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Cleans up well, doesn't it?

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$35k - $42k, based on a Z4 2.5 auto ($36k for a 3.0, they don't sell anything smaller in the US now, according to bmwusa.com) If the price of a Z4M drops to £20k when they are 3yrs old and the conversion is £5k - £10k, I'd seriously consider it. There's nowt wrong with a properly built kit car. Afte...

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This may sound daft, but read on to follow the logic. I judge my motorway driving by the number of times I use my brakes. I don't drive slowly :twisted: , but I very rarely use my brakes because I am anticipating what the cars around me are going to do. If there are brake lights coming on a mile in ...

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I have a very good friend in the office who has a Rover engined Elise S2. I can put you in touch with him if you like. I've not asked him, but I'm sure he'll speak to you. He loves the car to bits, but it's been nothing but problems. Here's a few things I know about... 1. Hit a rabbit and caused £3,...

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I thought I was doing well with £365 (down from £470). But £285 for a 34 year old

Are you a vicar, or something? What got the quote so low?

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Links to videos taken on the route would be good.

Next time I'm out I might do it as a trial to see what the feedback is like.

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The road from Leadhills to Elvanfoot is a good one as well :drive . I do it everytime I visit Mater 'n Pater. Have to stop in Sanquar for the youngest to mention Ralph and Hughie. He looks like this... :fade . Her indoors tells me everytime "We're never doing that road again". I just respo...

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I didn't even see him. So, if I get caught, I totally deserve it. It's a shame it's not still how it used to be in Scotland. If you saw them and could slow down safely before you passed them, you'd get away with it. The assumption being that you were attentive to your surrounding and driving within ...

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More piccies... Waiting for John and Paula... <img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-10/1223644/P1010064.JPG' width=640 height=480 > Here's John, where's Paula... <img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-10/1223644/P1010065.JPG' width=640 height=480 > There she is... <img src='http://img...

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If lessons 1-3 are not heeded...... then ones car gets very dirty , very quickly............. ( I am sure there will be plenty of photos to follow :D .........) I will let the rest of the crew fill you all in on the detail :oops: :oops: :oops: Cheers P :wink: Were you referring to this, perhaps? Wh...

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To get the best deal, you have to use all three screen scrapers... http://www.insuresupermarket.com/motor/motorstep1.asp http://www.confused.com/pages/index.jsp http://www.comparethemarket.com/index.asp Use all three to cover the whole market. Make sure you use the same details so you are comparing ...

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I can book time off anytime, with no notice, so I'm free.

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The weather here is Nottigham is bright and sunny, and the good weather is moving from west to east.

I'm leaving soon (around 10am). Hope to see you at noon.

If I don't make it or can't find the place - tough on me, but I'll have enjoyed the drive anyway

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Did you happen to take any pictures? Yes I took pics of the job. Does it warrant a 'how to' guide? I will post one if others fancy a go at doing it. Yes please (and details of the tool dimensions, please). Last OHC I did required the camshaft to come off, so I'm pleased that BMW have made life easy...

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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=34&fg=30

I'm pretty sure that you just have to twist it to break the adhesion and pull it off, twisting as you go.

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Whoever got £12,000 out of their insurer did a good job.

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Just to throw a spanner in the works...

Your GPS is only accurate to within 10 metres, and the speed calculation is dependant on the sampling rate. Thus the speed calculation on a GPS is based on two indeterminate variables that have a potentially significant spread of (in)accuracy.

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I've got the same thing on my rear wing. I think it may have been the MOT man when he pushed it down to check the shock absorber. I didn't notice it at the time, so I can't prove anything

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I'll maybe spend the £30 to get it DentMastered one day.

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This is looking up Hardknott Pass from Cockley bridge - interesting road! http://www.tsac.co.uk/photo/P2160139_hardknot.jpg Anyone fancy a hill climb competition? Cheers R. I chased a Transit van over there. He left Eskdale Green 20 minutes before me. I caught him at Langdale, mainly because I was ...

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Looks fun and the scenery looks beautiful but I don't really do tents .......... a) I don't have one b) Last time I went I was with the school when I was about 10 and I seem to remember the erection process took hours. c) Might come if I can stay at a local hotel, B and B :wink: d) Will only come i...

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I got golf-balled over 20 years ago and AutoGlass charged me £160 for a window that I could get from the dealer for £30. It was an insurance claim, so I could reclaim, but it hurt my cashflow in the pre-credit card days. If you have to pay for it yourself, shop around. Glass from salvage (as long as...

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I even took the Z3 badge off my 2.8 (which never had a 2.8 badge). It just had the two pipes and the wider rear arches. I'd rather it had four pipes, but that's for the future, maybe :twisted: . The trained eye [sad ba$tard] can tell what you've got, and the rest don't care. Going badgeless made the...

