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That'd be classed as stickerbombing these days

I wouldn't be paying £7K for an '04, full stop. The '07 would seem to be an easier car to shift, however confirm it's an HR first.

Stickers externally I'm a fan of, but engine bay ones? Not for me I'm afraid. I've yet to see a bay done that doesn't look like it's been stickered up by 8 year old me who has finished his Panini World Cup book and is now plastering his room with spare swapsies.

Project Cars 2 is ace, in case anyone cares. On PC anyway, where the FFB is finally fixed (courtesy of Jack Spade, grab his FFB files from the official forums) and the graphics are simply beautiful during the more challenging weather conditions. Hell, I even love the RX which is something I really don't care for in real life! I do think that PC2 is definitely a game where you need a wheel though, despite the controller setup allegedly being much-improved: I know that StevoD is struggling with his Xbox version massively. But yeah, if you have a PC and a wheel and like racing games then go do a buy. Multi-class racing is amazing!

Just because the CPS choose not to prosecute, doesn't mean a crime hasn't been committed.

True, but then that's their fault. MPS4s are the plural of MPS4 and nothing to do with MPS4S I'll edit it for clarity though, thanks.

I’d prefer to look at them both as equally stupid sentencing decisions. I doubt the judge in the case you’re referring to will have much of a career left now after that balls up.

I'm not sure 10mths was enough tbh, it's a school and you've got kids floating around that time in the morning like the two on bikes you mention. Given his view was clearly obscured by Knob 2, that could've been really nasty.

No probs at all. 70L tank at say 18mpg avg is 270 miles on the nose. You can always use the torque to accelerate rather than the revs if you start getting too low, or grabbing a high gear early on the boring stuff.

...because it was me wot drove on them If you want to skip the guff then just know that I would be happy to fit these to my cars, and will recommend them going forward. For details, please read on. A friend of mine has just bought a 2005 Subaru Legacy Tourer 3.0L Spec B with LPG conversion as a shed car, and bizarrely the previous owner had fitted MPS4s to it all round. He threw me the keys, so it was time to finally get some personal time with the MPS4 to see how they shape up against the MPSS. Two caveats here: First of all, it was in a car I'd never driven before, so I was learning that as much as anything. Secondly I hadn't driven over to see him in the Beemer, instead I took the Impreza so couldn't test MPSS and MPS4 back to back. However, it did mean that I was used to driving 4WD that day, which gives me a baseline at least. For transparency, the Impreza is running RE070 tyres on it, weather conditions were dry & warm. The Legacy is a big ol' car, weighing in at at least 1600kg I reckon, so it was always going to be a challenge to see how the new MPS4 would hold up against that weight. It'll be easier on the eye if I break this down into sections, so that's what I'll do. LOW SPEED RIDE The MPSS was always good here, soaking up minor lumps in the road despite the stiff sidewalls, and the MPS4 does an equally good job here. There was very little road noise, and certainly the car was responsive to input from both steering and throttle. There's only so much you can say about low speed stuff really HIGH SPEED RIDE Much better than previous tyres! Tyre roar has never been one of Michelin's strong points, but this was noticeably quieter when I got into motorway cruising speeds. The Legacy felt secure, no tramlining, and lane changing movements made the car feel agile without feeling darty. LOW & HIGH SPEED GRIP Now we're talking. There's a lovely test route we use often for proving cars, with two roundabouts on it at either end: One on camber, one off camber, both with tons of room. This can really show up if a car is twitchy on the limit or prone to power understeer. I had bags and bags of grip, perhaps as you might expect from a 4WD system, but I was also able to trim the nose both upon entry and mid-corner with gentle precision from the steering, as the MPS4 were more than happy to gobble up any tarmac I pointed them to. Turn in was sharp and accurate yet gradual, and the Subaru responded to change in direction wonderfully. 4WD stuff has a tendency to understeer under power, which I definitely had here but with the appropriate lifting and application of the throttle I could feel the back end bite in and push the car around. How they do in wet conditions I've yet to find out, but in the dry and on public roads I would need to go to R888s to have more grip here. Certainly I'd say the MPS4 are the equal if not better than my MPSS. FEEL Now for me, this is really where the MPSS have always shone over other tyres (and why I've previously loved the much-missed Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta). It doesn't matter how much grip you have if you cannot feel what the hell is going on. Thankfully, the MPS4 are as communicative as I'd have hoped for. Pushing on you can absolutely feel them working under you, and despite the larger treadblocks at no time did I feel that the car was rolling on them or squirming under power. When you reached the tipping point of grip they did get a little tuneful, but I wouldn't call them particularly squealy or anything like that. Despite the Legacy's 4WD system pushing the grip everywhere, it was still simple to hold the car on balance under power regardless of camber change. The RE070 also excel in this regard, but the MPS4 iss a step better still. BRAKING/WET CONDITIONS UNTESTED I couldn't test anything in the wet because, well, it didn't rain! Of course I did some braking, but it's a new car to my friend and until he puts some miles on it to make sure nothing is broken I'm not willing to push a car weighing that much under very heavy braking. I will say however that I had no issue modulating the brakes at lower speeds and the biting seemed fine. CONCLUSION As I had heard from people I trust, along with reviews in the press, the MPS4 really are stunning tyres that move the game on from the MPSS. They're certainly at least the equal in every aspect that I could tell, and in terms of feel and grip they surpass their older brother. I have no hesitation in saying that I personally consider these to be the de-facto tyres anyone running on 18" wheels should be fitting if they enjoy driving performance cars, and I would recommend them above any older MPSS stock you can find. If you want to get the best out of your car, or you want something that will give you confidence that should the unexpected happen you can react, you really should be buying MPS4.

