taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 13/05/2025They have to share with the women in the other DJs store. Shock horror! 110 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The former David Jones men's store has partially reopened as part of Westfield, along with the bridge over Market St connecting it to the original part of Westfield! 170 7
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I will never tire of this view even though Sydney has been home for most of my life. 170 7
Reposted by taipan168Milennial Zero @milennialzero.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Tariff the shit out of these shit boxes. Ban them. www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-c...drive.com.auOfficial: Tesla Cybertruck may come to Australia after allTesla has confirmed the Cybertruck is being considered for Australian sale, but it is far from a guarantee. 2619041 190
Reposted by taipan168David ⚡⚛ ⚡ - also https://mastodon.social/@__db__ and dbph on x @dbph.bsky.social · 14/03/2025www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... via @taipan168.bsky.social - "In jurisdictions in Europe and Japan, a minimum safety score for pedestrian protection is required for a vehicle to be sold in market. No such minimums exist in Australia."theguardian.comAustralians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlierAbout 60% of the 1.2m cars that drove out of the showroom last year were SUVs, but road fatalities reached a 12-year high too 031 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The South Coast of NSW is really such a stunning place, and the weather this past weekend was lovely for the first day of autumn, too. 1181 18
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The Riverbank Precinct pedestrian bridge in Adelaide. What a stunning day! 031 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Melbourne's laneways really are fantastic, and on a warmish summer night have so much atmosphere. And the restaurants and food are great too! 150 5
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 16/02/2025No you wouldn't have hundreds of thousands of deaths even if COVID and the flu were peaking. 000 0
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 07/02/2025None of those either, but I managed to spend all my yen except for one solitary 10 yen coin. 210 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Sadly, I didn't get any 100 yen coins other than the bog standard ones. 😔 120 2
Reposted by taipan168Kitty/🎃🕸️Heritage Conservation Areas💀👻 @chronichottakes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025There are a lot of things that piss me off about the Americanisation of our culture but I think that pronounce ‘tu’ words (such as tuna) like ‘too’ instead of ‘choo’ is one of the worst. Do not serve me a fucking toonah melt you pseudo seppo 4175 17
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/01/2025How odd to see an AU Ford Falcon dressed up in full Hong Kong island taxi livery! www.drive.com.au/caradvice/wh...drive.com.auWhat are these Ford AU Falcons doing in Hong Kong… as taxis?There's nothing more Australian than an AU Falcons, so what are they doing in Hong Kong? 231 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Well that's quite a description of your blocklist, and never mind that I'm not a "Democrat" since I'm Australian, and I challenge anybody to find anything that I've posted that would make me a "genocide enthusiast" either. 020 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 09/01/2025The Taj Mahal takes your breath away when you first glimpse it in real life. 080 8
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 31/12/2024My very last film of 2024 was the absolutely astonishing performance by Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in the biopic about the last part of her life. And Angelina Jolie trained in opera for six months to sing the older Maria! 🤯 She's sure to be nominated for an Oscar. 040 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Now that's what you call sooking, adding me to all these lists! 240 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Beautiful old pagoda roof Mercedes 250SL from 1967 spotted on Oxford St in Sydney! 160 6
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 19/12/2024I have never owned an automatic car, but I suspect that will change in the not too distant future. 010 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 19/12/2024And Mazda make such great manual gearboxes too (I have an MX-5). 130 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Sad that another manual that was available new has bitten the dust, also because the Mazda 2 was a fun little car in manual. www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/202...carexpert.com.au2025 Mazda 2 price and specs: Manual dead, base price upMazda Australia has dropped the manual Mazda 2 as part of a range restructure that increases the base price by over $4000. 240 4
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 18/12/2024For me it was 9/11. I was in London at the time and watched the planes hitting the Twin Towers live. I was working with a number of New Yorkers at the time and they were just beside themselves with horror. 000 0
Reposted by taipan168Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Wheels Car of The Year is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: www.whichcar.com.au/events/coty/...whichcar.com.auWheels COTY 2024-25 Winner: HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 NAll hail the unanimous winner of Wheels Car of the Year 2024-25, the truly innovative Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – a spectacularly well-realised performance EV destined to put a smile on the face of anyone who... 8276 27
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Definitely, but that was less common than the Crown Comfort! 020 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Until quite recently, virtually every taxi in Hong Kong and Japan was one of these. Absolutely bulletproof vehicles with the coldest AC you've ever felt! 110 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Toyota Crown Comfort, possibly a former Japanese taxi, spotted on Crown St in Sydney. 4230 23
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Top historical places I'd like to visit but haven't yet: 1. Taj Mahal 2. Machu Picchu 3. Borobudur/Prambanan 4. Angkor Wat 5. Petra 6. The Acropolis 7. Samarkand 8. The stone churches of Lalibela 9. Jiayuguan Fort 10. Ruins of Carthage 11. Ruins of Persepolis 12. Zanzibar What are yours? 130 3
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 09/12/2024That "Mr B" account is one of the hardest core zero COVID sealioners out there. There is no point engaging with them, in the end all I could do was block them because it doesn't matter what you argue, they will come back with more and more questions. 050 5
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Yeah, the GM engine they used in the Pantera and the 3-speed auto weren't great... 110 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 06/12/2024That's not just automotive murder, that's automotive genocide! 120 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 06/12/2024I have nothing against EVs, they're nice to drive and it's inevitable that as the technology continues to improve, the vehicle fleet will transition to electric, but replacing the engine in an original MX-5 with an electric motor is automotive murder. www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/maz...carexpert.com.auMazda MX-5 EV conversion modernises iconic sports carUK electric vehicle specialists Electrogenic has launched a conversion kit for the original-generation NA Mazda MX-5. 220 2
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Saw the Rene Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW last night. They've really put together an impressive collection of his work from a range of sources, spanning his whole career. See it if you get a chance! 010 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Do they? Maybe they do, but I just don't pay attention... 100 1
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 02/12/2024This is a good tip that somebody gave me years ago. Keep your seatbelt fastened on the outside of your blanket so you don't have to be woken up by the crew in case the seatbelt light comes on. 252 5
Reposted by taipan168Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Trucks have been getting bigger, more energy & space consuming, more polluting, and much deadlier to everyone around them including kids. Not because most of us actually need bigger vehicles, but as ego boosts, status symbols & “indicators of male virility.” Note the truck bed is basically the same. 1882409605 2.4K
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I love this picture, it really does tell a thousand words. 1260 26
taipan168 @taipan168.bsky.social · 30/11/2024St Matthew's Passion is just a beautiful piece of music! 110 1
