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Spilled anything? I only ask because I once knocked over a pint of milk (only about 50 mls actually came out) and a couple of days later not only did the car stink but was invaded by a horde of bluebottles . And yes, I did clean up the milk within a few minutes of it spilling, guess it soaked into the carpet. Pete

I doubt that I could name 6 current boxers, back in the 80's I could have reeled off 30 names easily. I don't use pay to view either where boxing seems to have migrated to in the last few years. Pete

I rarely wore seat belts either. My first car, a Mini Van didn't even have seat belts, I think they were an option back then. Although statistically most accidents happen within a few miles of home I only wore mine if I was going long distance. Anyway, I started wearing mine a couple of months before it became law which I guess was 1981. At that time The A55 was under construction and on the very day the seat belt law came in a guy rolled his car in the road works area, like me he was an occasional seat belt wearer but on that morning he had his seat belt on which almost certainly saved him from serious injury and possibly death. I know 2 people who were thrown out, one survived, he was a rear seat passenger and went through the rear window in a high speed crash into a tree (car spun around apparently), he was one of 2 survivors in that car, the other 3 were killed, none of them wore a seat belt. He was off work for almost 12 months with his injuries. The second one the driver didn't get so lucky, he lost control and hit a lampost just 200 yards away from his girlfriends house, his G/F survived as she was wearing her belt, he wasn't. I will also own up to not wearing a crash helmet when I had my scooter, I generally only put it on when it was cold Pete

Hmm, a clever or not so clever tactical move, depending on your point of view. He won't be able to form a government but together with the SNP will vote down the Queens speech thus forcing another election. He's then hoping that labour voters in Scotland will return and that he can get enough seats back from them to win the subsequent election. A risky strategy, could backfire badly, the stakes are high. Pete

Not worth much really, a couple of hundred at a rough guess. Not sure about the plug and play as you need to relocate the DVD unit to behind the passenger seat and I've no idea if the wiring is already in position. Thinking about it you'd also need the "cubby" that The DVD unit sits in as well, it's different to the standard cubby. Pete

I much prefer this approach, http://forum.cyclingnews.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=11179. Pete

Welcome to the forums . Briefly....... 1 Running costs will be to a degree mileage dependent. I've only done 21,000 in mine and apart from 2 batteries, tyres and wiper blades have only had to replace one banana arm. Engines should last a long time as long as the oil is changed every 6-9k and has never been allowed to run low. It's important that the car has been run on 98 RON fuel, although this can be impossible to determine if the cars had loads of owners. Rust doesn't seem to be a problem but I expect that it will at some stage. 2 A remap will only gain you 10-15 BHP and only a very small number of licensed tuners can do it. Bigger gains can be had from a supercharger but this'll be expensive. 3 Roadsters roofs tend to split after a few years, repair can be expensive. 4 6-7k should get you a 54 to 06 registered model depending on condition/mileage. Pete

Correct, that was a long time ago, well before I got my Zed. Pete

I haven't made up my mind yet but I won't be voting Plaid Cymru, Green or UKIP which narrows it down a bit. I will vote though as I've voted in every General Election since I first became eligible in 1970. Pete

Yeah, the drivers seatbelt on the Renault Clio I had started doing this, got an advisory on the MOT about it. I just gently washed it using a clean dishcloth with warm water and a touch of washing up liquid. Problem solved. Pete

Yes, know what you mean I get a mighty 2.5mb. My exchange is Infinity enabled but the roadside box that serves me is a good 3 km's to the next box that I know for sure is Infinity enabled. I'm also a further km away from my nearest box......that makes me a good 7 km's away from the exchange, in fact my house is the most distant point on the Buckley exchange. Still, it could be worse, our nearest neighbours just half a mile away are the last houses on the Deeside exchange and they barely get 1 mb from what I'm told. So much for the Welsh Assembly saying everyone will have fast broadband by 2016. Pete

Yes it does. However the unit is inside the wheel and from what I can see is attached to the valve so you can't see them. If the tyres have been replaced then the valves should also have been replaced so its more than likely that they won't have been refitted. Check with the dealer to make sure you have them as it is now part of the MOT. Pete Pete

Would agree with that. Had to remove the thin under carpet in my boot to get a custom boot divider fitted and the noise level went up several decibels. Pete

Yes, something like the Capri Brooklands will appreciate much quicker than the standard 2.8i, only just over 1,000 made and good ones fetch over £20k. Low production models are a good bet too, mate of mine has a purple "Whale Tail" Escort RS Cosworth that he bought second hand in 1994, very low mileage and worth crazy money now. Pete

£100 for a fixed penalty fine these days. Pete

No, it was the one on the A494 near Mold, the one I get my fuel from . This was a few years ago and I believe the device that read the card was installed in one of the terminals in the shop and not in the cash machine. There was a spate of these in North Wales about 6 years ago although it could have been as long as 10 years. I know somebody local to me who had their current account cleared in a few minutes by a gang in Milton Keynes. Turned out that the device was fitted to the cash machine outside of Lloyds T.S.B in Mold. Pete

Hard to say really, all I know for sure is that the reflectors and headlight washers aren't interchangeable. Here's a comparison. Pete

Voted now Pete

Yes. Not voting on this. Can't condone the actions of either driver. Pete

2 rather large disused clay quarries close to me both within a quarter of a mile. They've both been worked out in the last couple of years and currently resemble The Mojave Desert. So when we get a dry spell like this not only the cars but anything you put outside gets covered in fine dust if the wind is from the south or south east. Pete

If previous years are anything to go by then expect a number of last minute entries . It's quite amazing that the Wales threads have been open for several months yet we still get members claiming in the last few days before the meet, "Only just spotted the Wales thread" . As far as non Zeds go we had a G35 Join us last year (officially) and the use of non Zeds for photography and other official matters would appear to be O.K. Pete

Fair enough, but did it have a factory fitted satnav in there? Any pics of it fitted. These are both pics of facelifts, one with cubby fitting flush to the console and one with factory satnav with lip on the console. Pete

There are several words that are considered to be Americanisms which are actually words that originated in The U.K but are no longer in use here...like Faucet, Diaper, Fall (Autumn) and Candy, most Brits will be familiar with these words bur rarely if ever use them. The main differences are in pronunciation, ever heard an American pronounce "Buoy" for example (they pronounce it "booey"). I only realized this when watching the CNN coverage of Hurricane Katrina and wondered what on Earth these booeys were Americans are less familiar with some of the slang we use, my American mate had no idea what a butty was . Pete

We all have "isms" that are part of where you come from. For example, Australians frequently start their sentence with "look", In South Wales sentences often end with "isn't it" and Scoucers frequently start and end sentences with "you know" . I'm sure there are many others in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc. Then there's pronunciations. Caroline and I were born about 20 miles apart yet have different ways of pronouncing words like "scone", "garage" and a few more besides Pete

Yes, there's a lip above the satnav on the console that isn't there on the cubby version. You'd probably have to change the entire console and even then it mightn't fit. Pete