DaveH

Oh, and as a probably very uninteresting aside, the TomTom map is so good it knows the road layout in the car park of the new B&Q store they've just built in Sheffield!

I bought an IPAQ 2210 at the weekend, TomTom3 inc wired GPS and TomTom car kit. Its a fantastic piece of kit, not quite

Cheers for that fellas, one Q car coming up. Out of interest, did they ever make a 1.4 estate?

I decided last night that the "4x4 Turbo" badge on the back of the car had to go. I know some of you guys have replaced yours with "1.6" badges but where did you get them from, a scrappy or dealer? If dealer, anyone got a part number? Thankyou kindly.

Doesn't the 4x4 have a multi-link rear suspension setup versus the vRS's ever so sophisticated torsion beam :eek:?

Thanks guys, a very enjoyable day despite not participating in the track day. Next time? Thanks to those people who took time to speak to me, you made a newbie feel very welcome.

Might have to do that DGW, sounds sensible. Must have a look at the manual too!

That's a good question. I bought it with 16k on the clock and the service record showed it had been serviced at 11k. Part of the purchase 'deal' was that the dealer didn't service it at the point of sale but did the 20k service for free. From those discussions I assumed it was on fixed service intervals but now I'm not so sure.

Would RS bits fit? I've been pondering this one as its lower and harder without being too harsh.

Mines due at ~18750 according to the indicator but it shouldn't be due until 20000. The dealership said just ignore it!

A collegue has just recieved notice of a speeding ticket, 81mph on the M180 just outside of Scunthorpe. 81mph on the motorway, very, very harsh I feel. Anyway, he is now interested in detectors/jammers. I know jammers are a little iffy on the legal side so my question is this, how effective are the laser detectors e.g. the laser alert on the road angel. Anyone any experience?

Quite sadly, I've made a spreadsheet to calculate at what point to swap the rear tyres to the front and vise versa such that all tyres need replacement at the same time. I did have a nasty experience with different tyres front and rear though.

Cheers for that fellas, sound advice. I do like the sound of the interative process that seems to be a Jabba remap, I didn't realise you had the chance to comment on the map and ask for changes. I'll be coming down to the national day to blag a few passenger rides in various 'chipped' cars and of course canvassing the opinion of the owners. Any info on how long it will be before Jabba are doing OBD custom remapping?

I guess its all down to reputation then, suppose its usually the best method anyway. I get paid to investigate, assess and recommend engineering upgrades, I guess I just can't help wanting to get down into the detail of how each company achieves their gains and why they aren't all equal. Someone put me out of my misery!

This is a wee bit confusing, how come some posts were done tomorrow? Anyway, I think analysing each map is beyond my requirements (and capability). Lets come out and say it then, enough of the political wording, most companies seem to offer 210bhp, 220lbft or there abouts. Jabba offer 230bhp typically. Is this purely down to the fact that they map per engine and other software is cautious to ensure compatibility across all engines or do Jabba tweak settings, e.g. boost, that bit further than everyone else? (One and the same thing?) Jabba have an excellent reputation, I was just wondering thats all.

I don't think its unreasonable to know e.g. what boost levels they're running. APR quite happily state that they run 1 bar, am I really any closer to starting up my own chipping business, don't think so?! How are you supposed to judge how safely/well engineered the product is otherwise, I for one would prefer to sacrifice an amount of bhp if it meant a 100% increase in engine longevity.

Although a while off yet, I've started reading up on the various 'chipping' options (4x4). Using this and other forums, you soon start to get a feeling for who is well regarded and who is not. Information on the likely results of the various companies' remaps is also relatively easy to find but does anyone know what is actually done by each company in their remap? For example, APR state that their chips are 1 bar and for the sake of engine longevity and driveability they don't 'boost spike' like other companies. Revo state that they change 32 (from memory) tables in the ECU to get their map, whereas other companies only change a few, implying that more is better. Is the technical info out there to allow a detailed comparison or should I get back in my mechanical engineer box? :rubchin:

Oh, so there wasn't anything else to it than random clicking at the door. Very cool.

I'm out, but i'm not quite sure how, i'm sure there was supposed to be more to it than random clicking around the door. Anyway, breakfast time. See you later people.

What do I do with the screwdriver, my life is wasting away!

LadyLoki - not at all but it must have made sense to some bit of me cos i found it!! Thankyou Tori.

Maybe try clicking the pillow so that it lifts up, then click by the headboard. Was that where it was lurking? Btw, where do i find that damned battery!!!!

Where do you click to get behind the bed then?