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I'm the same age age and claims discount and I pay £390 with privilage! :P You sure mate? I thought they only took people on who had 4+ years NCB? (just checked their website)..... Yeah, I think that's what Joanna Lumley says on the advert as well about the 4+ years NCB. I rang Premier not too long back, and mentioned to them that they said on the advert they can beat any quote. The bloke confirmed what I thought - it'll probably be by about a £1 if they genuinely can't beat it !!

The funny thing is, I agree with most of that !!

Now that looks even better again !! Good choice in rims - can't believe they're soooo cheap :winky:

http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm Thanks for your reply to a non-Lexus issue ScarFace...... :P :D

Dood - that looks H-O-T !! :D Love to see the car from the other side, ie. when the sun shines on them. No offence but this pic makes the whole wheel look blacked out, as in you can't see the spokes that well.

I still don't get what Valentine's Day is all about ?!? Where did it originate from ?!? :duh:

I couldn't say I've noticed any major changes since being 30... ....MoreThan put my bloody insurance up to £410. I rang them up and had a big whinge about how long I've been with them, and why the hell should I pay extra insurance when I ain't made any claims. The little girl on the other end spoke to her boss and came back offering me £40 off as a loyalty bonus. :D

Oooooh....ScarFace.....that was a low blow !! :o :D (I think I should have re-phrased that)

OMG - I'm sending messages to Lamp Anoraks !! :duh:

Sorry about this mate - I did reply earlier, but something dodgy has been happening with this computer !! It depends on the condition and the age of your car really. If your car is fairly new I wouldn't bother using a clay bar as really a bit of polish and elbow grease should do the job. They do work really well though - I had a black car once with plenty of "spider's webs" on the paint. The clay bar (and plenty of patience) cleared them all, and left the paint feeling really glass like. If I was you I'd just give your car a good polish first. Run your hand across the surface of the paint, if it feels kinda rough (like bitty) this'll be down to the elements, ie. tree sap, plus industrial contamination. This'll definitely be a good time to buy a clay bar kit. Make sure you wash the car first as clay bars pick up debris and you don't want to drag your dirty debris across your paint. Then make sure that you just do part of the panel at a time, keeping it nice and wet with the spray, or the clay will stick to the car (don't panic if it does as it can just be removed), which will make it hard work. Use an up and down motion rather than circular following the lines of the car. Keep turning and kneeding the clay so that you use a regular clean surface. When finished you will probably see lines where the clay bar was rubbed, so make sure you polish the area, and then wax it to protect the paint. This is a really long and tedious job, so make sure you put plenty of time to one side if you are going to do the whole car (it takes hours !!). You could always do just a panel at a time to enable you to spend more time concentrating on that panel. VERY IMPORTANT : If you drop the clay bar on the floor - chuck it out !! Even if it doesn't look too bad, it will have picked up grit and sh!t from the floor, so do yourself a favour and save yer paint.

Hmmmm.....I wonder who you could be referring to ? :P

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 1 to move it to the Lighting section 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs 5 to flame the spell checkers 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum 36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty 7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs 4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" 13 to say "do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs" 1 to hijack the thread and ask how to change the horn 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

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Alot of the vinyl / plastic cleaners out there do unfortunately leave a shine. You can buy ArmorAll interior wipes which come in a plastic bottle where you pull the tissue/wipe thing out of the top - these come in different finishes (one being matt). I'm not sure on what these are exactly like, but my Dad has used them and said they work brilliant. Once again, I'm a Meguiar's man, and like to use the interior spray. It does work really well, spray it onto one cloth and apply, wipe off with another. If you want a matt finish wipe it off immediately, it you want it shiny leave it on a bit longer. This stuff you will also be using on your door trims. However the best thing I've heard (especially for new cars) believe it or not is a damp cloth ! Carpets I would say just keep them clean !! A quick vacuum once a week should do the job. If they do get dirty try Meguiar's carpet cleaner spray (surprise, surprise - I've said Meguiar's again). If you're chaning the gear surround to wood try a light polish (something that's NOT got any abrasives what so ever !!). This used to bring the wood up in my previous cars something brilliant. You really shouldn't have too much to do having a new car, as long as you keep it cleaned on a regular basis. BTW - no, I'm not a sales rep for Meguiar's !! :P :D

Definitely font size. Just noticed something though, it does say "Font Size x" which means multiplied by, so I'll put a 3 at the end of that !

Hehe - you know when you wish you never posted anything !!

Should you be advertising this? :D Si The bloody thing didn't work (Font size that is !!)

That kit will be perfect. The only bit that I'm not keen on is the tyre endurance gloss stuff - it's a bit messy cuz it's a gel so you could find that if by accident you apply it too thick, it'll splash up on your paintwork as you drive away. Buy Meguiar's Hot Tyre Shine - it comes in spray form (clear looking). Also buy yourself a tyre applicator - Halfords do a good one for about a Fiver (it's plastic with a foam base). This will save alot of overspray on your wheels. I think I noticed some wheel cleaner in the bucket - only use this if your wheels cannot be cleaned by car shampoo and water. Some of these wheel cleaners can be a little acidic, and this will remove not only a layer of dirt but possibly a layer of lacquer as well, and as your wheels are the closest thing to road debris they are going to be the first thing to take a pounding. Try a high polymer wax for the wheels - this should protect the wheels from brake dust, dirt and grime by producing a layer between the lacquer and the dirt (also makes it alot easier to clean !). Other than that, have fun with the Meguiar's bucket - the Gold Class shampoo is brilliant, the Gold Class Wax is brilliant, and the same for 99% of their other products. :winky:

Just to say Happy Valentine's to all the lovely ladies out there !! Ding-Dong x

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Thinking about it ScarFace I'm sure I posted something here about 13 months ago relevant to Lexus. It was when I wanted to know what to look out for when purchasing your first IS200... :winky: ....... and that was probably your first and last! http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...ult_type=topics ;) OMG - Feb 2005 is about the last time you had a serious Lexus question from me ! Note to self : must think of more Lexus questions, even if nothing IS wrong

Hehehe - can you put that against my name. Kinda make it official :D

Thinking about it ScarFace I'm sure I posted something here about 13 months ago relevant to Lexus. It was when I wanted to know what to look out for when purchasing your first IS200... :winky:

That's cuz I don't get any problems with the b----- thing... :P