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  1. I have one of these in wife's car, perfectly good head unit but it did only cost around £100 four years ago, totally agree very overpriced.

     

    I am interested to know though about the 100 times better units, this unit features radio, CD and USB - have £100 double din stereos really come on much more in the last few years? Not everyone want's a £1500 multimedia unit bolted to the front of their dash.

     

    I don't really see what else you'd need in a budget stereo, the XR411 is a much nicer unit than the standard Bose HU but I was perfectly happy with the Bose in the zed, both units do what they say on the tin.

  2. Unfortunately due to being more of a lurker than a contributor I do not have a sufficiently high post count to advertise my items in the for sale section.

     

    I do have an excellent record on eBay so please see my adverts for floor mats, boot mat and cargo net:

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330865210569?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330865212800?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330865222345?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

  3. It depends what type of roads you will use the bike on i.e. in the city any 125 may have enough poke to get you into or out of trouble, but on a NSL or when joining dual carriageways etc a lot of the small engined bikes don't have enough power to merge in complete safety let alone get you out of trouble (i'm excluding the deristricted two strokes from this statement).

     

    I've had about ten bikes from 125 to 1200cc's, I personally think 40 bhp is about right for the first couple of thousand miles whilst you learn how to control the bike and start to think about defensive riding, road positioning and planning overtakes etc, once you get a good feel for this I think you really need 60 bhp plus to be able to enjoy riding around the speed limits with adequate power in reserve.

     

    My honest view is the bigger the better, having said that I do feel that a 600/750/1000 sports bike for somebody coming through their DAS would not be for everyone. I would look at something like a restricted SV650 or ER6f and run it through winter to gain some experience, once you are comfortable on the bike come spring you can remove the restricters and it should keep you ammused through your first summer.

     

    I know you mentioned insurance but I was able to insure all of my bikes several years before I could afford to insure a zed.

  4. Thanks for an excellent guide which gave me the confidence to tackle the job myself, I was quoted £248 by Nissan but bought iridium plugs from Zmanalex for £49.95 and so saved a packet :)

     

    I was reluctant to adjust the tension on the strut brace but managed to complete the job without removing the brace, this made the front right plug slighty more awkward to access but it was by no means impossible.

     

    I'm now ready to tackle the accessory belts, faulty washer pump etc :boxing:

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  5. I love renaultsport's and have had 3 x RS clio's in the last ten years.

     

    Three weeks ago I replaced my 182 trophy with a 2006 350z, the nissan is unquestionably a better car but I have to say that the trophy was much more fun to drive, I would even go as far as to say I miss it :headhurt:

     

    The trophy is awesome on B roads but gives a very hard ride for a daily driver, though it's so addictive you'll soon over look this!

     

    However, If you are changing purely because of a new arrival is a three door the best option?

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