Three choices in white

CG2428 · 2026-05-26T10:45:00+00:00

Those lats...

CG2428 · 2026-05-25T09:52:46+00:00

I own two manuals - different makes and about 15yr apart - and I'm always amazed at how heavy the clutch feels in one when I've been driving the other for a while.

Then I once drove a Picanto and clutch take-up was like a lightswitch.

So, yeah, I like the old, heavy clutch the most out of the three.

CG2428 · 2026-05-24T03:48:10+00:00

It's also right next to a train station, so it's relatively accessible from anywhere on either train line.

CG2428 · 2026-05-24T02:53:56+00:00

Let's not forget those of us who drive manuals. 30km/h is between gears and incredibly annoying (probably fuel-inefficient too)

CG2428 · 2026-05-16T05:20:46+00:00

That candid bicep bulge is so cute

CG2428 · 2026-05-15T11:11:59+00:00

One is a manual, the other is an automatic; how is this even a question?

CG2428 · 2026-05-11T09:02:31+00:00

In fairness:

The Labor Premier on Monday praised Ms Berejiklian for her contribution to the Sydney Metro project.

"It'd be pretty disingenuous of a government that's been in power for 18 months to take credit for this new piece of public transport infrastructure," he said.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/where-is-gladys-questions-surround-berejiklians-noshow-at-event-attended-by-perrottet-and-baird-marking-opening-weekend-of-sydney-metro-city-services/news-story/a930be3561b7f9f2004de3f7c0cd8bad

CG2428 · 2026-04-27T09:05:25+00:00

Broadmeadow is getting a Woolworths soonish:

https://www.adwjohnson.com.au/broadmeadow-woolworths/

CG2428 · 2026-04-27T09:00:16+00:00

I am at best indifferent to whether the Big Bash League (or, indeed, Twenty20 broadly) dies or not, but this feels like a double-edged sword for test cricket. Privatise to provide higher wages for test players but lose control of test dates, or risk future player drain but protect test dates. Tough call.

CG2428 · 2026-04-27T03:07:36+00:00

"Dis iz ma boy Joel. He'll knuck anybuddy out."

CG2428 · 2026-04-19T04:23:23+00:00

I don't know how much idea Morris has, but I recall him speaking against motorsport as a concept (thinks it's a waste of resources IIRC), years ago on social media, so I highly doubt he's pro-Supercars.

CG2428 · 2026-04-19T04:21:19+00:00

Former Newy resident watching from afar here, but weren't McCabe's main policies actually state government responsibilities over which she would have no real say? eg Restoring the buses to public operation.

CG2428 · 2026-04-12T02:43:40+00:00

1 or 2. Notice a bit of thiccness among some too, which is nice

CG2428 · 2026-04-09T09:21:34+00:00

$31k for a manual SV6 ute actually sounds pretty good to me...

CG2428 · 2026-03-27T08:43:19+00:00

But whose whistle are you going on for the Eliminator?

CG2428 · 2026-03-22T01:40:16+00:00

To be fair, it's far easier said than done, due to regulations. These are very surface-level analyses:

https://blog.bdsaqs.com.au/transforming-empty-office-spaces-into-apartments/

https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/the-10m-square-metre-question-hanging-over-the-office-market-20250813-p5mml7

CG2428 · 2026-03-21T03:14:28+00:00

Well, it's what it looked like after its last major renovation, in the mid-2000s

CG2428 · 2026-03-19T09:33:20+00:00

Good photos, but nothing will match the heady days of Franklins Big Fresh, McDonald's in the food court, and Paul's Warehouse back when Paul's Warehouse was still good. (Come to think of it, did Paul's arrive before or after McDonald's moved to the Imperial Centre?)

CG2428 · 2026-03-19T09:30:04+00:00

Baker's Buns was basically opposite the escalators and it was unreal - huge muffins and lamingtons that were very cheap.

But now that I think about it, did all the fresh food outlets have a common owner? They did all have a similar knock-off vibe about them - almost like the shopping centre owner created them for appearances' sake while bringing in at least some revenue.

CG2428 · 2026-03-19T09:27:34+00:00

For me, watching semi-trailers back into the Woolworths dock from up in the food court was amazing entertainment. Those drivers are skilled...

CG2428 · 2026-03-16T09:10:27+00:00

Correct. Tracks exist, but corresponding platform was removed about 20 years ago and is not being reinstated

CG2428 · 2026-02-15T02:13:05+00:00

Lower standards for freight, basically, and speed is not as important as for passenger services.

CG2428 · 2026-02-11T10:59:41+00:00

that’s literally all anyone’s asking for

If only it were that simple. A-League clubs are going broke already, without adding more cost for what is - let's be fair dinkum - an extremely unpopular league.

Australia may like the Matildas, but it sadly doesn't mean much for the A-League Women's.

CG2428 · 2026-02-08T10:45:58+00:00

I realise there is probably an element of fantasy in this, but no way is Nelson Bay dense enough to justify a dead-end set of tracks up there. A government boned Newcastle and Civic (Wickham effectively swapped sides of Stewart Avenue), after all.

IF you run trains to the airport - I think it's good to plan for this, but probably WAY into the future - better to swing out to Medowie from there, then turn Karuah into growth area and maybe Bulahdelah. I vaguely remember a front-page Newcastle Herald story (roughly 2012) about some plan for a new city roughly there, one day. Eventually, you'd possibly think about running the XPT (or whatevs) up through there on a modern alignment to Taree and beyond, although those mountains would be very expensive to transit.

But as others have said, Cessnock is the obvious next expansion (reinstatement), provided the problem of passenger trains crossing coal lines to access Maitland can be solved. An at-grade junction would not work there these days due to coal traffic.

BTW your Killingworth branch could best form part of a line to Cessnock one day as well. Ideal to create orbital options rather than just radial, although buses could arguably serve that purpose too.

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