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Hang on, are you actually comparing kiddy toy cars to driving the real thing?! :lol: I've dabbled with these things in the past, and the only one I'd consider owning today would be a nitro one. Fiddling with engines is infinitely cooler than swapping motors, end of.

If sodding Andy 'Miserable Git' Murray can get knighted for winning Wimbledon twice and the Olympics twice, I'll be amazed if Lewis doesn't get a knighthood in the next couple of years. Not saying for one minute that either of them deserve, mind.

I particularly like the way he manages to squeeze in the phrase "When I won the world championship..." into nearly every single sentence he says. :boxing:

So why hasn't Sturgeon published the figures on oil revenue that she promised back in June of 2015 then?

I don't care if Jackie Stewart is the greatest driver in the world ever, he's still a c***.

Revup engines can use more oil than a regular DE, but for the most part the engines aren't any worse than any others. My old Revup didn't use a drop. So in answer to the second half of your post, definitely.

Hurrah! Congrats on making your car look 10x better!

God I really, really hate Jackie 'ME ME ME ME ME' Stewart. I bet he's got posters of himself in every room, and on his bedroom ceiling.

Guffin sprocket modulator. Or foglight/immobiliser switch installed on a JDM car. Or that could be the switch below it, so that one could be for anything. Trace the wires and find out, no-one on here will know as it's definitely not stock.

Purely on size, yeah. Panny is a bit too big for most car parks, plus it can be tricky to park because of the overhangs and width.

I'd argue a Macan could be all the car you'd ever need. Decent engine, plenty of space for the young 'uns, it's got the badge, good view out for the women folk who like to sit a little higher, 4WD, and it genuinely feels like a hot hatch when driving it. But otherwise yeah, I'd go 3 series Touring all the way.

Sorry, I didn't mean you'd hate the exhaust, I thought you'd hate the possible ambiguity of the wording Indeed, a very good debate, refreshing change I guess a lot of my view comes from my law studies, so that I may feel happier backing up my case should anyone try playing silly buggers at any point. I am genuinely interested though in where you think I'd have lied/not declared in my statement of telling them exactly what wheel I'd put on?

It'll be the version that is required by the contract, and if that contract is in dispute then what the court decides. If the contract states that you must tell them if you remove airbags, fine. If they specifically ask you on the phone if you've removed an airbag, fine. If the contract asks you to declare any modifications and you declare that you have removed an OEM wheel and replaced it with a Sparco Go-Faster 3000, then that also satisfies the requirements. There's no shades of grey about that, it's fact. If you just say "Oh, er, it's a black one" or "Erm, a Sparco one" then yeah, ambiguity creeps in. However, if the insurer is happy with the answer you give them, then why give them extra details they don't need? Put it this way, in what way do you think I've lied or not declared? In what way would a court find in favour of the insurer? Another example (and I know you'll hate this one!), on my current car I have detailed as modifications 'exhaust changes' and 'suspension changes'. Their wording, not mine: I told them what I'd done, but that was how they chose to write it on the policy. Makes sense to both parties.

Ah, that's a very good point actually. That said, I always watch the Oz one, it's one of the highlights of the calendar. Doesn't start that early, and besides it's a weekend so you then have the rest of the day to do actual stuff

Anyone got a magnifying glass?! Why on earth would C4 want the snorefest that is Bahrain over the season opener of Australia?! That's bonkers. Unless Sky tell them what they can and cannot have, of course.

Go check your policy: Unless you have it as an extra, your own personal injury is not covered at all. If the claim is against the other party, then nothing in my policy has any affect on the claim I make on theirs. My car could be completely illegal (no MOT, tax or insurance) and I could have no licence, and yet if they drive into me I'm still completely able to claim any and all damages from their insurer. If I crash in my own car and break my leg, my injury is not covered by my motor insurance as standard. You cannot exclude liability for negligence which results in injury or death: This is enshrined in statute. Your insurer may let you pay extra for X amount of cover, but a basic policy does not. Although in fairness some insurers do offer a small amount of cover as an incentive to take a policy out with them, they certainly don't have to. As I've said previously, I have disclosed to my insurer that I have a different wheel (well, I did on the MR2 and MX5 when I had them). They knew what I'd done exactly. I have no idea at all what risk they allow into their policies, how they front load them, what they will allow before becoming uncomfortable with the risk and refusing to insure etc. How could I? I don't work for them. Legally I only have to inform them of the material facts, which in this case would be that I have replaced X steering wheel with Y steering wheel. As to how that affects their risk and my policy, that's up to them. I can understand a certain level of confusion about what a material fact is, but I can promise you that as long as you inform them of what you've done and do not lie, then that's fine.

'Tis true though. I love a good ragtop, but as soon as you lob the roof off the drive suffers. It's much better now than it used to be, mind you. Something like the 458 is near enough impossible to tell any difference between the two variants.

If you don't like cars or driving, an EV makes perfect sense. If you have any passion for cars at all, then I can't see how you'd ever want one as a fun car while an alternative exists. But each to their own. Back on track, I'd love a Stingray. Yellow for me please, with black highlights and interior.

What? There's plenty!

So a completely different engine with a completely different engine management system and completely different knock sensors, then?

At least they make a sound. That's one up on a Tesla.

Oooh, that's a killer, especially as you ran over it too Bet you never leave your phone on top of a car again though!

It's not. It's common sense. I have told them, I told them very clearly. What difference would it make to them anyway? It's cheaper to replace, and the only possible person who would be injured is me, and since car insurance doesn't cover my personal injury then it's of zero consequence to them. Honestly

It would be absolutely fine. You've told them everything you needed to, which is that you've changed the steering wheel for something else. Take a photo and send it if you want. Completely down to them then, isn't it? As you know I'm picky as hell when it comes to insurance companies, which is why I'd be very precise and tell them exactly what wheel I've changed it for. They then cannot say they did not realise it was one without an airbag, and will never have reason to cancel a claim because of it. It's precisely their responsibility to work out how it affects their risk, that's their job!