Musicman

Ulp. :shock: both of 'em spin out on exactly the same spot on the line. Guess the other guy was lucky he didn't hit it right. :?

Have them custom made to your own design? http://www.imagewheels.co.uk/

Watch it in France http://www.carsource.co.uk/latest-news- ... id=3011153 From my reading of that, it's likely a ban in one EU country will result in a ban in all of them within the foreseeable future.

Paperhat - we're a print management/procurement company

But they do help protect you from the U-Boat attacks... it's about time the Police did something about them instead of going after speeding cars all the time. :x

I think you got your coat :-P

Isn't that Portmerion?

As in Mk 2 Scirocco Storm 'Havana Brown' (LK8Y)?

Damn! I was watching the programme, but missed it :(

bristolbaron: a nudge under 95,000 (94,750-ish)

I can't help that much, but if I may perform a slight hijack and widen debate as I was about to post almost exactly the same topic from the buyer's perspective... I went to look at a stock, early G60 in Orpington on Saturday which is beautifully turned out. Apart from one 10p sized bit of rust under the rear lights and a small collection of stone chips on the bumper, the bodywork is immaculate. The underside looks clean and the engine sounds silky and pulls strongly, grey leather interior is very tidy with only slight wear on the driver's bolster. All leccy toys present and working. I reckon with a few hundred pounds spent on it, it could hold it's own in a show and shine. Thing is, the vendor purchased it two years ago at auction and as he runs a garage, he's been servicing it himself (new CV joint about 2 weeks ago being the most recent). The one departure from standard is the removal of the cat. He's asking £3000 for it, but I'm wary of a G60 without any service history. As far as he's concerned, the charger has never been rebuilt, so I guess I should budget for a visit to G-werks... Is it a 'walk away' item, how much should a service history be worth?

Experience from Vortex of shipping costs to the US with Scirocco bumpers seems to be in the region of $200-$250, if that's any guide (front weighs 19 pounds, rear 16 lb, but the size also makes a big difference with bumpers).

Um, much as I agree entirely with you about people driving too close behind (especially with blinding lights up front) and the lack of wisdom of parking a tractor in the road, I understand VR6's comments. The definition of 'safe speed for the conditions' that I've always operated by is that should I need to, I can stop if there were an unavoidable obstacle in the road ahead of me. If the tractor had been stopped across the entire road instead of just to one side (perhaps with a trailer, or if it had already been involved in a collision with another vehicle) from your description of events, I understand you would have gone straight into it. I've lived in rural mid-Wales and I know what habits you can get into when the roads are almost always empty, but you have to bear in mind that something unexpected may be just round the next bend. Just my 2p. :? Glad you came out unscathed :wink:

Try driving a standard Mk 2 Scirocco some time... :gag: [my 280mm disc conversion makes life a lot less fraught]

There's been a bit of a hoo-ha in Sutton about a bus lane on the one way system. One stretch is about 15 feet long and ends at the turn off to the big B&Q. Quite naturally, people often clip the edge of it as they're turning left off the main road. The cameras are nicely trained on the broad white line and TfL have been issuing tickets to people whose tyres have strayed as little as two inches into (not over) it, to the tune of 200 per month, IIRC. TBH, I don't have a problem with bus lanes. Buses are a very efficient way to move lots of people round cities relatively quickly. I mourn the imminent demise of the Routemaster and its hop-on, hop-off convenience, but given the volume of traffic on the roads, bus lanes are one of the few things that can help keep the service on schedule and encourage people to use them and not drive when they don't need to. I don't even have a problem with monitoring lanes and issuing fines for people who drive in them when they're not supposed to be there. However, sending people a £50 fine for drifting two inches into a lane when performing a routine road manoeuvre betrays a very warped sense of humour, or sadistic tendencies. FFS! Local paper have been running a campaign for several months, but TfL refuse to back down. :snipersmile:

No. "Poof's car" image, obviously. :snipersmile:

