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What the hell have they done to that poor Jag?!

TigerSeal is what you need

And the V5?

What did they say when you rang them and asked them what the code was? Again though, how did you get your V5 and tax disc reminders through?

I would want the Mini for the drive, but I'd want the VXR for the looks. Vauxhall got the styling bang-on with that car, they really did.

I was swapping some exhausts over on a mate's car on Saturday, and had to Dremel off a particularly stuck bolt. It was all going fine until the entire head of the Dremel, complete with cutting disc still rotating at 10,000RPM, flung itself off the main unit and caught me across my knuckles. It wasn't until I looked at the tiny nick on one knuckle (literally only just broke the skin) that I kinda stopped and realised just how incredibly fortunate I'd been to not lose a finger completely. That would've put a downer on the day somewhat I suspect.

I agree with you, there was no need to speak to Rebecca in that way and a more gentle approach would've sufficed I suspect. Trouble is that we all expect the BiB to be completely perfect 100% of the time, despite the fact that they're only human like the rest of us at the end of the day. I don't want that to sound like an excuse for some of them being arrogant beyond belief, and indeed my last encounter with an officer of the law left a very bad impression, but I do try and remember that all the others I've met both socially and in an official capacity have treated me with courtesy.

Just for a bit of Devil's Advocate... What if that police officer that stopped Rebecca had the day previous been called to attend an RTC where there was a fatality, and the incident had been caused by someone texting on their mobile phone at the time? That would clearly effect the person in a way that may mean they give out severe b*llockings for that crime and just accept that they'd rather been seen to be on a power trip but make a difference and save a life. Or perhaps the last time they spoke to someone about using a mobile phone in a jam that person turned very nasty and tried to assault the BiB? Again, you wouldn't want to make that mistake twice.

No, it should've been registered to your address. How did you get the V5 anyway, given it doesn't have your address on? Did you not realise then that it needed changing?

Wouldn't want to be bitten by one of those, they'll take your hand off!

I'm not sure what you're asking, really. If you can't afford or don't like the deal then don't go through with it, although if it were me and someone would actually take a cat c Hyundai coupe auto off my hands at all I'd be grateful, even better if it's the guy I want to buy a car off.

Who?

I'm going with belts.

So how do you get your tax reminder? Or any NIPs? Does it need to be your home address? No, I guess not as if you were a student then it would be perfectly acceptable to have any relevant mail delivered to your parent's house still, but clearly having it in the name of some random business you just happened to buy a car off isn't an acceptable situation. Tbh I';d be glad that they caught the mistake before something happened that means I missed an important piece of mail: See my first line for details. Let me re-phrase the question for you: Why do you think it's perfectly okay to have the registered keeper's address nowhere near where the registered keeper lives, or has regular contact with?

Best setup for what? Go or show? Budget? Style? With or without tyres?

Always 18's IMHO, but Lexx is spot-on for the reasons why.

Read the blurb that goes with it on PH, it gives a good indication as to the mental nature of different types of bikers. He's definitely in the third category!

I've added both your names to the list, not really sure when that means you'll get hold of him but I'm sure he'll still have fun

Motorway? DC? Long empty stretch of well-sighted road? There must be loads of places in WY to do that, just get out of the cities.

It's not an alignment you need as such, it's an adjustment of the camber to make the wheel stand up straight. At the moment you've got negative camber which is great for the handling but will naturally wear more on the insides. That's how I have my cars set up along with a little toe out, but it's very much each to their own. That does look like very excessive wear though, even though it very well might be within the OEM approved limits of adjustment.

The reason that the police seem to have an attitude when you first meet them is that they have to convey a level of authority very quickly, and make it very clear that they are in charge. Same thing with teaching kids, if you start off being soft and polite then it's impossible to get the command level of respect back later on. A BiB can always soften the tone once they realise you're not a complete idiot, but they have to assume that everyone they speak to is else they'd never get anywhere. I've only ever met one police officer that I thought was a complete *****, and even then I considered him to be a ***** who just happened to wear a uniform.

Wavs? What is this, the mid-90s again?!

Does the iTunes version have more tracks on it than the buy-in-the-shop CD? I prefer to buy from iTunes for that reason, since I don't use CDs any more I'd rather have the extra tracks.

Not for me it's not, still free PH for fun cars AT for normal stuff eBay if I'm desperate

Very subtle