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Chesterfield

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  1. Well that was the shortest lived dabble with getting back in the Z game then.
  2. So, Ive been away from the fold for quite some time, and Im well out of touch with the Z scene. Ive recently sold my "toy" car, and as per usual it doesnt take long before I've got the bug to get another one, even though I said I'd give it a couple of years. The usual wrestling between heart and head over the sort of cars I wanted to replace the toy with began, and then we got the bank holiday heatwave. The posts on facebook from the club at Japefest looked great and the Mrs and I both recalled the fun times with the club several years ago. Even spotted my old car on the pics. So, fast forward and we both thought that we could justify a 370z roadster. In no way was the alcohol on the most sunny bank holiday for decades influencing this decision. When we saw that they have recently announced the new 370z in an almost candy apple "infra" red colour that looks very similar to the wifes twingo that she loves, that more or less sealed the deal. Then I popped into our local Nissan garage. No 370z in sight, and I was told that they are only sold from specifc outlets. I knew this used to be the case for the GTR - I guess it still is, but is this now the case for the Z too? I was told the nearest one from their franchise was in Scotland, but one from another franchise may be located in Leeds - Im in Chesterfield. Am I really into having to travel to a special dealer to buy a 370? Also, when trying to price one up or specify one online, I cant find any price list which includes the roaster, nor does it appear on the configurator? Do Nissan still sell the roadster in the UK?
  3. 1) Humpy 2) kbad 3) Zeus(in 350z) 4) AaronC350z 5) wez370 +1 (370z) 6) Wendy 7) stevod 8) Wasso 9) CJRamze 10) cov350z (350z) 11) 350Russ 12) ollydykins 13)Valy 14) modo 15) shad0wca7 16) Irn Bru +1 350z 17) Andymac183 18) Hodaka +1 19)nissanman312+1 20) Amyzed 21) ZeppoJeff (350z) 22) Ekona +1 23) Dicaprio +1 24) Davedutch + 1 25) SHEZZA + 1 (350Z) 26) -G- +1 (380RS) - Date Dependant 27) Harryjax +1 28) Andy_Muxlow +1 29) Scott_f91 (370Z) 30. Nso93 31. kentar0 32. buster + mrs buste 33. Justthejedi +1 34. Chesterfield +1
  4. Now who's making assumptions and generalising without facts?
  5. Called out on what? Stating that the young didn't bother to vote and now are the main group shouting "I doth protest". Then having that compared to racism? Like it's anywhere close? For offending you? Get over it. Be offended. I don't really care. Admins get moderated here just as members do. They've even been banned in the past.
  6. Starting to realise why I no longer have the interest here that I used to. Way too many self righteous pricks looking for arguments, sucking up moderator and admin time on pathetic childish sh*t. The young are incensed that the "old" stole their freedom, but did sweet FA about going out to vote. They are the facts whether you like it or not.
  7. So what we're really arguing about here is the omission of a quantifying noun. How's about: Majority of youngsters don't care about voting, and minority really do.
  8. Sorry, just noticed this. But making generalisations about a nation when arguing that it may cause offence to make generalisations.. really?
  9. He would have just cause to be, as there would be no basis to make judgements that Romanians are lazy or apathetic to voting. Whereas there are plenty of reports and studies into lower youth voting turnout. And it's not just a UK problem either.
  10. We're it not for the facts, that would be true. Just one example of a report into youth voting apathy. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/9789/1/196450_334.pdf Also, why do these people suddenly become bothered or able to vote later in life?
  11. Got to do with this: You've made two separate comments. Your first comment is unfounded and based on your preconceptions of a generation (prejudice) Other than my first statement being based on the factual evidence of the second. Which kind of blows a slight hole in the "prejudice" part of your argument.
  12. It's not prejudice and stereotypical though is it? Majority of those protesting are the young. Group with the lowest voter turnout is the young. Be offended if you like. It's true.
  13. Typical attitude from the youth of today. Expect everything to be handed on a plate, kick up a fuss when something doesn't go their way, but do absolutely naff all toward achieving what they want. Would be interesting to know how many of those out protesting actually bothered to vote.
