Ricey

I know search is broken but this was discussed yet again this week. We've had the long answer so I'll give you the short one. You ready? Sure? It f***s up your car

Sounds genuine to me!

Actually is the eml on now? If it is doesn't the car go into 'limp' mode which would explain the loss of performance?

Check the maf and throttle body. If the eml is coming on you need to pull the codes. Could be the Berks causing the eml if you don't have spacers.

Cheers all......I've not really asked a single person who hasn't been positive about it so far so I'm going to see what they have to say and make my mind up. I may not even get an interview yet! Jim, Carla really wants to do 6-12month in oz and Canada and the only thing stopping me is the fact is have to leave my job so this could be a really good route into a bit off time perhaps inbetween contracts where I can do it.

I've got 2 mortgages Being away from home is a worry for me but I've got to grow a pair at some point and realise that there is a wolrd outside Chester Business Park. Carla moved out a month or 2 back as we needed some space from one another as working together and living together was proving a bit much so we'll probably find it does us even more good. Get a reasonable pension but it still amounts to feck all based on my pension projections (8k a year in 2099 or something!). Private health (could get myself and has been useful with my injuries), full sick pay for 3 months then half for another 3, 4x annual salary life assurance. Apart from the security of being ill and being paid the benefits are nothing I couldn't walk away from.

sorry Chris I missed this..........I may take you up on that if 'the plan' comes off with the car ......which I might add I got back today with its 'new' second hand gearbox - driving but it doesn't feel right ......she's gotta go!

I think her rather helpful input thus far has been 'why on earth wouldn't you do it you bellend'. Harsh! I think the pound of flesh they expect from you is 12 hour days 5 days a week in return for the exorbitant day rate. Dan I thought about the 'worst case scenario' situation and it would still be worth my while but rather than tripling my money I'd be increasing it by about 50% minus any accomodation, food, travel...........probably only 25% uplift. My mate seemed very shocked when I asked if it would fall under IR35 but reading up on the net I'm not so sure........suppose he's got the experience to make that statement but it makes a big difference and no one other than a pro accountant can tell you really.

Some very good advice here chaps. I think this company that have taken us over have made some good commitments for the future Sarnie - signed a lease on a new building for 15 years (with break clauses) and have multiple other clients that we could potentially work for (its a bit boring but basically we service a book of debt at the moment.........this company are now going to be servicing this book - but using us). Your right though.......there would be nothing easier to relocate this to their head office which is 200 miles away and save several million in staff and building costs.

These are 2 things that really worry me a) I don't like fecking people over and I know there is an element of that in any contracting job. I am a bit of a gobshite if I don't watch myself and people here are well and truly used to that now........it only takes one misplaced word in the wrong ear in a moment of frustration and your out on your arse faster than you can blink. The last time I went for a job like this I didn't have anywhere near the skills but I also tried to be really professional in the interview (which my mate was party to). When I came out he said 'were you ok in there? You just didn't seem yourself at all?!?!?' Might call the bloke interviewing me a 'mongtard' this time and see what happens.

Thats a very key point Will........responsibilities. Currently I have none - no kids, missus who has a good job and looks after herself.......yes I've got the odd degu knocking about but nothing that would stop me working away. There will also be a 'restructure' after 3 months of the new company (loosely veiled redundancies). I would hope to avoid this but currently I am a 'seconded manager' which could potentially mean I am demoted to my original role (where I then become a very expensive asset doing a less skilled job) or I have to battle it out for a management role (which I'm confident I would be successful with). I can't see any payrises being forthcoming and even if there were as an employee a whopper of a payrise (10k) would be next to bloody useless as I'd be paying 40% tax on it.

I have a stable job that I've been in for 6 years from the company start up. In a month we will be 'taken over' by another company although the actual operation I work in will largely still be managed by the same people. I'm still on the same wage as I was 6 years ago (which is very good - hence no payrises) and I'm well regarded and pretty good at what I do (I think people appreciate my rather odd style which adds a different spin on things). I have pretty good amounts of surplus cash each month but I don't have enough to really take the next step in life to a bigger house etc so I tend to give up with thoughts of saving/repaying mortgage ETC and just spunk cash on cars and other items of unnecessary luxury. A mate of mine is a very well established contractor - he earns £800 a day which is considered cheap for what he does. He's constantly trying to get me out contracting but I'm a bit of a wimp and as I only live 3 miles away from usually cannae be bothered living out of a suitcase on short term contracts etc.. However his latest bit of work is only in Birmingham (not really commutable from Chester but could prob manage it a couple of days and stay in hotels the rest). Its paying £350-£450 a day which if I can avoid IR35 puts me on something like £80-100k a year. Its initially a 6 month contract with chance of extension. Its a bit of a game changer - that sort of money would really change my life. I'm being given a route into a world that people will kill for by a guy who always seems to fall on his feet and has a network of contractor buddies who seem to look after one another work wise. Problem is it worries me to buggery the thought of leaving my cosy little rutt 3 miles down the road that I've been in since leaving school......I don't NEED the money but I can't really move on without it. I'm a little institutionalised to my own little mircosystem of Cheshire which I've not really strayed from in my 30 years. So whatchoo think? Its Operational Management Consulting and not IT based but the IR35 thing worries me.........If I get caught in that then the income looks a whole lot less attractive and I have to live away from home AND pay for it.

Toolstation.........get a tyre iron

How do you mean mate? Stock Zed is limited to 155 as far as I was aware?

Your in brum aintcha? I did a blackcircles search and there is a mobile bloke in Bromford with 4 stars out of 5 from 188 ratings. I think the number is 01217 485700

I think it's there or there about made.

If I saw £50 I would be snapping up a pair instead of cocking about with my deathtrap of a car jack but 200 nicker for foam!!!!!! Turkish your having a giraffe!

Neil have you just had some 'alone time' in that bedroom? Your right bicep appears to be far more muscular than your left

Really..........about 10 threads down from yours viewtopic.php?f=157&t=43549

Stunning motor.

I've given up..........5 months, trainning with a pro kickboxer, 300 quid of protein and creatine put on 6kgs and lost it all when I got injured (which I frequently did). Beer, fags and no excersice is the diet now!

Neil getting his pump on down the gym?

Bah I knew some bugger would have got in there before...........technically its not a proper repost as there are different cars for sale now

It seems a little 'full' price wise but nothing too chronic I don't think. Check the 'guides' section out matey........reems of info and a buyers guide in there.