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Don't think its him, his post is comprehensible ScottyMac, welcome to the forum and enjoy your new Scooby (TIP: the apostrophe key is two to the right of the letter L )

High vis jackets have to be provided for all occupants in the vehicle for many European countries (definitely Italy in your list) and at least one has to be within the car so you can get out with the jacket already on (the rest can be stored in the boot). Warning triangle is required in all countries and also a spare bulb kit is usually required. In Germany you also have to carry a first aid kit! Depending on where you plan to cross into Switzerland, you can buy the vignette at the border (its available at all motorway crossings). Otherwise you can get it from petrol stations either in Switzerland or the surrounding areas. You usually have to pay cash and is a fixed price wherever you buy it (including petrol stations outside of Switzerland). As mentioned above, you can get it before you leave, but personally I wouldn't bother as it will cost you more and they are readily available. You just need to have it displayed before you drive on a Swiss motorway. There is always an alternative non motorway route in Switzerland if you don't want a vignette but expect slow driving! As for your exhaust, the Swiss may not be the biggest problem but actually the Nurburgring. You're far more likely to get stopped from driving the 'ring with a loud exhaust than from entering Switzerland! If you can, get a bung which you can fit in the car park for the 'ring. I wouldn't bother fitting it for Switzerland unless they stop you and you can fit it then, but if you don't want to take the risk, stop at the last services before you cross the border and you can pick up the vignette while you fit the bung! Watch out for speed cameras in Switzerland, they're everywhere and you'll need a mortgage to pay the fine! On the motorways the cameras are usually (but not always) only as you pass by larger towns and cities, but NEVER speed approaching or through the tunnels as that's where they like to do the control - you'll often see a police control at the exit of the tunnel where they flag you down after you were speeding entering the tunnel! In Germany, most of the Autobahn is de-restricted, but you will often come across sections with speed limits. These are often also littered with speed cameras so if there is a limit, then its a good idea to stick to it! In the de-restricted sections they often have cameras on the bridges to measure your distance from the car in front, so keep your distance. You'll also see lots of overhead gantries with funny cameras and sensors. These are for truck tolls on the Autobahn, so you don't need to worry about speeding passed them! As mentioned above, if you're going on the ring, check your insurance and breakdown cover are included. Take it easy and don't drive like an idiot. Watch out for motorbikes undertaking. Keep your eyes in your mirror and let faster cars pass you and don't try and race them. There are also speed limits on a couple of sections of the ring and they sometimes control them, particularly the last part as you're coming back off the track. Oh, and most important of all... DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ALL TIMES!

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Haha, it was the same with my dad. He promised himself the Morgan as his retirement present, but when it came down to it he never did anything about it! In the end I had to drag him down the dealer myself!

...but does he vibrate?

Who needs a flat four

My Dad has a Morgan Plus 4, lovely little car! Built in 1984, it still has the classic looks, but slightly more modern and reliable mechanical bits. Also still old enough for him to do all the servicing himself!

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AFAIK its the immobiliser light. It flashes when the immobiliser is active!

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Most people will always stick to the same brand as their first body as the cost to change brands is much higher than just swapping bodies! That's why getting the choice right in the first place is very important! The choice really is a personal one though, the difference in quality is so marginal, it all comes down to which brand you feel more comfortable with!

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So does my Canon battery grip ...or 2 Canon batteries depending on which battery tray I use!

This is a pretty awesome macro for around £450 and would complement your 70-300 perfectly, also the f/2.8 across the zoom range will give you a great small depth of field for macro at 70mm! Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO For anything better quality than your 70-300 in a similar zoom range, you're looking at around £600-£700 minimum! Your other alternative is to get a couple of cheaper prime macro lenses e.g. 50mm + 100mm. Just a quick look at some prices, you could probably get both for £500-£600 which you could split the purchase over time. Although you have to be taking some very high magnification shots if you need more than 70mm on a macro lens!

So you're after a 50-200 (ish) tele-zoom lens... do you need the macro i.e. ability to focus at short distances, or are you really just after the tele-zoom without macro?

Are you really after a macro lens or do you mean a telephoto zoom lens? What sort of camera do you have? What sort of budget are you looking at?

*cough* Android *cough*

Personally, I would say there is so little between Nikon or Canon, it doesn't matter which you get. I have friends with Nikons and I use a Canon 450D and you can't really pick a winner from the photos themselves. For me it all comes down to ease of use. The Canon just works for me, everything is where I expect it and it just feels logical to use and set-up. Give me a Nikon and I'm completely lost, everything seems to be in the wrong place and I can't set it up to save my life. The result is I can take far better pictures with a Canon than I can with a Nikon. My friends with Nikons are the exact opposite. They are really comfortable with their cameras and find my Canon as unusable as I find their Nikons! Its really just a case of what you know and how you think as to which will appeal more to you. As said above, go into a shop (or find friends) and play with them both at the same time, go though the menus and try adjusting the settings etc. The chances are, one of them will stand out as being far more usable than the other, so that's your camera!

It depends on the weighting. I originally also had the Shimano double sided pedals (although its about 13 years ago now, so they may have changed them now!) and they tended to end up vertical if you took your foot off for more than a second or so. They were a bit of a pain as you never knew which way they had spun (SPD to front or back), so sometimes you would get back on the right side, others on the wrong side. I now have full SPD's with clip in normal pedals, they are much better as the normal pedal always ends up on the bottom, so you know if you want the flat pedal you have to rotate it first! To be honest though, when you're getting used to SPD's, the double sided pedals are a godsend and well worth the little bit of fiddling they require. Once you're sorted though, you may well want to go full SPD!

Get an Android phone then

It probably only makes a difference to your insurance if you have multiple penalties. Given all the fixed cameras these days, everyone has points and you really need more than 6 before the insurance companies start to care! As for SP50 vs SP30, its quite possible the insurance company will view this as a lesser offence! Motorways are generally safer roads to drive fast on and the insurance will likely take that into account.

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