Funkysi

:rofl: PMSL @ the 'red eye' actually doing some good in the photo.

I got mine from Autostyle. Very good quality. A little dirty in this photo, but you get the idea.

For a 10" wide wheel, I'd not go narrower than a 285 with a 35 profile.

LOL, is anyone gonna buy it now after the million or so 'bad-press' threads about it!? ;) Good luck with it what ever you decide to do mate.

Black 2+2 TT in Salisbury this morning at about 10am.White 'For Sale' signs stuck to it just below the tail lights. Looked pretty stock to me.

£19-£20k I think.

You picked one of my favourite 'worst cars' there. Can you guess what it is? It's not the Kia BTW. ;) SUV really isn't where I want to be going. I really dislike them. They have a purpose, but that's not with me driving up and down the motorway in one. As for a guide. I can have what I want to a certain value and insurance group which is why I think Nick's suggestion of the Skoda might not work which is a shame as I like the Octavia VRS.

Too expensive, too impractical and I don't want anything that reminds me of a Prius! LOL

They look good. I'd have to have a saloon version. They look more in proportion to the hatch. I actually had a top-spec Mazda 6 when I was in the US (old model though). Whilst the Euro version in the main look a little bland, the US spec ones looked pretty good with beefier bumpers, bigger wheels and engines. I got quite attached to it too for some reason. I had a huge V8 Dodge Durango (SUV) for a few days as well and really hated that! But the new 6 really looks smooth and classy. White or silver would be the colour I'd go for. Probably silver. Or there's like a really nice pearlescent colour they do. A sort of silvery violet.

FRV is a little too much like an MPV. It looks quite good and the dash is pretty funky, but it's not really the style I'd go for.

Has to be new I'm afraid.

That's what I just said. :)

Too expensive, but pretty funky. Too expensive. LOL! Saabs are great cars, but the current lineup is a really old one. The new 95 looks like it's wearing a pair of reading specticles and is based on the 20 year old 9000! The 93 looks nice, but it's based on an old Vectra, I do like the look of it, but it really is long in the tooth now.

I'm not buying it! That's the beauty. :)

Yeah, quite like the A3 and is one of the few Euro cars I'd stick on the list.

Qashqai is supposed to be highly rated. They have grown on me, I know they are not a true SUV, just not sure, with my hatred for SUVs that I could have one.

Gotta be something practical. The Z is my impractical partner. I know it's a long way off, but trying also to think of anything semi-interesting that's coming onto the market. I like the new Lancer (not evo). Very cheap and very highly spec'd. I hate SUVs, but also glanced at the Qashqai. Not really my thing, but a fully spec'd up one might be quite cool. Nothing really on the Euro market that really excites me. There's a new Golf coming out at the end of the year 'yawn'. Focus...well, it's a Ford and whilst they are good, they don't really do anything for me. The Mondeo is too big really....but saying that, I like the new C5 from Citroen....I know, I know. But it looks pretty good. I can't stand ANYTHING from Peugeot, don't want a Vauxhall, had too many of those. The Astra is getting a bit long in the tooth and the new Insignia..well, again, probably too big really. Don't like the Avensis, it's nice to drive, but is as old as the hills, new one is due, but not fussed by it. The new Accord is nice and so is the Mazda 6, which are two others I think fit the bill, yes, they're big, but they are styled nicely and look sleak. The Accord is just a facelifted version of the old car and TBH, although it's good, is quite pricey over its rivals. There's a lot of nasty stuff that I'd rather shake a stick at like the Kias, Hyundais, Chryslers etc. I know other stuff will be on the market in a year's time, but currently, I'm quite liking this (although I'm not the biggest fan of the interior!) Anyway, just throwing a few ideas about if anyone has any further ones. New Mazda 6.

Whitey blue smoke would hint at turbo seal failure.

Well, the HICAS light and engine smoke won't be related unless you have a leaking pipe. The two might be seperate issues. Check the PAS level in any case. The smoke could either be PCV valves or turbo seals. What colour is the smoke?

UK models have a seperate cooler over the JDM ones iirc, so I guess they have a warning light for that. Mine is a JDM.

On closer inspection, looks like the areas where the check controls are different to RHD/LHD Zs. Whilst the HICAS etc stuff is on the side opposite the ignition on RHD models, it's on the same side as the ignition on the LHD models. Just meaning you have less space to play with on the side the auto/trans check control is. IE, the ignition takes up a proportion of the blank space. Might see if I can get a US bezel.

Thanks Graham. :) although that one's from a TT. Series 2 I'd guess.

I think Steve copied the link from the address bar instead of from the page itself. ;)

The links are broken to the photos, but it gives you a rundown in what you need to do. http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.306