The G Man

You mean like a Westminster election where 56% of the population vote, then one party gets 33% vote for one party they get in? That's Westminster democracy eh? It would be laughable if your statement wasn't so contemptible. We get it, you don't want Scotland to get what you can't have, independence from Westminster and it's cronyism.

Fixed. And if the majority want to stay with the UK? Then so be it, what's the problem in understanding that? You don't have to 'fix' anything for me, keep yourself right, others will take care of themselves.

Some are really finding it hard to understand why Scotland would even consider independence, don't you get it? Scotland in the future will stand a better chance of success without the heart being ripped out of it by Westminster, with scant regard for the wishes of the MAJORITY. We are being asked to keep the status quo, mostly by people who have scant regard for Scotland or the Scottish, our needs and wants. The country is a viable proposition, Westminster is not and is the least palatable of choices. As I've said before, you would change a washing machine, car or anything else that isn't working, some here want to change government, but under the present system, we can't! We're consistently stuck with whatever jingoistic bunch of sociopaths that are voted in by a huge part of the UKs population that HAS scant regard for the totally different mindset of another nation, not a region, a nation. Again, just as the Unionist press played it, everyone of the posters on here that are unionist in outlook have been uber negative, and by a HUGE majority of posters who don't live, work or have to put up with being constantly told 'you're not good/bright/resourceful enough with no assets to make it work' You know what, and this may come as a shock, we are, and now, there is a strong self belief that it can and will work. If it doesn't and we go through a few/tens of years of hardship, you can sit back and gloat, smug in the knowledge that ' we told you so' Anyone would think that we were some sort of moronic trash with a backward mentality. This is from a 51 year old with 30 years military service for The United Kingdom, not someone who's just out the packet. We defend to the death everyone's right all over the globe for self determination, yet slag and bemoan the fact that your closest neighbour has the temerity to want the same. Hypocritical is too kind a word.

Well said. Glad I'm of the younger generation

Who, Alex Ferguson? He'll do ok. There's about 6.7billion people who live where they live and wouldn't like to have someone who lives elsewhere, outside their country, that they vote in, having a vote, so a few disgruntled scots living elsewhere should really move back and get a vote if they feel that strongly.

I don't get how that's cocked up?!? If you don't live in a country that's having a vote, then you don't get a vote. Similar that you don't get a vote in one constituency, but you do in your own.

Welcome, I think the z cars made it further north, could be wrong

Ochone, ochone, we'll supplement the pound with our porridge oats, can't say fairer than that Unfortunately, the level of support that 'call me Dave' gets, is from hoorays and Engurland supporting football types, all wearing their union flag shorts and knotted hankies, makes ya proud to be British. Works both ways on that front with support buddy.

Media have a lot to be held to account for, not just this issue. If they hadn't been so negative in the first place and had been a bit less on the 'project fear' side of the argument and put a modicum of truth out, there might not have been as close a race. However, HAIRONYERTAJ

Oh, just like a coalition, still laughing x

Wow, that is impressive

Actually you'll have to turn your daftness up mate, I'm 4500 miles away at the minute. Civil dispute, it's difficult to type when I'm crying from laughing that much....

Anyone would think that it was the Gazza Strip that was voting for independence. What planet are some people on? 'civil dispute' , that, the same as the last similar comment is f'kin hilarious, in fact, I'm gonna pass this on, too good to keep to myself lol

No excuse now not to go and wash my car, get Neil to pick you up and he can give you a hand

Its all a risk ... but my motto has always been 'I'd rather regret something I have done than something I haven't' Obviously the Euro would not be a preference Also I haven't exactly stuck to anything have I ? - nine months ago I was a 'no' - but then I brushed off my research 'skills' - and matured my logic in that a vote for independence is NOT a nationalist vote, neither is it a vote for Salmond or SNP policies. ( I think George just said something similar ^ above ^) I did Vicky, but it's a fact that most on the against side, certainly on this debate on this forum, either choose to ignore or are just completely ignorant of politics in Scotland regarding it's not about a single party or personality. In fact, there's the greens and a large minority of Scottish labour support independence, so far from a one trick pony.

We would never ever know if we kept the status quo, that's a risk worth taking, it's not like the sea is going to swallow us up if we dare to try a little bit of thinking and acting for ourselves, anyone would think that the opinion is we're not capable of that. It may or may not happen this month, but it'll certainly happen in the near future. In fact it may be beneficial for it not to happen, so that more would wake up to another few years of lib/Tory/lab, take your pick from any of the three of them, coalition, and then realise that indeed, it is time for change.