  14. Britain holds some. Not all. As before it's a game of who blinks first. If there is any backlash or uprising against the EU'still superstate proposal (which in my opinion is frighteningly similar to the "final solution" proposed by a failed Austrian painter several decades ago), then we may see the EU blink first. But we will need to dig deep in the UK before that happens. How much pressure can be piled on before Boris or whoever simply states "balls to that, better riots on our own streets than financial meltdown. We're staying in." At which point expect a raft of incoming red tape and legislation to teach us for being a naughty trouble maker.
  15. To get even a 40k GTR that's going to take a decent sized spreadbet and the ability of cover a decent margin. Though I could point out the irony of bemoaning the downturn in the economy and then placing a short on the very currency that you are bemoaning the losses on
  16. Agreed, it can't be both. The undisputable fact is, that it will run out. Even the best research in the world can only narrow it town to within several billion barrels. But it is finite. My reference to tax increases was in respect of Scotland setting it's own tax regime. We already see that with the moves to change the 40p threshold at a different rate to the rest of the UK. Enough groundswell amongst the SNP voters to see the "rich" and corporations taxed more heavily, combined with the lower revenue from oil may well see higher rates of tax I Scotland than in the rest of the UK. If that happens, then the tax won't be reallocated or moved. Unless of course it is taxed at source and there is no escape, but then there is theven risk that these multinational oil companies could well mothball UK (or scottish) production and concentrate in middle eastern or US production. If it were the for the significant tax breaks to the North Sea operators, you'd have to wonder if they wouldn't have already done just that? It most certainly is interesting times ahead.
  17. And what happens to all this tax generated from these ancillary business's when, as I've pointed out, this finite resource runs out? The tax generated from these ancillary businesses will also fluctuate wildly in line with global oil demand. If Scotland does increase taxation above that of the rest of the UK, then all that will happen is what we already see. Profit juggling to realise the income in whatever state has the lowest tax rate. Scotland would just have its own starbucks/amazon esque issues, only it would also be with all the companies you list above. Obviously a move to a single state single tax regime as is being mooted by the germany/france document I've mentioned above will negate this to some degree. However there is then the risk that the remaining UK sets a tax bar lower than the EU superstate and it is the UK which becomes the tax haven of Europe (pending whatever trade agreements are put in place).
  18. The EU are looking for any possible way to keep their political project going. If that means breaking up other unions to do it, then so be it. Even when speaking passionately about remaining in the EU, as soon as the Scottish MEP spoke about the EU needing to look at some of its perceived anti democratic decisions, even she was shouted down and talked over by Martin Schulz. The video is there for all to see. They will simply not accept anyone, even those positive about the EU, suggesting that it needs to change its path. As for Scotland basing it's future wealth and prosperity on a resource such as North Sea oil, which is both finite and has wild price fluctuations. $100 at around the time of Scottish independence vote and $30 a couple of years later, doesn't sound like the sort of stable rock you want to try and underpin an economy with. If the north Sea and oil were split out, it is highly likely these would not be gifted 100% to Scotland anyway and split on a pro rata basis, whatever that method may be. However let's say Scotland was independent. The revenue from North Sea oil for Scotland was being promoted as up to £7.5bn during the independence campaign. In reality the revenue for the latest financial year is apparently just £35 million. Or around £500 million if all the tax rebates were removed (which would of course decimate the industry and make almost everyone in Scotland working in the industry unemployed) Scotland would find itself having to plug a gap of around £7bn. Around £1,300 for every person living in Scotland. And people think the cuts made by Westminster are deep.
  19. Leaked from Poland and now being picked up by other media, are reports of France and Germany testing the water on a European superstate. What are people's views on this? Effectively a move towards complete border removal and the harmonising of tax and criminal legislation and a single Army etc to then be centred in Brussels. http://m.sputniknews.com/europe/20160628/1042075609/poland-france-germany Also, I'd be interested to see an explanation of Martin Schulz's comment: "The British have violated the rules. It is not the #EU philosophy that the crowd can decide its fate". This isn't sounding all that democratic to me.
