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Another bump..

Bumpety Bump

They're the sliding ones, not fixed.

They're lovely seats, I will really miss them but needs must. They make the world of difference to the driving experience. I came from UK leather's to these, the speed you can take a corner with confidence is massively more than with the leather's as you just don't move around. I've spent 4-5 hours driving in the car and not found them to be at all uncomfortable either and I'm about 6' and 14stone so not a small lad.

Pair of black with stock pattern Recaro SR's with Bride subframes. Both seats are used but in good condition, just some minor sagging to the passenger seat on the right shoulder. Subframes were bought new from Whifbitz last year (£125 each) and have been in the car about a year. Pictures can be seen in my garage and I can get better ones if anybody is interested. Collection from Hastings, East Sussex. I am NOT posting them, they're too heavy and awkward! Looking for £550.

If it's 4wd or has an LSD then it shouldn't go in brake rollers anyway and would have to be road tested. Our system is computerised but they still have the ability to do this manual test.

Fair enough, and very interesting, thanks Chris

Mine started with oil patches down the back of the engine in the area of the block/gearbox. Recently my clutch started slipping but has now again stopped and is fine. I think that the oil is weeping on to the clutch plates and then causing it to slip until it's burned off. It's off to Matt on Tuesday for a new clutch and rear main seal though, hopefully this will be the problem.

Sorry Jake, because there is a policy that donor's and recipient's aren't allowed to meet for two years after the procedure. I'm not sure quite why this is, I assume to make sure that the recipient is as far out of the 'danger period' as possible before striking up a relationship. So therefore, any communication can't give away any personal details and must remain completely anonymous.

What colour and consistancy is the oil? ATF will be runny and probably red in colour. Engine oil will be thicker and brown/black. Rear main seal is £40+ from Mr T, I just bought one

Oh, I thought it was more damage to the impeller fins on off-throttle.

Thanks Pig, and well done I would really like to meet my donor once the 2-year mark has passed, which I can as long as they agree. All I know at the moment is that they are an English 31-year old female. I found out the other day that I can actually write a fairly anonymous letter to the donor through my Transplant Co-ordinator and they will pass it on. Obviously I can't give away any personal details but I can say some kind of thanks and that I am doing well. They can also do the same in return if they wish.

Follow the link in my sig to the Anthony Nolan Trust, there's details there. Or you can speak to the nurses when you go to give blood and sign up there. All they will do is test a sample of your blood and put you on the register, so it's painless if you're already giving blood anyway. Jake - that's quite common due to the way they test the samples. The first tests give them an outline on the matches, but it's quite broad. If a search then finds you to be within that broad match they'll contact you for another blood test and do a much deeper DNA test that will fully show the match and whether you're close enough or not. They're always aiming for 100% match as this causes the least problems, though it is never devoid of problems. Interestingly, most people don't realise that the matching process is done on something called HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) and not on blood group. Basically it's matching the immune systems to each other. The donor can be a completely different blood group to the recipient. I used to be O-Positive but my donor was B-Negative. Over 2-3 months following my transplant my body switched and I am now B-Negative.

I want to do anything I can, I kind of feel it's the least I can do to give something back. It's so sad to hear of people who have lost the fight, but there's also so many people out there who have beaten this against all odds. I've met some amazing people over the last couple of years.

I've no idea. Just strikes me that if you were going to all that trouble, surely you would arrange the shipping yourself. Anybody want his full phone number to call?

Not even a recirc Chris? So in your opinion they are more a marketing gimmic than actual useful device? Why do manufacturer's like Toyota go to the trouble of fitting a recirc if that's the case?

Dick, let me check in the shed. I'm pretty sure I got a spare one with the Innovate, or the one that came out of my downpipe. Will see what I can find

More exasperation than anything..

Thanks Thorin, thought it strange that nobody had replied at all to the thread, I thought it would have been quite an emotive subject. At the very least I'm obviously not on your block list, don't know about everybody else though I was originally diagnosed with Leukaemia 2.5 years ago, was treated and relapsed. I had a transplant in November and am now 203 days post. I was lucky to find a perfect match donor in the UK, but there was only one match.

Trying to sell my girlfriend's car at the moment, having real trouble getting interest in it, but got this e-mail through from Autotrader this morning: Just don't give up do they

Nobody even got a comment on this??

I've not checked if this is a repost, and I make no apologies if it is as I think as many people as possible should get a chance to see it. This is a subject very close to my heart, and some of you may have seen this guy's story on the news last week - http://baldyblog.freshblogs.co.uk/. I warn you now that tissues may be required, this is one amazing and inspirational guy. You can read up on his story on his blog, but to cut a long story short he is spending his last few weeks or months on this world campaigning for more education in schools on bone marrow transplants to try and raise awareness and improve the chances of people looking for a bone marrow donor. There's an online government petition that you can sign here - http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bone-marrow/ - so please take two minutes to have a read and sign it. Thanks

Also, the cat material is very very poisonous, do NOT breath it in! Best way if you insist on gutting it, soak it in oil first to stop dust and fragments flying in the air and getting breathed in. Also be careful what you do with the remains as it could be very harmful to animals, wildlife etc. if left around. Much better to just buy a decat pipe as they're really not expensive!

Nothing stopping you routing it that way for the SMIC too..

Now that sounds like fun.. Just called the council and came up trumps, they offer a free-of-charge service and are coming out on Tuesday to see what they can do. Apparently councils have a duty of care to keep rodents out of their boroughs. Fingers crossed!