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I was of the opinion that Superchips were very reputable. Regardless of whether its true or not, how noticeable would such an increase be, on a small car?

Sorry, forgot to say its made by Superchips Bluefin

Hi, I recently bought a brand new Mini Cooper - which by the way is excellent - quite fancy a Cooper S However, I am looking for some sort of ECU upgrade. Bluefin do a bit of kit, which looks quite professional and you can plug the machine in yourself to do it - it gives a 10bhp gain and some other torquey gain, which I have forgotten............ It costs £299 Has anyone heard of this company - it looks a nice bit of equipment. Cheers.

Schools comment very funny, very 'Clarkson-esque' P.S. when I picked up my 2nd hand Lex at Edinburgh I got to use the mysterious Handover room - quality man!,

So what? It's a 15 year old car, that averages out as a keeper change every 2 years. Don't forget that registered keeper is not the same as owner/driver. If it was a company/lease car originally, it will have maybe been pre-registered to the BMW dealer, then to the lease company, then perhaps to the private owner. If he passed it down within his family, it would be a keeper change each time. My 99 GS has got something like 5 previous owners, but it's mint. On older cars, condition matters more than mileage or no. of keepers. Ditto, The number of owners of a vehicle is totally irrelevant - you can have 10 mint owners of a car, but you can have a one owner who has thrashed the a*** out of a car. Check out the car professionally and ecide on that only.

So does this mean the handbrake light wont work anymore?? Only kidding, I understand perfectly, ingenious tip.........

Today an odd thing happened. Got a phone call from what I thought was a call centre. I usually han g up on these things, but it was caught unaware. The asian-sounding male, asked me to take part in a survey, in which he asked if I had a mortgage and how long I had had it for. Then, thats it, he thanked me for taking part. End of. The call took no more than minute. My phone number is not in the phone book and he knew my name. He did not ask me to press any numbers on my phone or call back etc. Cant help thinking it was something suspicious. Any ideas?

Dont try to polish it out yourself, you will make a complete **** of it!! I had some 3M cutting polish and made it look worse. Take it to a bodyshop you can trust - they will professionally cut/polish the mark out by machine. Believe me its worth it.

Yes, you need another LR each side More interesting facts: I have tried the bulbs round the other way and it would appear to make no difference with regards to polarity. Furthermore, if you dont have the sidelights on, the pulsing stops immediately after the brake pedal is lifted. If the sidelights are on, the pulsing continues for about a second and a half after the brake pedal is lifted -interesting (maybe) I wonder if this is resolved with the further set of LR? Anyone?

Mike, Received the bulbs etc, so many thanks Connected them this morning. Prior to putting the whole rear light unit back in, I operated the brakes, so I could see the bulbs - both side operated fine, with the full pulsing effect - rather impressive! However to concur with others, if you have your sidelights on at the same time, the dash warning light will come on as if to indicate a rear bulb is out. It goes out when you depress the brake pedal, but comes on again a short time later. Not the end of the world I suppose, but annoying none the less. Mike, if i require another L/R, then I will buy another pair from you, I think it is worth the effort. Gonna accept a paypal payment mate, cause the Nationwide is MILES away. Thanks again. Gib

HOW DOES IT WORK?? HOW DOES IT WORK?? Worked it out

Mike, Everyone appreciates your efforts I take it you wont be organising another GB soon !!! :-)

