The Charger is available with two different hemi engines, a 4.7 (I think, might be a 4.8) and the 6.1. Ron felt that the smaller hemi resulted in a car that didn't feel much different than the big engine 2006 Nissan Altima or various other cars of that class. He also liked the Mazda Speed Six, but it didn't have the interior feel he was after. 6.1 litres is 6100 cubic centimetres. Even correcting for the exchange rates, the car is about 10% more in Canada than it costs in the US, so this was a major, major purchase for us. He thinks I am joking about this being his next to last motorized vehicle purchase, with the one to come being a scooter so he can navigate through the crowds at the nursing home. I'm not. I have not yet driven the car. I'm betting I won't get to for several years. That's OK, I doubt he will ever drive Miss Sylvia either. vicki Brian Kamnetz wrote: <Snip> |
I think that you can bargain for more... Having recently purchased a Dodge Ram PU with the Hemi, I am in love with the big red beast. Had I needed to trade off a coffee appliance to be able to get the Hemi, I would easily have been able to be pushed to an Anita or Andreja without much effort. Nows the time for you to capitalize on the need to make things "even", and I see no need to limit ones self when there are others that ,for a relatively little amount more than the sylvia if you dont want to. Best of luck with the Sylvia. Vicki Smith wrote: <Snip> |
The car was bought in lieu of my kitchen remodel, which had been scheduled for this fall. Now, when we can do the kitchen, you can be sure there will be an adjustment in the plans so that we can plumb in an espresso maker and adequately vent a bigger roaster. The Miss Sylvia will do more than adequately for now, well along with the Rocky (veg). vicki steve olock wrote: <Snip> |
Vicki, As a former Silvia owner, and now the owner of a bigger badder better appliance, here's a couple tips... 1. Silvia is far more solid, far more effective than anything near her price range.... 2. Silvia is not enough. Silvia doesn't tell you the pressure; Silvia doesn't tell you the temp, Silvia's little boiler goes up-and-down, up-and-down, Silvia's water runneth-out, Silvia's steam is pretty good... Check out the Andreja or Bricoletta or almost anything in the 900-1400 range just to make sure you really don't want the control, consistency and data, before you put down the money for Silvia. I never hated Silvia, and I did love her. But she was, well, just Silvia, and now that I have met others, I realize what I was missing... Regards, Brett ...a Unic Diva owner... with 2 more Diva's on their way right now... On 7/14/06, Vicki Smith wrote: <Snip> -- Regards, Brett Mason HomeRoast Zassman |
This will be my first espresso maker, and I am not really sure yet how espresso will fit into our lives. We tend to like our 40 ounces of KMB in the AM (that would be Imperial measures, just for you), and I am not all that sure that at 4:30 in the morning, I would be up for pulling multiple shots (not that I would pull forty ounces, but you know what I mean). Besides with the car payments, and the down payment, and an extra thousand to have the 3M shtuff applied to the car, I'm not sure our budget can stretch that far right now. I'll keep this all in mind though. vicki (who started out with the SM lowish end Gaggia for on her mind a week ago) Brett Mason wrote: <Snip> |
Vicki, I had a Silvia. She was a great companion. Surfing the temperature is no problem, and with a single boiler I don't think you really need a pressure gauge. If you can't deal with surfing, a PID is easy and cheap. Best of all, Silvia makes great coffee. I am still not convinced trading up was a great thing to do. Great car. My first car (long, long ago) was a 426 Hemi. Just think, now you can always be early. Are radar detectors legal in Canada? Mine saves me a lot of money. Enjoy your new machines. Michael Brett Mason wrote: <Snip> |
OK, so you have actually done an upgrade already! Even though you didnt actually buy the gaggia, you made an upgrade and thats going to remove atleast one layer of buyers remorse... At least you can say "at least I didnt get the gaggia!" Vicki Smith wrote: <Snip> |
I agree with what Brett said and had been thinking of posting something similar. But remembering the goal of keeping total under $1k including grinder at same time reduces espresso machine possibilities greatly. Might be able to get a Bezzera BZ02S (plastic body with Livia 90 guts) and Rocky and keep it under $1k if you called and asked but that's about it HX wise and still under $1k grinder & espresso machine back across the border wise. Silvia is indeed a quality built single boiler machine. A machine some keep for many many years yet many others outgrow in sometimes months sometimes years. She has definite limitatons. Not just in ease of use but also what she can produce in the cup regardless your skills on the handle side of the PF. Analogous