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Zeds aren't cheap, they're a bargain

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Does he actually do that? Can't say I've ever noticed. Then again, maybe he says it for a reason? But yeah, don't do grey.

*yawn* Grey is boring. Don't do it. Or I'll wee on your face.

No, your stuff is the gunk you put in the tank which I wouldn't bother with, but my stuff is what I mean when I refer to 10K Boost being amazing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10K-Boost-Petrol-EGR-Valve-Air-Intake-System-Cleaner-Spray-200ml-Restores-Power-/400980875554 That's the guff! Never thought to look on eBay...

JEH, as in Jessica Ennis-Hill? She did win gold.

True, that would work, but then why would athletes bother training for competitions that they know they cannot enter? You'd kill athletics in Russia in one swoop. It's a horrible problem to have. I wouldn't like to be Seb right now, that's for sure.

Depends on the dealer. I've been very lucky and only ever had excellent relationships with main dealers, so I happily recommend Glyn Hopkin in Bishop's Stortford to people on here for Zed stuff as they were great with mine, and reasonably priced too. Same with Porsche, OPC Colchester were fantastic both in sales and servicing; and also Hills Toyota in Stortford for the MR2. I've yet to go near a BMW main dealer though, so can't comment on my local ones there. I think main dealer's are unfairly maligned for the most part: Sure, some are crap, but then so are some indys.

'Tis very good stuff, but it's not a petrol additive and I can't seem to get hold of it anywhere any more Run it through the intake and just make sure there's no-one standing behind the car, the crap that comes out of the exhausts is insane!

So how long should Russia be banned for then? A year? Two? Five? Ten? Needs to be a big one IMHO, but what's reasonable? How hard do you punish athletes who have done nothing wrong?

So your answer to my question is yes then, not no I said that we all prefer indys to main dealers, albeit for silly reasons. Also, indys do use apprentices too! Every one has got to start somewhere, and they're only cars. It's really not rocket science working on them once you have the basics.

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All it means is that she's been lucky, the engine was a particularly sturdy one, or th elife has been drastically shortened from 250k miles to much less. The DE cannot compensate for knock on 95 high up in the rev range, so it's a 100% guarantee that the engine has signs of damage. As for one lady owner, surely no-one stupid enough to fall for that as a sales line any more?

Lime green. Dare to be different, and it'll liven up your silver no end.

That's exactly the point I'm making, thanks Graham I wasn't saying that indys are using rubbish labour, my point was more the irony of car enthusiasts when it comes to things like this. We view main dealers as a risk, but we want those same people working at our indys. It's just odd, that's all.

Interesting, have you managed to fix it then?

Just leave your car exactly as you would for the road, and make sure fluids are topped up. Literally, that's it. Oulton is a power circuit, like for like it'll be quicker than a 182. In the real world they'll walk all over you, Sod's law

Photobucket is the best way to do it Love to know what it was!

Don't worry, it happens to everyone once in a blue moon Definitely the right call, I think it'll look so much better afterwards

Have you tried turning the braking force up? In 40mins, I'll be playing F4.

Shock news, Russia is full of crooks. So is most of the Eastern bloc, but hey ho. Can't say I'm that bothered, seeing as how Russia don't win everything anyway they're clearly not cheating hard enough

That's what reminded me after I thought about it yesterday! It makes no sense though, why do we do that?

It occurred to me yesterday that we're all stupid. Bear with me on this. What's the first thing in general we say when people ask about servicing? "Don't go near a main dealer, they don't know their arse from their elbow, they'll break your car as they have zero knowledge!". Instead, we tell people to go to a good independent instead. Usually cheaper, usually better. Which is all well and good, and we feel warm and snuggly when we do that as we're helping fellow owners as well as the little guy trying to make a living. So why the juddery f*ck do we then see it as a good thing when we find a good indy that employs ex-main dealer technicians?! :lol: I'm as guilty as anyone, all the indys I've used for current and previous cars have guys working that are ex-Nissan/Porsche/BMW, it just struck me yesterday that that's a really odd thing that we as petrolheads do!