Guess what I bought today

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 20:52

GazChap wrote:

Aye, £1200 is a bargain. Incidentally, do you have a photo of the boot space? I test drove one of the new-shape MR2s and the boot was appallingly small, I'm curious as to how big it is in yours.

I'll take a piccy tomorrow. It's not big but I wouldn't call it appallingly small. I could get a full shopping trip's worth of bags in there easily.

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:50

That's a gorgeous car. Me = jealous.

Frankly, they skanked it up with the MRS in the same way Nissan skanked up the 300ZX when they made the 350Z.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:27

It appears to not have a numberplate...

Nice car, mistah, wot can it do?

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:48

MetalAngel wrote:

Frankly, they skanked it up with the MRS in the same way Nissan skanked up the 300ZX when they made the 350Z.

Have you ever driven a 350Z? Cor blimey guvnor, it's like pure concentrated awesome.

Now, if only I could find £56,100 for a Nissan GT-R...

Jeremy Clarkson doesn't seem to agree, though.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

GazChap wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:

Frankly, they skanked it up with the MRS in the same way Nissan skanked up the 300ZX when they made the 350Z.

Have you ever driven a 350Z? Cor blimey guvnor, it's like pure concentrated awesome.

My mate Scott "Eggwan" (of recent EVE Online fame) just walked away from a deal on one because the garage were being wankers. He's driving a second one today, private sale from someone he knows.

myp · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:30

We had this discussion a few weeks ago, but the upshot is that they're awesome to drive, but look like a big bogey. My friend has one, and it's nice once you're inside and you can't see it any longer.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

myoptika wrote:

We had this discussion a few weeks ago, but the upshot is that they're awesome to drive, but look like a big bogey. My friend has one, and it's nice once you're inside and you can't see it any longer.

This may be the thread that makes Eggwan finally sign up here.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 13:09

I guess I'm one of the few people that likes how the 350Z looks, then

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 13:16

Awesome to drive or not, I would struggle to get over the looks, especially compared to the 300ZX.

The Celica didn't get ruined when they redesigned it from the pleasing previous generation!

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 13:28

MetalAngel wrote:

The Celica didn't get ruined when they redesigned it from the pleasing previous generation!

There are a lot of people that think the 7th generation Celica (the one I have) is pig-ugly compared to the 6th. I used to think the same, but it's grown on me.

In other news, I just saw a 2000 Lamborghini Diablo VT for sale for £21,000. TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND. For a supercar. Bargain.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Blimey. And that was the last good-looking Lambo, too.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 14:40

GazChap wrote:

I guess I'm one of the few people that likes how the 350Z looks, then

*Stands next to GazChap*

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Zardoz wrote:

GazChap wrote:

I guess I'm one of the few people that likes how the 350Z looks, then

*Stands next to GazChap*

Convenient.

*Runs both over*

myp · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 14:58

GazChap wrote:

There are a lot of people that think the 7th generation Celica (the one I have) is pig-ugly compared to the 6th. I used to think the same, but it's grown on me.

You're going to hate me even more when I say that I am one of those people - sorry!

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 15:00

myoptika wrote:

You're going to hate me even more when I say that I am one of those people - sorry!

Nah, not at all. I used to hate the way "my" generation of Celica looked, it just didn't seem "Sleek" like the name implied. The more I look at it though the more I like it, but that could just be owner's bias.

And obviously it doesn't look much cop at the moment with the massive gash in the side

myp · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 15:05

Craster wrote:

Blimey. And that was the last good-looking Lambo, too.

Err, what? Let's do a comparison:

1982 Countach

2007 Murcielago

Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of 80s cars, but I know which one I'd have out of these.

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 15:07

I'd take the Countach any day of the week.

Technically it's a 70s car too

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Aaaand:

2000 Diablo

Nicer than both.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 15:14

oooh, what a lovely red colour!

myp · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 15:26

Craster wrote:

Aaaand:

2000 Diablo

Nicer than both.

That's not the issue (I happen to agree with you). You said it was the last good-looking car from Lambo, which is blatantly untrue. The Murcie is a good looking car (you could also argue that the Gallardo is as well, but not as much so).

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 20:34

Plenty of room for the penguin about town. Also I did at least half buy it because I liked the color. :kiss:

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

A friend of mine has one in that colour

I'm sure she won't mind me posting it.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 21:01

Ooh. Fancy T-bar. I like that.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 0:10

Doesn't look like it'd be big enough to get my air rifle in, which is a negative (and is one of the big bonuses of the Celica), but that's far more spacious than the laughable attempt at boot space in the MR2 Roadster.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:45

I suppose you could get some kind of turret for it out of the sunroof.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10078

myoptika wrote:

(you could also argue that the Gallardo is as well, but not as much so).

Heh, I was about to say that I think the Gallardo is the best looking Lambo, especially from 10 feet away in shiiiiiny black, with the roof off.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:26

I've driven one and they're definitely not a Lambo though - I survived.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:19

I was on dealextreme.com last night. Oops.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2331 I bought a proper Joby one from ASDA, but I'm curious how this will go too- I will use it probably with:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2321 I'm not even sure if I can use this, and my sigma flash supposedly does slave anyway, but it's a hotshoe-tripod mount also so it will be useful for that.

