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My JDM has heated mirrors - they come on when you switch on the rear screen heater. The mirrors cleared completely in about two minutes this morning.

Quite a few of us have posted about this in the past, but nobody has come up with a solution. It drives me nuts, and if anyone finds a way of disabling it, I want to know about it! Oh, and

In previous winters I have been very timid about taking the Zed out in this type of weather. However, this year, with the Toyos still having lots of tread on them, I am finding that the grip is much better in all but the iciest of conditions. I did get a bit of fishtailing today on the way past Bathgate on the A801, but that was because I accelerated a tad too quickly while trying to get past someone who was clearly terrified of a bit of snow on the road! Otherwise I found the Zed no worse than any other RWD with a bit of power under the bonnet.

Yeh it's mine, don't use it much during the week as I work quite some distance away and use the bus that the work supply, (try to keep my carbon footprint down) Use it most weekends though I do much the same, Andy. I was sharing a hire car with colleagues from work when I spotted yours. The Z was safely tucked up in the garage at home. I really like the Z in red, and my colleagues all commented on it as we passed!

Sounds like it.

You've had all week Very good Sarnie. I was working in Greenock this week and passed it every morning while it was still dark!

Parked up outside a bungalow in Inverkip Road all week. Has a nice set of wheels and a Nismo spoiler.

As said, yet another Scot on the forum! Where in Germany are you based?

+1 I like what you have done there.

Absolutely! And it's got nothing to do with north or south. Maybe they just don't know the song?

Are we that predictable? (Maybe others will not agree and say that they like these graphics.)

Don't do it!

Couldn't resist passing this on. Apologies if it's a repost. A Blonde was sent on her way to Heaven. Upon arrival, a concerned St Peter met her at the Pearly Gates. 'I'm sorry,' St Peter said; 'But Heaven is suffering from an overload of goodly souls and we have been forced to put up an Entrance Exam for new arrivals to ease the burden of Heavenly Arrivals.' 'That's cool' said the blonde, 'What does the Entrance Exam consist of?' 'Just three questions' said St Peter. 'Which are?' asked the blonde. 'The first,' said St Peter, 'is, which two days of the week start with the letter 'T' '? The second is 'How many seconds are there in a year?' The third is 'What was the name of the swagman in Waltzing Matilda?' 'Now,' said St Peter, 'Go away and think about those questions and when I call upon you, I shall expect you to have those answers for me.' So the blonde went away and gave those three questions some considerable thought (I expect you to do the same). The following morning, St Peter called upon the blonde and asked if she had considered the questions, to which she replied, 'I have.' 'Well then,' said St Peter, 'Which two days of the week start with the letter T?' The blonde said, 'Today and Tomorrow.' St Peter pondered this answer for some time, and decided that indeed the answer can be applied to the question. 'Well then, could I have your answer to the second of the three questions?' St Peter went on, 'how many seconds in a year?' The Blonde replied, 'Twelve!' 'Only twelve?' exclaimed St Peter, 'How did you arrive at that figure?' 'Easy,' said the blonde, 'there's the second of January, the second of February, right through to the second of December, giving a total of twelve seconds.' St Peter looked at the blonde and said, 'I need some time to consider your answer before I can give you a decision.' And he walked away shaking his head. A short time later, St Peter returned to the Blonde. 'I'll allow the answer to stand, but you need to get the third and final question absolutely correct to be allowed into Heaven. Now, can you tell me the answer to the name of the swagman in Waltzing Matilda?' The blonde replied: 'Of the three questions, I found this the easiest to answer.' 'Really!' exclaimed St Peter, 'And what is the answer?' 'It's Andy.' 'Andy??' 'Yes, Andy,' said the blonde. This totally floored St Peter, and he paced this way and that, deliberating the answer. Finally, he could not stand the suspense any longer, and turning to the blonde, asked 'How in God's name did you arrive at THAT answer?' 'Easy' said the blonde, 'Andy sat, Andy watched, Andy waited til his billy boiled.' And the blonde entered Heaven... Worse ... you're now singing it to yourself !

You have PM, Dave.

Thanks for this - very helpful. I was concerned that my old modem, which I have been forced to use in the meantime, only has WEP security. On the other hand, I know and mostly trust all of my immediate neighbours and, since we are in a cul-de-sac, it's unlikely that anyone would be sitting outside without us noticing them! That's good advice about the 802.11a channels - I wasn't aware of the security benefit of using that. I've been looking at a Netgear modem that claims the following security advantages - The built-in True Firewall features Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Denial of Service (DOS), which operate as your first line of attack against intruders. The DG834G provides both WEP and WPA-PSK wireless encryption standards to protect your network from eavesdroppers and bandwidth pinchers! Content filtering lets you control access to inappropriate websites and limit usage by time of day. To be ultimately secure you can limit access to designated computers using their unique ID, called a MAC address. It doesn't seem to mention the 802.11a channels, though. Edit - just looked again - it says 802.11g.

I too have the BT Total broadband package and would agree that BT have been mostly helpful and have tried to sort out any problems I have experienced. However, this time the call centre in India did not appear to understand that the Hub is knackered and wanted me to go through a whole series of worthless and unnecessary checks which I had already done. I just need a replacement router and they don't seem to want to give me one. I just thought it was worth £30 or so to cure the problem wihtout any more hassle.

A number of my friends have cable broadband, and like it very much. If I had the option I would definitely go for it and drop BT Internet. However, there is no cable option in my area, so that's a no-go. Don't hold back, Beavis, just tell me what you really think of Home Hubs! I used to use a D-link modem and found it very reliable. Think that might be a good way to go now. Anybody any thoughts about Netgear or Belkin products?

My BT Home Hub finally gave up and I'm fed up trying to get any sense out of the BT helplines. I've decided to get a replacement wireless modem/router combination to service an iMac and a MacBook. Any suggestions as to the best makes/types out there?

Anyone else seen the group test this week - they put the Focus RS and the Scirocco well ahead of the 370Z on most counts. I'm thinking of cancelling my subscription now. That'll show them!!!

So after landing my new job as an Asda greeter, a good find for many retirees, I lasted less than a day...... About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud, unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids, yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. As I had been instructed, I said pleasantly, 'Good morning and welcome to Asda. Nice children you have there. Are they twins?' The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say, 'Hell no, they ain't twins. The oldest one's 9, and the other one's 7. Why the hell would you think they're twins? Are you blind, or just stupid?' So I replied, 'I'm neither blind nor stupid, Ma'am, I just couldn't believe someone slept with you twice. Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Asda.' My supervisor said I probably wasn't cut out for this line of work.

The teacher asked the class to use the word 'fascinate' in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, 'My family went to granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating.' The teacher said, 'That was good, but I wanted you to use the word fascinate, not fascinating.' Sally raised her hand. She said, 'My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated.' The teacher said, 'Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word "fascinate".' Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word 'fascinate', so she called on him for his offering. Johnny said, 'My Aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her tits are so big she can only fasten eight.' The teacher sat down and cried.

Oh it is Sorry - just caught up with this thread. I find the power button very good for overtaking - it maintains a gear ratio for longer before changing up, and is ideal in combination with the tiptronic shift.

You'll be needing some elbow grease as well, then, sir.

+1 And I liked the "cross-drilled brake lines".