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I looked at them before the 911. The R8 was arguably more stylish, interior felt more racecar, and obviously a fantastic manual 'box with a dirty great V8 in it. Downsides were stupid running/repair costs over the Pork, and the total lack of usable storage space for travelling. Ultimately there's very little difference in engineering between the R8 and the Gallardo, which is both a good thing in terms of pace and dynamics but also a bad thing when you think about what a Lambo costs to keep on the road. I'd still love one one day, and a manual V8 on the regular shocks would be an absolute treat of a car to own. I'd be staying miles away from the R-tronik 'box as it's incredibly weak in that application, and the magnetic dampers are brilliant but waaaaay too much to replace. I say go for it, it's probably the most exotic junior supercar you can get at that price.

I think it's an MOT fail to not have a working CEL, isn't it?

Ouch! eBay, local breaker or even Zmanalex might well have one for you.

Yup, Lexx is your man when it comes to the R8

That doesn't count as a win, so no chocolate for you! I jest, send me a PM with your choice of nom and your address and I'll send it over to you. Fair is fair and all that.

I still have that link saved on my laptop, I'm desperate to know the outcome! Good to see you back fella

Don't ztand for this Bradderz, have a zeat inztead

So much cute

You ztupid zwats

£2K respray? For the whole car? That seems a bit optimistic unless you're doing it yourself. I reckon close to double that for a decent job, maybe even triple.

I can imagine. Onwards and upwards is the only way, think about the future not what you've lost, get excited about the next project

Bingo. Some bonkers pace/lines in that kind of weather. Felt a bit sorry for the Jag XJ though, that looked pretty unlucky to me.

First off, massively sorry to hear about this mate, must've been absolutely awful Just glad you're okay, that's so much more important than a car even if it doesn't seem so right now. This is why I bang on to people about insuring what you want insured, not just the bare minimum. Nic did it correctly and had his mods insured, even if they weren't insured for their full value. Most people just have coverage that lets them have mods on their car, which means you could put £10K worth of wheels, bodykits etc and get precisely zero back. Sorry to hear you didn't get as much back for the mods as you wanted mate, but I don't think you did too bad out of that having heard a few horror stories. No comfort, I know, but hopefully it'll still give you a base to move onto the next project with.

Shiny shiny!

I hope the owner of the white car kicked the Mustang owner square in the balls when the camera stopped rolling.

North Germany: http://www.tuv-nord.com/en/low-emission-zone/order-form-english-8761.htm South Germany: http://www.tuev-sued.de/car_vehicles/services/emissions_stickers_from_tuev_sued

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Doesn't support throttle position logging though, unless it's a feature they don't mention on that page.

notice the stick in front of the handbrake You're making excellent progress, young padawan

Good spot, sir. Any downsides to that? I assume it's relatively straightforward.

That's lovely!

With pro detailing/correction you're not paying for the materials and a bloke standing there with a machine, you're paying for the skill, knowledge and technique. A lot of people think that correction is a piece of cake and that anyone can do it (no-one on this thread so far, I hasten to add!), but the level of skill actually required is very high, not to mention knowing when enough is enough so you don't wreck the finish! That said, a DA machine will probably get you close to where you want to be, but ultimately nothing beats a rotary. And therein lies the danger of removing too much paint... Blackhole is good stuff, but ultimately it's just hiding things. That's not to say I don't use it, it certainly has its place, however it also has limitations.

If I have to tell you again about bloody autos in a sports car...!

Seems a reasonable budget. Don't not buy a car just because of the forum though. There's as much good info on the cars from chaps on here as anywhere else, and this place is too ace to leave

GTT > RX7, unless you're hung up on looks. I agree 100% with Rich, if the GTT is looking pricey then don't even think about an RX7. You'll need a much higher budget just to enter at a decent level, and then you've got to keep it there... What is the budget anyway?