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I put a large diameter throttle body on my Rx7, was without doubt the worst money i had ever spent on it, i know thats generalising but for a fi car i saw no noticeable hp gains, idle was erratic and trying to drive on part throttle was interesting to say the least, great on wot throttle, but anything in between was shocking.

If its on a corner plot with a big bit of land my first option would be, knock it down and build two, sell one and you will probably end up near enough mortgage free and a nice new house built to your size and spec. If that doesnt work out, go for the extension. I know there a lot of ifs and buts, but that is the route i would go down, best case scenario to worst case scenario.

It should definitely include some form of motorway driving and lessons should also incorporate it!!!!

Not sure it makes all that much difference, as soon as you past your test who would carry out the same theories to reverse round a corner, three point turn, feeding the wheel etc

Had Sky round a few years ago to fix the dish to the wall, about 3/4 the way up a regular new build two storey house (12 ft if that) they had to drill into the wall and fix an anchor bolt to attach the ladder to before they went up. I have also had to do a cics course for site work and quite frankly its laughable the questions they ask.

Who does he play for? Didnt think it looked right Whinger

Great to see a British champion again, even if he is a winger. Great to see Ricciardo beat Vettel, actually thats the highlight of the season for me Plus its been great to see an actual title race this year and i know we cant have everything, but would be awesome next year if a few cars get up to the level of the Mercs for all but the odd race, watching one manufacturer walk away with it gets a little tiring.

I wouldnt disagree in theory, but in principal and the fact its quite a unique scenario they perhaps had no choice but to make an example and attempt to stop others than trying such things by giving out a custodial sentence. By all accounts there were a lot of comments on social media massaging his ego about how cool he was, big up, respect and all of that nonsense from loads of other such tards. He was also quoted as saying he could not give a "f" when arrested. An even playing field It Is not, sadly, but without a major change in sentencing laws, bigger prisons etc nothing is going to change.

Far Cry 4 out tomorrow, cant wait

Some refreshing news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11235609/Brands-Hatch-gatecrasher-jailed-over-track-dare.html Hope he leaves prison well and truly "stretched out" round the back

Very much an Aussie thing, i like cricket and whenever England play Australia and any Ozzie player is interviewed, they nearly always start their reply with "Look" I find it quite condescending.

I have noticed it on a tv series (american) i watch, whenever someone enters the room, they say, so.... blah blah blah Its annoying me too, i have an inkling its coming from america, a buddy of mine over there a couple of years ago, after 9 months he came back and every time we asked a question he started with, so....

The wing on that GTR is stunning

I am in a completely different industry but self employed, my rates vary for different works, chippie, painting, fencing etc Obviously all these require different rates to fit in line what others charge as i have to be competitive. Without sounding naive, do you offer a different service than other accountants? I.e Would accountants not charge an hourly rate, rather than a flat fee? In my line of work i charge the same rates (for whichever trade) regardless of who, whether they live in a 3 million pound house or a 1 bed flat, if the customers in the big places thought i was charging or found out i charged them more, i wouldnt get to go back.

Never been refused insurance because of mods, so no problems, but yes it will add to your premium.

Made the trip a good few years ago to Normandy and varying places with regard to the war, the d day landing beaches and other key sites and also a lot of the graveyards, truly humbling, especially the unmarked graves and some the ages on marked graves!

I still think after my post above somewhere they perhaps need to follow MotoGp with concessions to non factory teams to make them a little more competitive, more fuel, more tyres or different compounds, more aero etc i.e their budgets wont be as large, as the concessions they are given will make up for the lack of money they are trying to find to be competitive. They wont win races but wont have to spend as much trying to go as fast as the factory teams, so they can have some good battles mid field, perhaps even make it a separate championship with different prize fund. Surely that would attract more teams to the grid?

