Mark W

Heh, yeah you can have mine- I took it out today after reading your thread! :D

Think of it the other way round- all you have to do is make a RC helicopter *look* like a robot!

When I was at school it was the car I lusted after. 18 months ago I suddenly realised I could afford one. In fact so far (excluding petrol ;) ) I've spent about a grand less than I did on my previous Pug 306. That's what I call Value For Money.

Just watched the Ronnie Barker BAFTA tribute... Not realising it was recorded... F*cking freaked me out when he walked on stage!!! :rofl: Top bloke.

Jay (re: S14) - ok mate. I mean if it's gonna cause any Z friction then I'll tell him to sling his 4-pot, single turbo, hook! :) Mark

My girlfriend's mum kind of has type II. She goes through a few months of controlled diet to bring it under control, but when it's fine for about a week she starts to forget about the diet thing and a few months later it comes back. Plus it depends on the stress she's under, etc. She's lucky that it's only mild when she does get it. As has been said, you need to stick at it. Bummer, but there you go :) Best of luck though matey!

LMAO :rofl: quality...

(b19rks- you can vote for as many options as you want) I'm available for both I- been dying to go on a big Zed convoy ever since I first saw the video from the previous Box Hill meet! Mark

Probably got my mate in a S14a too... Mark

Yep! 100% with ya bud. Even, God forbid, a nice 2+2... ;) ?

That's the barmy thing- there's so much data is out in the public domain PROVING that cameras as they are being used aren't saving lives, yet somehow it doesn't change anything...? :confused: Surely it's just a matter of time before they take the godforsaken things away.

I agree. Potentially they're a very useful tool to save lives, but as usual greedy @rseholes chuck them down all over the place to trap people rather than to reduce road speeds in the places where speed-related accidents frequently occur. The public now have NO respect for them whatsoever, which much decreases their effectiveness in the places where they're actually needed. PistonHeads had a good article a month or so ago saying how road deaths were not decreasing in areas littered with scameras, and IIRC were actually increasing. So a big WELL DONE to local authorities, you've scuppered that one. Mark I in no way condone breaking the speed limits, which has various legal and safety related consequences!

Funnily enough I remembered that, wot with being sad and all, I took a (digital) picture of the bike before I rode it at all, so I could see what it used to look like when clean and unscratched! It's a bit blurry in the important area (d'oh) but if I can compare it with a pic of the non-drive-side bottom pivot of a normal bike I can at least see if anything was missing from the outset. Not concrete proof, what with it being possible to falsify file dates etc. Might help tho. Cheers for the thoughts tho guys :)

I'd been thinking that completely smooth tailgate was the way to go- but now I've seen how good your tailgate skin looks, I think I'm converted! :bow: Looks fantastic :cool:

Yes it's a f/s. Cheers chaps, I was just about to bubble over when I realised what the problem was! I've calmed down a bit now... I agree with Sideshow Bob- they should be able to take a certain amount of "rough" use. I'll get back to the shop early next week and see what they have to say... Mark

Your opinions appreciated chaps... On Thursday I went out for a bike-ride on my Scott mountain bike which I bought new 4 weeks ago. Riding beside a wire fence, I did a small-ish jump but got a funny bounce on landing which threw me into the fence- the main injury I sustained was a deep gash to my knee (I could see my kneecap bone) which needed stitches later in hospital. Less severe was smacking my head on a concrete fence-post (no obvious injury thx to my head protection :bow: ) and a wrenched litle finger which got caught in the fence just before the main impact. I've just had a closer look at my bike, and the pivot point by the BB was unsupported on one side- a cylinder goes through the one arm, the frame, and then the other arm, and should be held in place by a bolt. No bolt is present, and the cylinder has been trying to slide out the non-bolt side. The only thing keeping it in place is the granny ring, where it's been rubbing. It was pushed through enough that one of the arms was completely un-suspended, which explains why I got a funny bounce. Here's the thing- on my very first ride out, I noticed a rubbing noise, but it only seemed to happen in certain gears. More recently there's been a clanking noise when bouncing on the bike. I was going to get them both checked out at the 6 week service, but I now reckon the rubbing was the cylinder against the chainring, and the clanking was the free arm hitting the frame. The big question is: Do I go to one of these legal claim services to sue either the bike shop or Scott (who-ever put the bike together)? Is it the kind of thing that the rider should be checking before and after each ride, or as a brand new bike is it something that you should expect to be sound from the outset? More to the point- can I blame anyone else if it's been like it since day one and I knew something was wrong? Obviously my injuries were nothing really, so would I not get much back anyway? Answers on a post-card, or rather in the poll... Mark

LOL FPMSL I was just doing that bit!

:rofl: Blimey!!! So many polls at the moment... Mark

LOL I voted "broken", because my front one is knackered. I never knew there was supposed to be a rear one too... :slap: So I guess I neem them one way or the other... I'll be ordering which-ever work out the cheaper. :) Mark

The SV was the best version, with the big air scoops over the engine- one drove past me in the "show-off" SV colours of orange and black- it sounded so good I came there and then... :D

Bubbles- yeah there are at least another 2 around who don't seem to be on this forum-one just around the corner from me, and another over by Ash Vale station. Both are grey. There's also a black one I've seen driving around, but I don't know if they're local or just passing through! Mark

My girlfriend had her Astra converted, and my mate at work had his Disco converted too. Jon- I can PM you the details of the guy who did both these conversions- he lives just down the road near Hook. I was lead to believe that They stopped the cash assistance a while ago, but neither of the cars were eligible anyway! £1200 was the price 2 years ago, my girlfriend paid off the conversion after about 12 months. There's still big savings to be made for the next few years. Some places are better than others for having gas at the filling stations, but even on long journeys the chances are you'll pass one sooner or later.

Hope you get well soon Leigh, and all the best to you too Kitty :) Your story about the old chap (so to speak) made me smile tho- same thing happened to me the last time I was in hospital. Thankfully the side curtains were drawn, but the guy opposite me had, er, a good view! Mark

Cheers for the info chaps! :bow: Good sites there. However, it looks like my deev player can't be unlocked :( Ho hum... :rolleyes: Mark

Anyone know of places offering free unlock codes for DVD players?? Most places offering codes go on about how DVD producers are making extra money out of people by not allowing you to import across regions, but oh look you have to give them money for the codes!! :xxx: :headvswal Mark