sasha@lazytrips

I was always under the impression that delivery and insurance have to be included in the taxable price.

Thanks for replying Sarah. Unfortunately blue would really not go with the overall black & red theme and probably look a bit odd. Anybody know where some decent long nuts can be sourced?

done, but she hasn't logged on for over a month, so I'm not holding out much hope.

Hi guys, I'm after some nice wheel nuts after going through rubbish sets faster than hankies. Can't seem to find anywhere in the UK that sells either the Pro Racer ones or the Ultralites. Any of the traders got any or know where I can get my hands on some? Ideally need a rich red colour (read NOT a nurrish pink) Cheers, Sasha

Can you pm me the name of those pills? I want some!

Have you looked in bins outside an Apple shop?

That's one way to introduce yourself I think given the age, even cars with low mileage will suffer from the typical stone chips/kerbing. I would make sure the mechanics were in order first - everything else is easily remedied.

lol.

£310 is not a bad price.

My 04 Kuro is approaching 100k and is still on the original clutch with no issues whatsoever. If anything it's a sign that the car has not been doing doughnuts at Tesco car parks for most of its life.

gold.

A family is driving home from a restaurant and gets pulled over by the cops. A policeman approaches the driver's window and speaks to the driver: Policeman: Have you been drinking today sir? Driver: Nope. I am tee-total officer. Policeman: Please breathe into this here tube, sir. .. driver blows into the tube and it goes off the scale. Policeman: I'm afraid you're over the limit sir, please step out of the vehicle. Driver: I've told you. I'm tee-total. Test it on my wife. She didn't have anything to drink either. ... wife blows into the tube and again the device goes off the scale. Policeman: It is evident that you are both drunk and I will have to arrest you, sir. Driver: Alright officer. How about you test your device on my 9 year old in the back just to make sure it works before arresting me? ... kid blows into the device and again fails the test. Policeman: I'm sorry sir. It appears to be that our device is faulty. You have a good night. Driver pulls away, turns to his wife and says "I told you a glass of wine for the kid won't do any harm."

For some reason this smells to me. The key reason why electronic devices don't get on with water is because the water that gets into the device short circuits the chips and thereby breaks them. According to those guys, this coating is extremely thin and will therefore not form a solid enough layer to stop water getting near the circuits. The presumption is that the entire circuit is covered with this stuff and therefore water can't get to it. BUT: They claim that your earphone jack will still work. Hence a current can still pass through this layer. Hence any water will still get in and short circuit your device. All sounds like a pile of rubbish to me.

For some reason this smells to me. The key reason why electronic devices don't get on with water is because the water that gets into the device short circuits the chips and thereby breaks them. According to those guys, this coating is extremely thin and will therefore not form a solid enough layer to stop water getting near the circuits. The presumption is that the entire circuit is covered with this stuff and therefore water can't get to it. BUT: They claim that your earphone jack will still work. Hence a current can still pass through this layer. Hence any water will still get in and short circuit your device. All sounds like a pile of rubbish to me.

You will struggle to get anything north of £500 on these. The going rate seems to be £450 for mint ones and £400 for ones with some minor kerbing/bubbling.

You will struggle to get anything north of £500 on these. The going rate seems to be £450 for mint ones and £400 for ones with some minor kerbing/bubbling.

What did you replace it with? I've just got myself a Pentax K5 and am busy trying to figure out how to use it

What did you replace it with? I've just got myself a Pentax K5 and am busy trying to figure out how to use it

I very much dislike the car in the original post too. You're not alone

I very much dislike the car in the original post too. You're not alone

Well I won't bore you with pages and pages of drivel, but here are some tips: 1. When booking a car, do it direct with the provider you're using. When booking via a third party you *might* get a better price (although there are complications here), but very frequently will get the "or similar" instead of the car you want. 2. If booking with a larger more upscale firm, you can often get good discounts for numerous random reasons, so it is worth ringing them on Skype or something and asking. For example, before we went last time, Hertz did 10% discount if you paid with Amex Platinum. 5 minutes later my application for a UK Platinum cashback card was approved (the American standards are somewhat different) and hey presto - a lot of money saved. 3. If you are renting a car for a while, the offers by Hertz can be very tempting. You can often get yourself a Camaro SS, Challenger R/T or some other nice car of your choice at a very minor premium in comparison to the total hire price. Don't get the Corvette - boot space will struggle to fit a rucksack and these are all pretty old stock. 4. Do see the main sights, etc as you've simply got to, but the best bit about going around the States is seeing more of the real non-touristy stuff. Take turns off the main roads, stop in small towns and go away from tourist traps (i.e. away from the coasts ) 5. Search around for Rodeos/BBQ cook-offs/going down rivers in a hoop with a sixpack of Bud or whatever you fancy on the way - when in Rome... 6. Have fun. This piece of advice is pretty pointless as I am sure you'll get plenty of that in any case!

Well I won't bore you with pages and pages of drivel, but here are some tips: 1. When booking a car, do it direct with the provider you're using. When booking via a third party you *might* get a better price (although there are complications here), but very frequently will get the "or similar" instead of the car you want. 2. If booking with a larger more upscale firm, you can often get good discounts for numerous random reasons, so it is worth ringing them on Skype or something and asking. For example, before we went last time, Hertz did 10% discount if you paid with Amex Platinum. 5 minutes later my application for a UK Platinum cashback card was approved (the American standards are somewhat different) and hey presto - a lot of money saved. 3. If you are renting a car for a while, the offers by Hertz can be very tempting. You can often get yourself a Camaro SS, Challenger R/T or some other nice car of your choice at a very minor premium in comparison to the total hire price. Don't get the Corvette - boot space will struggle to fit a rucksack and these are all pretty old stock. 4. Do see the main sights, etc as you've simply got to, but the best bit about going around the States is seeing more of the real non-touristy stuff. Take turns off the main roads, stop in small towns and go away from tourist traps (i.e. away from the coasts ) 5. Search around for Rodeos/BBQ cook-offs/going down rivers in a hoop with a sixpack of Bud or whatever you fancy on the way - when in Rome... 6. Have fun. This piece of advice is pretty pointless as I am sure you'll get plenty of that in any case!

I saw that happen when I was driving the other way. Naturally enough the 10 cars in front of me squeezed themselves onto the pavement, etc and I just parked the car across the width of my side of the road and watched the guy boil up in anger. He then spent about 5 minutes trying to push in while nobody obviously wanted to let him in. Luckily I was in no hurry at the time and enjoyed every second. True story.

I saw that happen when I was driving the other way. Naturally enough the 10 cars in front of me squeezed themselves onto the pavement, etc and I just parked the car across the width of my side of the road and watched the guy boil up in anger. He then spent about 5 minutes trying to push in while nobody obviously wanted to let him in. Luckily I was in no hurry at the time and enjoyed every second. True story.

If you're going to those parts, I'd highly recommend diverting off the LA - San Fran - Vegas route that is done by 99% of tourists visiting the area and seeing some more 'real' America by going through at least Arizona (and Utah - Colorado if you have more time).