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Ekona

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  1. Okay, assuming you're on £350 p/w would you do an extra shift at the weekend for £70 then? On what I earn a week, and I wouldn't work a 6th day for the same amount pro rata. As I said, my spare time is more valuable than work time. Work to live, not live to work. That doesn't mean I don't do the graft when required, but it does mean that I do get to enjoy the time I have off.
  2. Most businesses need to set a minimum charge to cover themselves for the jobs that either turn into a nightmare or the ones that get cancelled or you **** up on and lose out. It's about trying to make sure you cover yourself for losses elsewhere in the business.
  3. Okay, let me re-phrase it a bit: If you were offered £40 to work one day extra a week, would you? It's all down to what you earn and what you need to earn that decides whether or not you'd charge high for a weekend work, I guess. Percentages, if you will. Why should I work for peanuts at the weekend if I don't need to? Why should anyone? Also, everyone always thinks that all the materials they choose are top quality. They're usually wrong. I'm sure that's not the case with you of course, just a generalisation.
  4. I can see the brakes intervening by gently applying themselves to the wheel in question, but surely not hard enough to fire the ABS? That would seem crazy, it only needs to slow the wheel a fraction not stop it rotating completely.
  5. You're not paying for the time, you're paying for the knowledge to do the job. Also there's nothing worse than people supplying their own kit, as not only do you lose your profit on the materials but also it tends to be any old crap and invariably bits missing which you then have to waste time with. They also have to pay for their own insurance which isn't cheap any more, plus all those lovely taxes that PAYE folks tend to forget that small businesses as well as Starbucks have to pay. £300 to give up half of a weekend seems more than fair to me. I wouldn't do it for less than that, my free time is more important to me.
  6. I wouldn't give hiim £100 for it. Why did they only put the valve on one side? Would've been better off on the midpipe.
  7. Sadly you can't have a pointy front end and high speed stability, as one is a trade off against the other. It's all about balancing the two really, although a bit of toe in at the rear could help with this. I don't think you're being a tart at all mate, it can take a while to get used to it, considering that all manufacturers set their cars up to understeer as it's the safer option. Sounds very much like you past the slip angle of the tyre, so basically if you'd have wound a bit of lock off you'd actually have found yourself turning quicker. That's a symptom of too much steering angle and too much speed, no biggie as we all do it especially in this weather.
  8. Why would you need two if you're not carrying a passenger? And what happens if you're in a car with four people?
  9. You only need as many hi-vis jackets as there are occupants in the car.
  10. And you're not insured. I'm sure you've looked into all this though, so just make sure you have fun and get lots of pics
  11. I couldn't imagine coming away afterwards with both my testicles intact if that's what you mean. Normal women are mental enough for me, I don't think I'd want to push my luck with a weapons grade nutter!
  12. Should you need AV software on a tablet though? More of a rhetorical question than anything.
  13. Not good. Once again, Android's greatest strength proves to also be it's biggest weakness.
  14. Judder could be tyre skipping over the surface where there's zero grip. ABS isn't possible to trigger unless your foot is full hard on the brake pedal and the wheel is locking, or unless you have a serious brake issue. With alignment settings you're only ever talking fractions of a degree to make a difference, and any toe setting that isn't in is going to feel mighty weird if you don't expect it. I'm betting you're finding the car far more eager to turn in though, yes? I have my cars set with toe out, which is great fun
  15. Hi-vis in the cabin for every passenger Spare bulbs all round Red triangle 2x breathalyser kits All you need.
  16. How do you know the ABS activated? Were you braking at the time? My guess would be that the TCS detected slip and killed the spark. Zero toe will make the car feel more skittish than you used to if you were running toe-in (which is very likely, most cars do as it gives more stability in a straight line).
  17. Mentalist. Her, not you. She'd stalk you and kill your bunnies in a flash.
  18. Blimey, they're taking their time over this, aren't they? Have they accepted liability yet?
  19. I'd be going a lot slower than 20mph in a red light district anyway
  20. Should be looking at the road, not the gauge I'd ignore it personally. If the car is otherwise fine, and it's not burning any oil, then I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
  21. Ekona

    F&F6 GTR-35

    The plot on the first one was ace, and aside from the Supra with the million gears it was pretty well acted too. Well, I thought it was, but then I'm not particularly known for my expert taste in films
  22. Ekona

    F&F6 GTR-35

    Looks brilliant. /sarcasm I saw an Alfa in the plane sequence!
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