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Try just turning the D1 off. It's more of a hindrance than anything else on track

Pretty sure it was a 3.5, certainly it had the newer interior. I wanted it to be so nimble, and was a bit gutted when it wasn't. We ended up with a mint '05 MR2 instead which Jo is happy enough with until she gets old enough for sensible insurance on an Impreza.

Funnily enough you're not the first person to suggest it might have been a bit dodgy in that respect. It was a brand-new demo car from a main dealer so I would hope that it was set up to OEM specs, which if true really isn't good enough at all.

The thread was removed due to breaking our trader policy, and due to the reaction from the OP it won't be returning anytime soon.

No way what? A stock E46 isn't quicker than a stock Zed, assuming same driver & conditions? Hate to break it to you, but it's a fair bit quicker.

Yup, but it won't make much of a difference really. Manual or SMG? An M3 is quicker full stop than a Zed in a straight line or on track, but then it costs more so fair enough really. DC5 will be hamstrung by FWD for straight line launches, will be good fun on country lanes though. Round track it'll still be the slowest, mind.

I drove the mk3 MX-5 2.0L Sport at the end of last year and hated it. The interior was lovely and it was obviously well screwed together, but the engine made an awful noise and the steering was just vile: It felt like I was more trying to guide it via charades than a direct link between the steering wheel and the front wheels, it was that vague. I so wanted to love it but it had no soul IMHO. I think you'd hate it after the MR2 Stan, although as a GT car it's certainly preferable if you're not going to drive it hard. A mk2 MX-5, however...

November 3rd kids, it's official now and everything.

Right, that's why then. That's far too sensitive for a wet track (hell, it's too sensitive for a dry one!) and you've put down too much power too quickly on a damp track. No point blaming the tyres on that.

Looks like possibly you put the throttle down too early and on the wet line on the track? As you spin round you can clearly see the inside apex line on that corner is damp whereas it's much drier on the outside, so possibly your front tyres were on the dry part as you accelerated off on the wet part, causing the back to overtake the front. Given that the 452 and their reputation, I'm struggling to see how that was totally the tyres fault. Did you have the throttle controller on SP* at all, as that will have huge implications when driving on a wet track (VOE).

Each to their own. I hate it, but I take comfort in reminding myself just how much they've spent on the paint and how hard it's going to be to touch up the inevitable stone chips

Must be your Mac, our MS Office runs as well on my iMac as it does on my i7 940.

You can get MS Office on OSX, and it's happily cross compatible. Whilst I do love my iMac (and iPhone and iPad), I still prefer my PC. With the release of Win7 there's really nothing between the two operating systems now as well, so it really is personal preference these days more than anything. What I will say is that you will get a MUCH better spec PC for your cash than a Mac, and there's loads out there these days that look just as good too (all in one monitor/case thing included).

Go and find some graffiti artists and let them spray whatever they want on it, as long as it's not obscene. Pick some that aren't complete idiots (or recruit from the local college?) and you could end up with something that actually looks really different, really daft but ultimately really cool. Maybe not entirely what you're after, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

Glad someone else was thinking it. Legal or not, I don't think darkening any of your lights is a particularly clever thing to do.

I got that much from a google, I was just worried you were going to put it in your car or something!

Sorry, can't be of any help but the nosey side of me just has to ask what you want it for?

Get the code read, either by someone with a reader or by using the DIY method mentioned on here.

Alpine iPod integration is fantastic, and their sound processing is second to none

Indeed, ring and ask them. Anywhere between £0 and £500, depending on insurer.

I'm not so sure what everyone has against WBAC. They offer service, you know what you're getting, and you have a choice whether or not to use them. They're taking the risk on flogging the car on afterwards, so they need to get it for a low price to keep that risk to a minimum.

Great, thanks for that fella. Nothing to see here folks, move along.

Update times! Superglue did bugger all (yeah yeah, you told me so! ) so I had proper play with it this morning. I poured a crap load of water right into the hole and it ran straight out down the bottom, just like it's supposed to. This was after I'd fiddled with the central part of the seal, so I think that's where my problem lies: Not sitting in properly. If that's the case, then it's not really an issue at all and I can live with it (especially since it now seems to be fixed). Out of curiosity I had a look at the one on the pax side, and it turns out it's got the exact same tear in it, so I wonder if it's by design? Would any fellow roadster owners like to do me a favour and go and check theirs if they get a chance please?

Look at the speedo? Sorry, no sympathy here if that was a genuine question. If you don't want points/fines, don't speed. If people stopped doing it then they'd have to take the cameras down as they'd lose a fortune. Save the speed for the track, it's not worth saving a measly 5 mins on your journey for.

Superglue (proper Loctite stuff) is resistant to moisture and freezing so should work fine, trouble is where the split is it's nigh-on impossible to get anything else in there to sort it really. If not then I'll chuck a tube of clear silicone in there, that'll definitely hold the bloody water at bay!