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I think if you don't know any better then it's fine to run budget tyres. I think if you do know better and choose to run them anyway then either you're doing it for a very specific purpose, or you're just a bit simple. For most average drivers, they could run four mismatched tyres all round and not notice any difference until a Morgan pulls out in front of them. As sports car enthusiasts, I would hope that we should be setting the standard we would like others to look up to, and that starts with basic maintenance and upkeep. People spend hundreds buying the safest child seat they can, and then spend 37p on the tyres that keep the vehicle on the road: That, I will never understand.

Fall out with them or not, they've already warranted the work by carrying it out. If they decide to be unhelpful, simply take them to court over it.

I don't think Corbyn is a tough guy at all, and I think that as a world leader he'd be utterly useless. He's had little choice but to bin off most of his shadow cabinet twice, but even with a three line whip his MPs are still voting against him! That's just unheard of. The sad thing is that I don't entirely disagree with his view of how the world should be: Yes, we absolutely should be spending more on social care, and help to those that need it, and the NHS & education. The trouble we have is that we simply cannot afford to right now, and I don't believe we should be borrowing any more to accommodate that. Taxing the middle-class and high earners even more isn't the solution, there needs to be serious changes in to how these services are provided in the first place. I do not believe for one second that Corbyn would be capable of getting us the best Brexit deal. It might well be a softer Brexit, but it would also give too much away that the British public voted to take back in the first place. The more I read into the Brexit process, the more I'm convinced that a hard Brexit is the way to go. And I voted to Remain!

I think Clegg proved the opposite: He's a showman that can talk a good job, but ultimately has no record of running at the top level so was well out of his depth. Nice guy, I've no doubt about that, but a rubbish politician. Same with Corbyn, I'm sure he's a really good bloke but otherwise incompetent at what he does. For balance, I can think of some Tories who have neither personality nor competence *cough* GOVE *cough*.

It was a comment that was made to me by CG when I first went there with the 911 with 3.5mm on the rears, and he said it's a shame he didn't know as since tyres are recommended to be replaced at 3mm anyway, it would've been a bigger transformation with new tyres as you're then using them to their max, rather than working round worn ones. Or something like that, it was a good few years ago now! If you've got loads of tread left though that's a bit different

Gotcha, shouldn't need an extender though as there should be plenty of slack on the belt plus you fit the buckle to suit. It's how I've got it in my car

Why would the stock belt not fit properly? As long as all the metal is behind the seats, I'd have no hesitation in using it on the road at all. StevoD has a cracking harness bar in his, I wouldn't hesitate to use that above anything else: It really is a good piece of kit

Probably because she has the most to lose. No point putting yourself in a risky position if you really don't need to.

You can 100% use harnesses without a cage, given that Elises and Caterhams manage it quite easily There is plenty of structural integrity in the roof and especially A-pillars, as that's exactly what they're designed for from the factory. In 6-pt harnesses you're far less likely to move out of the seat in a rollover situation, unlike with regular seat belts, so you're much less likely to have a head/roof/ground contact scenario. Not sure where you've read that matey, but it's nonsense. If the car rolls and there's enough energy to collapse the roof and A-pillars to the point where your head is going to make contact, it doesn't really matter if you're in harnesses or belts: You're not likely to walk away regardless. With a full cage, you should not be driving it if you're not wearing a helmet. This is because if you have an accident, the bars are that much closer to your head and it makes head/metal contact far more likely. Most people don't give a toss and drive anyway as the car is less likely to deform in a crash (which is of course true), and as long as the cage is designed in such a way that your head isn't within about 6 inches from a bar then I don't think I'd worry about it either. Most OEM cages (GT3 etc) is designed to be well clear of the head area for this reason. This is why harness bars are the best thing for road use: They usually mount to the structural seatbelt mounting points anyway so you keep the strength, and they stay well out of the way of heads. Our Impreza has a harness bar fitted (bolts to all four seatbelt points which is handy), and I used to have a two-piece one in the VXR and a large rollover protection bar in the MX5. The MR2 comes with a bar to use as part of the softtop mechanism, which is handy. 4-pt harness is good, but you really must be aware of submarining and they MUST be done up proper tight, like can't breathe tight. If you can wiggle enough to reach the stereo, then they're too loose. 6pt is much much better, although the tightness rules still apply.

Shame you don't have a chance to get the new tyres on before then, you'd get much more out of the day on new tyres than old ones. You'll be amazed though afterwards, it'll be like a new car

As interesting as the TV debates were to watch, they added very little to things other than give a headline to the Daily Mail. Remember in 2010 when Nick Clegg was amazing on TV when no-one had heard of him, and his party got a crap load of votes based purely on that rather than any actual depth to the LD policies? Yeah, look how that ended up: People then realised just *why* no-one had ever voted for them in decent numbers after seeing the nonsense they came out with! IMHO debates about policies and who you should be voting for is something that should be taken at face value going on previous history and what is actually written down, not soundbites and how well someone comes across on TV. TM seems a far stronger leader than DC to me, and whilst I didn't necessarily agree with her actions as Home Secretary she's appears to be significantly better and more forthright as a party leader. As I've said, I don't think this was the right call for a snap GE, however I'd much rather have a PM that is flexible enough to realise when something isn't really working and needs changing, rather than stick blindly with something just because they don't want to be seen as 'going back on their word'. That is the kind of useless nonsense that has to be erased from modern politics, as all it does it leave us stuck in the stone ages. As for a TV debate without the PM, that debate then loses all credibility and given that the other parties broadly agree that the Tories are evil, it won't be much of a debate if they all just stand there and agree with each other all night!

