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Easily achievable out of the box?
Alfa 147 3.2 V6
You’ve also got the Mk4 Golf with the 2.3 V5, 2.8 or 3.2 sixes, or the Mk5 Golf R32 with the same 3.2 VR6. The Audi A3 also featured the 3.2, and later S/RS A3’s had a 2.5 5 cyl. The Mk2 Ford Focus and Volvo C30 had a 2.5 5 cyl, as did the Mazda 3.
Early BMW 125i/128i/130i/135i all had a 3.0 six, as did the (very pricey) 1M Coupe.
For a few more £££‘S BMW F20 generation 1 series M135i/M140i have a 3.0 straight 6 turbo with between 320 & 340hp. The B58 in the M140i is easily and cheaply tuneable to 420bhp, and far beyond (engine is the same as in the latest M340 and Supra) with a little more work.

So a wealth of small car/big engine options from £1000-£25,000+

There’s a huge Volvo breakers on the A1 North just before the A428 St Neots turnoff

Mk1 Twingo
Mk 1 Clio
Any R5
Knackered R4

1. Mk3 Fiesta 1.1 - friend drove into it and wrote it off. Managed an indicated 100mph downhill, despite only having 50bhp.
   
2. Mk4 Fiesta 1.25 - brilliant little car, 75bhp but handled like a dream.
   
3. Mk4 Escort XR3i Cabriolet - had full RS Turbo kit and interior, but was in all other respects a dog. Worth a couple of grand in parts but ended up selling it -whole- to a cab driver for £400 a couple of months after sticking a £500 Magnex s/s exhaust & manifold and 4 Goodyear Eagle F1's on it.
   
4. Mk5 Fiesta Zetec-S - was only a year old when I got it, in that lovely Imperial Blue with chrome wheel centres and a mesh grille. Had 103bhp but was quick enough to keep most things at the time honest, especially as it had a very sorted chassis. If they'd have managed to put a more powerful engine in it it would be seen as a classic like the Clio 172/182 are now.
   
5. Mk5 Golf GTI - had a big break whilst living in London so borrowed cars as I needed them. Got this just before leaving the city. Highly competent, pretty quick, but lacks a bit of excitement. Will replace it in a year or so, maybe with a Mk7/7.5 R, but maybe with something a bit more emotional.
   

Rumour has it that was D.O.C Records in Holloway, now long gone

0898 Beautiful South
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/0898_Beautiful_South

Mk1 Escort

Why is buying an Air a bad idea? The MB is all but useless with no USB ports and the Pro is incredibly overpriced.

Surely RAM as opposed to a new HDD would make it run quicker, or have I got that wrong?

I've currently got a mid-2012 13" Non-Retina MacBook Pro with 2x 4GB RAM (purchased in October 2013) that's starting to slow down, especially when using Safari.

Before I drop £1200 on a new MacBook Air with 500GB SSD, is it worth getting someone like macupgrades.co.uk to install 2x 8GB RAM & a 500GB SSD at a cost of around £300, or is this likely to be a false economy? Would I end up having to replace it next year no matter how much I spend on it? Would the Air still be quicker anyway?

The screen & battery on my current one are fine, and it's cosmetically decent enough too.

I spent about £900 on this one (bought it in the US when the exchange rate was better), so to spend another £300 on it would still be the same cost as a new Air. However, I could also get £200 back from this one, bringing my net cost down.

The little market in Greenwich (not the actual main Greenwich market) had a chap with a load of well-priced Steely Dan the other week.

Discogs if they're in alright nick and you can bothered with the hassle of shipping them.
Second-hand record store if they're in okay condition and you just want quick cash.
Charity shop if they're fucked.

I've got a couple of mates who do it- it's a very tough and competitive gig to get. You'll need seriously in-depth knowledge of a couple of genres, plus very good coverage of most others, plus access to composers and contacts at labels/publishers.
Good way to start would be to get an internship at a publisher then go from there- labels, unless they're large indies or majors won't have sync departments, but are also a good place to learn the ropes of the business.
Music business degrees are a good primer, but so many people work differently and break 'the rules', especially in the current climate of DIY etc.

PM if you want some more info.

Looking at getting the Mrs a DSLR for Xmas. Budget only stretches to something second hand, so advice on what's right/wrong with the following please...

Canon EOS 350D (around £50-£55)
Canon EOS 20D (around £60)
Canon EOS 400D (around £60-£65)
Canon EOS 30D/40D (£100-£130)

I know I'll need to pick up a lens as well- are Nikon's any better/cheaper?

another excuse to queue up with a load of 16 year olds and spend bare cash on secondhand Nikes

Last chance before eBay, now £130.

Price drop £140 - it's a great little synth!

Anyone after a MicroKorg? I'm selling mine...
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/263811/

I have a barely-used Korg MicroKorg synth for sale.
It's boxed, and includes the manual, goose-neck Microphone, power adapter, MIDI and Instrument leads. I can also throw in an Edirol UA-20 USB Audio Interface for free (not sure it's really worth anything).
The only thing it doesn't have is the paper wrap that goes around the box with the pictures and specs on it.

I don't have any pics, as it's packed away as I'm moving house, but it's in great condition with no damage.

Collection from TW9 Richmond during the day, or SE1 in the evenings.

Price drop: £110 and I'll post it for free.

The phone has never been opened, and the screen is still the original.

See photos here: I've tried to show the 'damage' to the Sim tray as best possible.

Hi Stephen, I'll get some pics up tonight for you.

I have an iPhone 5 for sale, it's used and has wear and tear marks, but works okay. The battery doesn't hold charge as long as it used to, but it's still usable. You'll get a working day out of it, but will probably need charging in the evening.
Originally on Vodafone, now unlocked.
Screen is fine, all buttons work. The hole on the sim tray is slightly enlarged but this doesn't affect the phone at all, the sim tray locks in place fine.
I'll chuck in a new set of Apple headphones if you wish.

Price reflects condition: £120 £110 Posted

another CUFC fan? Glad I'm not the only one!

Spending a couple of nights there next week.
Things to do? Things to eat? Things to Drink? Things to avoid?

Thanks.