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I'm interested. I used to work at Brook House (about 200m from Dalegarth Station towards Hardknott) and lived in my car. I used the washing facilities at Fisherground. 50p for a shower was well worth it. There are some fantastic places around there to camp / sleep / wash, but most of them need to be...

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Last year the best price I could find was £527.25 (41yr old, 330 CI Sport Conv, Parked on Driveway, 8yrs NCB). That was with Sainsbury's (got Nectar points as well :) ). I was quite happy with that. I was expecting £500 to renew, so was pleasantly surprised to be quoted £473.37 from Sainsbury for th...

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Bought on 27/03/2004 New Key £21.01 Spare Remote Control £40.01 New Remote Control Case £3.70 Prices include VAT and were bought from Sytner's of Nottingham. It would have cost one hour's labour (£65 + VAT) for them to configure the remote controls, but I DIY'd it for the price of some cabin screw c...

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paulg wrote:Double de-clutching requires practice. Got quite good at after doing my IAM advanced test, but haven't used it for ages. Might have a go again now it's been mentioned.

The clutch in my Peugeot is knackered, so I use it all the time

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I love the irony of half of these posts

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I know that magnets work on limescale. They also clean existing problems. So if your boiler is furred up you can reverse the process with something like this.

I don't know what it does for fuel, or fuel lines.

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Try it and find out

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Why's there a flower pot in the car?

Looks nice, BTW. Very shiny.

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I happily admit to being a rate tart, switching my cards to take advantage of 0% offers! its like taking a loan out but not having to pay any interest on it! I bought my car on a 0% credit card. 12 months later transferred the balance to a 2.49% fixed for life. Only costs me £100 a month to pay off...

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Bugatti Veyron = 2 months wages to a top Premiership player (gross). Net they probably get £50,000 a week. That would make it 16 weeks wages, so I doubt that even a footballer could afford a Veyron. #cue, photo of Beckham next to his Veyron# Would be interested to know whose it is, though. Lucky sod.

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Yes, well done. When I looked at Google and saw how many sites he had taken over, I thought it was going to be a long wait.

Three cheers for Tim...

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If it hadn't been for the loyalty card, Big Brother wouldn't have had her address. So, if you are going to act like a prat in Tesco, don't use your loyalty card :D I really hope this is true... Proof of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping This letter...

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RobBruce wrote:Wow. Can we turn this thread into a cock-waving contest of who's gone the fasted and who's got away with the most?

My cock's bigger than 99, that's just the size the plod has seen

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I'll admit to the one I got caught for.

Unmarked Omega did me for 94mph average and 99mph maximum. The copper told me either 95 ave, or 100 max would mean a court appearance. Did I want to contest his numbers? Hell no, give me the 3 points before you change your mind

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Why are those chrome exhaust pipe tips on diesels?

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I think the time cut-off is one hour. BTW, I think the avatar is blinkin' brilliant

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I didn't expect to get many thinking it was a good idea. What can we influence to bring down the cost of insurance? Change post code. Change car. Buy new house with driveway or garage. Change occupation. What benefit do I get by driving sensibly? At the moment, none. Potentially, in the future, I wi...

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I lifted this from the Transport News brief that I get pinged every week... Technology based insurance Specialist insurance broker Lloyd Latchford says its ‘pay by how you drive’ deal is the first commercial fleet insurance scheme of its type in Europe. Jointly developed with telematics firm Airmax ...

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garyw wrote: Fosse way and Fish Hill get my vote..

Which part(s) of the Fosse? I often go from High Cross (A5) to Princethorpe on the way to work. Nice road.

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Looks like issue #4 will be the Z8.

£315 for a car collection seems a bit steep to me. I don't see any subscription details, but you can order back issues.

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Nice car (goes without saying

). Is the plate just a temporary one, or could you have kept it?

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It could be interesting hearing the explanation to the casualty consultant if the air bag went off

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At least if it fails for any reason, your still legal. garyw Not sure about this; I always understood that a 'fail' on an MOT test overrode any existing certificate. Maybe things have changed...? If it fails, you have to get it sorted within the normal retest limits of time and cost. In the old day...

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Love the 3rd picture. Would be brilliant if it was for real

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Love the 3rd picture. Would be brilliant if it was for real

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DVLA Site "You can apply to tax your vehicle from the fifteenth day of the month in which the existing vehicle tax is due to expire. The tax disc will come into force on the first day of the following month and should not be displayed on your vehicle until then." MOT Site "If the veh...

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Slightly off-topic, but I'm sure it's in the small print that they are not responsible for reminding you, you are responsible for remembering.

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Once you've been paid out, the car belongs to the insurance company and you never know if it's been found. I'm sure they would be happy for you to buy the car back from them if they find it, so it may be worth your while registering an interest. That is, if you really want it back. Not sure I would...

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