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Westcoaster

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  1. 72% of Scots polled were against and only the solitary Scottish Tory MP and the equally lonely Liberal MP voted for air strikes out of 59 Scottish MPs. Perhaps the SNP MPs don't have big shareholdings in the military industrial complex, unlike many of the Tory and 'Labour' MPs. Look out for a headline grabbing ISIS attack on London in the near future - probably during the Christmas shopping rush.
  2. A subject that divides all car enthusiasts, I'm in the winter tyre user group! I put them on my Kia daily driver and my Smart Roadster from mid November till mid/end March. They are excellent in the wet too. I've never put them on the Supra as I don't want it out on salty winter roads tbh. Avon Ice Touring. Dunlop Wintersport and Goodyear Ultragrip 8's are my recommendations if you are on a budget (like me!)
  3. Best put me and Kirsteen down for one of the twin rooms with toilet, I'd share the 10 man dorm, but my snoring can wake the dead!
  4. And me! We saw in the cinema a couple of months back and was pleasantly surprised at the humour and the upbeat nature of the film, especially as it could've been unremittingly depressing, given his situation. Great film.
  5. Yes and no, however I think it's more to do with the lowering of build quality by German manufacturers and their extreme reluctance to recall vehicles which have foreseeable design flaws.
  6. You can lead on the single track roads then!
  7. I'm in + 1 passenger please.
  8. Nice present! The BMW looks great, does it drive as well as it looks?
  9. Westcoaster

    Tyres

    Michelin Pilot Sport 2 @ £241.80 ea from Camskill or £252.08 ea from Tyretraders - both in stock, they also both have Pirellis as an alternative.
  10. Westcoaster

    Tyres

    http://www.camskill.co.uk/ http://www.tyretraders.com/ Used both before, had great service from both companies.
  11. Don't Opel (GM) use FIAT and Isuzu diesel engines? My money is on BMW, they had a good war! ;-)
  12. Good luck with your Chinese Nuclear power stations, one thing that makes me shudder is the idea of cut price nuclear facilities and infrastructure..............
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  14. I have this issue every year with my Smart roadster coupe, it has a plastic under tray running from the front to just ahead of the rear axle, didn't stop me from getting an advisory on a corroded sump though, the tray didn't cover that!
  15. One of the best things that the SNP government introduced up here was the abolition of road tolls on all Scottish roads and bridges, using a Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) on ferry journeys has cut some of the fares quite considerably. Motorists are already heavily taxed through fuel duty and road tax, road tolls are just a form of extortion in my book.
  16. Great route, but can I be so bold as to suggest that you divert off the Lochcarron to Sheildaig road and tackle the Beallach na Ba to Applecross and that from Kinlochewe you take the coastal road via Poolewe and Dundonell to head for Ullapool. The scenery is to die for, if it's not peeing down with rain!
  17. Another fan of the new TRD wheel here.... When's the next Glasgow meet and are you bringing it along?
  18. Not had this problem on a Supra, but most automatic gearboxes have speed sensors which 'tell' the gearbox ECU to change up or down at the right speed. These can fail or the pins on the plugs can get corroded if they are situated on a section of the gear box casing that catches the crap off the road. The speed sensors are not expensive from the US, I only say that because when a similar problem happened to my old Kia saloon, the replacement sensor was under $40 delivered from the US, but £85 from the local Kia dealer. On US ebay for $14.95! http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-SPEED-REVOLUTION-SENSOR-TOYOTA-LEXUS-SCION-89413-08010-/161840198354?fits=Year%3A1995%7CMake%3AToyota%7CModel%3ASupra%7CSubmodel%3ABase%7CEngine+-+Liter_Display%3A3.0L&hash=item25ae6d72d2&vxp=mtr
  19. I'd bet that this outfit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group win the Saudi funded contracts, you couldn't make it up.
  20. Is it her? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyse_Doucet
  21. As a single parent of two, I (just) qualify for Child Tax Credits, primarily due to the inequities of our income tax system that favours the wealthy over the low paid. Bring back the 10% starting rate of income tax, that would be a constructive start.
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