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Sure, we all did stupid things as kids that could've really hurt ourselves, but I would imagine that at least 99% of people I know have never done anything that could have killed so many other people with relative ease. I don't care a jot if stupid people want to do stupid things and risk their own necks, that's their lookout. It's when they can take other innocent people with them that I start giving more than a couple of owl noises.

I once smoked a massive reefer, and ended up eating an entire block of cheese to myself. I'm not sure that's the same crime really.

That's done the gene pool a favour, thank god no-one else was hurt. It's the families and the emergency services who attended I feel sorry for.

Ah, is that what that is? I just thought the soccer yobs had bought new shirts.

That's... Utterly ridiculous. Unless they're bright pink, then you want something that gives you grip and comfort and poise and control. What it looks like is utterly irrelevant, you can't even see the tread most of the time! I've heard most excuses for picking a certain tyre over another, but that's the silliest one yet. Don't be so daft, buy something within budget that keeps you on the road, not something that you think looks pretty.

Is this still on? I thought it finished the other week.

Not true. All it means is that Bridgestone paid Nissan the most money to have their tyres on the car, nothing else. It's like saying that a Chevvy Aveo must be an amazing car, because they're on the Man United shirt The RE040s are notoriously crap, and they were OEM fitment right up until the HR came out when Bridgestone moved to the far superior RE050As.

I went off PH, picked the cheapest cars that weren't obvious sheds. £16K for a bunch of 370s, £18K for a bunch of M3s. Bearing in mind the BMW will wear the mileage better, and the ages are within a year of each other.

I'm amazed they've held their value so well, tbh. Given that an E92 M3 is only a couple of grand more now and running costs will be broadly similar, that seems insane that the 370 sits where it does. Great for owners though!

You need a better salesman, my guy actively encouraged me to have a play See, I found myself far more comfortable driving the 458 quickly than I did, for example, the 991 T4S. Couldn't tell you why, it's almost intangible, but the whole package just oodles feedback and I guess that gives the confidence as much as anything. I'd hope the 488 to be more of the same chassis wise as it's pretty much the same car.

Normally I'd agree with you, but the 458 is so bloody good that even I felt happy slinging the back end around on roads that actually aren't that wide, and I'm far from a Lewis. Maybe you'd never get to feel just how quickly you could get round a corner in terms of ultimate pace as you don't want to be going that fast, but you can definitely feel the balance of the car and how above normal stuff it is if you're prepared to play with it. Whether you'd feel as happy flicking the 488 around as you may have to deal with a spikier throttle, I don't know. Be interesting to see how you find the Cali T, I was far more taken with it than I thought I would be. Sure, the noise isn't 458 but then the Cali wasn't 430 as it's a different market, however it did make a better noise than I expected. Certainly had more than enough shove, although the steering is still a bit numb around the centre.

Something like that, yeah. What a waste of a car, people who do that should be shot.

Wait, what?

I run mine on fairy tears and squid ink.

That's very cheap for an F40. What was the 16M up for?

Styling exercise, nothing more. And a poor one at that, those quad tips are pure chav.

I'll be driving my cars as normal. They've all got roofs, heaters, and weren't made in the 1930s, so I think I'll survive.

One of the better drivers I've ever been out in a car with, that's for sure. Your level of car control and feel is especially impressive.

This is very true!

That, I will never get. I can understand buying the uglier car because it drives better, but the uglier car that drives worse because it's rare? Nope, don't get it.

Best thing to do with locking wheel nuts is throw them in the bin.

Agreed. As much as I enjoyed tracking the 911, I'd have had much more fun in my MX5 by a country mile. 100% slower, 100% more engaging.

Tbh, it looks like they're chasing people who want to be different for the sake of being different, because you'd have to be crazy to want one of those over the German equivalent.

Erm, how? The Golf R has 9bhp less but 12ft/lb more torque than the 350, weighs at least 100kg less, has 4WD and a DSG 'box. It's limited to 155mph so I've no doubt will do that in stock form, so on no planet with even a vaguely competent driver should the 350 see which way the Golf R went in a straight line. Hell, I'd thoroughly expect the Golf to p*ss all over the 350 round the corners too. I'd still rather own the 350 as I'd find it more fun, but I really struggle to believe that the 350 was quicker than the R

You don't have to prove your innocence, they have to prove your guilt. Seriously, don't worry about it. Get some regular cheapy plates from Demon Plates or Fancy Plates online, and fit those. Save yourself the money, it's so unlikely anything will ever come of this that I wouldn't worry about it. Go and put a bright sticker in the front and rear screens, that way if you do get pinged you can easily show it wasn't you.