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i tend to avoid potholes regardless of car/suspension setup but i s'pose that comes from riding bikes as well. i always gets my goat when the wife hits pothles without trying to avoid them - never been pulled for it mind - maybe i'm just very discrete like kev ;) ...and as far as i'm concerned, if i'm avoiding such obstacles in the road due to the general disgraceful state they're in these days, i'm driving with far more due care and attention than people that don't try to avoid them.

i wouldn't critise the cops for pulling you for weaving around and 76 in a 50 seems a fair cop so i don't know what your beef is - not saying i don't do it but you've got to expect to be caught and thats not exactly a close margin how about being caught on a dual carriageway, national speed limit, doing 69mph believing the limit to be 70 by a speed camera in the middle of nowhere on the brow of a hill so no chance of seeing it in advance?? and getting told the limit is 60 because there isn't a 3m wide central reservation???!!!!!!!!!! now they were b45tards all right ...and on the point of people with points, there was an article i heard or read last week, can't remember precise figures, but it was something along the lines of - ......................in the past 5 years (since speed camera's) the percentage of drivers with 3 points or more has increased from less than 10% to more than 50%................. talk about bloody stealth taxes and criminalising people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

impressive -

surely you would have noticed if someone else was there? :oops:

i would kill for a set of borbets for mine, either black centres or silver as in "copy of after 2.jpg" above. i'm really concerned about how excited i get seeing pictures like that - they look sooooo goood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

being totally unbiased ;) :oops: I would say my balck electric cloth recaro's not yet in the classified but due for sale imminently

i think you'd be doing well to get 3k chris - i'd certainly take that bearing in mind the residual value of the car even if you sold it as is to be repaired. part ex golf tdi?

cat d it-tis.....

chris got a £4k+ payment for a car i think and paid £500 to get the car back? he'll tell you best

you should get a decent cash in lew fig and get it fixed cheap and cash in again :) i may have it off you

i've had this as well - you can wire numerous circuits into the system and the leccy seats were wired into it and rear demist - i didn't give a stuff about the wasted fuel as i jumped into my warm and cosy defrosted car every icy morning, as everyone else froze, scraping off ice etc...:? Only downside was a slightly warm bum from the seats and a sweaty crack occassionally ;) but i can live with that As stated above, Toad do a module but they're difficult to get hold of now as they're frowned upon in manual cars.

but what do you want from a presenter - wooden and boring or entertaining and (questionably) witty but can't drive except do power slides? BTW, i thought the feature where clarkson chased a touring car driver in a murciolago (probably spelt wrong) in an evo was quite good for a presenter and lets face it, having a "normal" driver as opposed to a professional racing driver review a car connects more with me - as they have a hoot around a track, screaming like a teenager at the power of the latest car they are fortunate enough to drive. Mr Needel, power sliding while effortlessly commentating, as stated previously, is a skill but shows he's totally non-plussed about the perofrmance and is used to far better from custom, proper racing cars. Hammond screaming like a banshee and saying inane, stupid things in the heat of the moment is more true to the way i'd feel and act doing his job :) :) :) What a hoot!!!!!! - and isn't it great to see it on screen !!??

i think many on here would have bought for that - i would have.....

i was at croft recently (BTCC) and plato was sat having a cuppa - stopped and had a chat and had a couple of snaps taken - what a totally nice chap!!!!!!!!!! ...very aggressive driver and great to watch as well....... Don't agree with the "both" vote above mind - i watch both but voted top gear as the superior show for entertainment value - Voting both is a pointless vote and voting none is totally irrelevant to the thread, shirly???!!!! Can we not get rid of the both and none option?????? Thats not what the thread is supposed to be about.....

i got one from lidl 7.99 last week

Thats the other deciding factor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What time do you look at the clock and does the rest of the family watch it. My 8yo daughter loves Top Gear and theres no chance of getting her to bed before 9 on sunday - (There again, i often come in and she's watching men and motors rallying or something as opposed to ceebeebies :) - Daddies Girl :). the wife has a chuckle at it as well but sits bored or leaves the room when 5th gear or any other car prog is on. thats the thing about top gear - i doesn't pretend to be anything but fun.

chris - i caught some of that but it is a satellite show isn't it? M&M's i think. It was a good show - would like the whole series to watch at leisure as some of the features and tips from experts are great - heres an idea chris - set off on a project like that guy and by the time you finish, your bonus will be restored and you can drive your creation :)

How do you generate a poll or is that a mods only thing? Leading on from the fifth gear thread and the pro's and cons of both these shows, here is my case for Top Gear. i found 5th gear last week embarrassing - they tried to get a car to do 200+mph and bought a lotus v8 that did 170 as std. This started at 18k i think. they then fitted a big turbo, mapped it, fitted NOS, broke the g/box twice, rebuilt the engine, spent 32k in total and achieved . . . . . . . . . . . .. 170mph!!!!!!! The mapping was crap and resulted in an engine rebuild, they had the engine and gearbox out and never replaced the clutch which ended up slipping when they fitted NOS (how dumb is that!!!!!!) and generally the whole episode was immensely embarrassing as they didn't have a clue. The runs were hyped up and Needel was portraying terror at trying to achieve 200mph with his full flame proof suit, helmet and racing gear etc..... ....and then this guy in an old sierra cossie saphirre comes along and blasts up the runway in jeans and t-shirt, one hand on the steering to crack 200mph with ease. The questions fielded and discussed by Needel and Plato (who I like) were equally embarrassing and showed total ignorance. Fair enough they can drive but having been in motorsport for so long, some knowledge is required when hosting a motor show. And that hairy geezr is the most obnoxious presenter i've ever come across and just wants to score points and be insulting wherever possible There were constant digs against Top Gear - they're now copying the fastest lap board originated on Top Gear - but this is half baked as their is no consistency as different drivers do differnet cars - but still a canny feature even if its plagiarised and glossed up with a computer. They seem to over-egg every report and I feel like they are trying to teach me to suck eggs. Very pretentious - but i'll still watch it for the cars. Anyway - Top Gear. It a laugh, its informative and not up its own ar5e, the guests are great - what did you reckon to the banter between clarkson and Trevor Eves this week - GREAT FUN! Desipite its car pornography label, i enjoy watching this show far more and its finishes far too quickly for my liking. As I sit watching, I catch the clock and think - SH!T!! Its 5 to 9, its nearly finished!!!!!! Watching Fifth Gear last night, I actually checked out the clock at 20 past 8, thinking, "Whens the next decent feature on, get on with it for gawds sake!" I think this is a great indicator of a good show - is it over before you realise and another hour of your life has passed away in the blink of an eye? or are you checking the clock at 20 past 8 bored but terrified you'll miss something good? :) *mod edit - poll added - Henny*

i always thought that you were insured for your losses - where does it say your car is bought off you? I'm sure this is a con by the insurance companies. chris, does nosky realise he's got to get his plate sorted? i would imagine this is going to be awkward.........

makems please!!! ....and to be picky - the barcodes up the road are called geordies ;)

still looking good mike - see the sunroof still works.

get the car back chris - it will live again - its not that bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....and if your robbing bits, i'll bring some wheels up and get the the rh's off!!!! give me a call!!!!!!

oops, forgot that bit - trundle, screech, crash, bang, wallop, kabooommmmmm! (enters wall of neighbour) ?! sob, cry, wimper, F&*KING STUPID CARS!!!!!!"

sorry.....sick friday afternoon humour coming out...

.....if i click on your look for " Take a listen" - do you get, "trundle, screech, crash, bang, wallop, kabooommmmmm!" (enters wall of neighbour) ?! :oops: