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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: NCDC time hasnt auto adjusted.
« on: 28 November 2019, 16:39:10 »
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 25 November 2019, 19:25:18 »Well, straight away he has lost 48% of the vote (and probably a lot of the 52% as well, seeing as he has, by most peoples reckoning come up with a worse deal than Theresa May). So that depends how that splits between the other numpties...One for LC0112G as he appears in the know for these things....Tunnie,
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
Accept that as a high rate tax payer, you are classed as one of the rich people (as the country has run out of truly rich people and businesses), thus under the inevitable Labour government, you personally are expected to pay for the lame and lazy of society.
Which is why I seriously hope and pray Boris gets a solid majority and Labour get no way near power.
I think a bulk of the “48” have accepted the referendum and just want to get on with it all. If the 48% believed that strongly why are the Lib Dem’s so weak in the polls?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 25 November 2019, 19:03:33 »One for LC0112G as he appears in the know for these things....Tunnie,
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
Accept that as a high rate tax payer, you are classed as one of the rich people (as the country has run out of truly rich people and businesses), thus under the inevitable Labour government, you personally are expected to pay for the lame and lazy of society.
Which is why I seriously hope and pray Boris gets a solid majority and Labour get no way near power.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 25 November 2019, 11:35:19 »One for LC0112G as he appears in the know for these things....That's been put on the back burner, so to speak. It's in the news reports.
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
Damn
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 25 November 2019, 11:01:10 »One for LC0112G as he appears in the know for these things....
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
Why do you think I have any knowledge of this? My view is all politicians are liars (and this lot are worse than most), and all manifesto pledges are at best a 'wish list' of things they would like to implement if circumstances permit (which they rarely do). Why don't you ask your prospective Conservative parliamentary candidate the question - he/she will be in a better position to answer it.
My guess would be that if it were to happen it would be over the course of the next parliament - so gradually over 5 years probably. I'm not sure what they've promised on national insurance though - NI is sort of linked to tax rates. Up to £50K you currently pay 20% tax and 12% NI, so a total of 32% tax. Above £50K it's 40% tax and 2% NI, so a total of 42%. The delta is therefore 'only' 10% not the 20% headline change in tax rate, so the change might only result in half the saving you might expect.
You appear to know a fair bit about tax/finance, hence the question
Thanks, not considered the NI impact.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 25 November 2019, 10:12:00 »
One for LC0112G as he appears in the know for these things....
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
From the Tory election pledges, one thing that sparked my interest was raise in 40% threshold from 50k to 80k, do you think this would actually take place and if so over how much time?
Can't see them doing it in one hit?
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General Car Chat / Re: Launched Zafira
« on: 25 November 2019, 09:45:02 »
Looks like the later C version, not a lot of damage to the house
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General Discussion Area / Re: How hard can it be?
« on: 22 November 2019, 17:06:25 »
Do you need 1080p on such a small TV, guess it's be used as PC monitor as well?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Top 5%
« on: 22 November 2019, 16:40:46 »
What bugs me is you could have a mum earning £40k and a Dad Earning £40k for a family bringing in £80k combined and that's fine. 
Yet have Dad earning £80k and Mum being full time mummy and not working, this is not ok and "punish the rich"
Yet have Dad earning £80k and Mum being full time mummy and not working, this is not ok and "punish the rich"
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General Discussion Area / Re: Using a phone while driving is worse than driving with 80mg/ml alcohol
« on: 21 November 2019, 16:38:50 »
I think this thread needs to be deleted.
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General Car Chat / Re: One for Fuse19....
« on: 21 November 2019, 14:52:39 »Anything I should look out for on the 1.4T?
Not on that derivative no, the later one is direct injection so a little more sensitive, the one you have is a larger version of the chain driven cam 1.2 used in Corsa etc plus variable valve timing and a few other bits.
Regular oil change is king on them, then they just work and last
Thanks
Yes regular changes, to keep that chain lubricated.
It's use will be 95% town, rarely going on high speed runs. Although when given chance I will take it on long runs, Wales for example at Christmas.
I plan yearly or 5k changes, that would be sufficient?
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General Car Chat / Re: One for Fuse19....
« on: 21 November 2019, 14:44:02 »
Anything I should look out for on the 1.4T?
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General Car Chat / Re: One for Fuse19....
« on: 21 November 2019, 11:29:58 »
That's very reasonable, I have to make some room in my much smaller garage storage area now. Before I can add more stuff in, need to off load all the old Omega stuff I have. 
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General Car Chat / Re: One for Fuse19....
« on: 21 November 2019, 10:44:39 »This is a Zafira, right?
The manual says Dexos 2 (what Biggriffin said) or, if unavailable, 1ltr of ACEA C3 until the next oil change.
Here you go - tis what I use in the BMW & MINI, Dexos 2, ACEA C3, BMW LL-04 etc: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20L-5w30-BMW-VW-SYNTHETIC-Oil-VW-502-505-01-BMW-LL-04/123670115779
Yes, the more recent Tourer variant. Although I see on the F/L they dropped the 'Tourer' brand.
Thanks
Might take a while to go through 20L of the stuff though! The ACEA C3 appears a Vauxhall general requirement, as that was on the spec for the diesel Tourer as well.
In other news found out recently, they have pulled the plug on the Zafira range.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: Powerflex Polybush
« on: 21 November 2019, 10:22:27 »
Sold. Please lock