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Would they fit under the car though?

Looks like you don't get an aerial though.

http://www.tayna.co.uk/Type-005L-Varta-Asia-Car-Battery-P3210.html. Four year guarantee, the Varta battery I bought for my Impreza (from the same place) is still going strong after 5 years.

It's based on registration date rather than manufacture date so I doubt the DVLA will even entertain the idea. I've never tried this though so I could be wrong.

The only thing I'd add to that is probably leaving the handbrake off to prevent it from sticking and make sure the battery doesn't go flat. With regards to the petrol, keep the amount in the tank low whilst it's stored (as Ekona says any rating will do at idle) and stick a full tank of fresh stuff in when it comes out of storage to minimise any dilution issues.

Yes, it can be switched off/on whilst driving. That. It did remain firmly on for a long time until I was confident enough in both the car and my talent though.

Ahem.

+1 + eleventy.

What's that then?

Should be okay, the SRP might need a bit more elbow grease than usual to break it down but it shouldn't be too bad. Shouldn't affect anything else too much either. Apply in small, overlapping circles, buff off in straight lines. With the wax, you can do two coats (I usually do) or just the one, it's up to you. Regardless of if you're doing one or two coats, you always want to aim for thin, even layers so if you're just doing the one coat don't just slap on "loads" - the second coat is usually (there's a bit of contention about this) to ensure that you get any bits that you missed with the first coat (some think you can layer waxes, others disagree).

I went the other way (oo-er!) started with the PIAA stuff, tried Rainx and went back to PIAA. Duxback looks good though so this may be in contention when (or if) my PIAA stuff ever runs out.

This might be of interest to you; http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/new-products-22ple-vx1-pro-signature-glass-coat.html. I'm not sure it'd eliminate stone chips but it would almost certainly reduce them. Polished Bliss are based in Kintore, if you wanted them to apply it (or detail the car for you) too.

Out of curiosity, does a SAC appear on your license as a conviction just without points? Realistically how would they legally find out if you'd been on an SAC? Attending a SAC is an alternative to the conviction rather than an alternative punishment once convicted. If you are eligable and opt for a SAC, you are never convicted of that (alleged) offence. This means that technically the crime isn't the same as technically the police take no action for the (alleged) offence as you are assumed innocent until proven guilty. Therefore no conviction = innocent as far as any third party (insurer infor example) is concerned from a legal persepective. However, insurance doesn't work in the same way as the law and is based on statistical risk assesment. A history of speeding (perceived/proven/whatever) will no doubt increase the perceived risk, hence higher premiums. Whether an insurer has the right to ask you, I'm not sure. You certainly have the right not to answer (but lying will ultimately invalidate your policy regardless of the question), they then have the right not to offer you a quote. Consider this though, if they have the right to ask you if you have attended a SAC, which is not a conviction, where does that end? Does that mean they can ask you if you've ever exceeded the speed limit but not being caught? It's effectively the same question afterall.

I used those when I had them (as they were free I thought I might as well try them out ), since running out of them I just used a QD and microfiber.

That. But I use my own packets, not those that came with Dblock's sofa.

II have nothing new to add, I just wanted to use this;

Did you try running the 452's in the right sizes to see if made any difference?

One word; insurance. As with an import, generally speaking it'll cost more to insure a cat. C or cat. D car over a straight, UK car. The "worth" of such cars are therefore offset to make that car more appealing to buyers. If I had the option to buy one of two identical cars, one a straight, UK and one an import/cat. c/cat. d, all else being equal. The UK car is going to cost £300 to insure and the other £400, I would always choose the UK car. If the latter car is cheaper though, it then becomes more appealing.

That right there is quite clearly a photograph. Case closed.

Compressed air. The tins you can get for cleaning keyboards and the like should be enough. Disconnect the tubes first though.

Urr, I didn't say it was a good excuse, nor one to be used in defence. More of a reality rather than an excuse. I understood that, I was just saying that in case anyone thought it would be a good idea to use that as a defence.

The only excuse I can think of is you're not paying attention to anything, including your speed. Although if you attempt to use that as a defence to speeding, you're just incriminating yourself for a careless driving charge instead...

No problem

Not done this myself, but there's some advice here and here for you.