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I take it its' that annoying clicking noise at the end of the clip - Billyboy has had the same issues, as must everyone else! Annoying. Brian []

100.9 in Camelon, Falkirk and 99.9 in Whitburn

Restuck []

I hope so - 16 days off the road felt like a LONG time.

Thats' what I am doint - uncle Russell will be busy []

HOORAY - open the wine and beer and Domestos, whatever, my car is home. BIG thanks for all the time, effort and hard work of the staff @ Ian Grieve, Subaru (and now Isuzu) in Camelon, Falkirk for all their efforts in fixing my car. It is now back on the road (for a while I hope). The gearbox was fixed (2nd, 3rd and 5th gears replaced, synchros, sleeves etc), the 40,000 mile service carried out (at 31,000 - getting earlier every year), the 3rd year body service and its' first M.O.T. all before the warranty ends next month... [H]Big thanks (in no particluar order) to Gav, Charlie, Sharon, and Brian the technician for giving me back my (1) 20 MPG, (2) worry about parking it anywhere and (3) noisy disruption to the neighbours (and wife) vehicle. It feels good to get it back home again. Just need to get all its' new shiny bits fitted shortly! [}] My first service @ Ian Grieve (always used a dealer in the East) and, I may add, my discount SIDC was processed on labour AND parts, and on the body service - unlike the other dealer [] Would never have gone to the previous dealer, Drive, who I bought my car from - they seemed to find it hard to spell the words "Subaru Trained Technician" when I bought my car in 2003. Now to drive the thing [] Brian [] []

Cheeky []

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=511668 Working link above []

Also depends on the price of the car you are getting - if you are paying the huge list price for the car then you'll get a better trade-in. AT that trade in price I'd bite their hand off - they are hard to shift at the moment. Brian []

I'll be in the white Kia Picanto?[] I'll be in the white Ford Transit?[] I'll be in the white STI Spec C Ltd?[]

Good luck Billy - real life should always come first [] Here is a piccy to make you nostalgic: Brian []

Allows the engine to cool nicely - some users with a front mount seem to suffer from heat soak so the vent is best to stay. That is probably the main reason people do not fit a sport bonnet (for stealth) - to allow some ventilation. Brian []

Welcome along. Brian []

Fixed but HUGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEE [] Brian []

Me too - when I get it back I'll be even more skint []

No - it fell out of my pocket at an opportune moment (officer). []

My 2003 WRX has almost finished having the gearbox fixed - 2nd, 3rd and 5th gear, all synchro's and sleeves. 31,000 lightly driven miles, clutch still good. Hope to get it back by Tuesday. Parts alone were £1500 + Brian []

This is where mine are (only picture I have)

All the very best to you both [] Brian []

Congrats Paul []

MEGA car []

M3? - yes?

Welcome along [] Brian []

Sorry to hear that Jamie, but we all understand your reasons. Brian []

Joke someone sent me: 1. OPENING JARS - She's struggling. You take it from her hands, open it effortlessly and pretend she loosened it for you. She didn't. Jars are men's work. 2. CALLING SOMEONE 'SON' - Especially policeman but even saying it to kids makes you the man. 3. DOING A PROPER SLIDE TACKLE - Beckham free kicks - camp. A proper tackle is the pinnacle of the game, simultaneously winning the ball and crippling the man. Magic. 4. SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH A STANLEY KNIFE - Blunt, is it? Hand it here love. No, I don't need a sharpener, I've got a knife thanks! 5. GOING TO THE TIP - A manly act which combines driving, lifting and as you thrillingly drop your rubbish into another huge pile of other rubbish noisy destruction. 6. DRINKING UP - Specifically, rising from the table, slinging your coat on and downing two thirds of a pint in one fluid movement. Then nodding towards the door, saying, "Let's go" and striding out while everyone else struggles to catch up with you. You're hard. 7. HAVING A THIN BIT OF WOOD - in the shed, solely to stir paint with. 8. HAVING A SCAR - Ideally it'll be a facial knife wound, but even an iron burn on the wrist is good. "Ooh, did it hurt". "Nah". 9. HAVING A HANGOVER AND THICK STUBBLE - When birds have been partying they just whinge. You on the other hand have physical evidence of your hardness,sprouting from your face. "Big night?" Grr, what does it look like. 10. NODDING AT COPPERS - A moment's eye contact is all it takes for you to share the unspoken bond. "We've not seen eye to eye in the past",it says, "but someone's got to keep the little scrotes in line". 11. USING POWER TOOLS - Slightly more powerful than you need or can safely handle. Pneumatic drilling while smoking a fag? Superb. 12. KICKING A FOOTY AGAINST A GARAGE DOOR - Clang-g-g-g-g-g-! Stick that Becks, I kick so hard I set off car alarms. 13. ARRIVING IN A PUB LATE - And everyone cheers you. It doesn't mean you're popular, it just means your mates are ******. However, the rest of the pub doesn't know that. 14. NOT WATCHING YOUR WEIGHT - Fat is a feminist issue, apparently. Brilliant. Pass the pork scratchings. 15. CARVING THE ROAST - And saying "are you a leg or breast man?" to the blokes and "do you want stuffing?" to the women. Congratulations, you are now your dad. 16. WINKING - Turns women to putty. Doesn't it? 17. TEST SWINGING HAMMERS - Ideally, B&Q would have little changing rooms with mirrors so you could see how rugged you look with any DIY item. Until then, we'll make do with the aisles. 18. TAKING OUT 200 QUID FROM A CASHPOINT - Okay, so its for paying the Plumber later but with that much cash you feel like a mafia don. The only thing better is peeling notes off the roll later. 19. PHONE CALLS THAT LAST LESS THAN A MINUTE - Unlike birds, we get straight to the point. "Alright? Yep. Drink? Red lion? George, it is then. Seven. See ya." 20. PARALLEL PARKING - Bosh, straight in. First time. Can Schumacher do that? No, because his cars got no reverse gear which, technically, makes you the worlds best driver. 21. HAVING EARNED THAT PINT - Since the dawn of time, men have toiled in the fields in blistering heat. Why? So, when it's over we can stand there in silence, surveying our work with one hand resting on the beer gut while the other nurses a foaming jug of ale.Aaaah. 22. HAVING SOMETHING PROPERLY WRONG WITH YOU - Especially if you didn't make a fuss. "Why was I off, nothing much, just a brain hemorrhage". 23. KNOWING WHICH SCREWDRIVER IS WHICH - "A Phillips? For that? Are you mad, bint?" Brian []