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  1. A Gatso camera can only get you from behind. A Truvelo (or copper in a van) or SPECS average camera can have you from the front.

     

    There's also the new gatso that can get you either way and any lane, and it doesn't flash to give you a clue either. Standard gatsos only get you if you're in the lane they're watching - never tested it tho :)

  2. Mine sometimes shows it's full, sometimes only 3/4 full. I always put about the same in, only ever been able to put £60 in about once (until recently when it costs £1.11 per litre :rant: ). Think it's to do with a dodgy fuel reader, that shows it's 3/4 full when it's actually full. I can comfortably go 50 miles when empty, and still can't put anywhere near 70 litres in.

     

    I now go by mileage covered, and fill up after about 200-250 miles :thumbs:

  3. Propbably not the best topic for a website for cars and driving, but I'm really struggling to make a long island iced tea. I keep trying to make it at home, and fail every time. Wondered if anyone had any insider tips, as it costs a fortune to get it wrong!

     

    I always mix equal measures of gin, triple sec, vodka, tequila and white rum. I then add either suger water or sweet and sour mix, and then a dash of coke. When I made it a bit ago, the taste of tequila was overpowering. So I took that out and then the taste of gin was overpowering. Eventually it'll just be coke :blush:

     

    Is it more complicated than just mixing the ingredients?

  4. Ninja cat rules :lol:

     

    Her cat, or 'our' cat as she has now decided, is more into psycological warfare than just violence. Even I felt sorry for him tho when he heard the fireworks. He got a carpet rash on his belly he was skulking around so low. . .

     

    Whilst we're on the 'off topic' of cat videos, I always loved this one

     

     

    And just to get on topic, I may use a cushion on my beanbag chair for Bungle to sit on, save the leather ;)

  5. the cat haha. sit on it, thats stop it going there. i can imagine you having a silent war with the cat throwing evil looks at each other :lol:

     

    You're not far off. He gets in between us when we're sleeping, and slowing pushes me out of bed. And I can't count the number of times I've been woken up by the missus pushing me, saying 'be careful, you're gonna roll on him.' He's got about 6 beds around the house, I only have one. Why does he have to steal mine! The missus has agreed that he can have a cat flap on the shed tho. He's a teenager now, time for him to be moving out into his own gaff - time for him to spread his wings. That's what I reckon anyway ;)

  6. What you lot fail to appreciate is the opportunity this gives you. Might I suggest..

     

    A) for those of you who don't get 'enough', volunteer to carry her bags, encourage, then when you get her back home, she'll be so pleased with you...

     

    B) if she goes out to buy nice stuff, off you go!! Boys toys too!! Beer fridge in the front room? Surround sound and flat screen in the bedroom? Say you are going to take over the loft and build a 10' by 15' Scalextric track then say that this will be the start of a weekly tournament??

     

    You men have NO imagination

     

    It's all about compromise. I'm allowing her to have cushions, and in return I'm getting a gaming beanbag in the living room :#1:

     

    http://images.play.com/covers/12090689x.jpg

     

    Will match the leather sofa, and has a handy corner to. . .but in turn I have to agree to let the cat sleep on it :rant:

  7. I got highly confused untill i saw the date :wacko:

    i wish people would look at the date first :rant:

     

    the tread is still open as IMO someone should have concluded the topic e.g. i found out decats are good or decats are bad or whatever. When I first joined I found alot of unfinished threads. quite annoying when you are trying to learn.

     

    TBH most threads just fall into bizarre off topic directions, so if someone tried to finish it, then they would be off topic :lol:

     

    I was confused to, thought BigPhil was back on the scene :dummy:

  8. If you report this to the police, they would have a duty to investigate it, and shouldn't complain considering it's the police's job to investigate matters like this (not that all police agree with this). If the culprit didn't admit they were involved or that they caused the accident, then it would be hard to prove. You'd need CCTV showing it, or independant witnesses. After all it would be your word against his/hers, and no damage on their car to show it had been involved.

     

    You wouldn't get a crime number either as traffic matters like this are not a crime.

     

    All that's kinda irrelevant really as you only have 24 hours to report a road traffic collision to the police anyway.

  9. i love honking my horn at people who forget that green means go

     

     

    Just like the Mini you were following yesterday… :lol:

     

    Oh yeah, I did pip her. Forgot about that. Was only a friendly pip tho, not a sustained angry pip - you'd have thought she was trying to manouvre a bus! :lol:

  10. i love honking my horn at people who forget that green means go, or 4x4 drivers who try to bully out of junctions, or when i get dangerously cut up. Must just be the manchester traffic - or that i get annoyed easily. . .

  11. Went to see CS today for laser allignment, my belts changing and some quotes. The service was above and beyond what I expected, and I would highly recommend considering Mitz and Andy if you have any work needed. Both top blokes. The price for the allignment was less than half the price quoted elsewhere, and the quotes for other work I want doing are very reasonable :thumbs:

     

    I was amazed at how bad my allignment was. I knew it was a bit off as the tracking was rubbish and my steering wheel was on a wonk. My front wheels pointed to the kerb, and my rears the opposite direction. It was a wonder they could be put into acceptable tolerences. If anyone is interested, I can scan my printouts of before and after up? Not quite as fun as a dyno print :blush:

     

    I'm sure CS will continue to benefit the 350Z community for the foreseable future :thumbs:

     

    PS: CS, do I get a further 10% now for giving you a good write up :lol:

  12. is it true some actually FILE down the Lip to add life to disc? :surrender:

     

    am i the only one who laughed at the stupidity of that :lol:

     

    No I did too!! Is that a civic money saving idea Jerry? ;)

     

    One thing on the discs (that is happening to me at the moment) is that the disc will start to get a little rough like sandpaper and this (I am told) will start to degredate the pads and wear them away quicker... Someone correct that if I am wrong!! Just looking around now to find the best deal on a set of pads and discs... May just replace the front pads and discs for now...

     

    I think he was talking about planning them (or planing them...pls forgive the migrant)...when they get overheated and the steering starts juddering... that removes the lip as well but i have never tried it and cant comment... :)

     

    I have seen front disks on a seat toledo 1.6 that had 3mm lip each side which is minus 6mm thickness and they were just fine... :scare:

     

    :scare: I'd rather just play it safe and buy new discs - not much else on the car to help you stop except the crumple zone :lol:

  13. Wish it was that easy to remove the 350Z engine and pop in an LS3 ;)

     

    Yeah..it took 25 hours for the local garage to fit a JDM engine into my UK 350z. They claim they had to change the brackets and bolts as JDM engine might have the sensors etc on different part of the engine :headhurt: I am sure some people could do it quicker on here though. I have a suspicion they might not know how a Zed engine works.

     

    Don't know how long it takes to fit but can't imagine it would be hard if you knew what you were doing. Plenty of people around whipping 350Z engines in and out. Bet ZMANALEX can do it quicker than that ;)

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