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Lexx

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  1. As a sales professional I can understand why she was like that, even though she approached you in entirely the wrong way.

     

    Understand that pricing up your car is an administrative exercise more complicated that you appreciate. They get test pilots in all day long and really, why should they bust their tits talking PX value when you havnt even established if you like their car?!

     

    I back up entirely their reasons for being like that, but think it's so much easier if you explain t honestly to a buyer. She handled you wrong, just try and walk a mile in their shoes before you cast them off as ungrateful.

     

    ......Saleswomen: "We cannot tell you that until you can commit to buying, why don't I put your name down for a test drive".....

     

    You defend that!?!

     

    Im not gunna commit to anything before I know the part ex value of what I am trading in. And nor will anyone with any sense at all

  2. Making fun of someone who has their own text language is one thing but falling out over it is taking it a bit far :bangin:

     

    Say that after you have been on a boat on the other side of the world for 6 weeks, with hardly any contact with her, and then try deciphering an email they've sent you!

    Trust me, it's an offense worthy of falling out! :lol:

  3. Y'know what they funniest thing about this thread is?

     

    ......the amount of spelling and grammatical errors made by those who are moaning about them in the first place :lol:

     

     

    I HATE people using text speak in MSN conversations or on forums. Me and my ex had a few fallings out over it, she used text words that no-one else had even thought of. It drove me bonkers.

    If you use it in a text message, then fine....especially when trying to keep a message limited to a single text.

     

    But for the love of God, please don't use it on a forum where you have acres of space to type (although we all wish we could limited some members messages to just 160 characters!)

  4. The basics:

     

    Stock system, 3 versions.

     

    pre 06 UK

    pre 06 JDM - quieter than the stock UK box

    post 06

     

    aftermarket exhausts in lower budget range:

     

    stock sound:

    scorpion

    japspeed K2

    Loud sound:

    Japspeed K1

     

    Aftermarket exhausts in Medium budget range

     

    Quieter:

    Tanabe

     

    Louder:

    GReddy Ti-C Single :D

    2zigen Pro-Racer A-Spec

     

     

     

    Aftermarket exhausts in Upper budget range

     

    Quieter:

    Nismo

     

    Louder:

    Blitz Nur Spec

  5. er.....the OP said for styling......

     

    So maybe give him so ideas for spoilers/liips/skirts.....

     

    LED lighting is styling, in a round about way? :shrug:

     

    Aye, but majority of other suggestions ain't. :thumbs:

     

    Whilst I concure Id rather spend the cash on remap etc, the majority responses dont look like they read the original request by the OP.

  6. My gf's best friend is getting married out in Vegas in September, so we thought we'd use this as a chance to give ourselves a well earned fortnight away.

     

    We don't want to spend a full 2 weeks in Vegas, so we plan on spending 3 nights in NYC (no advice needed there, as we have both been many times), we then fly to Seattle for 3 nights before heading to Vegas for a week.

    I've been to Seattle myself when I was working deep sea, but only got to see the nearest bar to the port.

     

    Been on Trip Advisor, and reviews vary wildly, and my head hurts for reading them all.

     

    So, anyone here been and stayed? Recommend anywhere? Or hotels to avoid?

     

    Any help appreciated.

  7. i am looking into an alternative route to the 66 for more funsies. not sure it will be worth the effort though

     

    Its deff not worth the effort on a Friday.

    I'll look at it later on when I get a chance, but I suggest we aim to get across and meet up with Jay and George for lunch.

     

    I'll ypdate the NE thread, and make sure Woody knows.

  8. That tanker in the forground is only a wee one.

     

    Aircraft carries look huge becasue of their height/width. She's actually only 330m long.

    By comparison, Panamax container vessels are only 30m shorter than that, and the post panamax boats that have been in service for past 5 years are in excess of 360m long.

     

    Look at the chart on the right of this link for an idea of what I mean..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_maersk

     

    Worked on her and her sister Estelle.

    I tell you what, it ain't fun dropping decks/ lashing decks on them when there is hardly any underdeck and mostly deck load on a 23-wide, Maersk cross-over lash & belly bar configuration, in the rain....

     

    I've probably stood there watching you do it too :lol:

     

    Since when do you work at Felixstowe?

     

    I was cadet through to Chief Officer with Maersk working on their box boats.

    I've been into Felixstowe alot!

    I was the one checking your lashings and moaning when you hadn't done them tight enough :p

  9. Is it just the light or is the sideskirt a slightly different colour??

     

    The white is a pearlescent paint, which does all sorts of crazyness in the light when taking pics.

     

    My Zed sometimes looked like each panel was a diff shade depending on the light

  10. the idea is, as soon as you send a letter you get onto the "he's listening" list and they will simply harass you from then on. I've not heard anything from them since and i have moved house twice since then :D

     

    What he says ^

     

    I got a parking fine from one of these muppet companies in January.

     

    I had a good read on Peppipoo, and found the company that was involved.

    I went through the whole process of receiving all the letters that Peppipoo told me I'd get.

    Including the "very final demand" which had dropped the aparant owed fine by £100 (clearly in the hope that I was so relieved they'd made a mistake and it was now less, I'd pay it)

    That letter was received 3 months ago. Not heard a thing since.

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