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Who said gaining weight was a bad thing? :

Your family had an 500 abarth in SL? Pretty cool, considering its rear wheel drive and all. Would love to have one to muck about in. What became of it?

lol. I guess you learn something everyday....

Totally, and I mean no offence to anyone either.... I'm a huge fan of the Golf, the new Mini and recently rented a Volvo C30 which I thought was amazing. Sadly I haven't driven any of the proper 'hot hatches' that are raved about like the GTI or the Civic R, but having driven numerous more mundane offerings I can say I relate. I see how little nippy cars with style and good build qualtiy can as JC would put it "make you feel happy" and make whipping down to the store a little less of a drag. I don't however see how the new Fiat 500 would justify all this excitment though. I see how it appeals as throw back to the classic like the new Mini, but unlike the new Mini if it doesn't offer up the same driving experience then really what's the point?

As in ass? HUH? Plus you guys have to clarify all this excitment over the launch of the new fiat 500. It aint really that fast it and it really aint that good looking (Sorry you guys I had to say it) ....I understand that the original 500 was european equivalent of the mini, cheap, super simple and fun to drive. But the new one doesn't seem to embody the same values does it? And judging by the topgear clip of JC driving the 500 Abarth it seems to under deliver a tad. But how come everyone seems to be so enthused by it? Am I missing something? Could someone explain please? Top gear clip of JC and the stig driving the 500 Abarth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXALDprqcuc

lol. True. Interestingly enough, I just read an article by Namini Wijedasa about Lalith Kotelawala and his business empire. If you haven't read it already, take a look. I'm sure you'll find it interesting.

Pericles, you HIT Madmax? Man, why on earth would you do that? ( Now I'm assuming by hit, you mean hit upside the head in a non-threatening "ado-machang-wait-you-bugger" kinda of way but still...)

Worth a watch: James Toseland, Tiff Needell, a CBR 1000RR Honda Fireblade and a new Civic type R mucking about

I was just being courteous as upon reviewing my posts on this thread I realized I had added nothing automotive to it (other than commenting on how garish the paint scheme was, that is) But you're right if it wasn't for the OT posts, this thread would have been done in a while ago.

Seriously? So does this mean you'd be someone who's canvassing my vote or would you be working for such a person?

It certainly does have the suspension of a bullock-cart, so why not just put cart wheels on it too and call it a day...

One can take a hint. ....I guess I'll stay out of it.

- A shiny new coin -

Excellent! Thanks a ton

Really? my first thought at seeing the picture was: It aint going to be pretty if one of those lenses gets knocked over. They are all going down like dominos. The second was: Geez, those cheerleaders look old. (Oh and kenrockwell.com was a pretty cool site to browse through. Thank you for the reference.)

Financial services unfortunately....you?

Never really been a fan of cheerleaders, probably 'cos I know I have absolutely no chance with them but holy cow! Who the hell buys a $7k lens and then sticks it nonchalantly face down on the floor!??

Or maybe he's just one of those not straight, kinda queer, on the fence types and rather than express that via a bummer sticker; decided to do so by sticking a misaligned portion of a chromed fence on his bumper instead

lol. Now THAT is a lens I can relate to

You're absolutely right, and as a privately held company Golden Key Credit Card Limited was except from some of the regulations and scrutiny that publicly held companies are subject to. Not the best environment to park your money but still it doesn't mean Golden Key Credit Card Limited could misrepresent themselves when canvassing for deposits or knowingly manupilate financial loop holes when conducting business. In addition to Golden Key Credit Card Limited going under, the trial is bring out a lot of abnormalities that occured at Laith Kotelagama's publicly traded companies as well. For example, the main holding company c******o Consolidated is a publicly traded company. The board is answerable to us the common shareholder and their role is to ensure the CEO and upper management is running the company in our best interests. Its assets cannot be treated as the extended property of its CEO and the board of directors should not be manipulated or intimidated by the CEO to do his bidding. Unfortunately though it looks like that's precisely what happened. The CEO and upper management at CC allegedly transfered funds into private accounts, investments abroad and gave themselves huge unauthorized pay offs. Its not been proven conclusively, but so far all fingers point at Laith Kotelawala. Like I said, the trial is airing out a lot of dirty laundry...

No kidding? Wow, a very successful man then huh? Dead cool. However what with the collapse of Golden Key Credit Card Limited I've become skepticial of large Sri Lankan coporations, and the people that run them. I unfortunately was one of the masses who was duped into thinking that c******o Consolidated was a responsibly governed coporation with a strong commitment to its share holders and society at large. I along with the rest of Sri Lanka at that time celebrated Deshamanya Lalith Kotelawala's philanthropy and coporate vision. Now though, as the lawsuit against c******o Consolidated progresses I'm appalled by the multiple examples of unethical governance and pilfering of coporate assets that are coming to light. Despite being amused to some degree at my own naivety; I am certainly disapointed to say the least, at the lack of regulatory processes and audit controls. I can't help but be skeptical of all the stock that's being traded on the CSE now. Its not like rumblings of fraud, price fixing and insider trading didn't exist before; but Golden Key Credit Card Limited going belly-up just brings all these things to a head.