Stopped by police? Yes - my car was marked as "stolen" (thanks to numberplates being nicked), so I've been pulled twice. Neither for my driving.
Ran a red? Yes - once, on a well sighted junction at 3AM.
Hit a stationary object while parking? Yes - once. Touched a wall. No damage.
Take risks? Yes - getting in my car is a risk. I do drive fast, and I overtake frequently - but I don't take unnecessary risks. Poor questions.
Suffer road rage? Yes - only to utter ****tards.
Speeding? Yes - I drive at a speed I find suitable to the conditions. Sometimes this is below, and sometimes this is above, an arbitrary number.
Scare others? Yes - my Mum. But she is the sort of person who associates noise / RPM with speed, which means going above 2,500 RPM brings on "your going too fast"....
EDIT - Been driving just over 2 years, done about 40k miles in that time. I'd say sim-racing helps... but only with car control at or above the limit (where other drivers tend to freeze in fright...)
Ran a red? Yes - once, on a well sighted junction at 3AM.
Hit a stationary object while parking? Yes - once. Touched a wall. No damage.
Take risks? Yes - getting in my car is a risk. I do drive fast, and I overtake frequently - but I don't take unnecessary risks. Poor questions.
Suffer road rage? Yes - only to utter ****tards.
Speeding? Yes - I drive at a speed I find suitable to the conditions. Sometimes this is below, and sometimes this is above, an arbitrary number.
Scare others? Yes - my Mum. But she is the sort of person who associates noise / RPM with speed, which means going above 2,500 RPM brings on "your going too fast"....
EDIT - Been driving just over 2 years, done about 40k miles in that time. I'd say sim-racing helps... but only with car control at or above the limit (where other drivers tend to freeze in fright...)
In a perfect world you want to hear music "as the artist intended".
Sometimes the artist wanted mellow tunes to chill you out, and sometimes they wanted to rape your ears... it's part of the experience.
Theres nothing quite like a bass drop you can literally feel in your heart.
None of those lights are OEM - they are all the "wrong" colour temp to be able to see best, and they all appear to be (glare city) reflectors as well.
Spot the difference between HID's in reflectors:
And OEM stuff in projectors:
A new bike for £550 is probably going to be less reliable than a decent second hand one... I know what i'd rather ride at least.
I would just like to point out that not all Xenons / HID's are blue.
98% of OEM-fitted Xenon's are 4300k which is white with a yellow tinge - it's only the very early Xenons-in-reflector-housings which seem to be blue (i.e. Civic FN2, early Omega's, Laguna's).
98% of OEM-fitted Xenon's are 4300k which is white with a yellow tinge - it's only the very early Xenons-in-reflector-housings which seem to be blue (i.e. Civic FN2, early Omega's, Laguna's).
So your saying your MOT station think you can't pass an MOT with HID's?
Why? To my knowledge, HID's etc still aren't part of the MOT.
Mines due soon, and has OEM lights projectors (but retrofitted)...hoping for no issues.
Not on all cars... Several run better with it removed / disabled / blanked.
I'm not sure on the legalities (i'd imagine that modifying a car with the intent of increasing emissions breaks something or other...), but you'll have no problem passing a UK MOT with it bypassed, and i've not heard of any issues in Ireland either.
(The EGR bypass is a common 75 / ZT / e46/ Freelander mod)
*braces for EPIC flaming*
A new boot / spoiler for my car...
A new boot / spoiler for my car...
That was for the ZT (CDTi)... the ZS is going to be even more.
And there is no way you'd get insured on the LPG one. It's the most powerful FWD ZT, and further more is a very very VERY ropey example at that.
26mm in the middle, larger at the end.
EDIT - You can get 20mm cameras for the same price, though... I got a camera (bare camera, just a 12v in and composite out) for £18, which is now fitted as my reversing camera.
Its not the MD80. It's called the "DVR016".
This is mine:
EDIT - Quality is ok. Mic is crap. Seems not to record everything (the camera is designed to run whenever the car is in motion, and is my own insurance in case I get some sort of false claim) which is *very* annoying.
For example, recorded my drive from work, to my GF's house, to home, then to a destination 50 miles away. NONE of the return to my house, but then from my house, to my GF's and then home... the only bit I wanted was the missing bit!
It also gets a bit hot.
HOWEVER, it was £16, and will switch on / off automatically, and cycle record. So for me, t's worth it.
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here comes the rant...
I always listen to music in the car. It sounds retarded, as the mic on my camera isn't very good, but at 5x speed it sounds awful. Plus, over a certain level of bass, it goes from a quiet rumbling, to very *very* loud white noise.
