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Just plug it off, it's nothing important either way.

See, you need an old man's car, like mine!

Did you read the instructions, the light flashes and you count the flashes which gives you the code...

Yup, why not?

So what was the code?

As long as the engine is off, disconnecting the MAF with or without battery won't cause a CEL. Hell, I've disconnected and reconnected them in the past with the engine running, normally the CEL just goes away once you plug the MAF back in and reset the code.

Asda are dirt cheap right now, too.

Shouldn't make the blindest bit of difference. Certainly I never disconnect batteries when faffing around with intakes.

Just do the pedal dance, that's free

Find out what the code is.

Understeer city! PS3s are shopping trolley tyres despite the PS designation, they're going to hugely inhibit the front end performance of your car. As to the original question, I'd happily put on the F1s, 050As or AD08Rs if I couldn't get MPSS.

If I employed someone and they'd blagged their previous salary, I'd just have to laugh it off. I mean, it's exactly what I'd do, so I couldn't blame anyone else for doing it too!

Convertible TT

Ford Focus mk1. Most comfortable seats for automotive sneakytimes I've ever used.

I just found out my car has heated windscreen washer nozzles! Now that's some fancy-arse shizzle, right there. It's the small things in life that make me happy, it really is.

Given the markets are on a downward dive right now with plenty of uncertainty, it might be a while before you see any returns unless you're lucky/brilliant. Not a huge issue, just something to be aware of.

They can't do a damn thing about it, I wouldn't worry in the slightest. Lying over quals is a no-no for obvious reasons, but it's 100% their choice on what they want to pay you. The fact you're going back and asking for more, i.e. you're not telling them to match what you have now, just puts the ball even more in their court. I wouldn't worry about it in the slightest.

Wot no shifter pics So how did you get the gear indicator etc onto the iPhone?

E34 M5? Pics man, pics! But in answer to your question, no, you cannot put an M reg on a '91 car.

Don't worry, I'll be back to usual later

Meh, we're like monkeys with typewriters, at some point we were going to end up writing something vaguely sensible after all these years

Bang on with the R34 GT-R, another great looking car as stock. I quite like the MkIV Supra too, I must admit.

Trouble I have with most (but not all) bodykits is that they're invariably applied to pretty cars anyway. Something like the RX7 or the NSX is just absolutely perfect from an aesthetic viewpoint, and anything else you do to it just kills it. It's like putting a bikini on the Mona Lisa. A 350Z can be helped by new bumpers in some cases, like the Chargespeed stuff which is especially lovely. Anything that adds big angles or bulbous bodywork just doesn't suit the design well. All IMHO, as usual.

From the MOT manual, regarding LSD-equipped cars: In all honesty, whilst there remains a tiny chance of a regular roller brake test damaging an LSD, you put more stress through the system by accelerating hard out of a tight corner. Unless the tester is sitting there testing one wheel repeatedly for an hour, it's not likely to cause any extra damage or wear and it's not something I ever worry about.

Honest, it was shockingly bad, and I wanted to like it so I could play a racing game with my mates. Sadly it was gash. I've gone back to Hitman Absolution this week, on the PC this time. Still an absolutely amazing game, and one of the only stealth games that makes me want to perfect a level rather than just getting through it and be damned with the score. Hopefully the new one will be equally entertaining, but I'm a little dubious now they're moving to episodic content as that usually means it's not finished. Still, if it can be 80% as good then I'll be very happy.