Photo Update

I just realised I ranted on about my new N95 8GB a few months back but never posted any photos of the phone itself! Apologies!

First week of my mid-semester break just breezed by. Been at uni for 2 of the days for dissertation, and managed to wash Emmy again this past Friday afternoon (weather’s been BEAUTIFUL, but still somewhat chilly). I really hate bird crap.

The 40D’s been hibernating all winter as well, so I thought what better time to wake it up! Was initially thinking of snapping a few photos of Emmy after the wash, but ended up taking 129 photos of her LOL. I’ve included a small handful of them below

Looks like the Yankees are cruising through the remainder of the season. I smell #27! If not them, then I hope the Phillies take it all once again! Now if only Brad Lidge can wake the hell up and start closing out games! 10th blown save today! FAIL.

The King of Kings in all its boxed glory. Simple box, but very nice nonetheless!

Very nice presentation once you pop open the lid. Love it!

The NSeries flagship. 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera.

Dual slider. It slides this way to reveal the keypad...

... And it slides this way! Revealing the dedicated media keys!

Frontal view, on an angle. Very nice and sunny day. Perfect for photos.

Emmy's Avantgarde grille. Up close and personal!

Frontal view from the other side.

My beloved pseudo-AMG W202

Dinner plates! My current laptop wallpaper; I quite like this shot. Love the depth of field.

"Dinner plates" from another angle. AMG Monoblock II replicas. Made in Taiwan.

Emmy’s New Shoes (Photos)

Weather cleared up a bit today. Managed to take a few photos of Emmy and her new shoes I even got enough sunshine to wash her!

Pity it got quite gloomy after the wash, so I didn’t get any post-wash photos. However, she wasn’t that dirty to begin with anyway

Quite an artistic shot, don't you agree?

17" x 7.5" AMG Monoblock II replicas + 225/45ZR17 Michelin Pilot Preceda PP2's = SEX ON WHEELS

Another artistic shot lol.

Nice and aggressive looking. With Dill in the background LOL.

A shot from the left side

Front-right side shot

Portrait shot!!

Emmy’s New Shoes!!

Just got home from work, so if you’re looking at the date, it may seem a day late, but I haven’t gone to bed yet, so to me, it’s still the same day LOL.

FINALLY. FI-NA-LLY!! The 3-4 year wait has finally arrived! The day I FINALLY get new rims/wheels on my car is FINALLY HERE!! I must say, the wait has been worth it!!

Dad was busy this morning so I went to Fred’s tyre place, Herb Morgan Tyres, in Onehunga by myself, along with my Monoblock II replicas. Fred’s been really awesome since the first time we went to him. Great service, very good wheel balancing and alignments, AND great prices. Definitely recommended for anyone who’s in the Auckland area and needs new tyres/wheels etc.

I got some new Michelin Pilot Preceda PP2′s (225/45ZR17) to complement my 17″ x 7.5″ rims, and traded in my still as-new 195/65R15 Michelin Energy’s. After the trade-in, the price came to a total of $700. Pretty damn good price for some Michelins! I also got the new wheels balanced and aligned.

I’ve driven around 50km today, taking mum to Silver Bell, picking dad up from Apadana’s on Dominion Road, and going to and from work. I have to say, the bigger wheels make a huge difference! The steering is MUCH more responsive and more sensitive, and the car feels like it’s stuck to the ground, so the handling seems to be HEAPS better. The only thing yet to be determined is how much more detrimental is the bigger wheels on my fuel economy :p I’m hoping not too much!

Anyway, weather’s been crap today here, so I didn’t get the chance to break out the 40D and take some snaps of Emmy and her new, long-awaited shoes. Will upload some photos once the weather clears up!

AMG Monoblock II Replicas!!

Finally. After years upon years of convincing, my dad finally agreed to let me get some bigger rims!! He FINALLY let me get some BRAND NEW AMG Monoblock II replica wheels off TradeMe. $450 for FOUR 17″ x 7.5″ wheels is a HUGE steal!!

Wheel Dimensions: 17″ x 7.5″
Stud Pattern: 5 x 112
Offset: +37

The wheels arrived yesterday afternoon, at around 2pm. I eagerly opened all four boxes and arranged them around the garden and took some snaps (below). They’re better than I thought! Hyper silver paint with machined lip. Extremely sexy.

Only downside to this is that I won’t be able to slap them on my C240, Emmy, yet. I only just replaced my 15″ stock Mercedes-Benz alloys with new Michelin Energy tyres a few months ago. Will have to wait for the tyres to wear out first Not to mention the fact my dad only seems to want to get Continental Sport Contact 3′s for the new 17′s. He’s convinced he can get another steal price somewhere along the line (we managed to get FOUR new Conti Sport 3′s for $900 a week or so ago LOL). I personally wouldn’t mind some Michelin Pilot Sport tyres.

Ah well, at least I’ve got the rims now The hardest part is over and done with, which was convincing my dad to LET me get them.

The rims in all their shiny glory!

Standing in line for a photo!

The wheels along with the Mercedes-Benz centrecaps.