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'White privilege' is a term describing the social issues that allow white people to maintain an advantage based upon their skin colour. I meant it in that term, rather than any different meaning.

Dear god where's the mute button?! Heh, I liked that vid, good effort. Now go and clean those exhaust tips!

The problem is more that race is still the single biggest issue in America right now, and people are able to use the Oscars as a platform to speak out on the subject. Race is a huge issue, but until everyone simply stops thinking that way then things will never change. Every time a black man isn't voted for it's because he's black, every time a black man is shot by a cop it's because he's black, every time a black man doesn't get a job it's because he's black. Never mind that it might be because the film wasn't very good, or that he was a criminal, or that he was crap in the interview. Of course, it very well might be that a few individuals in each case are racist, I'm not stupid enough to pretend otherwise. But then I'm a privileged white man, so my thoughts don't count and I'm forbidden about speaking in anything other than abhorrent terms when it comes to racial issues. Instead of trying to change minds now (which, lets face it, isn't going to happen) it would be so much better simply to educate our kids correctly and make sure the next generation doesn't see colour as an issue. How you stop the parents teaching them bad habits I don't know, but I think if there was a concerted effort to go down that route then things would get better over time. I don't believe that the world as a whole is racist.

Next week for PC release, isn't it? Gonna need a beefy PC to do it full justice in 4K, but it should look stunning. I think I'm about 3/4 of the way through it now, such a brilliant game and it was a real shame it was overlooked by many as F4 came out at the same time.

Can't get any more amateur than not producing one!

Sounds like perfect TV for a Hot Chocolate Drinker You're only jealous of my awesome evening drinkies

Nope, they just got some numbnut to transcribe what was said who has zero idea about motorsport, basic engineering or life in general. Lazy, lazy reporting.

F1 cars with screamer pipes "'We now have to duck that air separately through an extra tail pipe and this is all intended to make more noise." *facepalm*

Well, not really, no. The point I'm trying to make is that if there is a risk of any roll cage coming into contact with your head in an accident, then you need to be wearing a helmet. I do not know if the GT3 cages are designed so that they sit far enough back that it's not an issue or not, and I'm not saying that the 350Z cages definitely sit close enough. I simply suspect they do, given the enclosed nature of the cabin. Convertibles with roll hoops/bars almost always have them situated so far back that contact is impossible, or at least if it happens you've got bigger issues i.e. complete deformation of the car. They need to be that far back to make a pivot point with the windscreen so that if the car is flipped, any head inside will not be able to touch them ground, hence the incredible strength in windscreen frames in droptops. That's 101 in OEM car design. If people choose to fit aftermarket hoops/bars to their cars that could bring the head into contact with the bar in a roll, then my point is equally valid for that. Really, it's all about common sense. If you've added a shed load of metal tubing inside the car, you'd better be damn sure that it's not going to come into contact with your head when you roll the car, else all you're actually doing is making the car more dangerous. Certainly if helmets are not going to be worn then harnesses absolutely must be: Caged cars with no helmets and just seatbelts is an incredibly dangerous combination. That much is plainly obvious.

Yup, and some of them are a bit daft as well.

Trouble is, as soon as you start caging a road car you have to wear a helmet every single time you drive, or find some other solution to stop your head being split open in the case of an accident.

MOT expires Dec 2016? Or has it expired?

So what? If they manage to make you spend more than you want then either they've done great, or you've failed. You know your own budget, so as long as you stick to it and are prepared to walk away (that's the bit I usually fail with!) then it doesn't matter if you tell them exactly what you have to spend. If you don't think the deal is right, then don't buy it. What your budget is, and them knowing that, is ultimately completely irrelevant. It's the haggling bit that's fun.

Two trains of thought: 1. Don't tell them. This means they have to work harder to get you in a car, as they have no idea what you're willing to spend. 2. Tell them. This way, there's no faffing around with them showing you stuff that is either way over or way under your budget. Me, I just tell them. They're going to figure it out once I start getting interested in a car anyway, so I see precious little to be gained from hiding my budget. I may go lower, or I may go higher. I won't tell them my absolute top whack I'll pay, but I see no harm in mentioning a figure. Life's too short for playing games, they'll either sell you the car for a price you're willing or they won't: No amount of hiding and double-bluffing will change that.

It's not CRS, it's just a piece of regular slang. Personally, I'm going to put it right along the same shelf as 'bae'. Make of that what you will.

:lol: She'll be so chuffed with all the comments, she really will

Well, it's still far too quiet, but it's obviously one of those cars that's very colour-sensitive. Like I say, the orange is rubbish but the black looked lovely.

Brand new OEM warranty? No, but if you have a failure that is directly attributable to the exhaust then Nissan may well not cover it. Very unlikely though! Aftermarket warranty? Quite possibly void, but check the contract. No one else can safely say yay or nay in that case.

They're black and white, are they not?

What codes are you getting from the CEL? My first thought is nothing to do with the stat at all. Rev limit on DE is 6500 btw.

Never going to happen on a mass-market Jap car worth what, £8k tops? Also, they cannot write off your car if you don't let them. That's a myth.

Seats and wheels are lovely

Pretty much what Charlotte Rampling said yesterday, then promptly got absolutely slaughtered by the Twitterati for it.

It's okay to send brake bias forward a touch with pads and discs, it's sending it to the rear where you can have major issues. You'll be fine.

Don't bother reducing your insurance cover, it makes little to no difference to the premium these days and can even make it more expensive. It's only six months, but I'd still start her up every two months and let everything flow round for a few minutes.