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Yeah, I tried being all cool and yoof but I don't think it really suits me

Either do the hack or replace the head unit. Tape adaptors are wack, yo.

I'd been itching to get the 911 out for a blast this week for no other reason than that I've recently had the Sports mode & sports exhaust fitted to the car, and I haven't really had a good chance to go let her rip and prove to myself it was £3K well spent. Anyhoo, it's a lovely evening round here so I went to a decent set of roads near me and set off. To cut a long story short I was having a blast until I came across some traffic, and since I was in no rush and there's zero overtaking opportunities on this stretch I sat back and let them get ahead, then nailed it until I caught up. That is, of course, until I realised I still hadn't tried the launch control that comes with the sports mode... I let them all go miles into the distance, checked there was nothing around me and the road was straight and well-sighted, and went through the procedure very nervously. Left foot on brake, push Sport Plus button, mash the throttle to the floor and watch the revs climb until they settle on 6500, then smartly release the brake. I didn't really know what to expect, but I don't think I expected it to be such hysterically giggly fun! The moment you release the brake the whole car squats, shuffles a bit on the rear then takes off like a stabbed rat with not so much as a murmur from the tyres. It's a very surreal experience as you feel the traction control work its magic beneath you, and then the power just keeps on coming and coming and HOLY CRAP HOW QUICK IS THIS??!! Honest, it's bonkers and yet utterly mesmerising. Thank god that Porsche can engineer a gearbox that let's me do this over and over again without voiding the warranty Mental. I'm still smiling at the experience and now I can see just how Car and Driver in the US got a 3.9sec 0-60 out of a C2S and a 9.9 to 100 too. I really hope this kind of thing becomes common place in sports cars sooner rather than later, as it may be a gimmick but it's a bloody brilliant one. I love my car

Yup but only in small amounts, pretty much the same as the IMS issues we discussed (so around 5%).

Scored bores will do that, leading to increased oil burning on one bank where the oil is passing the rings. Common issue on 996 and early 997 911s, that's where that gem comes from. Any oil usage?

Edited for accuracy. It's not a will, it's a may, and you may be prosecuted for being 1mph over the limit.

They'd be haggling for £1000 worth of freebies from the supplying dealer more like

Pick up trucks have always been classed as good vehicles, that's why they make great company cars Still get cheap crossings at Dartford though!

It's not happening on cars, only good vehicles. Don't panic just yet folks

Supposed to be very very good, well worth the entry fee

Good point, probably a mixture of both.

Can they prove it was you who bought a ticket? As in, do they have your name, address and CCTV or a contract with your signature on?

Bin it.

More than likely ex-demo cars.

Oh you'd be surprised: The amount of threads I've seen with "I was passing Elises/Caterhams/GT3s all day in my Zed!" on here beggars belief!

Half a litre will probably be okay, but if you checked it after refilling it (giving it plenty of time to settle of course) then I don't see how it could be overfull.

The Zed isn't a particularly good base for a track car in the first place. Too heavy & too many electronics: It was designed as a road car which is where it excels. Sure, you can make it better on track, but an average Caterham is going to walk all over you for about 50% of the cost. Driver of said Caterham will also be very wet and very cold when it starts raining, but you get the point.

That's okay, we know how incredibly wonderful and awesome we are

Looks more like Universal to me.

Lovely

Does it have to be black? I know of a Temper orange car that's mechanically perfect that'll be for sale very shortly. Body work isn't perfect atm but will be 100% before sale or will be reflected in the price, and it's mechanically sound which is the most important thing.

The difference is that the newer iPhones only need a 5mv current to charge, not 12mv like the older ones which is why you're having issues. Not ever having done the hack myself I couldn't tell you how to fix the issue, but that's where the trouble lies. I can tell you that an iPhone4 definitely can be charged in car from a newer charger.

Thank god someone else asked that, I was wondering if it was just me being dense!!!

I don't think it really exists

Need to? No. Want to? Possibly. Depending on how free-flowing your new exhaust is you may or may not see some more gains, and the gains you might get from a new tune might not be worth the extra cost. Would I do it personally? I don't think I'd bother unless I were fitting HFCs at the same time.