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But that involves actually going into Iceland, which is just the most vile chav-ridden scum hole I've ever been into. Never, ever again.

19 years old? Tbh I'd consider that good mileage and start looking for a replacement. However, how many PCBs does the boiler have? Sometimes there's more than one, although I suspect that any engineer worth his salt would've checked for this before giving up. It's almost always a PCB error and I've changed my one twice when it was having an issue with firing.

To alter the question slightly, what if I was doing bang-on 30 (as I do) and the kid had stepped out and I'd run him down, would I still tell her it was the child's fault? Of course I wouldn't, but you can bet your ass I'd be screaming it in my head. If that's the kind of patronising crap they give you at these meetings, then I'm glad I'm on the right side of the law as I'd go batsh*t crazy at ridiculous examples like that. The rest of it sounds pretty sensible though, in fairness.

No chance, not if you're intending on driving home on them afterwards. If you're going to take them and swap them, then as Was8v says they'll be fine.

This but is utter b*llocks. If the kid had looked before crossing the f***ing road, then he would have seen the f***ing car and not been run over in the first f***ing place!!! Sorry, but stuff like that boils my ****. Teach kids to use the road properly instead of assuming that every car driver is a menace (even if she clearly was stupidly speeding in this case).

Still not passed the custard test though Looks a lovely example fella, really pleased for you

Not really. I don't give a stuff about the millions of people starving in Africa because I don't know them, but I feel bad if a mate can't meet us down the pub because he's got a cold. We all read about the Winehouse loads over the years so feel like we know her, but we don't know a single thing about Private Dad Soldier apart from his job. It's all about making connections with people, and it's how relationships are formed on a social level more than all humans are bad because we care more about X than Y. Don't sweat it, I don't

But he wasn't famous. Another dead soldier doesn't sell papers, one multi-million selling artist dying does. No-one's saying that it's right, but that's life and there's no point getting upset over it.

If parts are £150 then you'd need to be selling for around £200, which tbh isn't outrageous for what you're getting, it's a lot of money for something that has no official connections at all. With a very spare £200 I don't think it would put me off, but as a mass market idea it's going to be very limited. I'd probably give it a go regardless as you've got zero initial outlay, and if people go for it then great but if not you haven't lost out. The other idea would be to sell the instructions themselves...

I guess I'd pay £20-£30 for a set to build myself, however I suspect that they must cost significantly more than that in parts alone.

Alcohol is a drug. Tobacco is a drug. Caffeine is a drug. People use these every day without major effects for the most part. There's nothing I've particularly got against drug use in general, except when it takes over someone's life and they become unable to function as a civilised person in society. For one person the odd line of coke at the weekend may make no difference to them at all, whereas for someone else those couple of lines could become a habit that continues during the week. Each to their own, and if someone is capable of keeping their drug habit (legal or not) in check then I've no problem with that at all.

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Halfrauds ones are fine, or the ones you can get at the ferry ports.

Sounds like a badge engineering exercise to me more than anything. Stick Red Bull logo on back + stiffen springs by 10% + remap for 10bhp = RBR Special Edition. Cynical? Moi?!

But the handling is much improved and more predictable now you have matching tyres, yes? *walks away whistling nonchalantly*

So they're old, then? Maybe they're hard of hearing which is why the TV is on loud? That's hardly going to be grounds for a legal complaint of any kind. Any kind of retaliation by making more noise really isn't going to help matters. GO AND TALK TO THEM LIKE A CIVILISED HUMAN BEING. If they're still arseholes after that than you can start thinking about other methods, but until you've done that then you're as bad as them.

Never, ever buy a car with flood damage unless you're prepared to write the entire cost of the car off and/or have an unlimited budget to replace everything electrically. Leave it alone, that's really not the bargain it first seems.

One of the best races I've seen for years When Lewis drives like that you cannot take your eyes off him. They even did the impossible and make me warm to Alcocko when he was doing his card trick

Go and talk to them like a grown-up should be the first thing. They may not even realise that the walls are that thin. My next door neighbours are a bit noisy (especially their dog!) but they take my parcels for me and don't complain when I crank the volume when watching a film once a week or so, so it evens itself out.

Financially she may have been a winner, but she's also possibly the biggest loser I can think of. I'll miss her only only in the sense that she was prime joke material, but other than that I couldn't give a rats ass about her. She had a million chances to sort herself out, and addictive personality or not every addict will have the occasional moment of clarity in which they want to seek help. She gave it a half-arsed attempt more than once but couldn't be bothered with it, so she has absolutely no sympathy from me. Utter waster

Bloody hell mate, glad to hear you're okay! I'd expect a bill. Friend of mine did almost the same thing as you on the A1, got a bill through the post for Armco replacement. I doubt the police will want any further involvement. What car were you in btw?

Sheddon was in a FWD car I'm guessing? Genuine question, I don't follow BTCC. If that's the case, I suspect he was gambling on the drying conditions allowing him to get more grip on the front with all the weight, but he was still wary of the conditions and knew that a loose rear end would cost him more than understeer at the front. It's a huge gamble, but in race conditions like that it's occasionally worth a punt if you've nothing to lose and are a genuinely talented driver. As you say, not really a risk you'd ever want to make on the road or on a track day.

Read the contract you signed for the work. It will state whether the contract was with the individual franchise (which I suspect it will be) or with the franchise as a whole.

I grab the mitt after I've cleaned the rest of the car, one last dunk in the bucket and quick wipe over.

If it has an aftermarket exhaust, possibly. You'll need to declare this to your insurers too.