  20. It's ridiculous that politicians can tell so many lies during a campaign and get away with it. I hope they've at least rendered themselves unelectable, but sadly I feel that they'll just carry on, BAU. The £350m figure wasn't a 'mistake' as the article puts it either - it was a lie. Democracy. The people that vote for farage should be shamed (not directly) but by association. Something like this: REMOVED or do you think it's a bit much I think it's bit much and extremely offensive.... Surprised the forum admin have allowed you to post It to be honest I think many have unfortunately become desensitised to it given how prolific this sort of thing now is. Because some feel they are attacking what they perceive as "evil", then they think nothing of slinging around the terms racist and nazi.
  21. Off the top of my head, it's not specific to legislation but, Fishing quotas, all but killed many towns in the UK just because the Spanish and Dutch were running out of their own fish. Dress it up as sustainability and nobody argues. Farming subsidies and quotas, two fold pushes up food prices and kills farming income. Even to this day there are tons of vegetables ploughed back into UK fields because they are not allowed to sell any more into supermarkets. Climate change legislation (which they knew from the outset were set at unachievable levels) has massively inreased fuel bills in the UK. It's blamed on the energy companies, but the levies and taxes add alost 30% to bills in some cases. The EU civil servants awarding themselves massive perks and breaks over and above that of any EU citizen. Examples: In the UK we are having to review the pensions of teachers and nurses etc. EU civil servants meanwhile get up to 70% on a final salary scheme, regardless of the fact they are unsustainable. They don't publish accounts. Even a small business in the UK has to lodge accounts with companies house, never mind councils and local authorities. The EU meanwhile disclose nothing about their expenditure and staff pay. Even though they are publicly funded. In the UK we have stripped child benefit of £1040 per year for people earning over £50k. In the EU however you get a £7k per year allowance per child. In the UK we tax at a basic rate of 20%. Tax rates for EU civil servants start at 8%. They do not publish earnings and bands. It is only thanks to leaked documents that we know 10,000 people employed in the EU offices take home more than our prime minister thanks to these tax breaks. The list of reasons goes on. And you'll note not a single one revolved around immigration. I expect anyone who has a say in legislation in our country to be both accountable and have transparent public accounts.
  22. So if you voted remain you are considered "right" and of you voted leave you are automatically considered racist, or at the very least to have based your decision on immigration alone. I have had to unfollow a remain voter on Facebook because what started as a decent debate discussing the opinions of a leave and remain voter, turned into a remain voter basically telling me I've ruined my country, taken it back to the dark ages and stolen my children's future. The same old insults and mid slinging. It seems some simply cannot possibly accept that others may hold a different view. In their world, a leave voter is either racist or thick. When a decent debate breaks out, I'm happy to contribute. When it's remain voters trying to convince others that they are simply wrong, and cannot even entertain their views, then I'm not bothered. One interesting point from a conversation last night was a EU immigrant saying to me along the lines of "well thank God I still got my European passport and I can leave if I don't like it" The hilarious thing is, if I had said that first, I would have been a racist leave voter.
  23. Sounds like sour grapes to me Mr 1.3%! I'll have to sort that when the next admin tinkering takes place.
  24. You mean be the bigger person like Juncker asking "what are you even doing here?" Or calls for English to be dropped as the official language, or refusing to even talk until article 50 is invoked? The immaturity is staggering on all sides here imho. From Farage crowing to some EU politicians simply throwing their toys out at the slightest bit of suggestion the EU is partly to blame. The MEP speaker for Sinn Fein was a perfect example. She was receiving rounds of applause when asking for the EU to recognise they votedo to remain. But as soon as she suggested that the EU needed to look at its anti democratic practices, the boos came and so did the interruptions from Martin Schulz. They are simply incapable of accepting there may be some that view the EU as undemocratic. Even when that suggestion comes from somebody passionate about staying in!
  25. Newer members have a distinct advantage. The ability to like posts was not in place until the move to new software several years after the forum was created.
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