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Do crates of been in the boot count as mods then []

LOL, I've always been quite tempted, but the fear of loosing my back end has put me off up to now []

Lol, thats not the reason I joined... honest []

Only been a forum member since Sept 2002 and leeching around since way back in 1999! Finally took the trip to Rally Deutschland this year to convince me to join (Technical issues with IE7/Firefox have got in the way since then!) after meeting all the top people there this year and being made to feel so welcome by everyone! So finally I'm a fully signed/paid up member of the SIDC [D] For those who don't know me, I'm an Ex-Pat Brit, originally from Preston, now living in South Germany on the Swiss/Austrian Border. Fell in love with the Scooby in a cold, muddy & wet Welsh forrest way back in '94 when a certain Mr McRae took victory in the Rally GB! ...She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mine... [] Finally fulfilled the dream in '98 (the days when there was a waiting list) with my first Reddish Blue Turbo 2000. Upgraded to an RB5 in '99 and have been driving the current mule, Blue STi since 2003! Alastair (Al)

Sorry, can't make it this weekend [] Got other plans and also need new brakes! I really need to sort out my Nurburgring non attendance record! Nearly 10 years in Germany and I've still never taken it up the ring! Have a good weekend guys! [] Al.

Well done mate, excellent result!!!

I'm by no means fluent in German, but my German is pretty good - Good enough to never have to speak English [] Must admit though, the Germans don't make it easy for Brits to learn their language - They always want to speak English to you! [8-)]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6146166.stm ...Seems like F1 cars are just not big and fast enought for him []

It was really quite random that I chose to go to Germany - more an opportunity than a choice! I like it here though, and particularly in South Germany! There is no noticable alcohol related trouble, no fighting in the streets, no vandalism, no car crime. I can happily leave my car anywhere, with the doors unlocked (and I have done) and the radio still in place and whatever I want left wherever I want in the car and I know it will all still be there when I get back! Sure, there are bad parts in Germany too, but they tend to be the exceptions rather than the norm! As for immigration, its a complicated situation wherever you are. As Germany is already struggling with high unemployment in the old East, they secured a restriction on immigrants from Poland/CZ, so they havn't had the same issues as the UK with immigrants from the new Eastern Europe EC countries. Immigration from other EC countries is much the same as the UK, so there is no major impact there either. The majority immigrants here are from Turkey - Berlin is actually the 2nd largest Turkish city! The Germans occaissionally complain about the Turks, but nothing on the scale of the complaining going on in the UK at the moment, but percentage wise, the turkish community here is much smaller than the Indian or Pakistani communities in the UK. Germans are generally very pro-Europe, so from my perspective, I've always felt very welcome here. Generally, I can't complain about immigration as I am effectively an immigrant myself! What I do think is important though, is that immigrants integrate into the society, learn the language (to an acceptable level - trust me, languages are hard) and accept the rules and traditions of the country they move to! But to be completely honest, the Immigration issues are a tiny part of the problems in the UK at the moment and I can't help feel that the govenment is using it as a smokescreen from the real issues that they can't (or don't want to) deal with! ...oh and not forgetting, Germany is also very pro-car, speed cameras are only in sensible/justifiable places, and I can drive as fast as I like on the Autobahns [] Actually, this seems to have a secondary effect that because people are allowed to choose their own speed limit on the motorways, they generally respect the speed limits on other roads!

Hard Luck Stu! I can just see the foothills across the lake in Switzerland and they're all white [] Already been skiing a couple of weekends ago... not wanting to make you jealous or anything!!! []

I already had enough and got out 9 1/2 years ago! Every trip home is just a reminder I made the right decission! Sadly I'm also from Preston - I'm ashamed to be from the same place as these idiots!

Good morning from a very grey South Germany! ...woohoo, that means snow in the mountains []

Sorry to hear this very sad news! My thoughts and condolences are with Aston and his family.

Watching todays game, I'm starting to agree!!!

DOH! make that 7 points in 7 minutes

...Rugby team are playing so badly at the moment!!! Now looks like the 7th loss and the Puma's first win at Twickenham! 10 minutes to score 4 points! What happened to our would cup winners

Wonder if Subaru will be making a donation to the RB memorial fund for every one they sell??? If its anywhere near as good as the RB5 was, it should be a fantastic car!

FOCL (Fell off chair laughing) []

...pardon the pun! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/6132140.stm DOH! SIDC still not working with IE7! Can someone make a clicky for me please!

Sorry mate, can't give a better description than Criss - he hit the nail on the head! 1. "Alt + Print Screen" captures the current window 2. Open a photo editor program 3. Paste with ctrl-V to create a new image 4. Crop/Resize image and save 5. Upload image to the interweb 6. Post on SIDC using IMG tags!

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You sure you want to advertise that on a public forum??? [:#]

So what exactly are Coultard and Irvine doing other than a couple of big name F1 drivers to help boost the ratings???? The girls team should have Jodie Kidd to help even the sides a bit []

Me too, although mines the cartridge mega drive. And I've still got my super nintendo [:$] I've been thinking about upgrading my abacus! [] I think you can get wireless ones now []

Its just not fair [:'(] Subaru... PLEASE BUILD THAT CAR!!!! [Y]