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 Sun 8 Feb 15 10:00 
 DRL's - WillDeBeest
Sigh. Where to begin?

Astra...lovely car
I'm sure it's adequate and safe but 'lovely' relative to what? An old Vectra with a deer-shaped hole and the Berlingo at work? Or did you actually try anything else apart from the ancient Toyota?

12 months VFL and a set of mats...
Things that came with my last used car without my having to ask. I negotiated a £3200 cash discount; you don't mention price but presumably your friendly dealer knew they had you over a barrel.

Xenon lights...aftermarket kit
Illegal, according to this from the DfT:

In the Department for Transport's (DfT) view it is not legal to sell or use after market HID lighting kits, for converting conventional Halogen headlamps to HID Xenon. If a customer wants to convert his vehicle to Xenon HID he must purchase completely new Xenon HID headlamps.


Middle finger...
An ugly gesture that says more about the waver than the target. Not compatible with a smiley in my view.

DRLs
They work fine in the bumpers. They show the car is on and moving or likely to be, and being shaped they give other drivers a chance to judge range, which headlights in daylight don't.

I hope I don't live to regret...
Let's not go that far.

I'm sure you and the Astra will get on fine, VF, but let's not pretend you've been through any kind of selection process, beyond checking that the car fits in your garage. You're experiencing a modern car after a 15-year-old design that wasn't near the top of its class when it was new. But it fits within what you feel are the constraints you have to abide by, so good luck.

What I still don't get is that you don't just contribute to but help to run a site whose stated purpose is the discussion of cars, their selection and use. You offer us information about yourself and your choices, but when the discussion turns to whether these are sound or you could do better, you respond like a petulant teenager, with scowlies and middle fingers. I'm sure in person you're as charming and personable as anyone else here, but this makes you come across as pig-headed and small-minded. And that's a pity.
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