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    Lots of fanyboys itt.

    My phone sends texts, makes calls, alarm on it is good, battery lasts close to 2 weeks, occasionally I use the calculator. Email can be handy, but most other apps are just a gimmick, I've never been anywhere and needed a virtual guitar on my phone.

    I used to think that until I got a smart phone, mines my phone, alarm, camera, MP3 player, web, skype, satnav/map, train/tube routes and times, torch, diary/calender, calculator etc.

    They are really handy, particularly the satnav/maps

    but yes there are a lot off gimmicky aps, and battery life does get pretty annoying if I'm using it for all of the above

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    No, we don't.

    haha I never knew we had so many marine salvage experts on this board.

    I'm not either but I was curious and found the gruntiest chopper ever can only lift 20tn. Most of 'heavy-lift' choppers are around the 10tn mark. An empty container weighs between 2-4tn, and full they can weight up to 30tn. so if there's more than 6tn of cargo theres no way they can helicopter it off. And then theres the problem of having someone actually rigging the thing up in the choppers downwash, on a tilting boat, in bad weather. f**k that.

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    I went Android (Sony Arc) mostly because I still can't stand itunes and didn't want it on my laptop. I use it for everything (camera, satnav, mp3 player, games, browsing, email etc) and the most annoying thing I find is that everyone has iPhones so its sometimes hard to find a charger if i haven't made it home, and all the MP3 docks etc are for apple products.

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    I looked into it, as Cam said you need pretty specific wheels to clear the calipers or use wheels with spacers.

    heres the info on the rotors, hopefully part numbers should still be vaild:

    88-92 Corrado G60 or 89-91mk II golf 1.8 G60

    EBC D480 (aka 97-99 SEAT Cordoba 2.0 16v or 99-02 SEAT Ibiza 1.8Turbo or 97-99 Ibiza 2.0 16v

    280 x 22

    height 39.5mm

    centre 65mm dia

    bore 13.5mm dia

    inner dia 137mm

    repco part no DF2631

    if you want to keep 'standard' e30 wheels (AC Schnitzer, Hartge, basketweaves etc) you're best bet is to go with single piston sliding calipers (still good enough for M3's). There are a number of audi rotors that have suitable offsets (~35mm from memory) and only need basic mods to fit (re-drill and enlarge centerbore)

    Audi TT

    312 x 25

    34.5mm high, 5x100 65mm center dia

    Audi A3 96-03 1.8T

    EBC D818

    Ø: 288 mm, Br. Disc Thickness: 25,0 mm, Min. thickness: 22 mm, Brake Disc Type: Vented, Finish: High-carbon, Num. of holes: 5, Pitch Circle Ø: 100 mm, Height: 34,5 mm, Centering Diameter: 65 mm, Inner Diameter: 136 mm, Bore Ø: 15,6 mm

    both of those are quite a bit bigger than the corrado rotor

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    Brake light is bread and butter, no excuses for missing that. but, from my understanding on Wof rules...

    CV is mechanical, not generally a safety issue.

    Shocks normally only fail if they're visibly leaking. Otherwise its too subjective as to how worn is too worn. I imagine shock absorbing qualities would have to be worse than boat-like to fail a WoF for that.

    Much as same as you're arguement about tyres. you may well be right but to have different wear limits for different models/makes of tyres is just stupid

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    Time and a place, unfortunately it's the most tempting to drop the clutch and give it the boot or something just as illegal when you're pulling out of a driveway in front of a bunch of your mates egging you on.

    It's rude not too :D

    Peer pressure rocks.

    this applies to my previous post. I was weak.

    ps: how many results would 'do a skid' return on this site?

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    I've been caught mis-behaving in a car before. Didn't try and bullshit the cop, I admitted it was a dumbass thing to do and got off with a small speeding ticket. Would have been far worse (IMO) if I'd sat there denying everything and pissed him off.

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    they are a cool little toy but I'd never buy one - IMO they still cant replace a laptop/pc (storage and optical drives) and they're too big to lug around. My flatmate is really keen to get one but can't explain exactly what he'd use it for, just caught up in the hype. I just cant understand what is so amazing about the new one (over the old one) that people are queuing to get it

    edit - if they made a 'tough'pad, (looks like some people do actually) something that could handle water/dust/scratch-proof it could be pretty handy for work, easier than carrying round a massive folder of plans (that get blown away, soaked, torn, 'borrowed,' etc), could have all contract documents on hand, product info, and take notes, pictures etc.

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    FWIW, seeing that a car is completely munted in a frontal collision doesn't necessarily indicate its more or less safe - crumple zones are exactly that, and a crumpled car may simply have done its job.

    Exactly, I'd prefer to see a crumpled front but intact passenger compartment.

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    E30 FTW, loads more fun than E39s

    depends on the motor in them. 540i is loads more fun than a 316i, just like 325i is more fun a 520i.

    If I had both a M530i and tidy 318iS or 325i sitting in the driveway I'm not sure what I'd take to uni. I'd suggest sticking with the e39 as its so much better at long distance stuff, and you don't need to modify a motorsport one

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