OllieVR6

No problem mate. I was planning on using them eventually anyway :)

Ooh interesting. I'll be watching this with interest. Definitely a 'toy' I'd like (along with climate control and electric seats haha).

Are these seats electric and/or heated?

Yeah these ones - http://www.caraudio4less.co.uk/vibe-blackair-5-v2-2-way-component-speaker-system-p-2658.html They'll probably need an amp.

I've got a pair of Vibe Black Air components. I know there is some snobbery about Vibe but they sounded great in my mates Type R. Sadly I don't have big enough pods for them so I got some 5.25" Kappas.

I have a brand new one waiting to go in. Your welcome to the old one but it's going to be 2-3 weeks before I fit it.

I forgot to mention, Amazon is probably your best bet (avoid ebay as you'll likely get a 'copy'). http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Office-Home-Business-2010/dp/B003FOYV4O/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1350412417&sr=8-4 We had to buy 20 copies at work and amazon was the cheapest! (Even compared to IT re sellers who don't provide to Jo Public). I know Dell also offer it as an option so could be worth comparing costs. Back to hardware - I also forgot about Lenovo. I've not had much experience of them but I think cost wise they are similar to Dell. My reasons for Dell are mostly based around two things. The NBD on site repairs and how modular they are. There isn't much that can't just be unplugged and replaced. I'm sure other business grade manufactures are the same (Lenovo, Toshiba and so on) but I would avoid home brands such as Packard Bell, Acer, Asus and so on. FWIW - Avoid 'glossy' screens like the plague!! Nothing worse than getting the reflection from lights or windows when your trying to work. Sadly they seem more common than anti glare these days (thanks Apple) but most business vendors off an anti glare alternative, you might have to ask for it. Lastly, SSD drives are the single best upgrade you can buy at the moment. I have one in my desktop at home and my work laptop. They are fantastic for speed, but even better in laptops as they have no moving parts it gives you extra battery juice.

Actually Windows 8 is based on 7 code so existing apps and drivers should just work. The problem with it is the interface. I've been trying out the release candidate and it's ****. I have a feeling Windows 8 will go the way of Vista! As for the new gen Intel's, Jim's right. they are quad core, the i7 just looks like an 8 core CPU to the hardware because of hyper threading.

As someone who buys a fair amount of work laptops, it's gotta be Dell. Have a look at Latitudes (they're the workhorse of the Dell family). You'll want Windows 7 Pro (not Windows 8 or home). You should also get the next business day on site if you get a dell (costs about £30 for 3 years I think) in case something goes wrong. Pays for itself if you use it once! Make sure you spec the processor with Intel i5 or i7. They are the same except the i7 has hyper threading, this helps if you run lots of apps at the same time, but I have an i5 in my work laptop and never once maxed it out with 7+ programs running at the same time! As for Hi def Youtube, that's pretty much down to your internet connection!

Sometimes. But then I think about what I could realistically afford to have instead. It would be as equally old and/or broken and not be as good in looks, noise or anything. Sent from my HTC One X

Pics pls! Got a feeling you might be local, where are you based?

Hey mate, car looks lovely! Not sure you'd catch me in an 'abandoned village near a nuclear plant' though :lol: How did you change the light in your rear clusters?

My mate just found this on Google maps: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=white+heart+pub+guildford&hl=en&ll=51.249953,-0.636653&spn=0.000567,0.001635&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.677964,107.138672&t=h&hq=white+heart+pub&hnear=Guildford,+Surrey,+United+Kingdom&z=20&layer=c&cbll=51.249953,-0.636653&panoid=cnMZJmabqTT85tj0adtlxg&cbp=12,4.2,,0,7.24

Hehe, I'm after the same parts in the same colour (when funds allow). I'll be interested to see what you get offered!

I've been meaning to ask about this. I have VCDS lite, it doesn't appear to display any temp readings at all. Are there some instructions somewhere?

There's a really tidy 16v parked up in Pirbright, driven past it on my new route home from work a couple if times. Think I'll keep going this way if I get to see a Corrado everyday!

Cheers Stone. I've decided to get some stainless from swampy anyway :)

Is this the same part as the fan switch?

And thanks for the offer mate!

I might have a couple of the interior bits you want. I'll check this week. Sent from my HTC One X

I take it you've used one and it's ok? If so I'll happily take one off your hands. Happy to pay for it!

Seal is out of stock though :( Sent from my HTC One X

Sweet, stainless is preferred. I'll drop you a pm swampy. Sent from my HTC One X

Is it correct to assume that if a part number returns no results on vw heritage, that it is either available from VW still or heritage don't stock it yet? The reason I ask is because I need one each of the following: N 0103664 N 0122265 These are the two bolts that hold the rad elbow to the rad. One is available from heritage, the other isn't.

Elbow available from classic parts new €8 Sent from my HTC One X