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Fantastic service. Thanks again. Now I've just got to commit it all to memory...

PM sent. Ta muchly.

I've been running on Falkens for the last 2 years and cant fault them. I have heard that when they lose grip it's not as progressive as some other tyres, I cant really comment on that not having tried anything else, but they've never caught me out (yet!?) when having fun and getting the tail out.

What a top site! Got some cross drilled brake hoses and a new power band on order!

Wow, thanks for going beyond the call of duty Beavis! I'm seeing if I can get any kind of deal in the uk at the moment, if that fails I'll get one shipped from the US after being very specific about the part number. Thanks for the advice.

Now I'm in two minds. The Timken part from RockAuto comes in at half the price (ish) which is enough of a price difference to get my attention. Aside from the risk of gettng the worng part shipped, (they only have one choice though so it's either the right one or it isn't), is there likely to be an issue with the quality of the part if it's not OEM?

Unfortunately the car is my only transport so I cant really take the hub off and then see if I can get replacement bearings due to the time it'll be off the road. There is this on a US site (RockAuto parts)...

I've been down to the garage to have it checked over today and they agree that the passenger side front wheel bearing has seen better days. They then quoted £199 + vat to get a replacement from Nissan! Having got myself back up off the floor I'm now on a quest to find a less expensive source, but it's not looking good at the moment.

It started as increased road noise that I put down to the new tyres on the front....then it progressed to a faint knocking when going round a long sweeping bend at speed and the road noise is getting worse. I have finally got around to jacking the front of the car up and given the wheels the compulsory wobble and spin test and the passenger one is definitely grumbling , although it currently has no noticable play in it. I've had a scout around the forum and there seems to be a little confusion over it being possible to replace just the bearing or it having to be a complete and rather expensive hub that is swapped out. Is anyone able to shed any light on the situation? Cheers.

You're not alone. My ex-brother-in-law was driving a tanker up the M5 and ended up with a swan in his lap! It had decided to fly across the road and didn't get enough altitude. Fortunately the only casulties were the swan and the truck's windscreen, that too could have resulted in a serious accident.

Sound like a flat one, but sometimes it can just be loose or corroded battery terminals.

I've been running these on the front for a couple weeks now and so far no complaints. I haven't pushed them all that hard yet, but they seem to hold the road as well as the 452s in both the wet and dry. Have a look here where they were discussed when I was looking at getting them... http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13149&highlight=

This just gets better. I sent the link to a couple friends, one a biker one not, and now they are going at each other on the "All bikers are idiots! - No we're not it's the car drivers that are the problem!" argument. What excellent Friday office entertainment!

Not the nicest way to dodge a ticket, but that's just genius!

A friend of mine has his mother as a named driver on the insurance for his Laguna as it took a significant chunk off the premium. It was at the recommendation of his insurer when he asked if there was anything he could do to lower the premium, he explained that they didn't live anywhere near each other and that she would never drive it. They said that wasn't a problem. I can only guess at the reasons, but it's just playing the statistics. If someone else is named then if you're driving a long distance or incapacitated in some way they can take over and reduce the risk of an accident.

I'd completely missed out on clocking this fact. There was me thinking things weren't too bad for me and my '53 - at least I wasn't having to pay the £400 tax. Then this morning a smug little Elise driving friend of mine sends me this... http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=17987 Needless to say a few unprintable words have have been muttered.

I'd be very interested in knowing how well this stuff works. Don't forget the camera when you're digging out the brolly!

Thanks Chris, sounds like these 912s might be worth a punt. I'll see how I get on.

Thanks guys. Think I'll make sure the shop recommend them for use on a sports car before I let them fit them. ...then I'll get them to sign something saying that they are resposible for any accident caused by lost traction on the front wheels! I can get hold of the 452s at the same shop but they need to order them in so I'd have to wait a day or two. Since they have these other ones in stock and claim they are an improvement, (and I could really do with replacing them ), it sounds like a sensible choice - unless they're desgined for a 100bhp Mondeo..

Hi, I've finally scrubbed my fronts to the point I really must replace them. I'm currently running Falken FK452 tyres all round and have been happy with them. I've been ringing round the local places and the only one that stocks Falken doesn't any 452s. He does however have ZE912 tyres which he told me are the "new ones from Falken and as good as the 452." I cant find much info on the 912, and what I can is making me think it's not a sports car tyre. So I was wondering if there was anyone out there with knowledge on these tyres who could let me know if they're suitable for the Zed, or if I should steer clear. Thanks.

I've used the car sharing lanes in the states when I've worked over there. There was always a few of us working at the same site and staying at the same hotel sharing a hire car so it worked well. Plus the lanes were generally additional lanes rather than taking up an existing one, and quite a few had their own entry and exit sliproads. In my experience it sped up our journey and made things easier for us. I did hear news reports of people being caught in the car share lane with mannequins in the passenger seat! Over here I'm sure the transport department will b@lls it up good and proper by making it lane 3 of an existing motorway so there's no space for everyone else and when you reach your junction you have to battle through 2 lanes of traffic...oh no, we're using the hard shoulder now too, make that 3 lanes!

I used to get a nasty almost knocking rattle as I turned the engine off on mine. It was an intermittent thing and I never managed to come up with a reliable way of replicating it for the garage - how do cars do that?! It was definitely coming from the tranmission/clutch area though. I say I used to as it seems to have gone now I've had the clutch replaced, I'm reserving judgment as I never had a set way of making it do it and I've not had the new clutch that long, but it's looking good so far. I don't think mine was the trust bearing as it never made any noise when putting the clutch in, it was possibly a broken spring(s) in the pressure or friction plate as the take up was fairly harsh, and the pedal very heavy.

What do you do on an A road when one comes the other way?

Saw this on Pimp My Ride this morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snaJHZEervc No wonder Sarnie wants to replace that bucket of bolts with a GT-R!!