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*secret squirrel high five*

People who blank out numberplates on the internet are weird full stop

Which they won't, simply because it costs a lot of money to force a courtcase through and takes years to do as the paperwork involved is ridiculously complex. They'll carry on hammering the little guy, which means a much smaller return in tax and less money to spend on wages and staff. A better idea is not to promise a world you cannot deliver, ever. May, just maybe if Labour were focusing on one thing to improve I might believe them, but they're filling the room with promises they cannot hope to ever keep. Sadly there are a lot of gullible fools out there falling for it (not you fella, nor any of the other Labour supporters on this thread I hasten to add! I'm talking about the social media flops, who see a headline like £350M to the NHS and believe it instantly). I heard on the news this morning another reference to the £80K income tax increase, which still makes no sense to me. JC bangs on about it being fair that the wealthy pay more, but how is it fair that a couple where one earns £80K and one looks after the kids at home get hit, but a couple earning £60K each and paying a babysitter don't get touched at all? I appreciate we're talking about fractions of the population (which in turn means tax revenue increase will be minimal), but in no way is that fair at all. I'm still irritated that the £80k just happens to be above the amount that MPS earn as a salary too, and how it's impossible for any other party to point that out for fear of further pushing away the electorate via the world of spin. On a side note, I dreamt I met JC last night, and had a quick chat with Ken Clarke afterwards. Must lay off the cheese before bedtime, methinks.

Nonsense, IMHO. If you're in a seat with belts and it rolls, you are much much more likely to be mobile within the seat/belt, just like you are able to move much easier to reach the stereo etc than whilst wearing harnesses. As GMB says, if that's the case you've no chance of doing anything remotely consciously other than perhaps saying a quick prayer to the deity of your choice. Harnesses will keep you lower in the car and further away from the roof assuming you've got the seat position correct, which is arguably much more important.

Do you think in just five years that hike will make as much difference as promised?

Soz, only just got back in from holiday! Looking at the hard numbers there, you'd be mad to not go for the MPS4S. Well within tolerance, better than the other two options, that's what I'd go for in your shoes.

Porsche gave me a very decent trade in on mine, but remember if trading it in it's about the overall deal: So they may give you £5k for the car but then knock £5k off your purchase, which may be a better deal than walking in with cash deposit. Or may not, but worth bearing in mind rather than just getting sucked in by OMFG THEY ONLY GAVE ME £2.76 FOR MY CARZORZ!!!11 Apologies for the lecture on egg tasting, but not everyone looks at car buying as the cost to change, which is the important bit

If Labour win, I bet we see very few if any protests. If the Tories do, I bet we get a ton of them along with social media flooded with negativity. Much like it is right now, tbh. If Labour win, I'll have nothing but respect for the campaign they ran. I'll disagree with most of it, but I certainly respect the genius way everything has been handled since they got screwed in the local elections. I'll also be here in five years to tell you that I told you nothing will have changed at all Here's another interesting thought: If Labour do not win, despite an excellent campaign, just how monumentally screwed are they?

As oft-quoted as that is, I tend to agree with it whole heartedly.

I'm not that brave, I don't trust the public that much

Plus, I'm fed up paying more for my holidays. You saw the pound plummet again when there was a sniffle of Corbyn winning at the election, so do it for me if for nobody else!

If you want to be paying more for stuff, you vote Labour. If you don't, you vote Tory. None of the parties have produced a properly costed manifesto, but only one is promising the Earth will miraculously change in the next five years. It won't. The NHS will still be crap and giving contracts to the private sector, education will still be against the wall due to having zero money, and there won't be a single copper more on the streets. It took 50 years of multiple governments to make things this bad, it ain't gonna be fixed in 5 regardless of who is in, and I don't think things will get better with the Tories in either! Above all else, remember this is a Brexit choice. If you genuinely believe that JC will get a stronger deal for the UK for the next 30 years then by all means vote for him, and I'll fully respect your decision. If you doubt that for a second, then vote for TM. Honestly, nothing else remotely matters, and its promises of a better world overnight that has put us in the place where we need to consider Brexit all over again.

I've been told off for referring to eating a Chinese takeaway as having a chinky before. Aside from recalling that incident just then, I don't do so any more. Generally if someone called me a fat white f*cker I'd be more irritated by the fat f*cker bit than the colour of my skin, however you then have the issue of white privilege to deal with and I'm not convinced we'd be able to have a reasonable debate about that on here, or any mainly white male-based forum.

PH only for me, eBay too many idiots (although that can be weeded out by doing a decent advert) and AT too pricey. The fact I get free ads on PH does help though!

Lids: Buy the one that fits and meets FIA regs. It may mean you end up spending £1000 instead of £300, or you may get lucky like me and find the £300 Sparco is a better fit than the £1k carbon Arai you wanted. Also never use bike kids in a car, they're designed for very different crashes and may not protect your head in an accident. HANS: Up to you. If you have the budget then absolutely why not, even if someone at track thinks it's overkill you'll be very grateful for it if you need it. I'd buy a romper suit over a HANS first though, I think. Harnesses/cages: Harnesses are fine with no cage, but only if done up properly tight else they can be more dangerous than a lap belt. Fine to use without a cage. Cages you need to be careful, as if your head could touch any part of it in a medium crash then you MUST wear a helmet at all times, including road use! This is why most people go for half cages than full cages, but it's almost overkill for a coupe on track unless you're running slicks. Harnesses I'd definitely do though, makes a huge difference to the driving experience. I'd use DT to go and try everything on, then either haggle a discount when you're there (doable if buying a fair bit of kit) or just buy from any shop on the internet that looked half decent.

It depends on reasonableness of knowledge. Old Doris may get Kwik Fit to for non-OEM discs and not declare, but as a car enthusiast you are expected to know that fitting better discs is indeed a modification and should declare it.

Definitely coincidence.

That's funny as hell :lol:

Labour have produced a stunning campaign, and the Tories the biggest clusterf*ck of one I've ever seen. No arguments here at all. That said, it would be amazing (and frightfully disappointing in terms of people simply switching based on media campaigns) if the Labour wipeout in the locals was reversed in just a few weeks. I've still got money on Corbyn to be PM at ridiculous odds though, so I'm okay Do Labour voters really believe that Corbyn will be able to do half of what he says? Tory stuff is relatively easy to believe as it's deathly dull and obvious, but some of the Labour policies are pie-in-the-sky stuff.

That's crazy talk!

But who pays for the state-funded insurance? We do, via higher taxes which only get paid by those that can afford it, therefore perpetuating the vicious circle of those who can't afford it not paying into the system. Besides, not fair to make everyone pay for state-funded insurance when not everyone drives.

I get better fuel economy from my 4.4 V8 than from the 2.0 turbo flat-four in the Impreza. The Bummer is better on fuel than my 350 was, too.

About two years ago, I think.

Exciting times

I suspect you're, right, but I'd put money on the AMG thing being even quicker. Aren't Ferrari doing another Ubercar too?