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It's just a really poor name for a really poor car. Had a good look round one at the PHSS in Luton the other week, it's just an incredibly shoddy and cheap looking car. I'd rather a Kia at that sort of price.

Billionty times better

I think you mean 'who', not 'how'. And of course people care how words are pronounced, as it would make life significantly more difficult if we all pronounced words differently. It's called 'language', and that's how they work: By people using a common form so that they can be understood.

I already covered that Anything that isn't the regular marque would be okay to post stock (so any of those on here would be fine) as they're not something that people see every single day, unless it's SMD's Jag It's just stock car pictures of a given club that I find pointless IYSWIM. Might as well just post a pic from the brochure.

Except that Neesahn is the correct pronunciation. Japanese, innit. That's actually a bad UK translation, and we're fully in the wrong on that one. See also Braun (Brown) and Nike (Nykee, although most people get that right these days). Up would be a good name. up! is a crap one, as it breaks all sorts of grammar rules. Cee'd and Procee'd I can live with.

Adam is an incredibly stupid name for a car, no argument here. It's nearly as bad as Ka. Nearly.

No fear, the shine from your tinfoil hat will keep them away

Only if they agree with me, of course

Ooh, this thread got far more interesting comments than I'd expected, been out all day so first chance to catch up. All valid points made by folks, I don't think there's a right or wrong, it was just something I noticed that I found a bit weird. Genuinely not having a pop or trying to alienate anyone, the most important thing is that that the buyer has got a car they're really happy with and proud of.

Early here, my moaning knows no time limits!

Noooo, I get the point of a welcome post saying how happy they are with their new car, and a description of it. I totally get that. I did that here, deffo. It's the dull pic of a stock car thing to other owners I don't get.

I dun geddit. Why do people, after purchasing a new car that isn't modified in any way from how it left the factory, come to an owner's club forum and then post pics of it? Now, I appreciate it's new to them and they want to look at it lots, and I get why people post pics of other marques on a one-marque club (like matey did the other day on here with his Mustang) as it's different to everything else on there, but otherwise it's just completely pointless. Do they think that people are going to go "Oh wow, a completely OEM car in Resale Grey! How incredibly novel! Looks amazing!"? Really, we're all just sitting there casting a critical eye of the quality of the photograph, the locale or the cleanliness of the car rather than the actual car itself. Mainly because we've seen it a million times before. I really don't get that. Not aimed at anyone on here, it was someone on the Porker forum who put up a shot of their car which was an early 997, in silver, with the default wheels, on their driveway. Now clearly I like 911s, but this could not have looked any more bland if it had been an Audi A4 TDi in aforementioned grey. There followed a few polite posts of "Terrific", "Lovely", "Beautiful", but I can't help but feel these people were just being nice for the sake of it: Certainly a flat photo of a silver 997.1 is not terrific, lovely, nor beautiful. So why? Pretty sure I didn't do it with my Zed on here (and if I'm wrong and someone is sad enough to search back through my posts, I shall take my mocking chastisement like a man!), and I just can't fathom it.

The Bose are excellent, I borrowed a mate's pair for my trip to Rome and it made all the difference on the flight. I didn't have any music running through them, just the noise cancelling ability made it so much more enjoyable. As for buying, I'd just find the cheapest reputable place on the interweb and buy them from there, on a credit card.

You have done 2 and 3. You said they should be means tested, and you don't want people who fail that to have benefits or the car. Please don't try and gain sympathy now by twisting what you've written. We have take the time to read the thread, and somewhere amongst your ramblings we have a rough idea of where you stand, thanks.

And what happened when you filmed this on your mobile and reported him?

Really, we should be offing people when they hit 65, not giving them a bus pass. Save a fortune!

Which is ironic, coming from someone who works for the NHS for two days a week, who must see the benefit to the disabled these things bring.

GLOL

Lol me and Stu clearly on the same wavelength!

Well, you did, because you said they should have a great big sticker on the side of their cars. Okay, reason me this: What difference is there between the state giving someone a car costing £200 a month, and the state giving them £200 a month to spend on a car that they can top up? How does one cost you more than the other? Not all disabled people are the same, and giving them a choice is a good thing.

So basically, you're saying that if you're disabled then tough luck, you deserve to be singled out as a cripple forever? Dude, I'm as hard-nosed as they come, but even I find that a bit cold. I would rather my tax money go to getting disabled people cars than to anyone who chooses to breed. That's a much bigger waste of money, as they have a choice: I'm pretty sure that the disabled do not.

I agree with Ddcboyle. Give them a certain amount, if they want to top it up then go ahead. If I was crippled suddenly I'd like the choice to drive something fun rather than a generic flid wagon, thank you very much.

...which is why you get my vote bud

I've got two on mine. NNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWMMMMMMMM Yeah, that quick.

Best not go near The Onion then