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  1. Price reduced to £220, these are brand new chaps. I will also include 8 eye bolts.
  2. 2x Takata Drift II harnesses These are brand new, genuine Takata Drift II harnesses that have never been installed. I bought them last year before buying bucket seats and realised that the harness holes on my new Recaro Pole Position are too low in relation to my shoulders and it's unsafe to use a 4 point harness. Both come in their boxes, they're the black, snap-on version. £250 posted in the UK. More information available here: https://www.takataracing.com/products/drift-ii-snap
  3. Anyone? Aftermarket ones considered too.
  4. I'm looking for a set of facelift front seats in good condition. Please pm me.
  5. You'd be mad to pay more than £2.5k for a respray in the same colour unless it's a three stage pearl etc. Just my opinion and experience.
  6. Would you welcome a V8 Soarer? I sold my Supra years ago... I'm in St Neots
  7. The MOT garage is clearly taking the piss by posting that on FB, I would be fuming. Get on the phone and give him a proper earache.
  8. Multics

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    That video you posted on Juncker is cringe worthy, I can only agree with you and will never defend that kind of behaviour. Regarding the numbers of EU employees, you have to put things into context. The European Commission employs 33.000 people from across Europe, that's less than twice the size of Birmingham Council employees. That's for the whole Europe... While the senior staff of the Commission are indeed unelected, so are bureaucrats almost everywhere, including those in Whitehall. And those staff – as well as being appointed by the elected governments of the member states, and being subject to confirmation in their positions by the elected European Parliament, and having to report regularly to the EP – cannot make final decisions on EU law or policy. Those decisions are made by the Council of Ministers (consisting of ministers from the elected governments of the member states) and the elected EP. Furthermore, the general direction of the EU is guided by the European Council, consisting of the elected heads of government (or state) of the 28 EU member states. And all the EU institutions are accountable to the treaties and the European Court of Justice. The idea that there is a European government in Brussels with independent powers is nothing more than a myth. I lived 25 years in Brussels and perhaps witnessed a different reality than where I live now (rural England), the European project was and still remains about bringing nations together not just trading agreements. I can go on and list all the good things that the EU has done that we take for granted. The question is whether we want to jeopardise all that the EU (including the UK as a member state) has achieved and replace that with for a totally unknown alternative. I certainly don't see the disbandment of the EU as a good thing as you do because my prosperity, education, way of life (and peace for 60 years) are directly linked to the EU's very existence. It's far from perfect, but so are most things in life. I don't think for a minute that the UK or the EU will be better off without each other.
  9. Multics

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    Although it's impossible to predict what's going to happen, my gut is telling me that we're headed into a deep mess if we decide to leave. That's my personal opinion. You're right, but we can't blame just the EU's freedom of movement right for the shortage of housing. Local councils and central government have failed to act. That's a bold statement. I can go on and state the opposite, from personal experience all the European expats I know of (including myself) never claimed benefits and pay high tax rate on their revenues. The only benefit abusers I personally see are predominantly white British. I think we have more to lose than they do. 440M people vs 60M people... The numbers speak for themselves. I think you're confusing EURO (currency) with EU. Greece has been an EEC / EU member since 1981, what are you actually debating? Think of a disgruntled employee, he has more chances of negotiating a pay rise and different working hours while being employed vs being unemployed... Both patience and good arguments are required.
  10. Multics

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    The statements I made regarding the recession are not contradictory. I personally think that there will be a recession and massive job losses despite the unfounded assurances of the Leave group. I believe the housing market will burst much sooner if we get out. Another crappy argument we keep hearing from OUT campaigners is that housing shortage is mainly due to immigration. It is certainly linked but it's only a tiny part of the truth. Most low-skilled, low-paid Europeans rent and can't afford to buy. Well I think the EU will want to avoid crumbling up. So it's not difficult to understand why it would be very harsh on its negotiations with the UK when if we leave. That would certainly deter others from wanting to leave, no? I'm sure you've seen the Eurogroup's stance on Greece and its debts, they've made a very good example of it to other Eurozone countries, there's no escape from previous commitments, no room for negotiation. Lastly, of course you're in a better position to suggest and encourage change from within. It will take time but the UK is not the only country willing to change the EU. Why not form alliances within the group to put our point across? Leaving would be a miscalculated knee-jerk reaction. If the average Joe is convinced that he's being lied at and knows better than most prominent economists and think-tanks then fine. I wouldn't be ready to risk what we have for a totally utopian fabrication.
  11. Multics

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    I've been watching this thread for a little while... I personally can't see Turkey joining any time soon. And I don't buy the argument that EU countries can't veto Turkey's accession application, it's a fundamental right. There are too many issues to "fix" in and around Turkey before it can be remotely considered to join (ie: Northern Cyprus, Kurdistan, human rights, freedom of press, even the recognition of the Armenian genocide etc etc). The elephant in the room that nobody mentions: It's a muslim country and the fact that Turkey sees itself as secular is BS. I don't think Austria, Cyprus, France, Greece and many other EU countries will give up their right to veto so soon... It's a non-issue, period. There are valid arguments on both sides. However some Leave arguments like the one I mentioned above is just a spin and a very bad one. People wanting to come out because the block's economy is slow are a bit delusional IMO No need for knee-jerk reactions. Economies' pace of growth vary, this is Europe, not China, we cannot be China. So I think there's a certain level of pragmatism, commitment and loyalty that is required here. Absolutely none (from both camps) can say with any level of certainty what will happen to our economy ( and Eurozone's economy too, which directly affects us) if we leave. The argument that we should invest the 350M we pay every week into the EU back into the UK is the funniest one of all IMO. There is absolutely no way of knowing how much money would be left to invest at all if the economy takes a massive hit which it will if we leave. People asked if the housing market will suffer if we leave. Of course it will, actually it might come to its senses because it's a bubble and it's good time it bursts. So yes, young people might be able to buy a house cheaper but they'll need a job to pay the mortgage with. Will they have a "good" job if we end up having a bad deal with our neighbours? I believe if we leave we'll have a long and relatively painful recession here, renegotiation of trade arrangements will be largely on EU terms to make a good example and deter any other euroskeptic governments from offering IN-OUT referendums. And ultimately, the ones that will pay the price is the working class that wanted OUT in the first place. I don't think I'm being scare-mongered by the pro-EU campaign, the EU needs to change but not by leaving it. I can't vote anyway so there's nothing I can do other than watch and brace, brace, brace.
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