HaydnH

£3900 for a 2002 with ~85k miles doesn't seem to bad though... maybe it was worth getting the clippers out to remove the flock?

Find a company near you that's selling a roadster, go for a test drive... sorted.

Apparently one of the reports said they traveled 60m in the air, they must have a bit of time to think.

Hmmm... that fireman taking a photo on his phone looks a little too happy if you ask me.

That sounds like you drive faster to get past the idiots.

The article says a Seat Leon... which possibly rules out 125mph on a twisty road.

"All wristjobs are as insecure as $#@%, reveals unsurprising research": http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/24/100_per_cent_of_smart_watches_security_flaws_hp/

No matter how minor an accident you still have to report it to your insurer, however clearly state that you do not want to make a claim and mark the letter for information only: http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/problem/ive-been-in-a-car-accident-do-i-have-to-claim-on-my-insurance Once you've done that, I'd call the guys bluff. Give him the details of your insurance and say that you've instructed them that you don't want to make a claim, however if he wishes to proceed with a claim then any further contact should be made through your respective insurance companies, not directly between yourself. Then you'll either get contacted by your insurer or he'll come to his senses and drop it.

A relevant test from 2012 considering the tyres recommended on here: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/monsters-of-grip-nine-summer-performance-tires-tested-comparison-test The results for those that can't be bothered to read it all: 1st - MPSS: Best balance of wet and dry performance. 2nd - Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position: Good balance, but not as good as MPSS. 3rd - AD08 (note: Not the later AD08R): Fastest in dry, not so good in wet.

I'll just leave this here: https://www.tyremen.co.uk/help-advice/tyre-labelling

If the music is changing with the wind you just need to get closer to the music.

I really like MK Bowl.

15K? I think I got about 5k out of my rears... although they are made out of orange oil and pretty much melted driving to Italy a few years ago... and did a few track days. http://www.yokohama.com.au/Footer/About-Yokohama/Orange-Oil-Tyres.aspx

I reckon those tyre ratings are about as accurate as me saying I speak French because I got a C in GCSE French.

Is there an emergency boot release for the Roadster? Never found one.

Am I the only person who swears by AD08s?

Awesome excuse to get it supercharged! "Look love, it'll pay for itself!!" I wasn't aware of this though, shame really as I really like the miles until empty display.

Looks like C to me, but I haven't used C in a while...

I still want to know who the guinea pigs are!

BTW, fitted this a few weeks ago, the connectors feel a little loose for some reason but they managed a drive to Paris and back without falling off. Makes disconnecting the battery a doddle.

I've been wanting a dry roadster one for years! Just can't seem to find them.

Just saw this thread so it's probably a bit late, if not, try disconnecting the battery for 10 mins and reconnect. Also get the health of your battery checked if it was sitting for 3 months.

I think the first decision you need to make is what kind of support you want to do, bear in mind that things like your geographical location could restrict that decision (is there much finance/Linux support in the north west for example?). It's all well and good going off and doing a MCP if you later decide that helping idiots with desktop problems or configuring active directory isn't your cup of tea, or doing a specialty then realising nobody within 200 miles does that. On a similar note, are you sure IT is what you want to do? It's worth thinking about while you have some cash to support your decision, you won't get made redundant that often so use it as an opportunity. Personally if I had knowledge in Linux I wouldn't even consider moving in to a MS type role, however I'm a bit biased as I was a Solaris/Linux sys admin for years and now run a front line production support team for a very well known market data provider. Production support is very different from a desktop support or similar role, it's much more about following process and escalating to the right people as quickly as possible. While uptime a service levels are important, it's fairly irrelevant if your service was fixed within 5 minutes but within that 5 minutes someone's lost £Xm due to decisions made on bad data you're service provided. Although don't be put off by the process side, it's an exciting and fast paced environment when you know how much money is riding on what you do. Linux can be downloaded for free and run off a USB stick to learn/revise, I'd stick to free Redhat style distributions (e.g: Centos) as most people use Redhat. You might not be able to everything depending on what hardware you have, e.g: rebuilding a mirror, but it would be good for familiarity with all the commands (never suggest Linux GUIs in an interview!). Most lower level Linux interviews will contain the usual support function type questions so are fairly easy to predict, just think logically about what might go wrong and try to fic it. e.g: "a filesystem is full, what commands do you use to see that and find the largest files/directories taking space?" (A: df, du), "a client can't connect to a web server on this box, how can you see if the server is running & listening on port 80?" (A: ps, netstat). "Where would you configure a new user account?" (/etc/passwd, basically all OS config files are under /etc), files under /proc are useful to know as well as they show a whole host of stats (cpu usage, network stats etc). Regarding ITIL, I'd read up on it and put it on your CV as "studied" or "aware" rather than "certified". It's only a suggestion of how you run your business and I've never worked anywhere that doesn't have their own spin on it. The most important part of it is that everybody uses the same terminology, so understanding what an incidents/problem release etc are, what a change/release process looks like and to a lesser degree what the teams & departments are called. As soon as possible, I'd phone some IT recruitment companies and discuss your experience and what you're looking for with them, you'll likely find them to be very helpful and suggest off the bat that you might want to strengthen in certain areas - they make their money finding people jobs after all. For the same reason you'll probably get some interviews out of it even if on paper you're not likely to be experienced enough, use those interviews to ask the recruitment consultants for feedback on what to improve on - make sure you ask for that feedback as it's usually provided from the HR department to the recruitment consultant anyway. If you find a job you're really interested but they're unsure, assuming your redundancy is enough to cover it, you could offer to work for free for a few months while they train you up, it's gamble that might not pay off though so you'd also need some reserve money for a second period of no work afterwards. Good Luck!! Haydn.

What type of support and what experience do you have? Help Desk/Production? Windows/Linux? etc? In general I'd always go for a job slightly above my qualifications and I would expect people to send me CVs if they're in that position, if a job doesn't provide a bit of a challenge then you'll get bored and leave. Further, if a new role doesn't scare you a little before you start you've probably been applying for the wrong jobs.