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I think that sounds like an utter bargain, personally.

It’s the new car vs old car argument there, and all of those mentioned will be at least double the amount to maintain. The fact that people are wanting the even uglier M2 at the same price is the real killer for me. I get cars are more expensive than they used to be, but a Nissan cannot go head to head with a premium manufacturer unless it’s oodles better or much cheaper.

I’ll take your word for it, cos I can’t see the markings on the tyre and he said MPS5.

School holidays aren’t for another few weeks, try again then. If serious, then basically whatever car you can afford to insure will determine what you can buy.

Really? I’ve had them fitted to my cars for well over a year now, they’re lovely things. Looking so far like they’ll wear as well as the MPS4 too.

R8 vs GTR wouldn’t even be a question, in my mind. Unless you need the back seats, it’s not even close. However, we’ve now gone a budget class or two above a 987.2/981 🤣

Discs don’t really matter tbh, so that makes your choice very simple

Shocker, seller bigs up his own product 😉 PPF will protect the paint, but never looks as good as naked paint. Coatings will look the best, but can still chip. Personally I’d go coating every time, avoid the ultra cheap but anything after a certain price is much of a muchness. It’s all about the prep (so machine polishing before is a must, even on a brand new car) and how it’s applied, it’s really not that difficult to do no matter what professionals say. I’ve done a Gallardo Spider and a Skoda Supervb, both very different vehicles with very different paints but the application was the same, and the results equally as worth the effort.

I think you guys might be missing the point of anything with a Lotus badge when you start mentioning 0-60 and 1/4 mile times… They’ve always been about the chassis and the suspension. That’s what makes them so special compared with the competition. On a crappy British b-road, nothing will flow better or give you more confidence and feedback.

As Alex says, if you haven’t done the ARBs/sway bars yet, def do them first. Absolute no brainer, cheaper too

And you’ve got adjustable ARBs as well?

If you’re looking at 70% track work, then imho you need to be looking up a notch like KWv3 etc, as all those you mention are budget options which would suit a road car more than a track toy. Suspension is arguably the biggest thing you can do to a car to totally change it, and I certainly wouldn’t be scrimping at this point since you’ve polybushed everything already.

Honest, any of the three will do you and unless you’re capable of shaving milliseconds off a lap time through pressure balancing, you’ll prob be hard pressed to notice the difference between the two Michelins. The PS4S has a slightly stiffer side wall, but again we’re talking fractions. I’ve tried the 4S and they’re good, but chose to run the 5 on my car. As you say, the extra wear is massively worth the difference over pretty much any other tyre, when it comes to your pocket. So yeah, PS5 would be my shout. It’s also a pretty tyre which we all know is the most important thing when it comes to choosing rubber, eh gang? 😉🤣

Sells car because it’s too unreliable. Buys Lotus. 😉😅

As an option, i found that running full OEM suspension with uprated ARBs gave an excellent compromise between good road manners with improved road holding. Well worth considering if compliancy is a major concern.

Actually stuff like Ohlins and the higher KW stuff is better for road usage as it’s better quality and properly damped: the budget stuff will always be crashier on the road (and I say that as someone who’s run BCs before!). Matching sets would be the way to go, and if budget allows then I’d go KW probably over BC/Tein etc. Bilstein top stuff is good too.

Hot damn that’s some brake porn there! ❤️

Take it this wasn’t from an MOT you’ve had done? Easy answer is that unless you are the kind of guy who can cut and weld bits out to fix yourself, take it to the local garage and get them to point it out to you. Might only need a wire brush and a bit of slap on it, or might need the aforementioned cut and weld job.

Wuss 😝🤣

Powerful enough to remove the patio itself if you want 🤣

The only K7 you should be buying is a Kranzle. Those things will outlast you.

Agree with the above, nothing wrong with a cheap exhaust if you know what you’re getting but I wouldn’t ever consider buying one from abroad as the returns simply aren’t worth the savings. It would be worthwhile having a chat with your local exhaust specialist about a custom job, as they tend to be very similar in price to the ones you’ve mentioned but usually 10x the quality.

Booooooring. This will be the first Aussie gp I’ve missed live for years this year, I cba to get up early and watch it before I go to work at 0630, just seems pointless. I’ll watch the highlights instead.

I say go see them both, drive them both and then make up your mind. Adverts are only a guide, and the best ads hide a myriad of sins.

I love F1, but this season is dull as anything. Precious little action at all in the first two races, at this rate I hope Max wins every race just so we have something to remember from this year. 2026 can’t come fast enough.