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Yes, as well as a billion other Bad Things. Don't mix tyres on the Zed full stop.

1: Dcash 274.4WHP JDM 2-3FIDDY 272.2WHP - VQ35DE 3-GT4 Zed 270.1WHP - VQ35DE revup 4-Andlid 265.4 WHP - VQ35DE 5-Jcor 263.8WHP - VQ35HR (no mods) 6-Clazba 262WHP - VQ35DE JDM 7-Rich5259 257.8WHP -VQ35DE (No mods) 8-IanS16 251.9WHP - VQ35DE JDM 9-rdsprint 252.5 - VQ35DE revup (no mods) 10-Lincolnbagie 250WHP -VQ35DE 11-Ekona 242WHP - VQ35DE revup List edited to make mine seem even more pitiful

I've used it both a day after waxing and straight after, and tbh there's really not a lot of difference at all to the finish.

It's even worse when people assume they need more power to be faster... Try getting some decent brakes, some decent rubber and some driver training and then you'll soon realise that the Zed is more than capable of being quick enough when you get the basics right. Just adding another 100bhp won't suddenly make it leave a decent driver in an sporty car for dust.

BFD If it's a good price for you (and I'm guessing it is), then that's all that matters.

They're spindly and make the brakes look tiny, they're also too big for the car and give it a roller skate look. As ever, opinions will differ of course, variety and spice and all that. I'd disown him.

Can someone please tell the RX-8 owner that they've ruined a very beautiful car with those incredibly fugly wheels If you were a true friend, you'd have told him by now

They can, and they will, but they're completely wrong to do so as our cars are legal in another EU country and not having riveted 'plates doesn't make the car dangerous. Try explaining that to the gendarmerie by the side of the road though...

I've never tried them to be honest, although looking at the tread pattern I suspect they're more water-friendly than either the T1R or 452, but probably worse off in the dry.

You're always better to have a matched set all round, even four Nankang ditchfinders are better than mixed anything.

Let me guess, you find the back end very twitchy? It's because the Michelins have far more grip in all conditions than the Falkens. Get some PS2s to match on the back, you'll really notice a huge difference.

Yes it is. All it takes is for one tyre to touch a slightly different part of the road surface (temperature/water/surface composition) and the car will have a hissy fit as well as potentially chuck you into a ditch. Just because you've had no issues so far means absolutely nothing, you've been lucky and nothing more. It's an incredibly dangerous thing to do as you are introducing an element of uncertainty into the one thing that's keeping the car in contact with the hard stuff. Do you know the exact compositions of the tyres you're running? Their thermal expansion points at set temperatures? How much water they disperse at set speeds? It's that kind of data you need to know (or at the very least be aware of) before you start mixing tyres. Unless you go into it with your eyes wide open and in a controlled environment (i.e. not on the road), then it's just about the worst thing you can do in any car, whether it's a 1L Aygo or an 8L Viper.

I need to get some for tomorrow, I'll just grab the Halfrauds ones again as they do the job and come off very easily as well (but not too easily!).

Would now be a good time to point out that WD-40 really isn't what you need for a situation like that, it's actually Plusgas (or similar penetrating oil) that you need?

Shame I don't run the K1 any more, he'd be able to hear me before he sees me! Get him to pop along the Mulsanne on Friday about lunchtime, that's the one place I can guarantee I'll be in the next week.

I saw it and just had to have it

I'll be there again, and hopefully I'll be able to keep my driving licence this year!

They're probably there on the stock bumper to channel airflow through the rad and prevent lift at the wheels. I very much doubt that there's any issue you'd notice whilst driving without them though.

Whilst I feel sorry for Rio on a personal level as it's every bloke's dream to lead England out at a World Cup, if we can't manage without him then that doesn't say a lot for our squad. Carra will be a more than suitable replacement, even if he's not had the best of years either. Anyone know who the vice captain is now? Lampard? Rooney?

If it works then that's good enough for the MOT which is all you need to comply with. It's up to the manufacturers to get the correct brightness from the lights they install, not the end user. All the MOT requires is that every brake light fitted works, which yours still does. That said (and without trying to lecture), given how important the HLBL is and the relative lack of visibility in the Zed anyway I don't think tinting any of the glass is a particularly good idea. If all your brake lights (including the main ones) had seriously reduced brightness then there's an argument that the police could prosecute you for not having a vehicle fit for use on the road, which is why I try and talk anyone out of putting that horrid film on their rear lights for the sake of trying to be cool. Well, that and it looks bloody vile as well!

If only it didn't have the GT-R logo on there, I'd have that.

I'd actually argue the Bugatti is better value for what you get.

That Veyron is absolutely incredible. No drama, no hassle, just smooth power all the way. Beautiful.

Direction on grooves is unimportant, it's the vanes inside the disc that control which way round the disc goes on.