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Agreed, they suit the 350 better than they do the 370 I reckon. I wouldn't go for a black bonnet as well though, I'd stick with original. I just think it would be a bit too much black, whereas the roof ties in with the glass and spoiler as it is right now

In his day, you're probably not wrong

Just enough to make it look smarter than standard without standing out like a sore thumb, excellent choices there sir

Anyone else see Razor Ruddock in that list and wonder why an ex Spurs/Liverpool/West Ham player would dream of getting into the ring with a heavyweight champion?! :lol:

They look more like gravel rally tyres looking at that tread! Interestingly Yoko describe them as a 'street sport tyre' rather than the 48s which are a 'semi slick tyre'. Looking at their website I'd suggest they're leaving the 48s for the smaller track-focused cars (Caterhams etc) and the 52s are for more general-use larger cars. Certainly with the grooved bands all the way round they look more like a regular tyre and far more usable in the wet than than the 48/888 style tyres which were always a bit squiffy. I wouldn't be surprised to see the 52s coming in 19" and 20" sizes too, to try and compete with the MPSC2.

You need the PSE, makes it sound 10x better. Add the Sharkwerks midbox too and you'll get that proper flat six howl

Please don't touch your car: It's absolutely spot-on as it is. Genuinely love it. All these RB/SD kits are going to look really cheap and nasty (more so than now) in a couple of years. They're a fashion fad, like Veilside, and nobody wants those these days either.

Bet it never does. Councils will have no interest in approving anything, as it'll cost them a fortune to do and the police have better things to do. Without the yes from those two camps, it's nothing more than a publicity stunt IMHO.

48s on an SLK? Fair play sir! Which SLK was it?

Run them then if you want, I really don't care. I still won't be recommending them to anyone based on that.

I looked at the overall performance on all four links. I read the descriptions rather than just looked at the numbers, compared their experiences and baselines to my own of the tyres I've tried, and figured out that I really wouldn't put them on a 350 or anything with proper oomph. Given the SC6 aren't exactly awesome, then I'm not entirely happy that I'd want to put anything lesser on. EF1s are superb in the dry, but I find them nervous in the wet.

Because of looking at how it compares to things like the SC6 and EF1.

Yeah, I wouldn't be putting those on a 350. MX5 or 1.6 Focus or something sure, but nothing with some proper grunt/weight.

Are these the ones we spoke about the other day Steve?

If you plan on doing a lot of track work, you'll want the SC. The extra power is very much welcomed on the straights where the R gets a little breathless. As a weekend fun toy, I much prefer the R. You have to work the gearbox and engine more, but that adds to the pleasure rather than detracting from it. With the SC on the road, you either end up using one gear and the higher torque to propel you or you go so quickly that losing your licence is a real possibility. I'd rather get an R and spend the extra on some Exige seats or Nitrons than get an SC, personally.

I'd happily pay double what the Avons cost for the Michelins. Ignoring the performance benefits, you'll get more miles out of them too so they actually work out better value too.

Next time, go somewhere else This is why it's more important to go somewhere who can give you what you want, rather than who is closest/cheapest. Alignment should be done yearly at the minimum, more often if you drive on really bad roads or like to nudge kerbs.

Why? You've not really driven it to know if the current setup suits you, or how you want the tyres to wear. Could be perfect as it is Why did they not give you what you asked for though?

Anyone who understands their craft should be able to help. If they're only capable of reading off a screen then that's not somewhere I'd be comfortable going tbh. Give them a call beforehand and see if they sound like they can help? 30 mins drive for a perfect handling car is nothing, I drove 2.5 hrs for mine! £150 is a fair price too.

Energy is too volatile to base any economy on, as some of the Arab nations are starting to find out. Scotland cannot survive on the current rate of oil & gas, so what if it dropped even further? Where does the funding to run the country come from? Many of the whisky distilleries are foreign owned or invested, so the money from thar doesn't really stay in the country as it is. England would certainly be better off if we were on our own as we prop up the other nations massively in terms of finances. However, there are times where the expertise and space of Scotland are crucial (Faslane) or the upcoming cities of Wales which still offer room for expansion, and I rather like that we're all here for each other. That kind of co-operation is something I'm sad that we'll be losing when we Brexit, as I'd rather see a world where we live as humans rather than divide up even further based on nothing more than geography. Even if you assume that energy prices double in the next year, what happens when the reserves are gone? In 100 years time, what does Scotland do when they relied so massively on that income? I can't see Scotland building a huge tech base to rival Silicon Valley or cheap manufacturing to rival China or domination of finances like London. Leaving the union is just too big to be left to energy values alone. If NS cannot provide a credible financial plan then I don't see it as a risk ever worth taking. Maybe she will come up with plans for the new Scottish currency, and how to fund the basics of a country like JP says, but right now she's a mile away from that.

Seriously, just speak to the guy who does it and explain what you want, it's so much better than guessing numbers I know what I like, but I like a very unstable car so it really doesn't work for everyone. However good text is, there's nothing like actually speaking to someone to properly communicate what you're after. Not trying to be awkward, this is something I've had to learn the hard way via experience! However, going to the extreme of OEM is not a bad place to start, however you may well find you want to go well past it, or maybe not that far at all. Very hit and miss, a good place should do any adjustments FOC the same day if you can instantly feel you're not happy with it. In terms of rear camber and tyres, I'm working on what I was told by CG when I was there. About 1.5deg is about as far as you ever need to go with road tyres, so I'd say that's about spot on The difference is in the compound make up of the tyre, so the MPSC2 is much harder on the inner edge to account for the extra wear expected: Regular road tyres will just go overheat something chronic.

If they don't detail it before putting the PPF on, it's really a waste of time. Please make sure they do this beforehand dude

Anyone else notice that all the other celebs had TCS on for their laps, but Sir Chris clearly had his off? Nice to know they're happy to let the proper drivers have full control, fairness be damned!

Back in my MR2 days, we had a pretty close relationship with TTE, and even managed to get them to bring over from Germany the development mule for the turbo kit they eventually brought out for the car to JAE one year (can you imagine that now, a major manufacturer bringing a test car over to a jap show just to stick on a tiny club stand?!), so had a good chat with the engineers about the dev process. I can't say too much, as some of them still work there, but suffice to say that there is a significant cost in both money and time to developing any upgrades for cars. It shocked the hell out of me the lengths they went to, and this was only on an MR2 that sold about 27 cars a year!

True, part of the reason I think folks wanted out of the EU. Really, those that bring the biggest amount to the table (in whatever figures you want to use) should have *more* of a say than the smaller countries, not the same. As part of the UK I see Scotland punching well above it's weight, whereas if it goes it alone it's a tiny fish in a big pond. Which is fine if that's what the Scottish people want, btw.