tag:getasword.blog.co.uk,2009-11-08:/MokoFeed2009-11-08T12:54:01+01:00tag:getasword.blog.co.uk,2005-06-03:/2005/06/03/mazda_are_jammy/1924MG2005-06-03T15:15:08+02:002005-06-03T15:15:08+02:00 <p class="center"><img src="http://www3.mg-rover.com/stellent/groups/public/@all/documents/htmlsnippets/mgr_030746.jpg" alt="The Best Roadster" title="MG TF"></p> <p>How lucky are Mazda? Well OK, they're owned by Ford, so not very. But Mazda in Europe must be doing cartwheels over news recently. The launch of their <a href="http://www.carpages.co.uk/mazda/mazda-mx5-20-05-05.asp?switched=on&echo=543051451">new MX-5</a> has coincided with the destruction of the fantastic 2005 MG TF and the news that <a href="http://motoring.reuters.co.uk/reuters/vocmain.jsp?lnk=101&id=1182">Toyota have decided</a> to get rid of the MR2 (and Celica) in Europe.</p> <p>What competition is there left in the European roadster market? Overpriced BMW Z4s, minority specialists as well as ridiculous Smart cars and Streetkas? Pah. No Contest, even the new MX-5 is a bit bland. Hope the TF finds a (responsible!) new owner! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://getasword.blog.co.uk/2005/06/03/mazda_are_jammy/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:getasword.blog.co.uk,2005-06-02:/2005/06/02/anywhere_but_here/1924MG2005-06-02T18:17:29+02:002005-06-02T18:17:29+02:00 <p class="center"><img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41205000/jpg/_41205661_airbus203.jpg" alt="flying is cool" title="flying"></p> <p>Today's been a little strange in that I've found myself wanting to be somewhere I'm not. Very unusual for me. </p> <p>Firstly, <a href="http://http://travel.guardian.co.uk/countries/story/0,7451,1496865,00.html?gusrc=rss">Asmara</a> sounds a fantastic place to see. The Eritrean capital, it's a secure East African city with a strong Italian flavour. And then a chap at work was telling about his trip to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan">Kazan</a>, an apparently up and coming Russian city way out on the edge of European Russia.</p> <p>I want to go somewhere else. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://getasword.blog.co.uk/2005/06/02/anywhere_but_here/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:getasword.blog.co.uk,2005-06-01:/2005/06/01/g_day_skip/1924MG2005-06-01T16:10:28+02:002005-06-01T16:10:28+02:00 <p>Welcome to my new gaff. I'm kind of just reccying it for the venerable <a href="http://andywebsite2.fanspace.com">Andy H</a> but figured I'd sign up for the sake of it. Who knows? I may well stay. Blogtastic. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://getasword.blog.co.uk/2005/06/01/g_day_skip/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>