Pluck up some courage & save a lot of money

Advantages: Money saved, job satisfaction, can be shared with friends
Disadvantages: Cost to set up, a job for the summer days

...strongly advise you to carry out a service just after a MOT. Thereby you have your vehicle professional checked over for the safety related items as part of the MOT leaving you the less important items to service a couple of days later. Doing this, will stop any chance of missing something important that can be safety related. Once you have the confidence to carry out regular repairs you can also save money carrying out DIY installations on various extras such as additional lighting, installing radio/cds upgrades & other useful accessories. Here is a list of some 20 basic tools you would need, all can easily purchased from an accessory shop such as Halfords or over the Internet. If you spread the cost with friends it can reduce the overall cost considerably. I haven?t however included a tool box to store them. 1: Support stands...

ScottishWestie 21.05.2009 · Read review
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Great for installations!

Advantages: Price, Sound Quality, Quality Brand, Size.
Disadvantages: Harsh Mid Frequencies.

...I've just finished installing 2 pairs of these speakers with the JBL Control SB2 Sub Bass Speaker. The single cone Sub is designed to drive 2 pairs of top speakers in stereo. Having switched the system on for the first time today and got some music running through it I was primarily amazed at the projection of these little babies. They throw the sound really well and the overall sound I can describe in one word: Crisp! Without the Sub Bass unit these speakers extend down to 80hz which is a respectable figure for such a compact cabinet. I would imagine that, on their own these speakers would make ideal candidates for background music in bars, cafe's and restaurants. They would also make pretty tasty surround speakers in a Dolby setup and are a viable alternative for home hi-fi for those who want a more professional sound. Do not...

carlshwin 07.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of JBL Control 1

Poor service from Homeserve

Advantages: Nice warm house cheaper gas bills
Disadvantages: Substandard overpriced installation

...and also to have 3 new radiators installed. First big surprise was that the work could be done at the beginning of January and would only take a maximum of 2 days and all rubbish would be removed. The cost was just less than £4000, but there was an added bonus I didn't need to pay anything until 12 months from the date of installation and if I paid then no finance charges whatsoever.. Can't be bad £4000 earning interest for me for 12 months rather than being paid out of my account. The representative warned me that if I didn't pay on time the interest rate was astronomical, but as the money was in the bank and I had no intention of leaving it longer than 12 months to pay this did not worry me. THE INSTALLATION As good as their word the fitters arrived promptly, completed the job in less than 2 days cleared away...

baeswoman 29.08.2007 (09.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Central Heating Installation

Quotation from Northern Gas Heating

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Trouble getting deposits back

...On 9th October 2009 a Salesman came from Northern Gas and quoted us a price for a new boiler, and as we had been without heat and water for two weeks waiting for quotes, and as we are both in our seventies, he said he would try to arrange installation the following week. On 12th October their Surveyor came to assess the work involved and said installation could not start until three weeks. He said the boiler quoted could not be installed as quoted for and the flue would have to go up through the roof, adding another approx. three hundred pounds to the quote. The salesman had quoted one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds and took a deposit of three hundred and fifty-seven pounds. In view of the extra cost of the flue going through the roof we decided to cancel the order. We sent an email to them and also letter in the post...

joydale 23.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Central Heating Installation

Northern Gas Heating

Advantages: good price, salesman not pushy, installation very good, after sales service good
Disadvantages: a little pushy when trying to 'close the deal'

...Sales After getting a quote from British Gas for a new boiler, and being generally unimpressed with the pushy salesman and price (~£4000), we tried Nothern Gas Heating, who quoted ~£2500. The salesman was polite and not pushy. When we said we only wanted a quote to see how much we would need to save, he asked when they could contact us again, we said next summer, and we heard nothing from them until then. When they did phone, they were obviously keen for our business, so we were offered an option of 12 months interest free, after which we could pay off the balance in full, or pay back the money over a set period (with interest). We took them up on that, though we had to pay a deposit. Installation They sent round an engineer before the installation date, to plan the installation, after which a few hundred pounds was added to...

greenmum 06.10.2008 · Read review
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Northern Gas Heating

Advantages: Knowledgable sales staff, good back up service, reliable, hard working installers, Professional, long guarantees
Disadvantages: None I can think of.

