James B

Cat scan is your brain, MRI is a sodding great big tube. One piece of advice, just smuggle in a lucky charm. Something metalic like a teaspoon.................

Absolutely, I judge people for poor spelling. Bad grammer (kidding ) probably annoys me even more. Having said that I know I'm a pompous arse that should be glassed............ P.S It is just us all getting old and being penickety. Language is continuing to evolve. We don't write in the same way William Shakespeare did and that's really no different than whats happening with text speak. Sure good 'ol Billy Shake got driven mental by young upstarts writing as we do now.

A third party inspection by the RAC or similar is an absolute must in this case. To be honest for a Cat D on that plate I think you should go for 5 to 51/2 absolute tops. Don't let your heart run away with you here. You don't want to get stuck with a turkey! Do your homework, be thorough and you'll be OK.

have atcha!

Scorpion hands down in my opinion. Sounds nice and thoaty without being too loud and loutish (cough K1 owners).

Awesome car by the way and I love it! However I agree with the other comments. In reality unless someone is looking for exactly that car I doubt you'll get an offer of £10k. It's just the nature of moddifying a car. You can never expect to make reasonable money back on it. Think it's more likely anyone in the market for a modded zed is going to go out and buy a £6k standard import, then spend £4k to get it exactly how they want it. Modding is a very personal thing. Best of luck though and certainly not a bad deal if you can find the right buyer! P.S Re not being in a rush to sell, waiting to get £10k for it. It will continue to depreciate, so the longer you wait the less it will be worth.

I've been looking at this too and been tempted with an SLK 55AMG. Pick them up for £20k, very refined and monstrously quick. That's just me though......

The last two houses I've owned, the most recent of which I bought with the missus 2 months ago, have both been old, then refurbished, improved and extended. In my opinion it's the best way as older (pre 1970s have much heavier internal walls so have less noisy internal acoustics and generally built better. Then we're rewiring, new central heating and all mod cons to bring the tech to 21st centuary levels. Leaves you with a house that's specced better than most NB, more character and is to your personal taste right down to the light switches. You'll still probably save on buying NB and have a better home, don't kid yourself though redoing and rennovating a house is a massive undertaking and ALWAYS more stress and money then you'll expect. It's down to personal preference, what you want to get and what you're willing to put into it. Just go into it with your eyes wide open. Good luck!

You might get an early model for that bidet but I highly doubt a 55 reg.

You didnt drive it before you bought it?

Can you post a pic fella? I'd be really interested to see what that looks like!

The router thing you refer to is called tethering and the iPhone can do it now with the latest iOS. Re upgrading I would recommend Apple but hold off for 2 months til the iPhone 5 is released. Buying an v4 now would be utterly retarded! Either wait and get a v5 or wait and get a dirt cheap v4. Looking at competitors I think HTC are a serious contender. I would stay apple though as it's got the app Market nailed and is still best, though not by a landslide as it was a while back.

Don't know if Lee can fix that. He does the short connection that causes on side of speakers to crackle or fail. He's a handy chap though so still worth a call!

As the headline indicates. Had my heart set on ordering a machine polisher today and low and behold, everyone's sold out!! Anyone know a place that sells them, in stock and at a reasonable price?

The Cayman is 26k more than the Zed!!! If I had that money to spend I'd rather buy an ex-demo GTR that would eat all of them. If we're playing a game and you have to spend the money on a new car then a 370Z with £26 dropped into it (supercharger, forged internals, etc etc) would still eat them. Just crazy to spend that money on those cars. End of!

OK everyone I'm taking the plunge today and buying a machine polisher. Already got Meg's Ultimate Compound (as yet unopened) on forum recommendation, to tackle the swirl marks in my paintwork and getting Dodo Blue Velvet or Purple Haze to wax. Just want to know what pads (type, brand etc) I should get to start me off? Think the polisher comes with a 5" backing plate if that helps. Come on everyone. I need your help!

You work for or sell EBC I assume? I think enough people on here have had problems with EBC that it's not heresay anymore. You can't even measure them for runnout properly apparantly (Scott @ Abbeys words, not mine) because their slotted. All I know is I've had a right ballache with mine, something I've never had with any other brake, on any car.

Avoid EBC, trust me! General consensus is that DBA are a good mid range option. Thats what I'll be switching to when my consistently shite EBC's get replaced in the next few weeks.

Have to say when the Zed goes im seriously considering the SLK55 AMG. Good examples around for 19-20k and it would beast any Zed. I wouln't both with the 200. Why not go for the 350? Good balance and I've heard only good things about the cars themselves. Apaqrt formt he expensive and crap manual gearboxes but everyone knows to stay well clear of Merc manuals........

Not been there but have lots of family and friends that have lived out there. Not heard a single bad thing said about it to be honest. Clean, better opportunities, better quality of living. More than anything it sounds like a great life opportunity! I'd go for it!

What rotors did you have before?

There's no justice like angry mob justice!

Would that mean the M3 would be 1003 bhp (if letters were roman numerals)? Im down for that! Shall we call you Phillip J Fry then?

Hmmmmm. I'm feeling philosophical so I'll bite. Got to say either: a) Never touch a drop of alcohol. I'm not an alcoholic or anything, though I did used to drink a spade load in my early 20's. I just think it hasn't added anything positive to my life. It saps peoples ambition and energy shows a side of people that isnt real. b)When I was 19 I had a little 1.1l 205 which I treasured and being an audiophile I loaded it will lots of audio gear, subs etc that were worth the same as the car. Spent so much on that I couln't afford an alarm (yes its breathtakingly stupid I know) so I installed a fake alarm (flashing red LED light attached to a couple of AA batteries). Being a 205, thieves opened the door with a crowbar like a lighweight tin of beans, stole my stereo and to finally add insult to injury, they stole the two AA batteries from fake alarm. Gutted! So to get back to point I'd wait in the bushes with a baseball bat and teach them a lesson!