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The good news is, as a Moderator on the OC, you are in an excellent position to take the lead with the Mods/Admins here to make sure that a stop can be put to it I thought the remarks were very complimentary in general; you'd probably get more derogatory remarks from the haters on my350Z I really, and i mean, really cant be bothered with it all. I post on both forums, as I like to talk to people on both. Back to the BMW forum, I'd say its mostly positive, quite a friendly bunch. I know of the guy with the new M5 with the tubi exhaust on, and I must say, that car really has to be heard to be believed. Sound clip??

There's a distinct change in tone after Baptist registered and started posting!! Yup, noticed that! in what way? The comments about not generally liking Zeds, about the tacky interior and other little comments evaporate from Baptist's first post onwards.

Have you tried www.partsgateway.co.uk for these?

Yeah, but the lap top tends to need more focus....... I just don't want to spend £100 if I'm only going to end up using the speaker on the phone anyway!!

Hi all, My Zed has the car kit installed, and has some random (Motorola?) phone attachment. Am thinking of getting the bluetooth one. Question is, those that use the kit, either direct connection or bluetooth, is it worth shelling out to use it? Can you hear the other person, can they hear you?

The link has 'em for £89, be better off buying from there than Holdcroft then!

That does look stunning. Not changing my Zed but it does look very good! Will ask around, have a couple of mates looking for new cars....

Hope it all goes well for you mate.

Put me down for two then, and then I need to sort the meeting up. What time and where are Berkshire boys wanting to meet up??

There's a distinct change in tone after Baptist registered and started posting!!

It would be nice, but having just read those 4 pages on the BMW forum, it seems it's path of the course. Half the comments were about how tacky Zed's are compared to their (obviously) way superior German marques. Will just happen. The fact you've got the general petrol heads over there admiring it deserves a big You know my opinion on your car anyway!

You need to see 'em up close. Ally Bastian is a local and you might get a shock!!

Am all for getting even mate! Just don't let 'em get to ya!

Should be fine mate. Captint?? Are people taking partners to this?

Deep breath mate. Stand back. Read it in isolation. Now pi$$ your pants at how stupidly infantile that is. Ignore it, it's consuming your life and it ain't worth it!

I always said if they:- a) paid criminals with my taxes: and tracked my driving I'd leave the country. I'm done for on a), better sign up......!!

Each to their own. The current Focus is the same size as the original Mondeo so it may as well have 5 doors..... Just think if a car comes in 2/3 door, that should be it!! Being rude in the past shouldn't stop you from getting a decent car. New V50 is even better, built on the Focus floor plan so it's got the handling sorted at last! As for losing money, if you pick up something 2-3 years old, they'll have depreciated a good 35-50% already. Any car will lose a bit of wedge, especially since interest rates are likely to go up again in the next few months.....

That does increase you level of debt substantially in the 'bridge' period which when your job is at risk is a difficult one; also your deposit needs to be taken into account when calculating your 'profit' Agreed, but it's just another option.

The other option you have is get a settlement figure and compare that to a price you can sensibly get for the car. Then, take out a personal loan to pay off the finance and take title of the car, and then sell it privately (or even back to dealer), that way either breaking even or exceeding your loan value.

M3 / R32 / GTi / Focus are all 2/3 door cars mate, that are all going to look reall poop in 4/5 door guise IMO. What about that C32 AMG??? Or V70 T5??? Or 9/3 Aero??? Or Mondeo ST220???

Any before and after pics as a starter??

My reply was: - By proof I mean that I'm not part of the "In Crowd" over there and they are still after me, although the Ban was supposed to have been removed.... Who cares anyway, I don't have a Zed and still have this friendly site. I do enjoy showing them up for what they are though. It really is pathetic and childish don't you think? I do believe the last time I heard such drivel was in my school playground. I think one of the gang leaders was whispering a similar thing to another 9 year old at the time..... You're better off out of it Kev.

I hate that name "pop charger" , to me it's an induction kit..or sports air filter or Hi Flo Filter . I remember asking the same question when I first joined on here.. Ha ha! Me too, stupid name!! Engine bay is looking though!

Welcome!! Any additional hints and tips welcome. How about a critique of the car cleaning guide on the site as a starter???

Not at all!!