What has been your favourite Xmas present of recent years?

[Cactussed]

Given people don't know what they want, what has been people's favourite gift (give or receive)?
I really liked my Times Atlas. Also my driving gloves...

[anonymous-user]

Ive had a few good ones, OH's mum doing a cross stitch of a wrc scooby was a good one, and the one i got from my brother the dhead two years ago, was equally nice. He got me the terry pratchett thud board game, had a great time with it, until everyone else realised i was better at playing the game than them. Normally with me, i get about 15 books or so each christmas!!!

[Chris_w666]

My Nitro Powered Radio Controlled car

[miniman]

http://www.stirlingengine.co.uk/ks90-blue-low-temp...

[DKMsport]

My first car was a christmas/birthday present, although it was a crappy old corsa I was happy to have a set of wheels. Last year I had a track day in an evo and a f355, that was pretty much the best experiance of my life so far.

[drivin_me_nuts]

A day behind the footplate of a locomotive. Beats any car handsdown. Power, torque, driver involvement etc..

[juice]

Upgrading to First on BA a couple of Christmas's ago. The upgrade was on a special at the airport - $400 each...Always wondered what it was like to turn left on the plane !

[Rob.]

drivin_me_nuts said:

A day behind the footplate of a locomotive. Beats any car handsdown. Power, torque, driver involvement etc..

"Time flies by when you're a driver of a train, Speeding out of Trumpton with a cargo of cocaine.

Under bridges, over bridges, to our destination. Careful with that spliff, Eugene, it causes condensation.

Time flies by when you're a driver of a train, Gonna get my syringes out and crank up once again.

Under bridges, over bridges, to our destination. Careful with that spliff, Eugene, it causes condensation."

I`ll go now

[MrV]

One of these

[Jasandjules]

MrV said:

One of these

A key for the world's strangest lock?????

[Cactussed]

WTF is that?
Oh, I got a subscription to EVO which I have enjoyed immensely. They live in a stack in the corner of the loo...

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

My roland drum kit from last year - TD12

[elle]

A camcorder and digital camera

[Slikk]

MrV said:

One of these

I'm a fire starter, twisted fire starter.. .. ..

[tvrforever]

miniman said:

http://www.stirlingengine.co.uk/ks90-blue-low-temp...

I've been fascinated by these - so what's it like?

[miniman]

tvrforever said:

miniman said:

http://www.stirlingengine.co.uk/ks90-blue-low-temp...

I've been fascinated by these - so what's it like?

It's beautifully engineered, really first class machining of the parts. I had the kit version as I wanted the additional pleasure of building it myself. Everything you need is supplied and it all goes together superbly. It's a precision machine in miniature, rather than a toy. It will run happily whilst sat on a cup of warm water. If you put it on ice, it will run backwards. It's a lot of money for what is essentially a toy that doesn't do anything, but I like it!

[madala]

....friggen christmas and gifts are a waste of friggen space....

[GarC]

Last year the GF, knowing I liked them, called a bunch of people who were selling Carrera 3.2s. She managed to convince a man to rent his car to her for a weekend. She had also booked a weekend away for us in a castle up North.

So one weekend in February, in the lashing rain we collected the car, visited the castle and had a really great time....

Shes probably a keeper.

[Mr Trophy]

Obiwonkeyblokey said:

My roland drum kit from last year - TD12

How much and where?