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Other Your best purchase of the year so far?

Discussion in 'General' started by D-Cyph3r, 22 Jul 2010.

  1. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Best and worst purchase this year: new car. I love it, but it's costing an arm and a leg, and it's still not right. :(
     
  2. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    What car did you get?
     
  3. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Peugeot 106 Rallye S2.
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    So far I've had to change the gearbox, which wasn't exactly cheap. Now it needs rear discs and pads all round, an engine mount, gear linkages looking at, and a bit of paintwork under a seal on one of the rear windows, found a bit of the evil brown the other day. :grr:

    All problems within 1200 miles of ownership, they were fine on purchase (except the rust, but it's so tiny I would've had to dismantle the car to find it). Damn french cars!
     
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  4. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    Now thats a hot hatch.
    What are you going to use it for? As in just for the weekend of everyday?
     
  5. EvilMerc

    EvilMerc Minimodder

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    Probably my laptop, just makes me realise how slow my netbook was. It also has Windows 7 which has also made me hate Vista on my main rig.
    Ummm, another couple of things would be my Nike Air trainers for running in and the Slam Dunk-esque ones, soooo very comfortable.

    Oh, and the Mountain Dew I now continually buy at a nearby Sainsburys, there is a God!
     
  6. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Everyday - I'm not wealthy enough to have 2 cars really. It's brilliant, and the upside is that once it's right I'll be incredibly satisfied. :D
     
  7. murraynt

    murraynt Modder

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    I see one going arround my town on black 205 Gti wheels looks very well,
    Goes like stink aswell
     
  8. m0o0oeh

    m0o0oeh Minimodder

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    Gotta be my black Crafter Cruiser RG600, my Ketamine- Just Say Neigh shirt, and my airbrush and air compressor.
     
  9. Modsbywoz

    Modsbywoz Multimodder

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    My main rig:

    i5 750 (OC to 3.8ghz)
    Gigabyte P55M-UD2
    4GB 1600 Corsair DDR3
    2x500GB Samsung F3 HDD's
    Ati 4830 512mb
    Silverstone Case
    Corsair 400W PSU
    Titan Fenrir (Red Edition)
    Win 7 Ultimate

    Will be upgrading to a Corsair 800W PSU and GTX460 Soon. I suspect my current psu is getting stretched too far. (with the CPU OC'd etc)

    More than happy with it for graphics editing and playing games nice and smooth.

    Now i just want 3x24inch 19x12 Monitors and the said upgrades and ill be happy as larry.
     
  10. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    iPhone 4. Such an increase in speed over a 3G it's silly.
     
  11. 13eightyfour

    13eightyfour Formerly Titanium Angel

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    If it makes you feel any better i sort of got my ass handed to me by a 106 rallye yesterday, i swear through the twistys it never even touched the brake, it made it through at 60mph i couldnt get any more than 40!, I did trounce it in a straight line though :D

    Easily the closest thing ive seen on the road to a go-kart tbh.
     
  12. Showerhead

    Showerhead What's a Dremel?

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    My G25 wheel got it for £130 from a german company because the box had a small tear in the corner. Didn't think it would be much faster than a gamepad, Glad to be proven completely wrong.
     
  13. dazedandconfused

    dazedandconfused generic babble ->

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    SO..... It wasn't 3 gtx480's then lol
     
  14. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Mmmm biscuits

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    He's waiting to see the drop in his winter fuel prices, as he'll be able to game and heat the house with those!
     
  15. docodine

    docodine killed a guy once

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    Mine would be my MDR-V6s and my new pair of Reeboks. :eyebrow:

    [​IMG]
     
  16. 13eightyfour

    13eightyfour Formerly Titanium Angel

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    welcome to the club! When i first got mine i was significantly slower than i was with a gamepad, mainly because i was still driving like i did with a gamepad, now im a lot faster with the wheel and hate using a pad tbh.

    My best purchase would be changing all the fans in my comp for silent eagles! not the biggest spend ever, but what a difference they've made!
     
  17. Material

    Material Soco Amaretto Lime

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    Only if I overclock it, but then it irradiates the whole house ;)
     
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    Material Soco Amaretto Lime

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    :jawdrop:
     
  19. docodine

    docodine killed a guy once

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    [​IMG]

    I'm kind of a tool.
     
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