...without a reccomendation by some-one you know. Fortunately I was about to be very pleasantly suprised. I had put the enquiry onto a web page that sends your details to a few companies. Northern Gas were the second to contact me and were very professional in obtaining all the relevant information and dealing with the enquiry. A salesman visited us the next evening and was very thorough in obtaining as much information as he could before making any recommendations. As they do a wide range of products and installations they could advise which system would meet our needs the best instead of trying to sell me a "one size fits all" package. After spending a few hours making sure we understood everything we proceeded to talk MONEY. As mentioned they were not the cheapest but with all the back up and guarantees offered my mind was put at ease. It was also nice to...

1Tank1 16.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Central Heating Installation

Cheap and easy to install

Advantages: Very cheap and easy to install
Disadvantages: No manual, driver CD

...-ROM. Installation: If your operation system supports USB 2.0 i.e. ideally windows 2000 or XP, the installation should be easy - plug and play. Mine is XP SP3 and therefore it works straight away. Also, a newish motherboard helps. However for older operating or computer systems, you may need to search the internet for a proper driver. Apparently "Howtodrivers.com" has got the driver for this card. I didn't download it because I don't need it. How does it perform? It performs as it should as a USB 2.0 card. It works with my pen drives, my digital camera and most importantly - "my Tesco Technika SR08 digital photo frame (DPF) !" Now my DPF is recognized by the PC and also the built-in 1GB memory is now accessible. I am very happy! Summary: Cheap and cheerful, at least for me. It could be better with a driver CD-ROM....

volcano 21.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of NISIS EasyCard Eu4

Worthy Third Installment

Advantages: Fun
Disadvantages: None

...audience which is great. Plus this film shows that Zac Efron definitely deserves his sex symbol status and yes I fancy him even if you think it may be wrong. This film shows that the high school musical franchise is as strong as ever and the third installment still captures all of the Disney magic and once again leaves the audience wanting more. I have to say that this film is definitely one you should go and see if you want a couple of hours of pure fun. The film lasts for just under 2 hours which seems long but it goes by in a flash and as always with these films it is a Universal certificate. You can catch this film in cinemas now. Thanks for reading. xxx...

katygriff 30.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of High School Musical 3 - Senior Year (DVD)

A rush installment.

Advantages: Good graphics, better referees, slightly improved master league, better Ai
Disadvantages: No random selection, flawed gameplay.

...Lets put this in context, i love many football games, but i'm a big fan of Pro Evolution Soccer. I started with Pro Evo 4 and have been enjoying 5 and 6 for a couple of years now. Pro Evo 2008 is the next installment of the series and i have mixed feelings. I'm reviewing the unpatched version. This review is aimed at players of Pro Evolution Soccer 6. The Graphics: They are nice, not great but nice. The additions are ok; flagsmen for example can be seen running up and down the touch line, the grass is more realistic, the animations are better, and the player textures are good, if not a little plastic. If you have the computer to run this game then the graphics will probably impress. And that of course is just the point, you really need a decent computer to run this game, especially if your running Windows Vista like myself. After...

CyprusBoytw 28.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PC)

Northern Gas heating - don't go near them

Advantages: Can't think of any
Disadvantages: poor workmanship; missold; not fit for purpose

...BEWARE OF NORTHERN GAS HEATING -------------------------------------------------------- Absolu tely terrible organisation - please learn from my mistakes and do not use them. I live near London and it took ten man days to install a boiler which leaks, is not powerful enough to run a hot bath and trips the electric fuse about once a week. I have attempted to get them to make good on their botch job but all they do is quote their "terms and conditions", which in effect appear to say that if they install something and it screws everything else up, it is not their fault. I feel I was misled into buying a combination boiler which is not pwoerful enough - friends of mine live in bigger houses which run fine with combi boilers but ours being 28KW is apparently not up to the job, They did give me one laugh though. They said it took so...

mikeaboud 26.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Central Heating Installation