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The numberplate is a bit of a giveaway, this thread shows up on a google image search for it. It's too late to get the bread out, but I'll take a pic tomorrow.

I just got rinsed buying a DC2. Turns out it's Muffin`s old one.

They're all identical cards, but the pricing isn't down to Gigabyte. They're available from another retailer for a hundred quid less. Other retailers seem to be slowly ramping up the prices over the course of the day as the stock levels go down (when I was thinking about it at lunch, there was...

Isn't it 72k for the 1.9JTD? Fiat/Alfa/etc. have a bit of a habit of being optimistic on cambelt intervals when launching new models, then revising downward.

Word of warning, though; when you're looking around stand behind the car a way back, get low so you're looking straight at the wheels. They shouldn't be cambered (ie. they should be like |---| not /---\ ), if they are then the beam is knackered and its quite pricey to fix because of labour costs.

No, the ad doesn't mention anything about tax - I asked on the phone and in person, and was told it was taxed to end of Feb, glanced at the disc from a distance and that's the date on it so I didn't think anything of it until I saw it this afternoon. I know that makes it slightly more difficult...

So, OCUK; earlier in the week, I traded my car in at a small traders (ie, a unit with a bunch of cars, not a driveway type operation). The car was sold to me as having tax and it has a tax disc in it - however, on closer inspection it's been taken off the trader's pickup. Presumably he's...

It's an NSX that someone has fitted some NSX-R bits to & the NSX-R is a bit special in a very carefully "less is more" kind of way. As awesome as it looks, I'm not sure if I had £35k I'd be going for it rather than a standard one like this though. There's something about trying to replicate...

The reason that cheap insurance exists in the UK but doesn't in places like the US is precisely because there's the NHS to do all the unprofitable stuff. The NHS isn't expensive - even with the big increases in the NHS budget since 1999 it's still below the EU average. The ones mentioned in...

"Digital Media" is typically used to describe things on the artistic side etc, and will only rarely open doors on more technical things. If that's the side you're interested in then the OU have some nice stuff. Posting a link to the course's website might be useful so people can give feedback...

Partly sound deadening, but mostly the lack of 'premiumness' associated with hatches means lower demand. Citroen have been doing it for years though, as did Saab and Rover, it isn't new just new to German brands. (Writing this post just made me realise I use too many commas, it's like I'm...

I'd agree that it's crass to have street parties etc. But the decision to give her this funeral is inappropriate and people shouldn't be afraid to say so, and people should feel free to criticise her actions - someone's death is an appropriate time for an honest appraisal of that if it's kept...

You really need to build up to these kind of puns, that had my tea flying all over my monitor!

I'd definitely agree with this. The difference is averaging 30 with a T5 to averaging what, 32 with a 2.0 or 2.5? If you're doing enough miles for that to be noticable, then you're well past the point where you should be looking at diesels. Over 8000 miles it works out as being about £100.

I'd assume its simply that as more of the "nice" areas attract commuters & the prices shoot up, it forces other areas down?

Woking is a bit of a dive but with some really nice surrounding areas and suburbs. Like Peerzy says, in terms of "places to go out" there really isn't much, though it's got all the usual chain stuff. I'd be inclined to go for Guildford, if I were to move back to the area; more expensive but to...

Managing expectations in a business speak nearly always means the exact opposite of English though. The only time I've ever heard it used vaguely correctly was when I worked in tech support. It's a favourite of weak project managers who have utterly failed to 'manage expectations' in the...

Often, but not always. The way I've always done it is just to leave a deposit then come back to pick it up the next day once the insurance is sorted.

Hire cars in the UK aren't *that* expensive - they're slightly pricier than in some places because of the cost of insurance, but they're mostly fairly reasonable, just requires a little flexibility to get the best deals. Anyway, as to the OP, I found these guys to be pretty good when I needed...

So, how are you planning to use it, are there any extra requirements than just being reliable and cheap to run etc.? There's no end of decent cheap cars around, but for pure reliability I'd suggest a Honda Civic. The basic models aren't great to drive, the seats aren't that comfy and the...