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Harsh What did the police say when you called them?

100% her fault. Yes, he shouldn't have been on double yellows, but she was the only person who had control over the situation. It's as clear cut as they come, unfortunately for your step-mum.

Match whatever you've got on the rears, you don't really want to be mixing tyres on a new car and in the current conditions But yes, the VUS are significantly better than the 452 (which are now an outdated tyre) for not much more cash.

I would suggest that it could be cheaper to replace if there was a lovely crack in it, right in the driver's eyeline that could not be repaired IYSWIM. Then it would go via the insurer and you'd only pay your excess. £259 seems miles too cheap for a screen, but if it fits then it fits. Given the alternatives, I'd take a punt for that price.

He hasn't been on here in a month, and his inbox is full.

Silence. I couldn't live without silence. Sometimes it's just nice to sit in complete silence and let your mind wander. Quite handy when trying to sleep, too.

What's the head unit in it btw?

You could've at least put a link up...! Looks good, I hope it's an early '06 though see you'll be paying the higher VED for no extra gain, I'd expect the wheels to be immaculate, the rest of the car will be as seen when you paid the deposit. You have seen it already, right?

Couple of hundred quid was my first thought too.

I'd settle for a bone dry weekend, thanks. Anything to help Vettel scuttle off to win his third straight title!

There's only one team on the grid that would pull something like this, and they wear all red. None of the other teams would put themself in a situation where they would have to do that, full stop. RB play hard and fast on the technical front (airflow, engine maps etc), McLaren have been caught out with Ferrari docs before so they're not squeaky clean (although all the other teams do it too, they just got caught), but to deliberately penalise one of your own drivers to fix the grid, which also ends up screwing with other drivers? Nope, I cannot see anyone else trying that. I suspect there was a hell of a row behind the scenes between team bosses and Bernie after the race, but they've all been asked to keep quiet.

Never personally, but it's not unheard of. Not impossible the vehicle got 'missed' on the day in the workshop, and that the folks on the counter just stamped it up and charged it anyway, but that's still no excuse. I'd be livid. I always check my oil after someone's serviced it, regardless of who they are. Just in case...

Okay, so what must it have/not have? More than 4 cyl? RWD? Front, mid or rear engine? MPG? Loud or subtle? Anything else that the car must or must not do, really. Bodystyle, size, cost to run etc

You'll do exceptionally well to get a 981 for £35K, only one showing at OPCs right now and that's £38K. 987 Boxster and Caymans are bargains right now though, loads of them in budget. If you don't mind FWD then the new ST is worth a punt, as is the Scirocco. That money puts you into a TTRS which would be a fabulous every day car with plenty of poke. Tbh, I wouldn't look further than the M135i right now. It's pretty much the complete package at that sort of money.

Do we have figures for this? Would be nice to have, certainly could do well to back up a claim.

Yeah, I guess you're right. Like I say, it's just a personal thing that I like, and my voting reflected that. Top work from DoogyRev for sorting all this out regardless though

Am I the only one who thinks it would've been nice if the photos were related to the month in some way? There are a few in there (snow in the winter, sun in the summer, buds in the spring and lost leaves in the autumn) but some don't seem to be related to the month at all. I know there was absolutely no brief that they had to be, it's just a personal thing that I like to see in my motoring calendars when I flick over as the months pass. Some very, very impressive shots in there though.

Exactly why I'm still waiting for a response from the FO.

Hats!

Netflix is ace. I would use Lovefilm too but you have to pay for anything approaching a recent film, so the wider selection of Netflix works for me.

Either way, with Grosjean alongside and Maldonado behind Alonso is going to want to get out of there pretty quickly!

That's not quite what he said. He basically didn't comment on it at all, which was a shame as I wanted to hear his opinion on it.

I can't see any other team doing it, regardless of position in the championship. Neither can I see any other driver agreeing to it.

I don't get why he's like that though, 4 years ago he was 1 corner from winning the championship himself. Granted, he's been crap since the spring whacked him in the bounce, but I'd rather drive for a fair team in the middle of the pack than be a complete bitch for another driver at a top team. Can you imagine Webber or Button doing the same for Lewis or Seb?!

I want to hear what Bernie, Martin and Christian say about it.