road and a stylish Fiat Punto for around town. Both would fit well in the garage! Where to find Ninety Grand?

Buy an Alfa Romeo Brera, get a Fiat Punto free!