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What is there to appeal against? The limit was 30mph, you were doing 42mph by your own admission, I'm not sure what the problem is? Go back and check the road for the signs and if there are none then appeal away, if the signs are there as clear as day then suck it up and take it on the chin. Tbh I'd call one ticket in 8 years pretty good going.

Does it install itself for that kind of money?

Focus ST is arguably more expensive to run, certainly at least as thirsty plus all those nasty turbo bits to go wrong Nope, it means you have impeccable taste in cars I love the 172/182 cars, fantastic little toys.

They're as common as knock-off VS badges/kits now anyway.

Nismo, TRD, etc doesn't bother me so much strangely, but mostly because they don't make their own vehicles (specials notwithstanding). An M3 or an AMG Merc is designed from the ground up to be different from the run of the mill cars, it's more than just a more powerful engine and a bodykit.

They're only £12 from Nissan themselves, get them to stump up for it if you're sure they lost it (although they wouldn't have touched your one, they have their own generic set) or get them to give you the part number for your specific one and order it from them anyway. I ordered a couple for myself to make sure that I don't get stuck.

Couldn't care less how much the road tax is, it's peanuts compared with buying and running the car over the course of a year.

Still, the amount of cars I've seen with extra M badges stuck on is untrue. If you have an M badge anywhere on the outside of the car then unless it's a proper M car it should be removed IMHO.

And if people didn't buy it then they wouldn't sell it. Nowt wrong with a 318, but putting M stuff on it is making it something it's not.

You've helped to kill the image of the M brand by putting all their stuff on a poxy 318.

This is very true, and my post was a bit ambiguous in reflection. I use the gauge as a rough indication when I'm driving, but still check the level on the dipstick once a week to confirm that everything is as it should be. Tbh it's awkward to check on the DE, but it's not impossible.

Clearly you haven't, else you'd know the answers to your questions. 1. Motodyne 2. Silicone where? 3. No 4. No

Oh how ironic your username, as you'll now be needing more power to move those heavy lumps around

As long as my oil sits over half way on the pressure guage when doing 75mph in 6th, I've got more than enough oil in there. Not sure if that's going to work for every car due to the differences in the engines and how crudded up it is and how long the oil pump has got left in it, but that's a pretty safe benchmark for my particular car.

I know, I'm already getting my Burberry outfit ready for when it's the only thing you're allowed to wear when behind the wheel

The new XJ is utterly brilliant, and anyone who thinks otherwise is simply wrong Honestly, the arse end is to die for (despite being a ContiGT rip-off) and that interior is so modern yet so tasteful, and looks like a wonderful place to be. The lines are smart, the front gives Jag a proper brand now, and who would pick a 7-series, S-class or A8 over that?

See, I was thinking much the same about the Zed, as it really doesn't have as good an image as we'd all like to think. It's actually quite a cheap chavvy car now.

TG track times are pretty much irrelevent, different drivers on different days with different weather conditions and all that. I would expect the M3 to be quicker round a given circuit, but the Zed to be more fun whilst doing it.

Sorry for the delay guys, completely forgot I'd put my name down for this and hadn't been checking the thread! Anyways, payment now sent.

Just remember that his gearbox will fall apart in about 10K miles, whereas yours will still be going strong

M3 is the better car, but then it's also £20K more expensive from new so you'd expect it to be. Whilst I'm not sure I'd particularly take a standard one over the Zed, show me the CSL or even the CS and I'd be all over it like a shot. Go drive one and see what you think. Personally I love them, although the brakes are a little grabby at first and the transmission tunnel a bit too wide for me as I kept catching the bottom of teh clutch when coming off the footrest. That noise and that power more than make up for it though All E46 btw, never driven the current one.

Really? Google maps zooms in far closer than this one does for me, and is at least 2 years newer (and that's still from 2007!).

I believe that Adrian Flux do agreed values, but could be wrong. Else try CCI or Richard Eggar, both usually good at this kind of thing.

Not always, tyre pressure is also heavily dependant on tyre construction as well: For example, you'd run higher pressures on a tyre with softer sidewalls. For the most part though, I'd try standard pressures first and change them from there on how you personally feel the car is handling.

Under 5 secs? No chance.