RichardS

Well, I picked the car up today and was left £883 lighter in the wallet department..... ......the headlamp was more damaged than I originally thought, once they took it out; so it definitely needed replacing (I have the old one back for spares - bulbs and ballasts are expensive). Plus when I saw it in daylight, I noticed that the lower grill and left hand foglight trim were also broken. Still at least nothing else was damaged; the paintwork was fine and the excessive gap between the front wing and bonnet disappeared and returned to normal once the broken light was pulled out. Could have been a lot worse - and certainly not worth claiming on my insurance for!! Richard:yinyang:

I saw this on the front page of the Eastern Daily Press (on holiday in Norfolk this week); and that was my first thought too....:no:

Good call Allan.... ......always a risk buying overseas mate! Richard:thumbup1:

A belated happy birthday mate! Richard:punk:

A belated happy birthday Sean! Richard:thumbup1:

How about this one.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0CTSCpZSVE

Me too mate - again I have heard it played on Planet Rock a few times of late and could not resist downloading it for a rock music compilation in the car!! Richard:punk:

Probaly for the best mate.... I'll let you know!!

I know - it's been played on Planet Rock all week..... I love it; and Slash is truly a guitar god!!!

heh heh - agreed mate!! You lightened the mood so I went a stage further....:biggrin: So let's just get back to some great music..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5EacPgfko Richard:punk:

No mate - lips are sealed..... .....but that's a great song you have chosen; and here's another I thought of on the same theme...LOL Richard:rofl:

Heard this on Planet Rock this morning.... ......thought it worth a play!! Richard:yinyang:

Hey Joel - I'd love to mate; but the route from here is more cross country with the A1/A505; as opposed to the southern stretch of the M11 - so I wouldn't pass through Essex......:blush:

I have a suggestion for tonight.... Not a great song (IMO) but I am dedicating it to a banned member who stole from many people on here; pleading that life dealt him a bad hand. However he has somehow dragged himself back from the brink and bought himself a tidy 62 plate motor. Using ill gotten gains - who knows? All I can say is good luck to him - but as the song says, hail to the thief.... Richard:winkiss:

Nothing but rain here.... Still... Hope the snow stays away as we're off to Norfolk in the morning; and I was hoping to take the ZX. Especially with the SLK in the garage after the "deer incident"...... Richard:yinyang:

Cool - nice line-up mate!! Richard:punk:

Wow - you had quite a bit Gary!!! We had a light dusting first thing this morning but it's all gone now - just a bit of sleet at the moment.... Richard:huh:

Perfect!! thank you Paul; you're a star mate!!! Richard PS have some rep for that......

Cheers Paul.... I thought the lights would be £££s!! I have a MB dealers anout 2 minutes from work so I'll pop in tomorrow.

Heh heh - I'd prefer to eat the little fooker. Rare with roast potatos and onion gravy....:drool:

Many happy returns Lee..... ....I hope you have a great day matey....:pint: Richard:happybday:

LOL - I suppose so Bri!! I was actually driving past the PM's country retreat at the time - Chequers is only a couple of miles from me; so yes mate, it's not a bad journey. Normally....:wink:

Cheers guys..... ....And yes Vods; I was in the Merc mate! Just been over on ebay and found a used xenon lamp for £195; there's no ballast or bulb but the seller says my old ones can be shifted over. I'll pop into the bodyshop who fitted my Stillen lip to the ZX in the morning to see what they say before I get raped by MB...LOL So maybe it won't be too bad. I guess it's payback for me eating one of his mates the other week....:biggrin: Richard:yinyang:

Welcome Greg - and thanks for sharing the pics of your car!! Good luck with your purchase mate..... Richard:punk:

On the way home from work just now, a fooking deer jumped out of the forest in front of me. I was doing about 60 but braked hard and, whilst I still hit the bloody thing, at least I shaved my speed down to about 35.... .....The deer ran back into the woods but when I got home, I noticed that my NS headlamp has been pushed back about an inch - snapping the mounting brackets completely. The gap at the front of the NSF wing has widened by about 5mm - but that is due to the headlamp being forced back. It looks like it will revert to the normal position once the head lamp is replaced; and luckily there is no paint damage save for a very small scuff on the front bumper which will easily polish out. So I am not happy - and no doubt a new xenon headlamp is going to cost a fortune (any ideas PaulC...?), not to mention MB's labour:angry: Still, could have been worse I guess. Richard:cursing: