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radddogg

Well I got one. http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/cIEAAOSw0fhXkNUx/s-l1600.jpg http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~FMAAOSwdzVXkNVc/s-l1600.jpg 1.8 steptronic SE, 34000 miles, 2 previous owners, head gasket, cambelt and water pump done. Needs a few things to tidy it up but I saved a bit haggling to cover. :th...

radddogg

Hi, Long time no see. I'm looking at possibly getting a cheap second car in the region of £800. Looking for something soft top and fun. I was thinking about an MGF/TF 1.8 vvc or 1.8 tiptronic. Anyone got any experience of these? What are they like? Other than head gasket anything to watch out for? W...

radddogg

Is the car lowered by chance?

radddogg

Thinking of getting a cheap runabout. Ideally something tiny - no bigger than a corsa really. Reliable. Economical. Under £1500. Auto would be a huge plus. So far my search has thrown up 1.3CDTI corsa, 0.9cc Fiat Seicento, Smart car. I would have another smart car but the engines are made of chocola...

radddogg

Take up autocross?

radddogg

I can only find speculation on forums but nothing on a government site

radddogg

I can't find the source for this story. Can anyone share it? Went I taxed the TT without the need to show the insurance certificate (can't see any complaints about that....) I sled about this and the guy in the post office denied it. He may be wrong but I couldn't find anything to confirm.

radddogg

Ok, so in the end I ignored all suggestions and went with an Audi TT Quattro Roadster 180. I have to say I'm blown away so far. It's an absolute joy to drive. Not just the power but also the road holding, spec and how refined it is. Just cruising along at the speed limit is enjoyable but going round...

radddogg

Here is my daily ride

radddogg

Assuming your talking about an old 1990's Lancia delta? And are you talking an Integrale Evo1/Evo2? Very pricey for the age of the car, and lots of issues with bodywork, corrosion and shell cracking around the A-pillars etc. I'd buy a mint one for new Golf money and still treat it as a project. but...

radddogg

Motors.co.uk search is throwing up Audi TT 1.8t

radddogg

peteT16 wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-FORD-FIE ... 1e87fe66e4

Yeah i saw that on auto trader. A bit pricey?

radddogg

That's the thing. I would compromise on size or economy for the right car. Budget i suppose £7k but could stretch a bit more. Car will be financed by smart car sale/trade (£1-1.5k) plus finance for the difference. Ideally up to £100 per month but could stretch to £150 per month. May also be able to ...

radddogg

After the doggies spouted in the original What Car thread I've come back for more stellar advice :lol: I love the Smart but it is showing its age; engine needs a rebuild (all 600/700cc models do after 50k), needs a new roof, wheel bearing (after BJ Respect replaced the wrong one :P ), interior tired...

radddogg

Ports are forwarded for both xbox and utorrent. Xbox nat is OPEN 8) This wan't saying that the problem is sorted - just that everything is set up right my end. I don't want to seed and play xbox at the same time - I want to close the utorrent ports once the xbox live ports see traffic - is that pos...

radddogg

Ports are forwarded for both xbox and utorrent. Xbox nat is OPEN

radddogg

I don't even use anti-virus and touch wood haven't had a virus in probably 8 years. From what I understand viruses can't automatically run and need some kind of user acceptance - be it clicking a spurious link or running an exe. Is that right? Anyhow, if I ever get or got a virus I'd just fresh inst...

radddogg

I stop seeding and XBL works fine but then forget to restart and get my wrists slapped by iptorrents admin

radddogg

Whenever uTorrent is running it lags my Xbox Live connection so I have to close uTorrent or pause all traffic. Is there a way I can automatically close the uTorrent port/s when my xbox starts up? i.e. when my router detects traffic through the xbox live ports or through my Xbox's static IP? Any ideas?

radddogg

The reason I had to install XP was because I needed to load a driver that wasn't signed and no matter what I tried I couldn't get around it.

As the OSs are on separate drives I'll try disconnecting the other drives and trying to fix each install separately then take it from there.

radddogg

Hi, I'm a bit stuck with an issue on my media PC. Due to compatibility issues with Windows 8 I've had to install XP as a dual boot option. My PC has three HDDs. Disc 1 is C:\ and has Win8 installed. I had some unpartioned space on Disc 2 in which I created a 10GB partition (G:\) and installed XP. On...

radddogg

Din wrote:

COOL!!!

TWO SMART CARS!!!!!!

radddogg

Smilerbaker wrote:I was caught going a bit too fast

Define a bit too fast?

radddogg

Cool

radddogg

I get the lag occasionally although the ROM I'm running at the moment is very smooth. Battery life is very good here too. I don't have a problem with branded tablets though as I always run custom ROMs or am I missing your point? For now I'm going to stick with the Motorola as there is no real reason...

radddogg

I note you didn't offer the Rover T16 as an example of a a quick and simple thermostat change... I did in my head :P When I referred to previous experiences of changing stats I had the T16 in my head. I thought the metro stat was hard to change..... I don't know why they were getting so defensive -...

radddogg

Brownouts are much more common than surges Maybe in your house :lol: Apparently, the local substation is/was at capacity (they were planning upgrades a few months back). Caused all kinds of issues last year. :facepalm: It was a joke. I thought perhaps a brownout was another word for crapping your k...

radddogg

radddogg

Din wrote: Just my expierence of working with them so far doesn't impress

I'm with you there! 4 hours to replace the thermostat!

Here is a thread where I mother hen and whine about how sh1t they are to work on.

They have their faults just not those listed here

radddogg

hybrids are the leading cause of smug... http://24.media.tumblr.com/c183681c8a9f5ab69084e7a05b266eed/tumblr_mlodygQq591rlo1q2o1_500.jpg I know that's not aimed at me and more a generalisation of the Hollywood types. I've given my reasons for driving a Prius already. Anyway, I've already got enough ...

radddogg

lol, I hate hybrids. driven lots. Cannot see the point of them. Recall this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTDi4U6nBRA You know when Clarkson talks about 'consumer advice' its all a parody right? :? Don't tell me you seriously think a Prius is less economical than a 4L BMW M3???? Next you'll be te...

radddogg

This is about having an electric car that recharges itself off the road so no matter if the battery capacity drops. I'm biased because of the Prius but I think alternative fuel cars are ace. I love when people get in it first time and are stunned when it pulls away silently and they're like wtf wher...

radddogg

Missed this as I don't frequent the forum as much any more. How are you finding it? I'm still using a 2011 Motorola Xoom 32gb WiFi. Had it 2 years nearly. The gorilla glass is bullet proof. The amount of times it has been launched/dropped and still pristine. A new ROM every now anthem keeps it fresh...

radddogg

agw_01 wrote: Brownouts are much more common than surges

Maybe in your house

radddogg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23603751

What do you guys think?

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