I had an Axail Flow short shifter in my RX8, quite simply one of the best mods I did on that car. I've recently purchased a Stillen one for my Nismo to give it a go, not fitted yet. I toyed with the idea for my last 370 and was offered one at a reasonable price, but didn't follow it up. Hopefully, the Stillen one will give the same results as the Axail Flow did for my 8, on my Nismo.

Just looking a few posts back and, indeed, for most of the thread, it's patently obvious that all the chomping about Alex Salmond, shows scant knowledge of the debate. I'll put that in plain language again, it's about self determination, not the leader of any single party, something that, if you understood you would actually have empathy with the argument for. If that makes sense!?! (does to me)

Whether an individual is happy or not, doesn't make any difference. There will be compromises on all levels, I'm personally quite happy either way and if you want to be a self determining nation, then you have to take the rough with the smooth. The argument about whether it's the Euro, pound or a new currency is immaterial, the desire to be independent and self governing outweighs this. Of course it's not at any cost, but the rest of Britain can't and shouldn't be complacent to the fact that we might ALL have to adopt the Euro, not a deal breaker for Scotland but a fact that the rest of Britain might have to wake up to. After all, when we all trundle over to mainland Europe, nobody chunters about using a euro instead of a pound.

Had something similar happen on the motorway a while ago, guy was right up my exhaust as I overtook another car, driving like a bell end , so I pulled in and let him past, then he gives me a big thumbs up!

What do they consider a safe wash? I'm looking for something more than that to be honest, wash, clay, polish, wax sort of thing. If it's a good enough recommendation, I'm not too bothered about the cost to a point.

As the title states, looking for a good quality valet service, not a full detail. Someone who is reliable and will not use a bucket and sponge from the back of a pikey van. I've been away from my beloved Nismo for 3 1/2 months and I'm pretty sure she needs a good, proper, wash, clay and a bit of a shine. Speaking to my mrs on the dog n bone and she said she was thinking of giving the car a wash! I was aghast at this and told her no. I'm back home a week on Monday for a couple of weeks and I would like my car to be a shiney new pin, not the bug encrusted, crisp infested midden that it now probably is. I would do it myself when I'm home but I've only got a short while at home and we want to get away somewhere. Links would be good, my tinternet at the mo is ok but a bit slow, so recommend away please ta

You're doing yourself a dis-service thinking it's 'all about the destruction of the United Kingdom', it's about a countries ability to self determine, not harm another country, why would you think that? So, by ignoring the question are you saying that you don't know why I'm disenfranchised? Currently we are both citizens of the United Kingdom. If a resident of the county of Scotland is getting a vote, why am I, a resident of the county of Hertfordshire, not getting one too? I genuinely don't get it. To answer my own question, I think it's because our weak, stupid Tory/Coalition government has allowed it to happen. ...and to respond to your point, you call it self determination, I call it dismantling. You've disenfranchised yourself, have you lobbied your MP for a vote on this, have you written opr petitioned to any government agency demanding an answer, or couldn't you be bothered. You called it destruction to start with, now dismantling, what's it to be? Far from avoiding any questions, I have done throughout this whole thread, but I can't for the life of me wonder why if anyone is that bothered about it, do sopmething, not sit idly by and mump on a car forum, get up off the keyboard and demand action. Otherwise, you, unlike me I hope, are going to be stuck with a form of Tory/some other random party coalition for the rest of your natural.

Hmm, so being a small, oil and resource rich nation is a handicap and something no one would ever want to run the risk of? That's interesting. Having to 'apply' for EU membership, hmm, might workn both ways, the country, that may be called the 'UK' that is left, will not be the UK that is now, so, is that not a new country without a proven economy? Well yes, so we'll all have to 're-apply'. Is that what we're saying here, or are we basing it on, Scotland was never a part of the EU? I too think that it will be the pound, you know the pound that belongs to me and in my pocket as much as the rest of the UK, or is that another thing that Scotland was never fullyv a part of? Having to worry about the fluctuating prices of oil and gas is a problem that I'm willing to take on, only because 1% of something is better than 100% of nothing, the rest of whatever the UK will be called can rest assured we'll take this burden from your shoulders. Only because we care mind, unlike what Unionist politicians do and don't really care about North Britain. I, weandourfuture generations cannot simplyaccept the same old. You would trade an old car in for a newer version, wy not let a nation's people, trade in a particularly bad lot for something newer that might, just might work, it might not, but the old banger will never work properly again.

As much as anyone now Dave