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69b looks on the big side for terrestial life to me, but would probably be O.K for water creatures. If it's a rocky planet I'd estimate gravity would be at least 4x that of Earth and more like 8 to 16x. 69a would be at least double if those estimated sizes are correct. Pete

Yes, Caroline has just bought a Sandisk MP3 player, its not much bigger than a 50p piece. Pete

Would have loved one of these back in the day . Pete

I've only owned 16 cars since 1969...and I did at least 10-12k every year until 2003. You obviously get the itch that I used to get as I had 7 cars from 1969-72...and then I got married Pete

You do realise that Canada just like the U.S uses the AKI rating and not RON? I say this because 102 AKI is the same as 107 RON . Pete

Shocking driving and not all of it by the bikers. Pete

I can only think that the insurance companies don't differentiate between the 2003/4/5 and 2006/7 models and consider the 2007/8 313's to be "different". What can confusing is that there was quite an overlap in registrations, for example some of the original 2003-2006 cars have turned up on 06/56 plates and some of the 2006-7 cars on 58 or even 09 plates. Pete

O.K, now I've had a good look at it, it's not as bad as I first thought. The rear end looks better on the close ups and ditching those lights for some 2006 LED'S would improve it no end. Don't get me wrong, the bumper/diffuser combo isn't to my taste, it's well OTT and the colour match and fit (I reckon its a copy) leave a lot to be desired. The side skirts look a bit messy but the front end which looks to have some accident damage is passable. An aggressive body kit like that would look a lot better if it had an aggressive stance and not with the wheels hidden away under the arches. Pete

I was actually quite impressed with our local BMW dealership (Halliwell Jones). When our Z4 needed any warranty work, 3 times in all, there was absolutely no problem, my only complaint was that when we initially picked up the car there was next to no fuel in it. I mentioned this to them when it went in to have the seat fixed and they immediately put 3/4's of a tank full of petrol in it. Same with my Toyota, first service revealed warped brakes which were ordered and replaced under warranty. I owned several brand new Fords in the 80's and any work that needed to be done was done, no problem. Stormont in Liverpool even loaned me a Capri 2.8i for a week. Can't comment on Nissan really as Zed's don't need warranty work . Pete

Guys, it would be easy for me to say "Yeah it makes everything quiet" but I don't really have much experience of driving on gravel roads with mine fitted. I'd say it does reduce road noise from the back a little, but it's primary function is to stop prying eyes looking into your car and seeing what you're carrying in the boot. Can anyone add anything to help answer CrumbMC's question please? Ian TBH, no it doesn't. Pete

Wouldn't be the first time! Pete

Anyone have any experience of these? http://www.fittedparkingsensors.co.uk/ I was thinking of Kit #2. I recently backed into an 18" post that I simply couldn't see, cracked my carbon fibre diffuser and also backed Caroline's Zed into a low wall, just touched it so luckily no damage. Pete

My word, is that for real . Pete

Deceiving is just one of the things you have to look out for, while the road past Brenig is super smooth and the A5 is a busy trunk road, the third part of the triangle (the one on which that crash occurred) is the most challenging. Parts of it are wide open with long sweeping bends but with a very uneven surface that can easily catch you out. If anyone saw Chris's recent photos then you'll see that it get's pretty rough up there in the winter and road damage often gets neglected. There's one section, a mile or two past The Sportman's pub, that is dead straight for a mile or so then drops fairly sharply to a tightening left followed straight away by a right that scares the hell out of me in the dry, never mind the wet. There's always a chance that a car will pull out of the concealed entrance leading to a lake or worse still a kamikaze sheep will leap out in front of you. I've driven parts of The EVO at night too, pitch black and quite scary! Pete

On board cameras are very deceptive. If you watch cockpit coverage of an F1 race they never seem to be going that fast. Pete

I'll PM you. Pete

Just down the road from me then, I'm in the Northop Hall area. Pete

Don't worry about it, Chris'I had to park Caroline's Zed a couple of years ago at The Waterloo in Betws . Pete

Not Sean Connery is it . Pete

Welcome . Whereabouts in North Wales? Pete

It's fairly clear to me that this is geographically Scotland's oil, however, any future Independent Scotland will have to negotiate the boundaries with Westminster so there's a fair settlement. If the vote is for an Independent Scotland then I'd expect the Westminster government to use as many delaying tactics as possible to hang on to the oil revenue for as long as it can. Pete

Well, there is that . Some research shows that the car was first registered in Feb 2003 and registration in The U.K took place in Dec 2005. Interesting that the vehicle duty is £225, not the normal £270, do JDM's have lower emissions? Pete

Cardiff is the furthest I've been, 320 mile round trip in a day with only about 20 miles on the M4. Did 10% of my annual mileage that day . Not the greatest of drives, from Oswestry to Shrewsbury it's dualled but with roundabouts every couple of miles or so then it's just twisting turning A roads full of slow moving truck convoys until you get well past Hereford. If you take the M5 then there's every chance you'll get stuck around the M5, M6 junction. Pete

I agree, It looks like a U.K car to me. It would have been a big job, and expensive too, to change everything to U.K spec. I mean changing the front bumper would have been expensive on its own but fitting the headlight washer system would have been a nightmare. Maybe it was imported from Ireland or Guernsey/Jersey. Pete

I'm hearing that the person arrested is injured and under guard in hospital. Pete