Speaking to Center Gravity, who I trust almost implicitly. The MPS4 is a multi-compound tyre which gives similar benefits as the MPSC2/MPS4S rather than the dual-compound MPSS. I queried it with them too, but they reckon the MPS4 are definitely better than the MPSS, even on track.

No way could he have steered round the Morgan, there was a signed island just at the point you'd need to start turning and then there was no space to react at all. He did exactly the right thing in not steering, else he'd either have spun off and been his own accident with no-one to claim from, or he'd have clipped the Mog and they'd both be spinning off into various bits of landscape with far worse consequences. In hindsight I agree he could've predicted it, but most normal drivers don't look further than the end of their nose when driving anyway

And went past numerous times, if I remember correctly! What can I say, my OCD loves a good list

Well, in fairness he's not faced a GE yet, so let's see what happens. He may surprise us all!

Half a litre over 500miles of mostly hard driving would seem reasonable enough to me, I think. I wouldn't worry too much right now, it's when it starts plummeting when you're pootling that you need to be concerned.

You would think that if Labour get as badly slaughtered in the election as the polls predict, even the most devout of Corbynistas would run out of patience and bin the guy off. I admire him for (mostly) standing by his principles, but principles are useless if your party has no chance of power whilst you're in charge. The UK desperately needs a strong Opposition, so I'm hoping that he would do the decent thing and give someone else a go if he fails.

Give them the car, if you can't use it either way. You either trust them to do the work, or you don't. But I wouldn't leave a car on the scissor jack, only axle stands.

Would stand a significantly better chance of being elected

Nissan spec is 1000mi/L I think (or is it 1000km/L?), so anything over that is unacceptable. However, generally speaking on a DE or HR I'd be getting concerned if it was burning more that double that tbh. Some hi-spec engines can use a bit more oil (the Audi V10s are known for it), but most modern engines don't use anywhere near that. How much are you using?

I put a fiver on JC to be PM after the election. £50 my way if it happens, which should soften the blow before he taxes it out of my pocket

Nissan?

Carried on for a bit, probably through shock, but did then pull up a few hundred metres up the road. Nah, I think you will. If you have the presence of forethought to think about it now, you'll more than likely do so on the day. This is how I deal with accidents, and it's a pre-planned thing I've drummed into myself to make sure I do it by instinct. - Move to a safe place if necessary. - If not, then engine off straight away. - Make sure myself and my passenger/s are physically fine. - Make sure the other driver and their passenger/s are physically fine. People always take priority over cars. - Judge mental state of the other person. If they're being aggressive, police straight away. - If okay, grab phone and take as many pics of everything. My car, his car, location, traffic density, weather, CCTV. Anything and everything. - Only then do I start exchanging details. Ask to see driving licence and take a photo if possible (most people will let you do this, as it's unusual and they can't see anything wrong with it. However, don't let them take a photo of yours, just say you don't have it on you!). Name, address, car details, time, date, signature. - Go home and have a beer. Each to their own, people will probably disagree with the order or various details in that, but I work on the basis that I want to make sure everyone goes home alive first.

Precisely why I filmed the guy in the lorry who drove into my BMW at the services last year, when he admitted to pulling out to his left yet was indicating to the right. I would always film everything these days after an accident, even if all I do is have my phone by my side so it's capturing sound if nothing else.

Oh I dunno, I think he's rather handsome... Interesting viewpoints. Here's my take on it: - The Morgan driver is a total moron. Nowhere near enough power to make that stick (GTR would probably have been fine), how on earth he thought he could make that I've no idea. It's a 50mph limit btw, and the angle makes it hard to judge the Pug's speed, but I tend to agree it was likely doing 60mph. - I think the Pug driver did exactly what was expected of him. Morgan committed to the move at 9secs on the video, the collision happened at 11secs. 2 secs is absolutely no time at all, I'd be amazed if he wasn't braking at the same time he was on the horn (which was actually the right move IMHO, gave the Morgan warning that something was going to happen as he'd clearly not paid enough attention to the Pug) and so had little time to do anything else. - Basing on averages and stereotypes, I reckon that it's safe to assume that a ten year old (at least) 206 is probably not owned by an enthusiast, so likely the brakes are cheap replacements from Quikfit and the tyres likely the cheapest they had in stock, and probably not brand new or matched either. As such, it probably was braking at the max it could, even though it doesn't look like it's standing on it's nose. Likely the driver was of average skill too, as a more competent driver would've seen the possibility that the Morgan might have decided to go, and would have reduced speed and been covering the brake much earlier. On the latter front, this is now where I point out that this is exactly the kind of unexpected situation that makes it so important to buy the best you can when it comes to brakes and tyres. I'm not saying that the Pug could've stopped had he been on MPSC2 and 6 pot Brembos, but his chances would've been much better. That said, he did the right thing by simply driving into the Morgan: If he'd avoided him, you can bet the Morgan would've driven off happily and the Pug driver would now be nursing a 100% fault claim on his own insurance. If you're gonna go, and it's not your fault, make sure you take the other bugger with you!