Don't waste your money on dealer servicing. Any money you lose on a 'trade-in' value is more than made up by the fact you've spent less on independent servicing - find an independent you trust and stick with him. Further more the fact that you get more for your vehicle with a full dealer history is completely false. Believe me, I know.... Furthermore, dont believe that Lexus only take trade ins with full LSH - myth. I got full trade in price for my last one and it had some independent servicing. AND if you look at the small print of Lexus GB for 2nd hand vehicles with FLSH, it only means the last major service was done by the dealer - and if the vehicle you trade in doesnt have one, they'll do it before resale. CON. Well said.............. Rant over. Damn right..or the way they advise changing brake pads because they are 30% worn, and won't last until the next service, and they don't recommend customers economising on brake pads or charging 12 quid for changing the battery in the key, when I can get the battery for a quid!! The list goes on....stealers only make 5-10% on car sales, it's the parts and servicing they make up to 40% on!!! I think you'll find that dependent on the vehicle make they make FAR LESS than 5-10% on new car deals especially. I found recently on an enquiry than a local Renault dealer was making around £40 on a new Clio deal and that a local Ford dealer was making a profit of £29 on a new Ford Ka. They do however make vast bonuses from the manufacturer if they meet deadline targets at the end of the month. Hence, you should buy a new car at the end of the month when targets need to be reached. I doubt however if the same aplies to luxury marques as Lexus BMW, Merc, etc, where turnover of vehicles is not quite as important as retaining vehicle image. All franchises make HUGE turnover on servicing and parts.

Mike, Skip complaining to the local police and write direct to your local councillor - they administer ASBO stuff in liaison with other agencies. Any advice needed give me a shout. Sorry - did i read this right?? the furniture is wooden and they say you cant get fingerprints from it?? This is totally incorrect - technology is so advanced there is almost nothin that cannot retain a print. Insist Scenes of Crime attend and carry out a proper examination.

Yes, just ask for LS430 repeaters - you have to ask for orange bulbs too!!

If you don't have tax, you CANNOT drive your car, without taking the risk. There is no period of grace allowed. There are two offences - driving without a vaild tax disc and driving without displaying a valid tax disc. Its up to you. :-) You CAN drive your car without tax. To be MOT tested and back from the MOT station. Yes, but it must be a PREARRANGED booking. There is no defence other than that. Sections 29 and 33 Vehicle Excise Registration Act 1994 apply. So if you've bought your car without tax and drive it onto a public road, until you get round to buying the tax disc, you have committed an offence. If you don't get caught then fine.........

B)--> QUOTE(T7RY B @ Jun 6 2006, 01:23 AM) ← If you tax it on Monday morning then you have "back taxed" it to the 1st. of June. It's not like driving with no insurance or MOT and is not an endorsable offence. I would drive the car for 48 hours without tax under those circumstances. But as G.W says I would put pressure on the garage to tax it for you. If you don't have tax, you CANNOT drive your car, without taking the risk. There is no period of grace allowed. There are two offences - driving without a vaild tax disc and driving without displaying a valid tax disc. Its up to you. :-)

Paul, I get my car serviced at Star Performance which is just outside Kirkcaldy. My last service, including Lexus filters etc was £180 - Lexus Edinburgh wanted £350+VAT. The owner is Jimmy Curly, tell him I recommended him to you. Cheers

Why dont they work at the same time - confused....... They do work at the same time, it's just the crappy video quality! :D Mike, I will have 1 pair too P.S. JJ - your car sounds good - what mods have you done for this Cheers

Why dont they work at the same time - confused.......

Not sure, but not that much - the Tosh. has quite a wide viewing angle, it says.....

Hi, Right, now I am seriously fed up. A couple of months back, i bought a 37'' LCD Toshiba TV. Looks the part I have to say and was the recommended set.... DVD playback is good. TV picture is woeful. Installing Sky doesnt seem to have helped either. The problem is that watching the TV straight on is good. But from any other viewing angle, it becomes brighter and facial tones very pink. I have reviewed other LCD's and I dont see a similar problem. I have altered my picture settings a hundred times over, to no avail. Unless I am missing something obvious. Toshiba tv's are a bit like Lexus cars - they just don't break, so I am confident there is nothing wrong with it. Can any professional help out? What have I missed? Thanks

Mike, This sounds like a great gimmick and the sort of cr*p I would buy Register my interest, if I can see a video clip of your lights first Thanks

Strictly Hugo Boss.......

Where did you get the wheels??