stuarty

Nice build thread!

Haha it would,maybe she can post on my build thread, might get onto page 2 before may lol Happy 2000th post BTW

I'm going to to join a pole dancing forum and use an avatar of myself before my knee injury when I had 8% bodyfat. See how many welcomes I get!

I wonder how many profile views she has had in comparison to other newbies, also how many friends she has?

Is twobears female???

Yeah that the app i have Neip. 90% of my uni Adobe files open on my ipad but the few that don't give me the option to use that app and when i accept it opens everything and saves it!

MS office and Adobe etc are now available for mac. I haven't installed windows on my mac as I don't see the need or benefit from it. I have a windows netbook/work laptop that I can use for windows if need be. My mac is only really for doing photography and music production on tbh. Im now never off it though and regularly sit looking at nothing just to be using it Is the Microsoft office and adobe an app. I couldn't open certain adobe files. I down loaded a free Adobe app from i store and it opens all my Adobe docs from Uni. Just need word and excell and I'm sorted! Someone told me that I could buy a keyboard for my ipad 4 and use it with word?

I usually only use word and excel Neil. What I love about my iPad's is that i pick them up and use them and now and again press a few buttons to update. But when i go to use my netbook it's really slow until it runs all the updates, security checks etc. it even takes ages to connect to my wifi each time i turn it on. I just want a laptop i can turn on, use to surf the web and do some word processing, excel etc without all the hastle. I gave my sister my ipad 2 and bought a samsung tablet last year. After 2 days i took the samsung tablet back to Tesco's and bought an ipad 4 and iPad mini. TBH i cant tell the difference between my old ipad 2 and new ipad 4 but that's what i like about them, there subtle updates. But the hardcore would notice the difference between screens etc.

At present I have an ipad 4, ipad mini, ipod touch. I also have a Packard bell netbook for Uni work and I have a Samsung galaxy s4 mobile. I don't really use any of my gadgets for anything fancy but id really prefer the simplicity of my Apple products and I absolutely hate windows. I am currently thinking about changing my netbook for an apple laptop just for uni work, any suggestions? I need to be able to use Microsoft office and adobe reader.

Not sure TBH, if my Z4 3.0i si coupe was 25% bigger i would keep it for a while. It's a good looking car, goes well, cheap to tax (£280), cheap to run on fuel (31 mpg around town and 42 on motorway), it handles well enough for me and is all serviced etc for the next 18 months. But the small size and ridiculously hard ride is the killer. I don't think I would want a fast hatch or fast family saloon like focus RS or Audi Rs4 etc. i also don't want anything French either. I think its got to be a coupe, preferably 2 seats and 6 or 8 cylinders and reliable. The looks is the most important thing, followed by power and handling. Finally I don't really need a car as everywhere i go is walking distance and I've got great train/ bus links to Glasgow and Edinburgh so it's just a toy/hobbie i suppose. Probably 370Z, Cayman, etc would be best options.

Me too!

What's wrong with Amsterdam? Something just a bit creepy about 5 young lads in there 20's going to a fun park! Haha. We've done lots of lads holidays birds and booze, none of us have been Florida and we all think Alton Towers etc are the nuts so + the sun, the food, the parks, activities etc etc seemed the next obvious place Only pulling your leg, have a great time!

£800/month....in exchange for driving things like a 320i If I was in your position, have that much spare £££ to spend and wanted to change cars ever 12-24 months I would be leasing a F10 M5 or E63 AMG. Yes they cost stupid £££ to run, but at least your getting your moneys worth interms of car! When I bought my New BMW 320i sport plus edition saloon in April 2012, I was offered a brand new M3 DCT for £699 a month for 24 months then hand it back and walk away. I though to myself who would crazy enough to do that? Anyway I kept the the 320i saloon less than six months and lost around £5k when I traded it in and bought the same car but in coupe form in the October. I kept that for about 8 months until may 2013 and bought a z4 roadster and lost another £4k. Kept the z4 until October 2013 and traded it in for my z4 coupe and lost another £3k. My coupe has probably depreciated £2k since i bought it, So since April 2012 I've lost £14k in depreciation in 24 months which is around £583 per month just on depreciation then add the cost of transferring my private registration etc. So your correct i could have haggled a deal and probably had the M3 for around the same price. The other thing to note is that i only drive 4000 miles per year so if i add £1500 for my 8000 miles in 2 years it's actually cost me £15500 to travel 8000 miles in 2 years which works out around £1.93 for every mile not including insurance etc!!!

What's wrong with Amsterdam? Something just a bit creepy about 5 young lads in there 20's going to a fun park! Haha.

Is that based on a psychological profile? Lol

Put off 911's and caymans now TBH. Bloody don't know what to buy now.

My man maths tells me it's cost me around £800 per month over last 3 years in depreciation and fuel with no running costs because I've never changed anything and I don't think I've taxed a car either because I change it so soon!

Thanks for all the info, folks. My son's pretty switched on and is always respectful of others. He graduated from uni and is starting his post grad teacher training in August so I'm hoping this trip will help him grow up a bit! The worst thing about it all is that my wife constantly runs after his arse 24/7, which is fine but she's going to be a nightmare when he's away for 8 weeks because she will have nothing to do!

That's what my wife said! Think I'll go too and secretly watch from a distance like that TV show!

I've been told to keep my nose out the whole trip, but if things go tits up, who they going to call?? He's booked a flight from Edinburgh to Qatar and apparently it's the first flight from Edinburgh to Qatar by Qatar airlines ever, so he thinks he's going to be treated like royalty! Lol. He came home tonight with a cash card that cost £22 and came with £10 credit, immediately I became curious but was told to keep out of it! If he has to pay for this card, gets charged £2.50 over transaction and 150 baht, why not simply use his debit card?? My friend and neighbour travels to Thailand for 16 weeks every year but they don't have time to listen to his advice??

My daughter went backpacking there for a couple of months last year with 2 of her mates and loved it. She said there were no safety problems at all but she did stick to the tourist areas. Pete Thanks Pete!

Next month my son is travelling to Thailand for 6 weeks. He has booked flights from Edinburgh to Qatar and Qatar to Bangkok. He's staying in Bangkok for a few days then flying to Laos for a few days (think its something to do with his visa). Then flying from Laos to Phuket for the remainder of his trip then travelling back to Bangkok for his homeward flights. I've a few questions I would appreciate help with How safe will he and his girlfriend (22 years old) be? What's the best way to carry currency (visa debit, traveller cheques, cash etc)? His travel agent sold him a travel cash card for £22 with £10 credit and he has to top it up from his bank account. I think there's a charge by the cash card company for each transaction and he will be charged at the Thai ATM machines also. I think he would have been better with his visa debit card, but not sure. Any advice would be appreciated and any other info too!

Get to the back of the line, I've been queuing for 6years I've turned them down 4 times now, but they're persistent, so I think I'm just going to give in and take it on! I'll put a good word in for you once I've settled in!

A bit off topic, but I feel the 370z is depreciating slower than like for like 350z. When I bought my 54 plate 350z in April 2011 it was only around 6.5 years old, low mileage, full service history and in excellent condition and i paid £7900 in a private sale. I seriously can't see a like for like 2009 370z going for so little around September next year, as it would be around 6.5 years old by then. Just a thought!

Well done! I think I'm next!