brillomaster

Good work! question is, are they good roads, or motorway commutes? although you're probably finding as well as i am, cruise control and a long 6th gear make motorway drives a joy as well!

but its just soo good! seriously, if i dont drive my car for a few days i get withdrawl symptoms - have to admit ive been out for a drive on a sunday afternoon for no other reason than because i havent been for a drive that day Maybe, just maybe... i'll walk into work once a week when the weathers nice. but only when i know i have a nice long drive on the weekend to make up for the lost days driving.

hmmm, doing the same as you, and i have been pondering the same thing... two ideas ive had... use a different oil, for example 0w-30 as opposed to 5w-30 - hence gets warm quicker and helps with the short journeys or... as the handbook says, switch to 'hot' spark plugs that are more suited to short journeys and lower running temps? and another basic one from me... i've noticed that appearing to have a full tank week after week encourages me to just 'go for a drive', so now i only fill it a quarter of a tank at a time, which enough to go to and from work for like, 3 weeks! also you save 50kgs of weight, which contributes to better fuel economy anyways!

pop down the road for the first midlands meet in a few weekends time

Well it was way better than the previous week! Quite enjoyed the Ferrari and Bentley on ice, and that was actually about cars, and the final bit was hilarious, instantly recongnised it as Abergavenny which was nice!

most frequent thing i get asked in my car is 'stop overtaking everything'

eeep yep that would do it! if it does that at 8 degrees i'd have loved to see how quickly it span up at minus 2 last week!

ah fair enough... well, its worth a repost. Looking forwards to Chris harris every wednesday, will keep me going until racing starts again! Have you watched any of the 'TUNED' videos on the drive channel? its very american, but still quite watchable

its a great drive round the elan valley, brings back memories! Very much looking forward to doing it again soon!

autocar did the same test, for some reason... although i do like chris harris... back in 10 minutes!

i'd love the bose if it would stop skipping my darn cds been stuck with radio since i bought the car, and i have no idea what the rectangular flapped opening is on it... do i slot my ipod in it?

you'll have to give us more detail that that... such as how much torque, how cold was it, and more importantly... what track where you on as you wouldnt have done that intentionally on the road, shirley?

Cos they arent manufactured by the same company if Japspeed or Scorpion made a single exit it would be dirt cheap, but Agency and GReddy are just better! better metal, better welds, better fitment= higher price!

also consider Cobra (who im going to be going with when mine goes) and maybe blueflame exhausts - Cobra do two y pipe back ones for £395 or £425, and blueflame do a cat back system for £640 ish i think.

A spoiler 'spoils' the smooth flow of air moving over the car, which can reduce lift at high speed, making a car more stable. A wing actively generates downforce pushing the car into the road, giving the tyres more grip. For top speed you want to reduce lift for stability, but also decrease drag, hence why Le Mans cars run long tails to be as slippery as possible and have the wing set at a shallower angle of attack. For corners its all about downforce for extra grip, but this is at the expense of top speed as the drag increases.

found this, thought id share. Memorable shots include an audi going backwards

hmmm, my gf might not appreciate it if i take the car out instead of her tomorrow Although in this case its petrol getting cheaper, which the price of eating out will double overnight!

certainly different! $250 is a bit steep though, although i can appreciate the machining that went into it. Doesnt look good with a short shifter though, and surprised it doesnt say what metal or thickness is - dont want to bend it with enthusiastic shifting!

wow, this isnt quite how i expected this thread to go! seems to a be a resounding agreement that having a moment or even a crash certainly makes you a more cautious and aware driver. Although i would ask has anyone had a moment and feel more confident as a result of this? Probably more relevant on a track though if you are regularly running right on the limit.

Wow thought there were just the 7 pages but that went on and on! Makes me appreciate the details that little bit more, plus interestin to see how things moved on from the 300ZX.

just being deliberately obtuse on a monday evening, but hear me out, and it is relevant with so many new to rwd members, and the current poor driving conditions... At some point almost everyone is going to have to switch from driving FWD cars to driving RWD cars (unless you were lucky enough to have learnt to drive in an MX5, or something very old when cars were still rwd) and some of those drivers will have a 'moment' where the back tries to overtake the front in a misplaced stab of the throttle coming off a wet roundabout. The 'moment' might not necessarily be a crash, and it might not even be a spin, it might just be a wiggle of the rear, but even so, do you think having that first 'moment' makes you more appreciative of the RWD art as a result? From personal experience, after having spun my mx5 3 years ago i now know that grip isnt always there, and also that you can't go booting the throttle of rwd cars in the wet... so now when i drive i think i have a far better appreciation for the road conditions (damp/cold/just rained etc) and also of how a rwd operates, and where to be smooth with inputs, and tyre choice! I think if i'd have never had that 'moment' i might not think twice about these things, until i have a really big accident. To sum up, is it better in the long run to have overstepped the limits so you know where they are, rather than never having reached the limit in the first place? (and as a PS, after spinning my mx5 i decided some car control days might be in order, and not only are they great fun they do wonders for confidence if something does start sliding on the road you dont immediately panic )

meh that was a bit rubbish... i dont care for the 'topgear tries to do something and intentionally does it badly' episodes... same with the scirocco commercial, the radio show and the art gallery one - all pretty terrible. Ryan reynolds was good though

if it helps, i had white GTRs on my gunmetal 300zx... admittedly its a darker shade of grey, but might help? I really liked the look personally, might get my rays refurbed in white as homage!

They're made in Sheffield, so on a nice day you got a glorious drive over the A57 snake pass, get it fitted in the factory and and then back on the A628 - winner

625 miles on 2 tanks? easy.... reset the mpg before you start, my guess is 28mpg when you finish - which would be 101 litres.