The Editor

Great website - They seem to 'have made' Portuguese villas that you can select from ??!!? Also, all their offices appear to made out of rubbish - Quote "All of our offices are ex eco homes, made form re-used waste." - could be a bit smelly. They also appear to dabble in German U-boat cleaning as well but I think their staff have deformed hands - Quote "You boat will look like brand new after we have had oour hands on it!! In case you are stuck for somewhere to live while your German submarine is having it's carpets cleaned, they also do a nice line in flats to rent as well!!!! I think I'd steer well clear of letting them loose on my Lexus paintwork..... The Ed

You could also look at one of these - I have one and can thoroughly recommend them. They actually take the battery through 7 levels of charge automatically whilst constantly monitoring the internal resistance of the battery and adjusts the charge current accordingly. The charge stages are: 1. Desulphation 2. Soft start 3. Bulk 4. Absorbtion 5. Test 6. Recondition 7. Float Cheers The Ed

AGREED.

AGM battery???? - You will easily find one that has bags more power than anything in the standard form factor. In fact one with the same rating as the RX (70ah) will only be around 2/3rds the size. The crank current will probably be around double that of anything you find in the high street and the discharge recovery is second to none. The Ed

If this individual works for a local bus company and is driving round PSV's he should be sacked for not having car insurance !! - What a complete pratt.... Throw the book at him... better still put him inside and then throw away the key. Scum like this make me sick!

LEXOTAS !

Curious - Did you get this replaced at no cost to you? (I'm guessing it was oput of warranty?)

Errr... I think you will find that a simple upgrade of DVD will update the firmware to allow input of destinations on the move now.

You're right !! Sat 19th December for my region has wind speeds of 312mph !!! That's worrying considering ......... "On May 3, 1999 as tornadoes ravaged Oklahoma scientist measured the highest recorded wind speed at about 7:00 p.m. near Moore, Oklahoma. A wind speed of 318 mph was recorded where a tornado killed four people and destroyed 250 homes. The fastest wind measured prior was 286 mph on April 26, 1991 in a tornado near Red Rock, Oklahoma. The 318 mph speed placed the tornado 1 mph below an F6 on the 0 to 6 Fujita scale. No tornado has ever been classified as an F6" I'd best get the windows boarded up !! (After I've adjusted my TV aerials)

Exactly !!... Think I'll put up a new satellite dish on that day !

No - I have been through this before..... You have the right to take your car to the repairer of your choosing, you DO NOT have to accept whatever cowboy outfit your insurers chose because they are cheap ! They will try and fob you off with all sorts of excuses and crap about we can't guarantee this and that and you can't have a courtesy car unless you take it to 'Hack-it-and-bodge-it of Chipping Ongar etc...... Just remind them it's YOUR car and you have the right to chose the repairers of your choice. I have had this argument with Admiral (bunch of cowboys in my opinion) and ultimately said "I'm not arguing any more - lets sort this out in court".... They agreed to my choice of repairer and I got a courtesy car no problem (most good repairers will offer a car while yours is in for repair at their facility anyway) The Ed

EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE !! Unfortunately all too often in this country we are subject to c%*p customer service and an apathetic attitude from companies. I spend a lot of time in the States and deal with the US on a daily basis...... Oh.. how we could learn from their customer service. The trouble is I don't think we will EVER get to their level of service or attitude when dealing with customer complaints. It is the exception rather than the rule in the UK to get decent customer service... Well done Tom Tom. :winky: Over here the customer is a necessary nuisance to keep the company afloat........ Rant over - Now where did I put my passport so I can get back to The States ??.... The Ed

Well it will !!???.... Never EVER... EVER use a pressure washer on the paintwork of a car (nor on the sidewall of tyres for that matter). Pressure washers are meant for cleaning patios and outside furniture, driveways and the like. I have a super billion psi Karcher washer but it never has and never will go anywhere near my car. The Ed

BLADE does !!!! :D

You'd better sit down when they give you the estimate for replacement !! Think mine was somewhere around £485 plus VAT (and maybe even plus fitting) but as I say I didn't care as it was under warranty. paulmcg....Nope.... You're not going mad, trouble is on mine it was so infrequent it would have been impossible for the dealer to replicate it unless he kept the car for a couple of months !! The Ed

It's a fault with the door mirror assembly. I had mine (passenger door) replaced under warranty 2 years ago and the problem has never returned. Mine was dipping when you popped it in reverse (as it should do) - but wasn't returning every time when you engaged drive. It was very difficult to replicate as 9 times out of ten it would behave correctly. Lexus Sheffield replaced mine and everythings been fine ever since.

Tell em to "Wash Car" !!! It doesn't seem to have anything to do with any method of washing a car that I know but........ who cares ????!!!! :winky: The Ed

DON'T start me on lane dicipline.... No...No... just don't !!! We can't drive over here. I have no idea why but the majority of the population find it: 1) impossible to stay between two painted lines on the road (be that on a roundabout or a curve on a multi lane road) 2) find it impossible to move over from the middle lane (on a three lane motorway) once they have overtaken a vehicle in the either the 2nd or 3rd lane. Compare this with say The Netherlands where (most of the time) drivers overtake and then move back into the nearside lane. I so wish that they would introduce the US sytem of legal undertaking and also make it legal to turn (in this country it would have to be left) on a red light. No....no.... don't start me off... please don't !!!! :tsktsk: The Ed

Not sure if you'll be coming down the A1 or not but can recommend -----> THIS place for little ones. It's basically a theme park dedicated to the under 10's !! It's not far off the A1 at Retford Cheers The Ed

I NEVER worry what a dealer offers me for my old car!! - I wait for them to do their sharp intake of breath and then shake their head and then get their guide out and then say "Yada, yada, blah, blah, of course these don't sell as well as they used to, blah, blah, etc, etc". then when they've finished and they offer me X thousand under what it's worth I just say "I don't care to be honest - You can give my £1 for if you want to take it off my hands" I then 'explain' what sort of discount I am expecting off the new one. If they don't play ball, I turn around and walk out. The last car I purchased (before this one), the dealer eventually phoned me up and said, and I quote "What do I have to do to get you to order this car on the phone now?"..... I was then interested !!! So, (for me anyway), I really take no notice of the cobblers the dealers come out with on trade in price as it makes no difference at the end of the day if the deal is right on the new one. The Ed

I had my passenger door mirror replaced under warranty due to it dipping when you pop the car in reverse but intermittently it didn't come back up again when moved to N or D. Problem has not returned since it was replaced. This was on a GS by the way. Cheers Mark

Ditto Aido's comments - Gary and Chris at Sheffield will look after you! They have serviced my GS from new and I have NEVER had any quibbles over their quality of service or their prefessionalism...... (I'll say that because I KNOW Gary reads these posts and my GS is due for a service next month !!!!! :winky: ) And in answer to your question re rear Sun Blind.... YES, its comes as standard. The Ed.

Looks to be a copy/clone of the Langka system here which I have used before BUT...... The Road Rash kit doesn't appear to include in aclear laquer/sealant so the paint you put on the chips etc may not last very long ! Either way anything that improves those dreaded chips is a bonus ! :winky: The Ed

I thought these films were based on true stories !!! (Only the names changed to protect the innocent) You've shattered my illusions now... The Ed

Name Them!! I don't live too far from Peterborough and want to make sure I never use them !! The Ed.