I would love to dub something smoothing over the top (ala this), but one of my pet hates is "unrelated" music on YouTube - if it's not directly related to the video i'd rather just listen to my own music.
HOWEVER, I think I might just give it a try anyway...
On a good day... from my door to the campus takes an hour and a half including the walk from the car park.
Oh and for a slightly less racy suggestion - Saab 93 / 95. Comfortable, epic toys and depreciate like mad after 6 years. More of a mile-muncher than a Sports saloon (even with the "hot" Aero models). Engines (diesel at least) is stolen from a Vectra, not the most refined beasts... But the insurance would be cheap
A bit on the large side, but everyone seems to think that they "need" a small diesel car so it's driving values through the roof - larger cars (esp bigger petrols) seem to be looking like a lot better financial bet
A bit on the large side, but everyone seems to think that they "need" a small diesel car so it's driving values through the roof - larger cars (esp bigger petrols) seem to be looking like a lot better financial bet
Some examples. Most have leather, none appear to have heated seats, all have cruise.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/cl ... odel/zt/make/mg/postcode/
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2002-MG- ... 45f827b741#ht_1018wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-52- ... 41563ae482#ht_1336wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZT-T- ... m415631a0c6#ht_877wt_1139
BMW M47 - it's an e46 320d engine, but with a single vane turbo (i.e. none of the 320d-turbo-shitting-themselves problems apply), and a little less power (115-135 BHP).
A decent HU with aux-in can be yours for £30 - or at least thats what I paid for my Kenwood W3041 from Cash Converters - sell for even less on eBay. I mean you've got a second hand car, with a second hand stereo... why not get a second hand stereo to go in it?
Wheel control adaptors are £25, tops. Some headunits don't even need them (i.e. in my car, any Kenwood with an IR input just slots in and the controls still work...)
Your spending £5k on a car, but your discounting cars based on the fact they don't have £75 of audio fitted?
Same for alloyz - £200 for a set of OEM ones on eBay if you look. Your spending £5k on a car, don't let £200 put you off ffs.
Hate to do the whole "recommend the car you drive" thing but...
if your looking at a Laguna, why not a Rover 75 / ZT? You can get a top-spec diesel (with cruise, heated seats, leather etc...) for <£3k. Surprisingly good cars underneath, but the "its a Rover" reputation has made them drop like a stone in value. Insurance is also quite low as well... i'm paying £1200 for the ZT at 19, TPFT. Could be £1100 if I went for a 75...
(don't look at the ZR / ZS - much more to insure. And much, much worse).
And why do you want fully comp? If you crashed your car, would you claim, considering the ass-raping premium you'd get the year after? What sort of excess would you need to have? As long as I don't crash my car every 2 years or so, it works out cheaper for third part for me...
Ignore aux / iPod sockets. You could fit a new headunit to give you this for £30 (if not less!)
So I have no idea why a Caterfield feels fast, because i've driven one, but drive a "Rover".
Whereas the fact you've never driven one, and do not own a Rover means you do know why the feel fast.
Riiiiight.
Were you born a woman, or does such an illogical argument come naturally?
And here it is (I think) (what I was looking for)
Episode 6...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion:_Earth_(TV_series)
Episode 6...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion:_Earth_(TV_series)
Name this Sci-Fi TV Show...
Really odd one here...
Ages ago (probably 5 years ago), there was a TV show on the Sci-Fi channel.
It was a UK-based show, and in the particular episode I was watching, a small village (near the coast...?) had been taken enswamped by some sort of unknown alien life form (it looked like a giant organic blob, which eventually became miles wide).
The military moved in to try to remove it, but failed, culminating in them using nuclear weapons on it.
Now looking at the tech used on the show (basic laptops), it would of been somewhere between 1995 - 2005.
I also thought that Leslie Grantham was in it (but I could be wrong...), and the only thing that looks likely from him is "The Uninvited"... but the description doesn't really ring a bell!
Now I have absolutely NO idea what it was called.
A virtual pint will be awarded to anyone who can work out WTF it was...
Ages ago (probably 5 years ago), there was a TV show on the Sci-Fi channel.
It was a UK-based show, and in the particular episode I was watching, a small village (near the coast...?) had been taken enswamped by some sort of unknown alien life form (it looked like a giant organic blob, which eventually became miles wide).
The military moved in to try to remove it, but failed, culminating in them using nuclear weapons on it.
Now looking at the tech used on the show (basic laptops), it would of been somewhere between 1995 - 2005.
I also thought that Leslie Grantham was in it (but I could be wrong...), and the only thing that looks likely from him is "The Uninvited"... but the description doesn't really ring a bell!
Now I have absolutely NO idea what it was called.
A virtual pint will be awarded to anyone who can work out WTF it was...
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