rtbiscuit

I like the irony in this thread, some of the posters are a bit....pot; kettle; black....

I had my wheels done recently in black chrome, its a black base coat and a chrome top coat, changes colour in the light, under bright light it can look grey to silver, chromey, in other lights black, or anthracite in lower light. where are you located? I had them done at Aerocoat http://www.aerocoat.co.uk/ great service and very pleased, but they may not be local

I agree, i might vote out, but i still don't believe they'll spend the money wisely. governments are past masters at wasting cash our biggest issue politically is no one has a long term view that extends beyond 5 years and an election. they only plan on what will get short term goals and a election. for things like the NHS and Education it needs serious overhauling and plans agreed across parties that can then be implemented over 10-20 years. becuase inevitably any major change will see things worsen before they improve. But as they are all out for themselves it won't happen.

I used to go up to Holyhead a lot only place I got caught for speeding in my 12 years of driving. my own fault I should add.

He had Volk SF challenge wheels 19" 9.5 front 10.5 rear with I think a +23 offset all round with 255X35X19 AND 285X35X19 tyres can also be run as 19x8.5 +21 with 245/35/19 19.9.5 +23 with 285/30/19 but double check as this is based on memory.

I don't know a bolt on carbon front splitter; carbon spats and carbon rear diffuser with a big wing and it would pull it together more

Mark Ng (bulletmagnet) had rays on his zed they looked very good and he had it setup well without lowering etc. from memory he went 9.5 front 10.5 rear for the decent look from the rear (nice wide meaty tyres) don't know what offsets he ran but he didn't need spacers or alterations; I think he also ran them in 19" format not 18"

the A55 would be better if they just removed all the unmarked police cars and speed traps

Following all the news the chances of BHS being bought out look high and their time in administration looks to be short. could just sit tight and wait on the 2nd offer

I would say the out side is better written than the in; especially for a simple mind like mine with a short atten.......

the security and border control stuff I tend to ignore on both sides; I honestly don't think its the main issue.

interesting read, would like to see the other side of the argument when they publish that as a counter balance

as i said in my first post rocco GT for the win ;-)

why join the TTIP at all? if its not a positive manoeuvre stay as we are on our current UK US trade setup. we wouldn't spend any money on negotiation and we wouldn't have to suffer the TTIP. even the french and germans are starting to distance themselves form it. with regards to obama's back of the queue crock of crap; he leaves soon anyway no one knows whosa next or what their plan is. and currently the queue is only one contract and thats the TTIP and thats about to fall through, so we would then go straight to the front of the queue.

I'd have a busted back, only reason for the 4x4 is the height and the boot space, double buggy and all stuff for twins took up a lot of space. the added height has stopped me completely busting my back putting them in and taking out ( I do most of the nursery pickups and drop offs). worth every penny in my books. for the price of the touareg i'd have ended up with 2 cheap cars that were less reliable than the 1 good car thats been faultless.

i'd have both, something nice to drive to work, and something fun for the weekend. Currently can't afford the weekend toy so i just have to live with practical and nice. Jonty already has the zed for the weekend, so i suppose it depends on what he prioritises first in the company car. if its MPG then buy cheap and cheerful diesel muncher, if its comfort and cockpit then the germans are possibly going to be the front runners. if its fun and engaging, probably going down the leon route. if boot space and passenger space is key, then saloon and estate will be higher than hatch and supermini.

I disagree you can have sensible and fun, or fun and economical or practical, but a nice place to be. If i have to spend a lot of time in a vehicle i wouldn't want to be sat in the cheapest interior going just because it does an extra 5mpg, i'd rather sacrifice a little MPG for a nice cockpit.

least your lorry driver has a conscience; the guy who hit me is a monumental tool!

See i have 10 years on you, and actually the jag love comes round faster than you think :wink:

I'm obviously 30 years ahead of my time I'm tempted by the XJ need a big boot and those things can hold several dead bodies in the back. so should cope with kids luggage fine

If its a business car isn't it meant to be sensible? like diesel? or do i misinterpret the situation? why have to hot cars? i do love the golf R though

The way the whole thing is being sold i'm not really sure either way; its like deciding between a kick to the nuts by one person or a kick to the shins by another. both are going to hurt, its just choosing whats going to hurt less and who you'd rather have do it to you. I don't for a minute think our government have a clue how to do it properly, but i think i'm less convinced by the eurocrats who are all unelected.

In all honesty i couldn't say, but anything that has a 30 year secrecy clause on it has to be dodgy. We don't have a trade agreement with the US now, would we be any worse off if we didn't bother? keep the status quo as it is? I'm not sure the tories would sign over legal powers that give american corporations the upper hand. They are pro privatization, but they are also pro themselves and if they are linked with big business are they likely to screw themselves or their mates over?

we get buzzed by apaches here in suffolk I swear 2 of them were using me as a rolling dummy target on my drive home from work on the back roads.

i know you said the XF was out of budget what about the new XE ? smaller 3 series rival compared to the XF which is 5 series territory. should technically be cheaper?