On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, at around 11:51:50 local time, Shyam Kishore K
<adx_7621@yahoo.com> wrote:
>--- In triumph_herald@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hargreave Mawson
><OC@4...> wrote:
>
>> On the other hand, there is a thriving Triumph community in the US,
>> which is a major plus. But wouldn't I have to learn to spell
>> carburettor and aluminium differently, and call a prop shaft a
>> drive shaft?
>
>Well, I guess one plus point in the social conditions in India is
>that English happens to be the official language there, and its very
>much similar to UK English (having been introduced in the country by
>our Brit friends of course ;-)) there is a well, budding but
>definitely NOT thriving community there as far our cars are
>concerned....*sigh*
>But I still have a faint ray of hope.....someday...maybe...who knows??
>And don't even talk about the country where I'm currently residing
>(Singapore), unless you want to permanantly renounce Triumphs!
>Owning a car here is one of the most expensive hobbies you can have,
>esp. if it happens to be a classic, for cars that are over 10 years
>old (over 7 in the case of taxis) aren't allowed on the road- unless
>you pay a heavy tax called COE, just to be allowed to own/drive them,
>every 10 years, depending on how long you wish to own the car,
>failing which the local LTA will send a tow-truck to your home and
>forcibly have the car taken away to the scrapyard (if you resist I
>reckon they have you taken away to Prison).
Well, that's Singapore off the list, anyway...
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Saloon GA237511 DL
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FH105671
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