I also bought a cable and crystal case for my dad's phone, and resisted the temptation to buy a new DS casing.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:28

Sam's play and charge kit turned up from there yesterday - he's dead chuffed.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:52

Oh that reminds me.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12361 came through the post. I don't know how legitimate it is, but it has a little hologram and stuff (the packaging all looks like genuine MS, not like the pics on the site), though it is named in some chinese on the system. I used it to move my save games to the new eggbox, but I'm thinking of keeping my gamertag on it too now. Maybe some save games also

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

It's definitely not an original, Ace. Have a closer look at the packaging and every third word is spelled incorrectly.

That said, it seems to work OK.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:56

I guess so. It does work, though. I'm glad it didn't eat my saves!

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Sam's play and charge kit turned up from there yesterday - he's dead chuffed.

I bought one of their batteries where the usb lead plugs directly into it to charge it.

Pod · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2568

Mimi wrote:

It's definitely not an original, Ace. Have a closer look at the packaging and every third word is spelled incorrectly.

That said, it seems to work OK.

They're called Different Languages, Mimi.

"Different". "Languages". See? Easy!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

AceAceBaby wrote:

I guess so. It does work, though. I'm glad it didn't eat my saves!

Oh yeah, definitely - mine appear to work just fine. I think it leaves your original saves on your xbox harddrive, though (someone confirm this for me, purlease) so at the very worst you'd only lose the progress you made whilst you were away.

I am assuming that you have a hard drive, which of course you may not.

Have you just got a 360, Ace? I saw that you had added my Gamertag the other day but that you already had an impressive gamer score.

No, Pod, it was just bad English.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:08

Dudley wrote:

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Sam's play and charge kit turned up from there yesterday - he's dead chuffed.

I bought one of their batteries where the usb lead plugs directly into it to charge it.

Yup, that's the sort he's had. Means I get my spare controller back too.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:09

I was just rubbish at adding people. I tried the automatic addamatronic but it didn't work so I went through the list of peeps on the forum post and spammed some more people I recognized the names of- I think everyone I had already was because I had "met" them online in BEEX games.

I got an Elite recently so I had to move my stuff from my old eggbox drive. I used the "Move/Copy/Delete" option ("Move") for my saves and whatever downloady bits would fit. The rest I re-downloaded, or intend to.

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Spotted a lone Hori Fighting Stick for the 360 lurking in Gamestation today -- ten of your English pounds, thank you very much.

Also picked up a bunch of games in their 4 for £20: Crackdown, CoD2, The Darkness and GRAW.

DID SOMEBODY SAY "GRAWWWWWWW"?

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 13:59

AceAceBaby wrote:

Oh that reminds me.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12361 came through the post. I don't know how legitimate it is, but it has a little hologram and stuff (the packaging all looks like genuine MS, not like the pics on the site), though it is named in some chinese on the system. I used it to move my save games to the new eggbox, but I'm thinking of keeping my gamertag on it too now. Maybe some save games also

Ive just read a review on DX and someone says you can change the name fo the memory card to not something all chinese like in the systerm menu or something.

stolen:

Other Thoughts: When used in a 360, the name of the memory unit shows in chinese but this is easy enough to rename in the system page of the 360.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 14:01

Yes, I changed it

Shin · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 15:51

Purple hair dye, some clothes, perfume and a new camera, it was cheap and thusly it is giving me problems :/

I used to money for my tattoo to do all this because Dirk ran over on a back and a sleeve and I have been pushed to next Saturday....so.frigging.annoyed!

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Shin wrote:

Purple hair dye

What brand, may I ask?

Malc74 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 0:55

Today I bought this...

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...which became home for these...

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...which makes me very happy.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Malc74 wrote:

...which makes me very happy.

Ooooh yes. And there's a nice GX4000 shaped gap on one of those shelves as well......

Shin · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:10

Anonymous X wrote:

Shin wrote:

Purple hair dye

What brand, may I ask?

It's the 'Schwarzkopf' (Black head!hehe) XXL range! I go through the cyber Purples, Maroons e.t.c. It's brilliant!

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 19:01

I thought everyone used Directions dyes for that malarky. Eeh how times change.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 19:52

Malc74 wrote:

Today I bought this...

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...which became home for these...

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...which makes me very happy.

Looks neat, I wish I could have got away with butt hinges when I made a cabinet that sits above my TV with swing out shelves for DVDs. I used firedoor hinges as I was paranoid that anything else wouldn't be strong enough. However, I was hinging from the top and bottom of the shelves, not the edge because of the cupboard being in an alcove, which obviously complicated matters due to the lack of available options - it was either two inch brass brackets that would support about 20lb or FOAD firedoor hinges that would support 200kg and cost a fucking fortune.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Amd you've got a lovely ROB sitting there as well. Mine got thrown away.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 15:35

My hair looks really nice

I just need it cut now :/

Live XXL range is great! I also do my friends when they come over because they find it hard to dye themselves.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 15:49

I bought a couple of Makita cordless drills today because they were cheap and you can never have enough cordless drills

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