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That's my other half's school, where she's now the head Many thanks for posting that up Aashenfox, they're actually well oversubscribed now (had to turn 30 cars down I believe) as the event is so popular. But please, by all means if people want to come along so see the cars on display then do, it's a great afternoon and last year we had an excellent display with cars ranging from the local Ferrari owner's club, a classic '60s Stang (which was my favourite) and even an 11 year old girl in her proper drag car. I've deliberately kept out of who's coming this year so it'll be as much a surprise for me as every one else, but I'm looking forward to it.

Lewis isn't even close to Jackie. I'm not convinced I've ever heard JS do an interview without mentioning the fact he's a triple world champion or referring to something he did in his day or basically any time he's spoken about someone other than himself Lewis is a moany old sod with questionable taste, but he does at least talk about other people. Out of all the drivers on the I think Vettel is probably the guy I'd pick to go for a beer with, just seems like a decent guy who is much more comfortable in himself, and he's funny as f*ck when he starts taking the mick. Alonso too, but just so I can really hear what he thinks of his company car...

Cut the seatbelt mount point off and re-attached it elsewhere?

If you want to go faster, spend the money on driver training, tyres and brakes. In that order.

I like the automatic systems you get in the WEC cars, that automatically lets drivers know when and where the cars are behind them. Very clever.

What gives you that idea?

KILL IT WITH FIRE

*you're But yeah, I wish I could've afforded to keep my old one and buy the new house. I'll never forgive the wife for making give up my one true love!

Heh, my other half had that when she bought her current Impreza. When pointed out that she'd previously been driving the exact same Impreza 3 years ago until she sold it they were happy enough to insure her

Insure with someone else?

I hated 911s until I drove one. Then I pretty much knew I wanted nothing else.

We're peas in a pod mate!

I think that probably says more about me as a saddo than anything else

Shotgun the couch for the house warming!

Now watch those options like the wooden wheel become Exclusive options. /cynical Not a bad spec, but the green is a bit of an odd choice. Trouble is I suspect the first one was either silver or cream, neither of which is exactly special enough to celebrate.

Schoolboy error: Go to Mum first and then when she says no, you then go to Dad who always says yes

That's the spirit sir!

Quick little anecdote here, not for any particular reason but just a show of why customer service is worth it's weight in gold. After an hour or so of playing my new V30 amp, I noticed that I was getting massive pops whenever I changed from the drive channel to the clean, but never the other way round. I made Andertons aware of this pretty sharpish, they didn't offer any real advice outside of the usual try a different cable thing (which I did, no joy), so I took a punt and contacted Victory direct. Got a reply from Andy the next day, who is the top service guy there, who suggested it might be a faulty preamp valve. I put together a little video for him demonstrating how bad it was, and after a discussion between him and Martin (Kidd, from Cornford Amps fame) they said that it was actually a faulty mute circuit. Couple of emails between them and Andertons with me copied in as well and everyone had agreed that I should just take mine back and swap it out for a new one. Here is a reason to always keep the box... Popped in, swapped amp, job done. Re-tested their demo one which definitely didn't pop so I wasn't going mad, and came out with a brand new one that doesn't pop at all. In fact I'd say it sounds meatier yet clearer than the old one, suggesting to me that there might've been a catastrophic failure somewhere on the board somewhere. It was all handled so professionally yet friendly on both sides, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either company to anyone. Victory especially were superb, and I'm glad I bought from a smaller British firm rather than just buy a Mesa Boogie now. Unfortunately I also got round to trying some Les Pauls, and I now want one of those too. I've chosen the guitar I want, I just can't decide on colour. Tempted to buy both then send back the one I don't like. Expensive trip was expensive!

Massive bullet dodged. She's being a PITA before you've even given her any money, imagine what she'll be like afterwards.

WWED I should get stickers made up.

It's a nice to have, but tbh it's really not needed unless you're running different tracks day in, day out. For the most part you'll find one setting that works for 95% of roads, and one setting that works for 95% of tracks. If you're the kind of person who rocks up to a track day and constantly adjusts aero, ARBs, tyre pressures and damper settings then I can see a genuine use for it, otherwise it's just a bit gimmicky. Be handy for initial tuning for sure, save a lot of time, but other than that's it's just a gadget. You may be able to get it to work with other brands as it's just a little motor that spins the adjustment knob, but I wouldn't like to say for sure.

My 6 Plus is the first phone I've kept for more than a year, I'll admit. It does everything so very well, so I didn't feel the need to upgrade to the S, nor the 7. I will be getting the 7S/8/X/whatever it's called this year, simply because it's now starting to feel a bit sluggish with new apps. No surprises there though, it's a four year old design!

Sorry bud, but that's absolute nonsense. "Inevitable as an Apple device owner, you will one day find yourself swearing about their ecosystem because it is cringeworthy", what utter tosh. In ten years it's never bothered me in the slightest People are buying Android devices because they're a heck of a lot cheaper. That's it. They do exactly what an iPhone does, but they do it differently for less. If I were starting again with no history of either OS I might well choose Android too simply based on a better spec device at a lower price. Or I might not. There's plenty of people who switch to Android, realise it's not for them and switch back (me included), to say that they don't is just daft. All iTunes songs are DRM-free, so what's your Mum's problem? And given that most people are switching to streaming services these days like Spotify etc, why is that even an issue any more? This started off as a reasonable conversation and I agreed with some of your earlier points, but I can't argue on this level with a fanboy. Apple do some things well, Android does some things well, and both do some things terribly. Two different ways of doing things, but neither is better nor worse overall.

Because they make the best product for my needs. Why would I choose something inferior (for my purposes) just because it's seen as more fashionable not to be fashionable? Given that Androids outsell iPhones now, surely the sheeple now own an Android phone? Tbh once you start using the fashion argument about phones and OSeseses I'm reluctant to continue a sensible debate. I don't use a PC over a Mac because I want to be cool, I use it because I want to play games which I can't do as easily on a Mac. I have no moral issues with Apple at all. They're no worse than any other large corporation, and given that their customer service is awesome I'll forgive almost any minor discretions.

...and of course, it only cost £50 when she asks.