I just completed my largest ever purchase on the Web to date. A car. About twenty grands worth. This new record undeniably puts my previous record purchase a tad in the shade - a mobile phone worth £200 and before that a bunch of books from Amazon.

It wasn't entirely end to end on the Web, there have been a couple of phone calls to confirm delivery specifics but, pretty much, it's been purchased over browers and emails over the last fortnight or so. Of course the money didn't actually change hands - apart from the deposit - until the wheels actually turned up so I'm not saying I threw myself completely at the mercy of some TCP/IP bandits risking all, but you know what I mean. Next up, a Learjet.