1. Probably not. He was edging forward and touched Knob 2's legs meaning the sitting was a reaction to that, but I doubt Knob 1 would've driven any further forward. 2. Absolutely, hence the reason Knob 2 is indeed a knob No chance in hell I'd have driven off with the guy sat on my bonnet. I'm not that confrontational so would never have put myself in that position in the first place, however assuming someone random did then I'd be likely phone the police straight away. I'm not stupid enough to confront someone who is going to be that aggressive and sit on my car bonnet.

Bloke in the car was obviously a knob, bloke sitting on the car was a knob for doing so.

Actually, it would be criminal damage: " A person who without lawful excuse destroys or damages any property belonging to another intending to destroy or damage any such property or being reckless as to whether any such property would be destroyed or damaged shall be guilty of an offence." It would be reckless to wrap it up without consulting the owner or taking precautions to protect the paint, i.e. cleaning it first. Same as how you can be done for assault without actually touching anyone, just the thought that you might be hit is enough.

Put it this way, the only people who can answer is the insurer, anything else is guesswork. In theory it should lapse immediately, however as above it's up to the insurer how they choose to handle it. Not contacting them is not an option, as if the named driver is driving around uninsured that's a much much bigger problem than having to take out a new policy. What would happen if they crashed into the proverbial bus stop of kids? The financial implications alone would not be worth the hassle, never mind the legal side of things.

I'd be amazed if my own tyres didn't have similar cracks forming in tbh. Unless they're very pronounced and large enough you can get a coin in them, it's nothing to be worried about at all However, I would be interested to hear Michelin's response on this, they're normally pretty good so no harm in giving them a shout. Also, 20k miles from a set of rears is very impressive, this is why I keep banging on about MPSS being the overall cheapest option when picking tyres.

Update needed plz @HEADPHONES kthx

Gods was a great game, back in the day. So plural, I guess. If you're going to make sh*t up, might as well make a lot of sh*t up! And I think you're confusing a cheese toastie (or a toasted cheese) with cheese on toast. The former never has L&P, the latter can do but it depends on mood: Sometimes I just like a little salt & pepper on a toasted cheese.

Who doesn't prefer a cheese toastie?! Food of the gods.

It's more likely I'll find a talking jam sandwich with a Welsh accent in the next week than ever seeing an apocalypse or second coming.

Well, is this not the point? Every single scripture/book/elder scroll ever made is open to conjecture, which means none of them can ever be taken seriously. If you believed in what was written about yesterday, and I respect that you did, I don’t understand how you can still have faith when everything completely fails to come to pass. Everything.

*checks date* *looks out of window* *sees no apocalypse* *goes back to sleep*

Ah fair dos matey, didn't realise you had them on your Zed as well. Must be getting old and losing my mind

Working with young people. Not tiny kids who can't string a sentence together, but from say the ages of 8-18. Helping the more troubled ones, whether that's from a background of poverty or just because they're a typical angry teen, to become a decent human being. I suspect that's an incredibly rewarding thing to do, it just doesn't pay enough to be a true goal in regular life. Or teach learner drivers how to drive for fun, and the basics of car physics so that when they pass their test they can go for a hoon but have some idea of what's going to happen. Truth is I've looked into this, but I struggle to make a business case for it. Lottery win would sort that out though.

From someone who has been there and done the Tredwear thing, don't do it unless you're 100% sure of the lettering and 100% sure you're never ever ever ever going to take them off again. Also be prepared for them to look grubby after 100 miles and then never regain their shine no matter what you do. They do look cool though, I must admit. Well, dependant on what they actually say of course.