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It is worth keeping an eye on the Canon outlet on eBay, you may get a better model or save some cash.

I didn’t bother reading the arguments above, but TJ’s last point is 100% correct – thank you TJ for pointing out the inconvinient truth, despite being a landlord yourself (as far as I believe)

If you go for PS3, then you get all the iPlayer, 4OD, Lovefilm etc functionality. You can also get PlayTV which allows you to watch TV through the PS3 (you still need an aerial connection), and turns the PS3 into a PVR to allow you to record TV. I don’t think they make it any more, but I got my PlayTV from Game 2nd hand for £13 – an absolute bargain.

I had an Xbox 360 which died, and now I have a PS3 which I much prefer. Although I do find the PS3 a bit more of a ‘grown ups’ product with blu-ray, and pretty good media centre capabilities. I have a 320gb version, but to be honest it is overkill as it connects to my NAS for all my music, photos, videos etc.

For those of you that get your lenses online, do you just pay for a regular contact lens examination every 6/12 months? How much do contact lens examinations cost?

I’ve always got my glasses and lenses from the same place as they offered me a 20% discount when I buy new glasses, but I bought some new glasses yesterday from another shop who were significantly cheaper, so I’m currently reviewing what to do with my contact lens supply now.

Cheers

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See the above for some useful stats. Perhaps offer 145k again, and based on the Land Registry info of a current rate of decline of 2.6%/year in average prices, state that your offer will be reducing at a rate of ~900/month (~2.6% a year on 160k).

There are plenty of other houses out there. Vendors should start getting real! :D

Molgrips… you are right in most of what you say, the pullaway is often considered nicer with a traditional auto, this is because they have a torque converter which ‘amplifies’ the engine torque.

I don’t particularly agree that normal autos are better in traffic/parking (unless the DSG’s you have driven don’t have creep activated). In terms of there being a delay due to the wrong preselected gear, I would be very surprised if you were able to perceive this as a driver. I’ve been working with DSG’s for years and I would be surprised if I could tell the difference!

It’s not as foolproof as a normal auto

Why is a ‘normal auto’ more foolproof?

I’m surprised at how many people on this thread say ‘I’ve got a mortgage of £x00,000, and no debt’……

Sierra cycling are ok, I’ve been with them once before. The riding was good, but the holiday as a whole was a bit poor – I very much got the impression that the owners would do the bare minimum that they could get away with. The hire bikes for example were very poorly maintained. The guides were excellent though.

Have a look for yourself, download property bee plug in for FireFox, and search rightmove for your area. It tracks changes to listings, including prices. I suspect you will see lots of price reductions, and very few increases.

The general consensus is that plenty of people are putting their houses on the market, but far fewer people are actually buying. This will have a downwards pressure on prices. Sales volumes have collapsed… see the land registry reports for this.

Also ask yourself how are people able to afford more expensive houses? Inflation is currently pushing up the cost of living considerably, but there is no wage inflation to offset this. Net result = less money to spend on housing. Add into the mix the current global financial market instability into the mix, and you start to paint a picture……

Graz is a really nice city. I travel there for work quite often.

Good food, good beer, feels pretty safe, cycling is very popular. good public transport too. Slovenia is very close, plus reasonable sized hills in the immediate vicinity.

Good climate, can be v hot in summer. Was 35+ deg last week!

I just wait until the coffee stops coming through into the top chamber, then pour it.

Ok then. I’ve got a stove top pot, that ive had limited success with (burnt coffee).

Any tips on how to make proper good coffee with it? I’m genuinely interested!

I suspect (from experience of active suspension on sports cars), that an angular position sensor is fitted to the lower wishbone arm, hence you can tell where each wheel is within its articulation. You would probably have to set the system up with the wheels in the air so you can find the reference point of the wheels being at full re bound.