marzman

Yes mate

I've got a Dell Vostro 1000 - picked it up in the states for $399 (Worked out at £205 when i was there!) Its Vista Home basic - it doesnt have any of that Aero junk. But like i said - its more than good enough. Im a computer programmer by trade, and i work from home on it all the time - no problems at all. Having said that - i never switch it off - only put it into hibernate when i go to bed. A full boot up takes about 4 minutes!! Also - part of our product we write at work is a CRM system, and its very thirsty! So that may well be your issue :lol:

I disagree. I think 512MB will be more than enough for your dad if its his first time using a computer. basically, id imagine all he'll ever be doing is surfing the web, and maybe downloading photos. Even the cheapest laptop you can find will be suitable - so i would spend any more on getting more RAM etc - it'll be wasted. FYI - im running a laptop with 1gig RAM, using Vista (very thirsty). It runs perfectly fine, and im a heavy user - dvd's, music, photoshop etc etc. The figures now are more than ever will be needed - they just exist to sell units.

Its alright, i had a basil faulty moment the first day i got mine. I was trying to move it infront of all my work mates, but i couldnt get the gear lever into drive... i didnt realise i had to put my foot on the brake!!

will be interested to see if they do need to re-release their figures after this

Snow mode cuts about 80% of the power, so you put your foot down, and you dont go anywhere. Sport mode changes gear later than normal mode - so you use more revs. This doesnt affect the tiptronic mode. Also, i dont know if this is a placebo effect, but i think the throttle response is better too when in sport mode.

I've had mine for 13months, which is the longest i've ever owned a car, and im still loving every minute of it

Hey bud. Bit of a predicament really. I personally would say put it up for sale now. I dont think demand would decrease the price as much as another 4 months of depreciation! And the way the markets are, its likely to be for sale for that long anyway. Stick it up now, and dont under price it, as it sounds like you're not in any rush for the money... On another note - you still got the paddle shift kit...? was hoping you'd have put it on ebay by now so i could get bidding! Any news?!

I've got a JDM hid unit at home in my garage, although i dont think its auto-levelling? I can have a picture up by about 6.30pm if you're interested?

Go for it Adam Cheers.

I had vredstein Ultrac's on my bmw - was very impressed with them, and my mate has recently got them on his Impretza STI Spec C - and he's very pleased with them too.

Hey guys. I've just PM'd all the unlucky official calendar entrants, so will hopefully get some pics through pretty soon. Thanks to those that have already sent them. Chris.

I'll double check the numbers later on, but i think we're at 24 pics now unfortunately... Right - can all the people who are going to be in these calendars please email me their highest quality pic please - vistaprint said it needs to be something like 1600x1200 resolution minimum. email marzman@ntlworld.com I'll get one calendar ordered and sent to me, and if it ends up being @*!# i wont proceed with the rest of the orders, but i'll put up picks when it arrives...

Oh man, that was funny in there last night!! I was wrecked! I've still got the shakes now!

Okay guys - rejects calendar update... I've just had a look online and vistaprint.co.uk can do them. Not 100% sure of the price, but it looks like £5 each plus p&p!! (could be £10 though - site isnt very clear) Only complication is how to organise this - so what i think i'll do is just take the first 12 rejected pics and make calendar 1, and then take the remaining pics, plus beavis and 1 of erson.o's pics from above - plus last one from sarnie - (if you wanted to enter bud) - to make calendar 2. How does this sound chaps? Or shall i not bother and you can all order your own from there, and choose your own pics? screenshot from vistaprint:

Any chance you could delete them mate and put up smaller versions? It screws up the thread!!

Cara is a chick???? I though you all were just being offensive cos he couldnt play the game!!

Yes you can bud. Anything you want!! (and yes - i had gone for a slash!!).

...ok - im bitter too! Who's interested in me getting a quote for the 'rejected' entries calendar?? I'll sort all the printing and shipment out etc... Just need 3 more pics, and i can do 2 whole calendars!! (may be slightly more expensive than the official one due to fewer sales!!) Get in touch asap and i'll sort it...!!!

Ha ha

Nigel Winterburn!!!!!!!

...but you're still a bastard - i'd probably be in it if it wasnt for you...

Here here, i agree with you Martin (but still gutted i didnt get in!!). And i also read that Adam would be taking his sig off any 'winning' pics, which i also think is a positive move.

You're Sorry, OCD.

Thought the current R32 looked quite ordinary Sorry, didnt catch the part where we moved onto the Mk5 - i was still in Mk4 mode!!