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Looking at the clip (2:25 on) me thinks that long beards, running belts and big intakes do not mix very well Also hope no-one shuts the doors to that hangar or whatever it is or these chaps will be asphyxiated in 5 seconds Still rockin' tho

Well, in my case just after I test-drove the first zed, I went on another test drive with a diesel 1-Series beemer, which was the alternative for a "sensible" car. Quite a bit of poke, also real-wheel drive, but just so underwhelming. A week after I test-drove an S3, and even though it felt more of a match and shifted pretty well, it still didn't bring a buzz. Then pretty much everything I've driven since (and that means a whole bunch of "normal" cars) felt like a step down.

I don't think it ever does become "normal"... part of the joy of owning a performance car really... you can drive "normally" most of the time and use it as regular car, same as you can just open up the window and be dully reminded it's not "normal". I'd say it's the character of the car just as much as performance that keeps it out of the norm

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Hi all Been reading recently the thread about whether brake pads should be declared to insurers and after a bit more digging I read that the DS2500 pads are in fact not road legal? Apparently they don't have the R90 certification which is required for use on cars post 2001, and they are for track use only? There seems to be quite a lot about this on the internet - with opinions on both sides (surprise, surprise). Anyone here know a more authoritative source of information on this?

Car may be alright, but I'd made sure I'd change the plate tho'

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I must say I found all pre-mixed ones to be good, the concentrated ones are a bit hit and miss. In particular Tesco's value concentrate was pants - more like a smudge than a wash. Plus it smelled awful

I found http://photo.net to be quite good advice-wise - despite running the most antiquate piece of forum software you can find on this planet. Otherwise http://photonotes.org are also a must read - even if it's not a large forum as such. The trouble usually is forums tend to be full of people with strong opinions and especially camera gear nuts, and sorting out the useful and sensible advice is difficult. Learning by experimenting together with a book explaining the basics tends to be more satisfying.

Yes, Nissan dealerships offer free RAC cover for the year when you do the annual service with them - something worth considering

By the sounds of it... she may be the one doing alright The other thing that cracked me up was

Considering that even when it shows the dashes I can only fill up at most 65-68 litres and the car has an 80 litre tank then I wouldn't be surprised if one can even do 50-60 miles more before it dies. However, I never want to run the risk so I just fill up

This being a private car park best thing to do is to get the person that owns it to do something about it. Typically with flats there is a management company that has to act (I suspect your site administrator works for them). Some of these companies are more clued up than others. They should have all the legal rights to put parking enforcement notices and can contract specialized companies to remove any vehicles that do not have a right to be parked on their land and charge the car owners fees, etc. Do you rent or own the flat? If you own the (long term lease?) flat then you have the right to demand the management co. to do something. Writing letters and going the legal route usually gets the balls rolling. If you short-term rent you have to go through your landlord which could be slower, but can be effective nevertheless. The more people from the flats complain the better too.

If you're serious about burning calories, try going up the slope without the lifts that should burn some! Seriously though, snow hiking is a heck of an exercise. Get an organized trip or a guide though.

Just pitching in to add another recommendation for the guys at Marshalls Nissan in Bury St. Edmunds - had the car serviced there last week, P2 service and MOT with own-supplied oil and spark plugs. Very happy with the service, the chaps there were very helpful and quite Zed-friendly so to say, they fixed and double-checked everything I asked for. Same as mentioned earlier in the thread, I also got a "forum discount" and the new Nissan Roadside assistance - which was a welcome a bonus too. Excellent value on the whole, don't think I could ask for more to be honest.

Merry Christmas and the best wishes to everyone - hope you all have a great time!

That poor pedestrian there in the first seconds of the film... is it enough for a level upgrade or at least some bonus points

276 version is currently in special band K which is £245. Not sure for how long though.

It's quite expensive to run. Drinks a lot, tyres and servicing cost a few bob. Mods cost a few more too. But it's the most fun car you'll ever drive and the coolest one in any parking lot. Honest

That kind of statement is bound to start a pissing contest TBH I don't think there's much to sqeeze between Canon and Nikon, but for a beginner in particular Canon may be more appealing because all EF lenses work on all of their bodies, whereas with Nikon you need a higher-end body to use non-motorized lenses. Oh, and you have to pay for Nikon's RAW software too. Yes, a couple of those will suffice. They all tend to be the same afterwards But there's plenty of things to read about on the net nowadays

They do (e.g. 50mm prime) . However, the saying is that out of three (price, optical quality and reliability) you can only have two. My advice would be the 55-250mm IS which is cheap and quite useful (even if it will probably break down a few years down the line)

How much money have you got? Your current lens should be OK for outdoor use (although that can mean pretty much anything...) Unless you have a different focal range in mind?

I do pretty much exactly the same kind of daily drive you do. For the commute part I do between 19 to 20 mpg, depending if it's winter or summer or how much I like to sound the exhaust at people I guess that makes about 90 liters of comute petrol per month. I end up filling up 60 liters almost twice per month, considering all other driving involved.

Actually, the version I heard was slightly different. In that version the Afghans, Albanians, Pakistanis, Zimbabweans, Iraqis, Somalis, Bosnians, Turks, Moldavians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Bangladeshis, Ethiopians, Russians, Congolese, Portuguese, Poles and Nigerians all voted in favour of the Euro, just because it's a far more useful currency to have to deal with. I think it was the remainder of the otherwise British population which couldn't be bothered to take part in the survey, because they were happy with the Giro. But it's just a joke really.

If your car is a UK car you should have got 3 keys - two standard fobs and the smaller one. The smaller key can be used to lock the doors and open/lock the storage compartment behind the passenger's seat, but it can't be used to deactivate the alarm I think. The manual should explain all that.