to an experience I had playing the clarinet. Starting playing in grade school with a decent couple hundred buck starter clarinet. I had some skill, playing 1st chair lead clarinet Freshmen year High School on. Ended up using the same clarinet even while playing in a Community College Concert Band and Orchestra. We were working on pieces for a concert, one included a couple clarinet solos with a technique I just couldn't get right. (Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue) One day during rehearsals the conductor (also a woodwind specialist) took my clarinet and attempted the opening impossible for me passage. He couldn't play it without the sliding glissando breaking either! Turns out wasn't my skill potential lacking but that starter clarinet was technically incapable of playing the required advanced technique. I used one of his "lower end" professional quality clarinets sold at his music store ($1000 jobby back then) the rest of the year with remarkable difference, no further problem mastering the glissando. (Well, not mastering but getting half way decent and passable enough I performed them at the concerts.) Shots I can achieve today with the rotary E61 Bricoletta were just not possible with Silvia. Kona Konnaisseur miKe mcKoffee URL to Rosto mods, FrankenFormer, some recipes etc:http://mdmint.home.comcast.net/coffee/Rosto_mod.htmUltimately the quest for Koffee Nirvana is a solitary path. To know I must first not know. And in knowing know I know not. Each Personal enlightenment found exploring the many divergent foot steps of Those who have gone before. From: homeroast-admin [mailto:homeroast-admin] On Behalf Of Brett Mason Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:13 PM To: homeroast Subject: Re: +OT 2006 Charger was >Miss Silvia in my future... Vicki, As a former Silvia owner, and now the owner of a bigger badder better appliance, here's a couple tips... 1. Silvia is far more solid, far more effective than anything near her price range.... 2. Silvia is not enough. Silvia doesn't tell you the pressure; Silvia doesn't tell you the temp, Silvia's little boiler goes up-and-down, up-and-down, Silvia's water runneth-out, Silvia's steam is pretty good... Check out the Andreja or Bricoletta or almost anything in the 900-1400 range just to make sure you really don't want the control, consistency and data, before you put down the money for Silvia. I never hated Silvia, and I did love her. But she was, well, just Silvia, and now that I have met others, I realize what I was missing... Regards, Brett ...a Unic Diva owner... with 2 more Diva's on their way right now... On 7/14/06, Vicki Smith wrote: The car was bought in lieu of my kitchen remodel, which had been scheduled for this fall. Now, when we can do the kitchen, you can be sure there will be an adjustment in the plans so that we can plumb in an espresso maker and adequately vent a bigger roaster. The Miss Sylvia will do more than adequately for now, well along with the Rocky (veg). vicki steve olock wrote: > I think that you can bargain for more... |
We have two kitchens. One is upstairs, where I cook meals. We have a downstairs kitchen, that originally was part of a MIL suite, adjacent to our home office and den. I work at home doing techie things and 90% of our coffee drinking happens downstairs. Long term, our lifestyle being what it is, I would have the ultimate espresso maker downstairs, where we are likely to use it the most, and the Sylvia upstairs. No waste there ;). vicki steve olock wrote: <Snip> |
OK I am convinced - two machines, one being a Silvia = no regrets... I did contact my Silvia's new owner, and he's treating her real nice. Just got her a PID, and also a 3-hole spray tip - she's happier than ever... WooHoo, Brett On 7/14/06, Vicki Smith wrote: <Snip> -- Regards, Brett Mason HomeRoast Zassman |
Mike, that Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue's opening sliding glissando on a black Le Blanc clarinet went up for two octaves or more, IIRC. I never figured out if Gershwin really wrote it that way, or how my brother, Bill, did it. Our toy Fox Terrier went nuts when Bill played it solo but growled at me when we'd play a duet, with me on the Trombone. I could play very loudly in the dog's face and the mutt would snap at the slide. Egad, man! You bring back memories of Camelot as a youth. I made the coffee in a glass Vaculator for the folks who were the only coffee drinkers in the family. Too weak and too hot for this kid. Chewing on a bean was my speed. Who Knew about homeroasting green coffee in the 40's and 50's? Dad hated the "ersatz" instant coffee of the day- developed for C-rats, I guess. I sure never drank any with San Miguel or Sing Hai On 7/14/06, miKe mcKoffee wrote: <Snip> -- "When the theme hits the bass, I dance the Jig!" - -Virgil Fox at the Wichita WurliTzer |
raymanowen wrote: <Snip> Actually, Gershwin wrote it for two pianos. The orchestration is by Ferde Grofe. |