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Aaaah, I remember Briskoda. Its what we used to do before Facebook came along. Commendable.

That's good to hear. I think my mind is made up then. Cheers chaps. Just one question. The little plastic bottle thing on the back. Is that a bog standard soap reservoir, or some type of snow foam attachment?

Ey up. My rather costly Karcher has given up the will to live. I've taken it to bits and potentially it could need some very expensive bits to make it go again so I've got face on. I bought it about 7 years ago after my cheap Aldi one blew it's insides onto the pavement. I thought you get what you pay for so spent £150 on a half price Karcher which has only had light use and hasn't been worth the investment. So saw this at Screwfix. Cheap and cheerful. Is Nilfisk any good? Not really heard much about them tbh. http://m.screwfix.com/p/nilfisk-alto-c110-4-5-pca-x-tra-110bar-pressure-washer-1-4kw-230v/61462

Been a member since December 2004, after buying a proper vRS in 2003 which I kept for 3 years. Only had one other Skoda, a 1999 Cube van.

High curbs and high carbs.

So, There's a difference between polish and wax?

Saw this online. Lamborghini driver travelling too fast. Some numpty pulls out on him causing him to collide. If it was a Ford Fusion travelling too fast when some goober fails to give way, I wonder if it wod attract the same vitriol.

Golf R estate in development. This is the one I'd have. Rare as hens teeth and less likely to disappear from your drive. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/scoop/new-volkswagen-golf-r-estate-development

It depends on the length of the slip road, the power of your car, and your confidence in completing the overtake. For instance M18 J3 southbound is a ridiculously short slip which I never overtake on as it's too dangerous. Plus the dividing line runs out too soon and folk generally drift out into the offside lane too soon. M1 J37 southbound is about 2 miles long and nice and wide on a straight road downhill, so plenty of overtaking opportunities there. Too many folk overestimate the abilities of their car, and their own driving skill which often ends in disaster.

Don't buy a trailer, buy a roof box. Cheaper, less maintenance, easier to store and theft resistant. Also, fit a 12volt windscreen mounted TV/DVD system, then pretend the yeti is a small local cinema showing a selection of your favourite fillums.

I recently bought a 5 door 60 plate Golf GT TDI DSG with 22k on the clock from JCT600 in Sheffield. I searched auto trader for a similar spec Octavia, ignoring age and specifying the price I paid for the golf and it threw up 2 cars. Both the same age and with higher mileage. I appreciate that th'octavia is more powerful but I would have expected a raft of cheaper Octy's based on Skoda's VFM stance.

Someone had one on piston heads running 350bhp. Not sure how it drove though.

Prettier than the new Jeep Cherokee.

As above, don't discount the XF. It looks great from the outside, and even better from the inside. A neighbour has the XF sportbrake and it's an utterly gorgeous car. Its the only one I've seen in the metal as well, so pretty exclusive just now.

Speaking from a law enforcement background, you don't get many Porsche 911's stolen from people's drives (at least not oop north). The reasons being that a stolen 911 would stand out too much as there aren't that many about, and they would be harder to sell on as the market is smaller. I'd be far more concerned about having any Audi S Line, Golf Gti or Range Rover sport on my drive.

They're not trainers, but they will last you 10 years. AltBerg in North Yorkshire make some of the best quality footwear in Northern Europe. http://www.altberg.co.uk/product/travel-microlite/

My wife can be violent. Why only yesterday she threw a prawn cocktail at me. And that was just for starters!......

I know I'm mad, but I love Jeeps. Ever since owning a 1997 Grand Cherokee, the Tonka Toy qualities have stuck with me. This looks awesome, and in 'Trailhawk' spec would absolutely chin a Yeti on the rough stuff. Jeep Renegade

BMW 335i. Its the obvious choice, and I guarantee you will love it (until it goes wrong) lol.

I think this is true of the i8. That is a fantastic car and a bloody great piece of design. The i3 though is a bit meh IMO. Apart from the electric innards, it's not really doing anything revolutionary. The Audi A2 was doing all this light weight Ecomentalism in 1999.

I saw an i3 on the road the other day and it's a very odd looking vehicle really. Not futuristic or ground breaking. Just odd. The main oddity is the wheels. They're quite large in diameter (17inch?) but skinnier than Russel Brand's pantaloons. This has the effect of making the car look cartoonish, like a soap box racer or indeed a pram.

Sorry to hear this news John. Vikki has been around since I joined the forum. My wife passed away young and it's the hardest thing in the world to watch someone you love fade away and then go to sleep forever. Through all the anger at the world and agonising over why this stuff happens to good people, I learned that suffering like this makes the folk round the patient better people. There's no true answer to the question why? But if the love and support you gave her in her final days made those days easier, then you can take comfort in the knowledge that you did the right thing.

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You won't use it. Run outside in the wind and the rain and feel better.

I get spotify premium for "free" with my Vodafone contract. I have it installed on my iPhone and iPad. I got a Bose soundlink mini Bluetooth speaker for me birthday and I can genuinely say that the Spotify / Bose combination has changed my listening habits for life.