I bought a product from a trader on here and was very unhappy with the quality of said product for the price. It had received good and favourable views, maybe my expectations exceed others, who knows. The trader was informed and whilst very helpful, i realised i was p*ssi*ng in the wind to expect anything other than "advise". Information that should have been given on order imho, wasnt, if it had been, i wouldnt have made the purchase, the bitterest pill to swallow for me was he had not even seen the item so i found it very infuriating that it was defended with such gusto. If ever i see a thread about the item i make my thoughts and findings known to the op so they can make their own balanced decision, seems i am not the only one which also justifies my opinions. I dont feel it necessary to name and shame as others are pleased and mistakes can be made, would i ever use them again, no, not a chance in hell, not because of the imo poor quality, but the overall lack of after sales and response. On a similar note i am sure everyone has heard of checkatrade, i have and will avoid it as it can take one poor review to blot your copy book, i did some work for an old lady, nice as pie but as mad as a cut snake, she had some wardrobe doors fitted from a guy from checkatrade, when finished she said to me how happy she was but was going to leave comment about his tidyness, i said why not just say to the guy, you could have been tidier, offer advise, but no, she had to write it out for all to see. A small mention would have probably been all that was needed.

I sort of get where your coming from, most dealers will have no idea of the history of any given car, except whats written down in the service book, they buy from auction, ebay even or trade ins, but if they think there is a margin and its a good car they will buy it and mark it up. There has always been people "trading" cars for some extra beer money, its nothing new, if you feel he is a trader and trying to pull the wool over peoples eyes best to report the matter to the relevant classifieds if it will make you feel better/ If its a grand over priced not sure why you would want it anyway

On that note why us it so god dam dear to supercharge the zed Interesting topic, i was perusing Nsx's the other day as it would be a car i would like to own, having realised in essence the base Nsx is on a similar par performance wise to 350's and the Type S (a bit better) and the Type R (better) are astronomical money i started scanning forced induction kist for one, $10K plus a base kit which is going to work out similar into £'s. £3600k from Tarmac for a 350 kit (not as expensive as even the above) Its obviously they just feel because the Nsx costs more they can charge more as they are appealing to a wealthier demographic, sure the products may vary slightly, but in essence its still the same thing, some tubing and a supercharger of some make and description (in basic terms). P.s Before anyone says i fully appreciate the Nsx is way more than just hp levels, but couldnt justify £25k to have a good that just looks better than a 350.

Relief to know no money will be wasted on court cases, prison etc Just so difficult to believe there are individuals like this is the world, sub human!

What is wrong is the gap between the 'haves' and the 'have nots' has meant the ability to keep up in the development stakes is meaning too many teams are just not able to compete - in fact this year that applies to the whole grid given the money that Mercedes has thrown into their team. I believe this to be the point more than anything else, but how do you control It except budget caps, which will then deter the bigger outfits?? MotoGp had the same problem, not enough teams and riders on the grid, I think from memory a few years ago there were 14 bikes on the grid, In the pinnacle of motor bike racing, the sports spectator numbers were dwindling and they had to attract new teams to want to enter. They introduced what they call an open class, I wont go into the details but there are now over 20, 30% increase, pretty good achievement and with Suzuki coming back next year the sport is on the rise again. They still have to adhere to the 107% rule or whatever It is % wise but they are allowed certain concessions, more fuel, more tyres and different compounds etc there is effectively a championship within a championship. F1 needs to do something for sure!

What's wrong with that, unattractive ladies need love too. And often far more grateful and keen to please Rent going up is my thoughts

Interesting topic, so what about if Lewis breaks down, gets punted off by someone else basically a dnf etc and Rosberg gets the win, makes no difference if it was double points he would still win the championship by 1 point, would he not be a rightful World champ?

On a similar topic there was some cctv footage a couple of years back of some "yoofs" trying to pick a fight with some dudes dressed up as women on the streets of Plymouth, turns out said dudes were cage fighters on a fancy dress night out, didnt end well for the yoofs in an alarmingly quick time!!!