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coldel

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  1. coldel

    Next car?

    Stunning, less than £6k??
  2. coldel

    Next car?

    Its a shame about RX7s and 8s that they have rotaries, just puts me off! Yes I know a well serviced one compression tests etc, but just doesn't work for me. S15 is a VERY good shout...
  3. Absolutely effin awful - what a clown
  4. Set fire to the seat
  5. Cheers Dave, think we are just going to pay up - its only £30 and a lesson learned. I guess what got my goat was the complete lack of support from the university on her behalf, given she has been there as a temp for over a year now. And that she has been managing a team and running the whole show 'informally' since the boss walked out 'stressed' 2 months back. And the lowest paid person there...but don't get me started on that.
  6. Could be, hence my disclaimer about the assumption!
  7. PS, all the numbers look wrong on that stats list. Think the calc is not to a ton (given a ton is 1000kg). 276/1525*1000=181 not 184.
  8. Not sure if this a repost - but v cool none the less, watching the corner revving, I remember seeing a documentary on the telemetary of F1 drivers of his time, and he used to make up to a second on others by his corner revving - where others kept it smooth it edged the car over the edge and back again with up to 20 or 30 blips depending on the corners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8By2AEsGAhU
  9. coldel

    Next car?

    £6k, not £36k
  10. coldel

    Next car?

    Oh blimey, those 350GTs do look good!
  11. coldel

    Next car?

    Yeah I am not sure Dan, could all be myth mixed with fact knowing that forum lol Update to original requirements, no BMWs
  12. coldel

    Next car?

    Looking for about £6k really, its going to be a second car/toy for me Alfie and sometime if we let her, the missus to go out in. Yeah the G35 would be a good call, the styling though, it just doesn't quite sit right with me.
  13. coldel

    Next car?

    Thats odd as thats at odds as to what the VX guys say, you should never leverage yourself on the windshield when getting in and out of the car for instance. Everyone warns you that they are brittle and when they go the trick is to get an exige one put back in place as they are much stronger.
  14. coldel

    Next car?

    Tried, he keeps coming back
  15. coldel

    Next car?

    Keep em coming lads...we are brainstorming, so no wrong answers And I am working at home today, so 'ternet is up and running with PH
  16. Bonne fete monsieur Rev
  17. coldel

    Next car?

    You can get 350GTs under the nissan badge fairly cheaply Teg?
  18. coldel

    Next car?

    The tub is safe, but anything dropping on the car you are so exposed, the windshields are so brittle, a guy shattered his just by pulling the rear view mirror off. Ref the recent post on here with how the VX cabin gets intruded in a crash - that's what scares me the most. For sure drive it into a brick wall you are fine - also there were some stats that went around recently about children are 35% more likely to suffer fatal injuries in the front than in the back in like for like seating equipment. Anyway, back on track...G37 yeah, I am looking, although I would pine for my old Zed
  19. coldel

    Next car?

    Well, with 20 watchers on ebay and someone coming to see the VX tomorrow and another when he is back in the country in 10 days time, looks like I am on course to sell before Christmas .. fingers crossed! But what next? The main reason for sale is my little 'un who is now 21 months old, here he is, cute huh: ...he is really loving doing stuff with his dad, including anything to do with the VX. But I just wouldn't want him in the front, its just not protected enough in my view (although I got flamed for saying so on the VX forum!). So, what am I after? 4 seats, but not necessarily 4 doors Boot space, not much, but enough for a couple of bags Not a hatchback Something a bit rarer (so discounting S4s and the like) and not a rep mobile Sporty! Japanese a preference Not front wheel drive ...and the kicker, trying to keep it under £6k to pocket some cash for a nice holiday in the new year. R33 would be nice, Celica GT4 would be cool...any other ideas? Alfa GTV looks stunning but I am scared (based on myth rather than personal experience though) of reliability. Any other inspirational ideas?
  20. Maybe something for Ricey to mull over but the missus had a bit of an incident at work. She works for public sector at the moment, a university, and she parks in the staff car park where you get fined by a privately hired firm if you are not showing a parking permit. Well, as she is only temporarily there, she has a paper document which she puts on the dash. You can probably guess the rest but she parked up the other day, it got blown off the dash and onto the seat and she didn't notice. Came back in the evening, ticket. She appealed it sending through a copy of the permit showing it dated during the period she received the ticket and proof that she is actually staff, and it got rejected. She is going to pay the £30, I know you can throw the court summons and all that away if you don't pay but I think she will pay as she doesn't want the stress of it all. Really, the University has done nothing to help her. I am utterly staggered at the apathy of these public sector companies. /endrant
  21. Nice stats, although that is all done at peak BHP levels, S2000 sitting at 3000 revs wont pull as hard as a Zed sitting at 4000 revs for instance even if it has a better bhp/tonne, its the area under the curve and all that which is more important.
  22. Nah, its just that you drive like Miss Daisy's chauffeur Dan
  23. Shine is definitely what black cars are all about - although keeping it that way is HARD work. Still love taking a look at my old Zed... How about going for a white dusted look?
  24. Nothing against you surfer, but when driving I find its the aggressive riders that cause the most problems. Weaving in and out, just pulling out in front of me forcing me to brake hard, waving fists at me when they re-enter the road after cycling across pavement corners to avoid stopping at reds etc. Its the ones that are making their way consistently, calmly, and without sudden changes in direction that are much easier to drive along with on the road in my view.
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