Help me spend my big fat tax refund

MRMike · January 14, 2004, 12:45

Well I'm due a tax refund and I'm weighing up what to spend it on. Ideas so far are:-

1. Focal Polykevlar componenets, new HU, and amp??
2. Alpine sat nav HU
3. Carbon bonnet and engine cover
4. Hard top???
5. Tag watch??

Oh and the refund will be circa £1500 so any suggestions on the above or any others welcome!

Cheers guys

Slacey · January 14, 2004, 12:47

I'd go for the ICE s:)

s:)

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 12:47

Quote from: "Mikeharper2"4. Hard top???

I've already got one, but if I hadn't that'd be top of my list. There's plenty of die-hard top downer's here (SteveJ and Roger H to name two). But for me the driving to and from work in the dark, wet and cold isn't something I was to do with the top down.

Tem · January 14, 2004, 12:50

Quote from: "phil4"But for me the driving to and from work in the dark, wet and cold isn't something I was to do with the top down.

You know...you can put the softtop up s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 12:52

Quote from: "Tem"
Quote from: "phil4"But for me the driving to and from work in the dark, wet and cold isn't something I was to do with the top down.

You know...you can put the softtop up s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Not quite the same as a hardtop though... s:)

s:)

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 12:55

Quote from: "Tem"
Quote from: "phil4"But for me the driving to and from work in the dark, wet and cold isn't something I was to do with the top down.

You know...you can put the softtop up s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Oh does the softtop go up? Ours comes out the garage with it down, I even discovered the other day that racing around essex in the rain you stay dry.

Anyway, back on topic - Mike you do know that getting £1500 from Mr Tax man means you will be one their hit list for the next twenty years - they WILL have that back from you!.

Bought 4 years ago I paid my tax bill, and they said I overpaid by £4000 (rounded). They sent me a cheque, I spent the money, then they sent me a letter saying I owed them £4000 (rounded). They basically cocked up. Doh, had to find £4000.

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 12:57

hard top or the watch i think.

My personal choice would be an electric fence to keep Craig off my lawn...

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 12:57

Quote from: "cstevens"I even discovered the other day that racing around essex in the rain you stay dry.

I watched at the last meet as one owner put his up while driving along. I was kinda expecting the wind to catch it and rip it off. It didn't though. Impressive.

GSB · January 14, 2004, 13:04

If I wanted a hardtop, I'd buy a Volvo...

Sat Nav... Very trendy and everything, but an atlas wieghs less, and If I were to drive far enough to actually need sattelite navigation in my '2, I'd need a wheelchair at the other end of the journey.

Carbon Bonnet... To put it simply. NO... Next thing you know you'll have a roll call of tuning parts logos going up your doors and neon lights underneath.

Tag Watch... Ive had one for the last ten years, and although its very nice, I wouldnt buy another one. Mainly because I've seen fakes that actually look more "real" than my real one, and becasue the newer real ones now look like £50 fashion watches. Oh, and becasue I'd rather have an Omega...

ICE... Cant go wrong really. It'll get used a lot more than the sat nav, and you could even get yourself a nice underdash subwoofer to go with it...

Tem · January 14, 2004, 13:21

Quote from: "phil4"I watched at the last meet as one owner put his up while driving along. I was kinda expecting the wind to catch it and rip it off. It didn't though. Impressive.

I feel pretty safe putting it up at up to 30mph. Never even tried beyond that though, but the wind doesn't catch it at all at those speeds if you just quickly lift it up.

Oh and driving topless in the rain is so much fun s:lol: :lol: s:lol: No matter how hard it rains, you only get few drops on the folded top from the side windows. Just can't do it in downtown or traffic where you have to stop..

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 13:32

Quote from: "Tem"Oh and driving topless in the rain is so much fun s:lol: :lol: s:lol: No matter how hard it rains, you only get few drops on the folded top from the side windows. Just can't do it in downtown or traffic where you have to stop..

Indeed; below about 25-30mph you'll get wet. Above that and the rain just goes over the top. Up to a point... I distinctly remember getting very wet on a trackday out with Martin once, when it started raining mid-session.

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 15:36

hmmm yeah goin gunder 30 mph you get drenched s:(

s:( s:(

s:( .. me and my girlfriend thought it wud be cool last sat too put it down, drove about 10 miles straight into a thunderstorm with nowhere to stop so we got drenched on real small country lanes s:(

s:( was quite funyn tho!

