Cars and watches- part 1 a-b

Since the 20th century many car manufacturers have been producing their own range of timepieces as well. Usually as gifts for buyers of elite vehicles or in celebration of certain anniversaries. These watches have been designed and produced by great names such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breitling, Parmigiani Fleurier, Tonino, IWC, TAG Heuer and Muhle for Car brands like Mercedes, Audi, BMW and Aston Martin.

Lamborghini and Porsche have their very own factories for their brand name watches.

Here are a few of the great Auto Brand Timepieces

vintage style?

 Aston Martin, designed by Swiss watchmakers Jaeger LeCoultre

I like their designs, to me they look like a car brand watch should and yet they are not o.t.t with their styling

Is it possible for a watch to be sexy?

 Audi


Audi has had watches designed by Valijoux as well as their centennial piece by Chronoswiss

 

 Their centennial piece is a bit better

Audi centennial

Personally I am not a fan, somehow they come across as chunky and heavy, but then again...so do their cars.


Bentley 
Now here we have some real class

"The well-known companies began a collaboration 5 years ago, when Bentley has created the fastest and the most powerful sedan in the world – Continental GT. This car had to tell the world that Bentley is back. British company coped alone with everything except the dashboard. They wanted to create something at once avant-garde and classical. Then they turned to designers of Swiss watchmaker Breitling. Maximally preserved the traditional design of Bentley, the Breitling have given it the features of their own watches, which they call “instruments for professionals”. Especially for the owners of the new supercar Swiss watchmaker created an unique wrist watch. Soon a series of car watches was compiled to a collection titled “Breitling for Bentley”. Since there aren’t two identical Bentley, so it’s impossible to find identical watches Breitling for Bentley. The owner of luxury cars has the opportunity to specify every detail and completion of watch. The dials can be painted only in the original exterior colors Bentley."

Limited addition in british racing green

 

 

BMW 
 


Lets just start with, I am not, have never been and possibly never will be a BMW fan. With that said I did try to look at these without being biased but I'm sorry, they are soooo BMW and therefore in my eyes, ugly. But I am sure the millions of people out there who love BMW will love these because they are so distinctly BMW




 












 So that concludes part one of this blog collection, what do you think of these watches and which ones would you like to see?

e-toll protest action

 

MEDIA STATEMENT

SUBJECT                               :           FF Plus launches protest action against e-toll system

ISSUED BY                           :            Adv. Anton Alberts

CAPACITY                            :            FF Plus parliamentary spokesperson: Transport

DATE                                      :           27 March 2012

The Freedom Front Plus together with the National Taxpayer’s Union (NTU), the South African Caravan Association (SACA) and motor cyclists from various clubs will be launching a protest action against the Gauteng e-tolls system on Thursday morning 29March 2012 at 07:00. The protest action will be a continuous process which will continue until the end of April in order to show the government that the public is not satisfied with its decision to continue with the e-tolls.

“We want to force government to scrap the toll system completely. The government has to understand that the public‘s opposition against the system will not go away. That is why we are launching the protest action which will consist of various elements and will continue over a period of a month,” Adv. Anton Alberts, the FF Plus’ parliamentary spokesperson on transport says. “We believe that the general protest will also carry the seed for the systematic development of a general tax protest against exorbitant taxes and poor service delivery,” Alberts added.

The protest action will consist of the following:

·        From 07:00 on Thursday 29 March 2012 a cavalcade of caravans motors and motorbikes with protest banners on the highways of Johannesburg and between Johannesburg and Pretoria.

·        Throughout April the action will be repeated if the government does not react positively to the protest.

·        There will be various collections at busy intersections where motorists will be asked to make a donation toward funding legal action in exchange for a protest sticker.

·        The FF Plus Youth will also launch various virtual protest actions.

All motorists are welcome to follow the convoy with their vehicle lights switched on. The convoy will depart at 07:00 from the Shell Ultra City on the Ben Schoeman Highway for Johannesburg.

low profile tyres vs regular tyres

low profiles

standard wheels

I am so excited, this week I am finally changing the wheels on my Corsa Utility BACK to regular wheels and tyres.



So this week my life has been all about tyres and wheels. I've been looking up different information and the pro's and cons of "profiles"

So what is the big deal about low profiles? Simply....they look cool...well according to some people anyway. I personally am not a fan.







 Pros

Looks good, excellent grip and responsiveness due to stiffer side walls

They generally have a lower rolling resistance

They have superior sidewall stability under braking



Cons

Bumpier ride, sidewall/ rims more prone to bending on rough roads

Correct tyre pressure is more critical

Lower load carrying capacity per tyre

Less progressive breakaway

Much less mileage per set, Wear very quickly

Easier to damage if you hit a pavement or pothole

 I am curious to see/feel how different my Corsa Utility feels and handles and will be sure to update you all on my opinion of the change.

What do you think about low profiles vs regular tyres?