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Hi all, Has anyone got a genuine Windows 7 Ultimate box? Just want to compare it to what I purchased last week as I suspect it may not be the real deal. Pic of my COA attached. Any thoughts or advice? Yes it did come from eBay :o but the seller came across as genuine. I paid £75. My...

Over to the forum. Opinion seems to be divided as to if this SLS did 'drive on the ceiling'. What do you think? That aside, the sound of it at full chat is :thumb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zauEeIwQV0g

BBC News - Trading Standards issues counterfeit brake pads warning Just in case any of us are affected.

Before I derail the other thread too much, I was wondering what fake car parts your minds can come up with... I have a friend with a 1.2l punto, and manager to convince him it was overheating because he didn't refill the flux capacitor with oil. (on a positive note, simply bleeding his...

Just wondering what one should look for in trying to spot if an AMG rim is replica or real? I read from past posts that one indication is weight, but without me taking the wheels off, is there a way to tell authenticity? For example, are these real and, if not, what gives it away? MERCEDES...

i thought MR2's only appeared like 80's ferrari's? :confused: http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/16022009/36/top-gear-fake-ferrari-scandal-0.html arnt they also really small compared to the real thing aswell?

Hi whats everyone's opinion on fitting "fake" buttons that dont actually do anything..... ie fake heated seat buttons. i have the opportunity to get a new piece of wood trim that will replace my scratched one but it has heated seat button holes there, but my car doesnt have them. also -...

On the return leg of a ~ 500 mile round trip in the auto 2.5-16 I came accross a fairly eager looking 'C32'. After a second of wondering what didn't look quite right about it, I noticed the lack of proper AMG exhaust. Anyway, to say he was keen was an understatement, but I think he was...

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I remember a thread a while ago about buying stick on sunroofs, http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=40557, at which I laughed and thought how could anybody be that stupid!! Anyway I saw this on pistonheads, and I have to say that I quite like the look...

Been offered these. I've always quite liked the penta wheels but don't know how to tell if they're real AMG ot FAMG. I imagine the difference in value must be considerable. Any of you keen wheel guys / modders know the answers? 8J x 16 H2, e11(?)

Afternoon, Just looking at replacing my tired E55 1998 alloys with some new ones. While searching in vane for some some, I came across some nice aftermarket ones on E-Bay. Now I know the 'fake' wheels on E-bay are cheap, but they do offer good value compared with getting my wheels...

Just looking at Chinese car manufacturers and came across these... http://paultan.org/archives/2004/12/05/china-pirates/ Have a look at the W203 C Class copy :eek:

FAKE XP SERVICE PACK 3 It seems an "unofficial" Windows XP Service Pack has been made available on the Internet and anyone who installs it on their computers could be in trouble! Here is one quote from Microsoft : "Anyone who installs this thinking they are getting SP3 (even as a...

Yet another fake ebay scam, link was to a Taiwan address. Mark Congratulations! joining the eBay Silver PowerSeller Program. Come and join us. When you join the PowerSeller program, you'll be able to receive more of the support you'll need for continued success. So, why wait? Join now...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4570450195 If I had 25k plus to throw into a car on eBay, it would not be a rover based fake Porsche GT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO BUYS THESE THINGS?????????????????????

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Per MessageLabs today: 'At present we estimate billion Rolex emails are being sent every day. One in 10 emails we are checking at the moment is a Rolex spam.'

Be Aware ! I have today received 3 junk e-mails about Security Alerts but I am not a customer of any of the said banks... Don't get caught!! U S Bank LLoydsTSB http://www.lloydstsb.com/media/pdf_lloydstsb/email_sample.pdf Citibank

Folks Just to let you know there are a lot of fake EBAY emails about asking you to update your detials . Do not reply to them.