Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

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RoverP6B

4,338 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Mercury00 said:
Bought this as a TV chair to replace my IKEA Poang:



So comfy cloud9
Oh, now that is lovely...

To the gent with the Sagaris: as ugly as it is IMO, there's something indefinably cool about it. Those sideways exhausts are just bonkers.

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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RoverP6B said:
Oh, now that is lovely...

To the gent with the Sagaris: as ugly as it is IMO, there's something indefinably cool about it. Those sideways exhausts are just bonkers.
That's fighting talk round these parts!


JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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MagicalTrevor said:
RoverP6B said:
Oh, now that is lovely...

To the gent with the Sagaris: as ugly as it is IMO, there's something indefinably cool about it. Those sideways exhausts are just bonkers.
That's fighting talk round these parts!
hehe

He's entitled to his opinion though. I confess that when I bought the Sagaris, I bought it *despite* its looks rather than because of them. The looks have since grown on me though.

MagicalTrevor

6,476 posts

228 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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JonRB said:
MagicalTrevor said:
RoverP6B said:
Oh, now that is lovely...

To the gent with the Sagaris: as ugly as it is IMO, there's something indefinably cool about it. Those sideways exhausts are just bonkers.
That's fighting talk round these parts!
hehe

He's entitled to his opinion though. I confess that when I bought the Sagaris, I bought it *despite* its looks rather than because of them. The looks have since grown on me though.
I allowed him the courtesy of also highlighting his 'IMO' hehe but he'll need to be careful in the PH playground after school wink

RoverP6B

4,338 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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I'm sure it's a great sports car. Big straight six, no nannies. It's just not conventionally pretty.

Shamu

147 posts

179 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Pistonheaders I need your help!

I frivolously want to buy some headphones, but i now cant find them anywhere.

They were a set of over/on ear brushed metal and i think wood/dark leather for the around your head bit.

Were made buy a company i havent heard of before, but aesthetically they looked amazing.

I saw them advertised on selfridges website about 3 months ago, and they were £300 approx, any ideas?!

ChemicalChaos

10,360 posts

159 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Shamu said:
Pistonheaders I need your help!

I frivolously want to buy some headphones, but i now cant find them anywhere.

They were a set of over/on ear brushed metal and i think wood/dark leather for the around your head bit.

Were made buy a company i havent heard of before, but aesthetically they looked amazing.

I saw them advertised on selfridges website about 3 months ago, and they were £300 approx, any ideas?!
Bang and Olufsen?

wseed

1,501 posts

129 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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SpudLink said:
How does this differ from epoxy putty like Milliput ? Does it stay flexible once set? I was only told about the Milliput recently by a work colleague and it's been franticly useful initially bought to make a bracket to mount a dashcam to the front of my rear view mirror.

Edited by wseed on Sunday 19th October 19:26

ChemicalChaos

10,360 posts

159 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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wseed said:
SpudLink said:
How does this differ from epoxy putty like Milliput ? Does it stay flexible once set? I was only told about the Milliput recently by a work colleague and it's been franticly useful initially bought to make a bracket to mount a dashcam to the front of my rear view mirror.

Edited by wseed on Sunday 19th October 19:26
It hardens and sets, it is soft-touch but not flexible - think of the soft-touch plastics on a car dashboard and you'd be on the right lines.

Hoonigan

2,138 posts

234 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Well I bought a set of AVO steel coil overs for the 40, they were the recommended shock for the chassis but for me they just didn't cut the mustard, sent them back and upgraded to shiney aluminium ones, completely unnecessary and I'm sure my driving ability won't notice much difference but look how pretty they are biggrin oh and a set of orange springs to accompany them too....

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GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

156 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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It's a shame no one will see the lovely colour scheme they went with....


tongue out

tumble dryer

1,999 posts

126 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Hoonigan said:
Well I bought a set of AVO steel coil overs for the 40, they were the recommended shock for the chassis but for me they just didn't cut the mustard, sent them back and upgraded to shiney aluminium ones, completely unnecessary and I'm sure my driving ability won't notice much difference but look how pretty they are biggrin oh and a set of orange springs to accompany them too....

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I'm thinking that if they go to that amount of effort on on the outside, you'd be entitled to expect a result from the inside...

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ChemicalChaos

10,360 posts

159 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Hoonigan said:
Well I bought a set of AVO steel coil overs for the 40, they were the recommended shock for the chassis but for me they just didn't cut the mustard, sent them back and upgraded to shiney aluminium ones
I hope you checked that AVO will still be able to service them in 5 years time... and did you remember to ask them for tips on how to maintain them to a good enough standard to be serviced?

hehe

Fer

7,707 posts

279 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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ChemicalChaos said:
I hope you checked that AVO will still be able to service them in 5 years time... and did you remember to ask them for tips on how to maintain them to a good enough standard to be serviced?

hehe
Hmm, PH retro.

Hoonigan

2,138 posts

234 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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ChemicalChaos said:
Hoonigan said:
Well I bought a set of AVO steel coil overs for the 40, they were the recommended shock for the chassis but for me they just didn't cut the mustard, sent them back and upgraded to shiney aluminium ones
I hope you checked that AVO will still be able to service them in 5 years time... and did you remember to ask them for tips on how to maintain them to a good enough standard to be serviced?

hehe
Another reason I went wit Quantums and not AVO's...

morgs_

1,663 posts

186 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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anonymous said:
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Let me know how you get on with the keyboard. I've had my G15 for years and still love it, but I have been getting a desire for some clicky keys and I've liked the look of these.

AndStilliRise

2,295 posts

115 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Shamu said:
Pistonheaders I need your help!

I frivolously want to buy some headphones, but i now cant find them anywhere.

They were a set of over/on ear brushed metal and i think wood/dark leather for the around your head bit.

Were made buy a company i havent heard of before, but aesthetically they looked amazing.

I saw them advertised on selfridges website about 3 months ago, and they were £300 approx, any ideas?!
Are they these?
http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/Headphones/Headpho...

I have a pair and they are brilliant and yes they are a frivolous purchase.

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Last time I spent a stack of money on a fancy gaming keyboard I knocked a glass of wine over it after only a couple of weeks of ownership and killed it stone dead. Also, the keys were starting to wear already (I tend to wear away the letters on keys pretty quickly due to my nails) which was pretty unacceptable.
I use cheap Dell keyboards now as they are cheap as chips and disposable. Ironically, they also tend to last much, much longer on the key letter wearing.


Major Fallout

5,278 posts

230 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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Hoonigan said:
Another reason I went wit Quantums and not AVO's...
I had AVOs once.

brockovrs

332 posts

147 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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It's been a while, but the artwork I got off kickstarter has arrived!!



and where it will go:




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