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Comparing anything on TG is pointless.

I hated it too. I mean, I know it's a brilliant game, but I just couldn't get on with it at all. The save system was daft, I'd kill a bunch of zombies then die, and the save would put me right back in the middle of the zombies I'd just killed who had respawned. That did my head in.

RWD vs FWD, sports chassis over a shopping trolley chassis. Weight is about the same, but I'd bet on the 350 having a lower CoG and with RWD it'll be able to power out from the corner faster. All assuming stock for stock and same driver, of course.

In a straight line once you're moving, yes. Round a corner? Not convinced.

The fact I'd make a green RS one of my first purchases post-lottery win says a lot, especially from someone like me who hates most things FWD Ford got everything so, so right with the exterior of that car.

Will sort something out this evening for you chaps

Ignore him folks, it's utterly brilliant!

It's not officially for sale yet as I need to replace the turbo to manifold gasket before I move her on, which is planned for this month. I can always pop you a spec list and a few pics over if you like though

A turbo one stripped out is a whole different kettle of fish, trust me! It would leave a VX for dead, and I say that as an owner of both. I know what you mean though. An MX-5 with some FI would be a riot, but I don't think it would suit you.

I sense a budding bromance...

And our TV isn't subtitled or dubbed, or full of adverts every 20 secs.

Kinda what I was thinking. Stunning looking car though, just a shame it's an NA slushbox. Would make a nice daily driver though!

No-one 'loves' understeer, it's the spawn of Satan! To me, FWD will always feel inferior to any RWD setup, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy a good FWD. Just as a thought Mr Turtle, how about a turbocharged mk3 MR2? I know of one for sale for £4K, fully track prepped and will be quicker than anything else on that list.

You won't really gain any torque at high revs, but you will be gaining power. I reckon that's what you're feeling more than anything. I like it, normally not a fan of quads but they're the perfect size, good effort that man

That they are. I hated our one, only car I've been glad to see the back of. Depends on what you want it for, I suppose. Now me, I'm a proper RWD fan, but that doesn't mean I don't love thrashing our 182 whenever I get the chance. That said, as a track car I wouldn't ever dream of having a FWD one. I'd be bored, and as great as the hatches you've mentioned are I know I'd always be having more fun getting the tail sliding and moving the balance around. Even if I was ultimately slower. One of those fun cars I've ever tracked was an S2000 on mixed tyres at Anglesey. An engine that good is born for the track, and given a Stook is twitchy enough anyway it was such a handful but in a really positive, fun way. If you can get one in budget, then I wouldn't look any further at all.

Not hugely surprised that the 453s are quieter than the 050As, Bridgestone have never really done quiet tyres. Are you sure wet 'grip' is better, and not wet 'feel'? I'd be surprised if it was tbh, the 050A are excellent in the moist. When you say you're not comparing old vs new, do you mean that the 050As you've just taken off were reasonably new too? Good to see someone else getting interested in this!

Now there's a name from the past! I suspect she's probably living on Mumsnet these days, where they're more tolerant of her constant infuriatingly obvious questions. Just checked, she was active on here just before Xmas apparently. Not posted since June though.

One final meal, what is it, where are you eating it and who are you eating it with?

Click the AT link, use the Phonesafe number on there Although prob best wait until the morning now!

What's your earliest memory? If you could resurrect one famous person from history, who would it be and why?

Front is a bit of a mess, at least in that colour. Looked nicer in the red in the early pics! Backend looks like a Maser GT, no bad thing at all. Just needs to drive well now. Knowing Alfa, what could possibly go wrong...? New C-Class looks dreadful, all blobby and saggy. F80 looks okay, but it's not exactly the most exciting car to look at either.

When was the last alignment done? Should be every year max, more often if the roads you drive on aren't of the greatest quality. If the alignment brought the wheels back in spec, I wouldn't think anymore of it.

See, I know it's wrong but I actually prefer a (decently mastered!) digital track to a vinyl one these days. I suspect it's because that's what I grew up with, in the age of CD, that my ears now just prefer the digital. I almost hate myself for admitting that.

Have you actually read the thread and the idea behind it, or did you just read the title and make a huge assumption? I'm going with the latter.

You don't even need the roof up if it's raining, just stay above 40mph Best drives I've ever had have been in the snow with the roof down, and the heater on max.