Bladerider

I just remembered. The squirrel is from your neck of the woods, maybe you should tag along with him.

gr555, If you're coming from paisley, and you decide to take the A737, it means you'd be coming through my town. I'll be picking my nephew up from Dalry. If you want to meet me there you can follow me to the Monkton Lodge.

I posted a mention about this meet in the other unmentionable place

Actually, I really meant to post in 'General', but I forgot I was in 'Scottish'. I think I might be getting old.

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I think I'll be able to make it. 1. SCOOBAY 2. Stevo-STi 3. WRC No 1 4. Rice Rocket 5. billyboy 6. wrxmania 7. Malky 8. Andy 9. Bladerider

Have you had a look on Ebay. There's always headlights for sale. I recently bought a set of headlights plus sidelights and all bulbs for the grand total of £62 delivered.

What a nice picture of a lampost. Pity about all those the cars in the background, especially the one with all the reflective stickers. Seriously though, I'm always quite pleased when I can see my car is in a picture. I'ts the black one right behind the lampost, and my nephew in the red baseball cap.

Have you tried yell.com?

Aye, the Monkton Lodge sounds good. We've had a few meets arranged there (from the other unmentionable forum) in the past. I won't be sure if work commitments will allow me to be there, so I won't put my name down. I'll just turn up if I can.

I even paid for mine with an ENGLISH tenner!

Impreza's are common as muck where I live (a wee town in North Ayrshire). There are four in my street, and seven in my housing estate. I've no idea how many in the town but I see them everywhere.

Phil, I'll get my order form to you on Saturday at KH. So long as I can get the name done in white.

You can take your car to any specialist and still keep your warranty intact. "Block exemption" rules apply. The question was also asked recently here; http://bbs.sidc.co.uk/messageview.cfm?cati...&threadid=24561

Phil, is it possible to have the writing done in white? I don't think blue would show up very well on my car.

1. 396ci (about 6.5L) Chevy Camaro Z28, had it for three months (some first car isn't it) 2. Holbay Hunter (had it for three weeks then rolled it into a ditch) 3. Triumph Dolomite sprint. (Horrible yellow colour) 4. 1800 BDA Escort Mexico (second best car I've ever had) 5. Avenger Tiger 6. Capri 3.0L Gia, with a turbo (Went on fire one day after a spirited run) 7. 1680cc Mini, very quick, built for autotest racing but (sort of) road legal. 8. Datsun 180Z (don't laugh, I got it from my dad after he had a stroke). 9. Rover SD1 2.6 10. Rover SD1 2.6L (yes another one) 11. Rover SD1 3.9L V8 (started off as a 3.5, but had some major work resulting in 470BHP) 12. Rover 220 coupe turbo (far too much front wheel spin) 13. Which brings me to the present day. JDM WRX the car I've been looking for all my life. I keep on spending money on it, which satisfies me for a while utill the desire for another mod sets in. I've alway's been a biker though, and I couldn't begin to list the number of bikes I've had, there's been so many.

Grasshopper, Devlin is quite correct about the block exemption ruling. http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/blockcars.htm Take your car to Bill Greer, ask him to use genuine parts (he does anyway) when servicing, and your warranty should be intact. Greersport is far better, cheeper, and friendlier than S&S anyway.

I know how you must be feeling. My car is covered in stone chips and dents. My next door nieghbour's 8yr old daughter is always throwing stones at it. At least I know who's doing the damage, although there's nothing I can do about it. Really frustrating.

Dougster, I passed my test in one a 2300HS Chevettes. I'd never driven the car before the day of the test. I reckon the engine was far to big and powerful for such a little car. On the subject of first cars, I reckon I'd have a good chance of having the biggest first car. One of my workmates (I was in the RAF at the time) brought a 396ci Z28 Camaro back from Belgium (396ci is about 6.5 litres). He got stopped and failed a breathalyser when he came off the ferry. His third offence within 10 years, so he was desperate to sell it. I bought it for a bargain price. I could only afford three months insurance though and quickly sold it on for a massive profit. I then bought a Holbay Hunter, anybody remember them?

Guys, it's not a good idea posting the reg numbers of the police vehicles. The unmarked cars are not always used for traffic duties. They might be used for covert surveillence for example. If the reg number is known to a dangerous criminal, it could lead to endangering the safety of the plods. Oh, since we're on the subject, there's a burgundy Honda Blackbird with front and rear facing camera's. I know the reg number but I'm not telling.

Willie, don't be to hard on her, it was just a wee misunderstanding about which multistorey car park we were going to. Actually I thought it was quite cool when everybody in Burns statue square just stopped and stared at half a dozen Impreza's driving by. The suggestion from Andy about wearing a "Subaru blue" santa suit was funny at first, but then the idea did seem to make sense. Oh, and that's the last time I'm gonna rely on the BBC web based 24hr weather forecast. It wasn't supposed to rain until after 10pm.

I posted a link to this page on Scoobynet to catch those that haven't moved over to the SIDC yet. The weather forecast looks favourable for the meet. Maybe just a wee bit chilly, but thats to be expected at this time of year.

Dougster, your avatar spinning around like that is making me dizzy !

Personally I wouldn't take my car anywhere else. Bill and his two boys don't just work on cars 'cos it's their job. They're enthusiastic petrol heads and they really know their stuff. Put it like this, if they can build a competitive rally car starting from a bare shell, I reckon they can do just about anything you ask them to. This has just reminded me, I'll need to call in and speak to Bill on my way home from work on Friday. There's a wee job I need doing.

I got mine the following week. I think I heard it mentioned that they're done in batches then sent out. Maybe I got lucky and applied just as they were getting done.