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Good reply, thanks Stu. My counterpoint would be that we're living in a different world now, where we have an increasingly ageing population and that care now costs a ton more than it ever did. Now, again I don't disagree with you that it should be free in an ideal world, but we don't have the funds to support that right now. Tax breaks aren't there to make life cheaper for us, they're there to boost the economy which in turn generates more money than higher taxes (see: the removal of the 50% band). Once we have the spare cash then sure, help the old people, but right now I can't see anything wrong in expecting people to be able to make sure they pay their way when needed. Or to put it another way, you should pay for stuff whilst you're alive (this dementia tax) but you shouldn't when you're dead (inheritance tax, which I'm massively against). Not sure how the Norway example works, it's not like their old people contribute massively to society. In fact, anyone over 65 should just be put down, save us all the hassle.

It's the opposite of a Labour policy: It's putting the onus on the person not the state. It's not suffering, it's fair.

It's the same argument as when you buy a mobile phone on contract from Carphone Warehouse or direct from Vodafone (or whoever), if the phone breaks they have a legal responsibility to sort it for you. Now they may point you at the manufacturer, and it may well be quicker to go direct to the manufacturer who will help you (for instance, if your iPhone goes wrong you just book an appointment at a Genius Bar and it'll often be done there and then for you for free), but the law is very clear that the seller is the one who has legal responsibilities to help you out. If they don't, or if they refuse, you have recourse via the courts.

Completely untrue. You have no contract with the manufacturer, only the seller. As I said, the GPU manufacturer may choose to help you, but legally it's the seller who has to.

Really, Brexit is the single most important issue to be voting on right now. Ignore the NHS and education and police and old people stuff, all that will still be utterly broken in 5 years regardless of who gets into power. Brexit will define this country for the next 30 years at least, it's critical we get this right and stand our ground rather than give away concession after concession. I do not believe that Corbyn will be strong enough to do that for the good of the entire country, and I believe that a hard Brexit would be better than the wrong deal (although of course I'd rather have a good deal over either!). All the other stuff on these manifestos is garbage and relatively unimportant. If you only vote on one issue, make it Brexit.

I agree it was a policy that was badly worded, however I'm struggling to see what's bad about it. Why should the state have to pay for nursing costs when the person still has assets, albeit tied up in property? That's ridiculous, and it's not like they're even saying they're going to take every last penny either, there will still be £100K left to pass on to your kids. How can that be argued against? Labour's promise to cut all tuition fees from September will cost the taxpayer £15Bn minimum this year. That's over 10% of the annual NHS budget, to give comparison. So where's that money coming from then? We certainly don't have it hanging around, so there's more borrowing straight away. It's a cavalier and dangerous attitude to have. As I've said before, I have no problem with the policy in general, as long as the economy can support it. We have a rather large Brexit bill to come, it's madness to promise stuff like this.

They're still producing them for OEM, and will be contractually obligated to do so. However, there's no benefit for Lexus to insist on this as that's now an 'old' tyre and why wouldn't you want the latest and greatest on the car... Let's not forget you can still buy new RE040s!

You have no contract with the manufacturer, therefore there is no warranty for them to apply. Your contract is with the seller, and they have to apply to the current applicable law (so the CRA 2015 if bought recently) which will state presumptions about the goods etc. The manufacturer may choose to help you out, but they are under no legal obligation to. The seller is, and all recourse should be obtained through them.

Exhaust system changes means you can change headers, cats, midpipe and backbox as often as you want. That's what I have on my car, means I'm free to experiment without paying an admin fee every time.

It's pushing 100bhp more than stock, always going to have issues at that point dude, don't sweat it

I would take arrogance over incompetence any day But fair play for switching based on policies, it's the smart and sensible thing to do.

But more binary, yeah.

Given it's the current issue, it's usually polite not to post it up until the following month at least.

I think so. Oil pressure sensor has been replaced, and the whole area cleaned up. Took her for a blat yesterday and I can't see any sign of oil anywhere in the engine bay, so I'm hoping that's cured it.

Bear in mind that passing emissions is just one stage of MOT cat testing now, the other part is that you must physically have one if the car came with one from the factory. Not necessarily the question asked, I know, but reasoning as to why many friendly places won't risk it any more as it's too simple to get caught out.

Con/UKIP for me. No real surprises either.

'03 JDM with 60k on the clock then. I wouldn't want to be paying much over £6k at best.

I loved mine. At first. Then I realised it just made the throttle rubbish so flogged it. Nice idea, but poorly executed imho.

Agreed, all needs removing and re-doing.

No idea how sensitive the 370 is with regards to TCS and altered profiles. Probably be okay though.

MPS4S are much better but not available in 18s, so if you have 19s then go for it but otherwise you have no choice anyway.

Leave it as it is, spend the money on a proper car instead Seriously though, I wouldn't bother. It's a family run-around, I don't think that kind of car lends itself towards anything like you're proposing particularly well at all.

So what sizes are you intending on using front and rear? Nope, very very different compound construction, plus very different tread pattern. No better than mixing P Zero and RE050A, which depending on your comfort level is either a no-no or perfectly fine. I wouldn't.

I'll be moving from MPSS to MPS4 when my current rears are dead.

They won't. It'll be just like the 2015 GE and Brexit, the ones who shout the loudest end up on the losing side. And then there'll be a ton of yoofs marching on parliament complaining.