When we test drove the 2we got drenched as well ... got the dealers nice leather interior soaking, but we kind of left nice and quick before he could shake his fist at us s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

mph · January 14, 2004, 16:57

Why limit yourself to material possesions?

Couple of days at North Weald ~£240
Weekend up at Anglesey ~£150
Driving holiday across Europe (think Spa, Magny Cours, etc) ~£700
Lots of petrol ~£200

s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

/trackday addict

MR2Blue · January 14, 2004, 19:38

Get a Tag watch, I've always wanted one. s8)

s8)

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 20:42

Go on a decent holiday!

Anonymous · January 14, 2004, 20:55

Well i don't mind you buying me a spoiler s:!: :!: s:!:

s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

My proper suggestion would be to keep your list to one side & wait a couple of months. Then look at the list again & see what you still really want. Bet the list will have dropped to 1 or 2 & you will have added 5 new things s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Chris · January 14, 2004, 22:35

Quote from: "pmdye"Indeed; below about 25-30mph you'll get wet. Above that and the rain just goes over the top. Up to a point... I distinctly remember getting very wet on a trackday out with Martin once, when it started raining mid-session.

Well it was absolutely chucking it down that day!! I must admit to driving in the rain topless a few times, and it gets you the strangest of looks! s:D

s:D
I can't to the top up single handed with the left hand though - it's too stiff, or i'm too weak!! s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

SteveJ · January 14, 2004, 22:52

Quote from: "phil4"
Quote from: "cstevens"I even discovered the other day that racing around essex in the rain you stay dry.

I watched at the last meet as one owner put his up while driving along. I was kinda expecting the wind to catch it and rip it off. It didn't though. Impressive.

That would be me then s:)

s:)

Anything below 30mph (and no police cars in sight) you can easily flick the roof over without any danger of the airflow over the car catching it.

Anonymous · January 15, 2004, 09:15

Quote from: "GSB"Tag Watch... Ive had one for the last ten years, and although its very nice, I wouldnt buy another one. Mainly because I've seen fakes that actually look more "real" than my real one, and becasue the newer real ones now look like £50 fashion watches. Oh, and becasue I'd rather have an Omega...

I agree, forget the Tag and get an Omega, I've had one for about a yearnow and they really are the dog danglies, Seamaster Automatic.......a Tag just won't compare.

heathstimpson · January 16, 2004, 15:44

Quote from: "Lee"
Quote from: "GSB"Tag Watch... Ive had one for the last ten years, and although its very nice, I wouldnt buy another one. Mainly because I've seen fakes that actually look more "real" than my real one, and becasue the newer real ones now look like £50 fashion watches. Oh, and becasue I'd rather have an Omega...

I agree, forget the Tag and get an Omega, I've had one for about a yearnow and they really are the dog danglies, Seamaster Automatic.......a Tag just won't compare.

Had a couple of Tags over the years and they are too plain really.

Anonymous · January 16, 2004, 16:26

Have to agree on the Omega....had my Seamaster automatic now for 15 years and it is still going strong.....and I should hope so too.

Servicing every few years isn't too cheap but worth it for longevity.

Oh yeah, and my son thinks I'm James Bond!

Andrew

SimonC_Here · January 16, 2004, 16:42

I must say I do love my Omega Multifunction.
but that's probably just the gadget boy in me!

Looks good too, I looked at the Seamaster but my wrist isn't very thick and it looked too big.

Simon

aaronjb · January 16, 2004, 20:25

<slight thread drift mode>

Those of you who have Omega's - do any of you have an address/contact for servicing? I have an old (20-25yrs old) Omega that was once my late uncles, which now no longer works ( s:(

s:( ), and it'd be nice to get it working (and if possible, some extra links in the wristband - fat wrists s:oops: :oops: s:oops: )..

Ta s:)

s:)

</slight thread drift mode>

Anonymous · January 16, 2004, 23:17

You could buy a stock of Roadster Bags!

MRMike · January 18, 2004, 16:24

I wish I had never asked.. s:lol: :lol: s:lol: i already have an Omega james Bond, i just really fancied the new TAG chrono's, no need just a whim! I''ve now managed to convince myself as a result of the suggesions here that I need a new stereo and a new Tag. Well I only have to pay for one! My logic is rather flawed. Cheers for all the suggestions