Might also be worth trying David_h at tunershop.co.uk http://www.no-rice.com/forum/index.php?p=vt&tid=536 A set (with one very lightly kerbed) fitted with Federal tyres were for sale on e38 in June for £500

Brock B2? I like 'em and reckon they'd suit a Corrado nicely. Styledynamix have some new ones (7.5 ET25 / 9X16 ET15) with tyres on clearance at the moment for £650 http://www.styledynamix.co.uk/clearance.html

Mind if I use that info? ;) http://www.cybertects.co.uk/scirocco/wheels/ (all corrections gratefully received - I've a suspicion some of the original data I had to work with is slightly inaccurate)

Can they run another set of messages to tell people that doing 95 mph in the inside lane is not advisable when there is traffic merging from two slip roads on the left and a truck just past the junction so you have to suddenly brake and pull out in front of a car in the middle lane that you just passed on the inside? (I narrowly avoided an 'incident' on Saturday on the M4 near Reading because of a twunt in a Volvo doing precisely this)

:D I'd take the Aston even without them :)

I did get a rather more interesting response to a follow-up question on use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras, though: ------ Musicman: I was wondering what your views are on the limits for data retention and use of information gathered from Automatic Number Plate Recognintion systems. How long should it be retained? What purposes should it be put to in law enforcement outside of matters directly related to traffic policing? RBrunstrom: Good question. Give me a few minutes and I'll give you a good answer. RBrunstrom: Musicman - ANPR cameras are primarily used for crime fighting. RBrunstrom: They are to catch criminals (who are very vulnerable when using the roads), people with no insurance, people who refuse to pay their car tax, people with no driving license, wanted people, people who refuse to pay their fines etc, etc. We have agreed data retention times with the Information Commissioner because of course it is necessary for us to be able to show that we have destroyed information about the innocent use of the road by innocent people, so generally speaking, we keep the data only for a couple of months. Musicman: So you would rule out the use ANPR data for monitoring of suspicious patterns of movement? RBrunstrom:Musicman - no. Sorry I didn't make myself clear. We definitely do use ANPR cameras to monitor suspicious patterns of movement. We know that the vast majority of people using the roads (95%) are law abiding citizens who deserve to be able to go about their business without hinderance by the police. The other 5% need to be dealt with by the police and this includes monitoring the movement of active criminals. We want them to know that we are on their case. ------ So, he has no problem monitoring your journey patterns using ANPR and using that information to target you for investigation if they think you're up to no good from where and when you're going places. :?

As it happens, Richard Brunstrom was doing a web chat on the North Wales Police web site today. It took the opportunity to ask him directly. Word from the man himself: ----------- RBrunstrom: Good afternoon/Prynhawn da Mon Oct 10 2005 14:00:39 GMT+0100 (BST) User adviser entered room Musicman: hello RBrunstrom: Hello Musicman. Do you have a question? Mon Oct 10 2005 14:01:53 GMT+0100 (BST) User frog1 entered room Musicman: Yes, thanks. I was wondering if the report on Sky News' web site today that you were announcing 'plans to hide' speed cameras in cats' eyes were accurate? - I wasn't able to find anything about the story in other media. RBrunstrom: Musicman - I haven't see SkyNews website but I can assure you that the report is totally inaccurate. It is possible to hide a speed camera in cats eyes but we have no intention of doing so. Musicman: Accurate journalism strikes again :) Mon Oct 10 2005 14:05:17 GMT+0100 (BST) User fmc entered room RBrunstrom: You are dead right. You have probably noticed when you read a story in the papers that you know about personally that they always get the details wrong. ------ So, it's hooey.

So nice to be following in the footsteps of a country like Malaysia... The Malaysian constitution does not recognise any right to privacy. In 2001 Malaysia became the first country in the world to introduce compulsory biometric national identity cards. In January 1999 "it was announced that Muslim couples married in the Malaysian capital will be issued cards with computer chips so Islamic police can instantly verify their vows and the police will be equipped with portable card readers." [ privacyinternational.org ] Whoop-de-do :?

Girlfriend with a weak bladder?