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Ouch. At least it died as glorious a death as possible, racing. No comfort, I know, and just thankfully you're okay.

Cup2s are significantly better than Cup1s in the wet. Better wearing too! If you can afford the price and are happy with the relative limitations, then I'd go for it. Amazing tyres, by all accounts. Supply is my only concern, not so much replacing when worn but getting hold of a pair or a single in an emergency (like a puncture). They'll never be as common as the MPSS, but otherwise DO IT.

I don't think the Tesla is ugly, I think it's worse than that: I think it's bland. I have no particular feelings over the looks one way or another, it just blends it with everything else on the roads. See, that to me would write it off straight away, as I like a little drama in my cars. However, nice write up, glad you enjoyed it (but then I think we all knew you would!).

Have to say, both cars look really good in the flesh. Grundy's exhaust is just utterly mental, it made my entire car shake when he started it up and I was parked behind him Sounds just as good in the cabin when on the move too

355 was awful inside, Ferraris didn't get decent until the 430 really.

That's the spirit! Just say it was in a sale or summat. Wimmin do that with shoes and handbags all the time.

I wouldn't look any further than the Thrustmaster TX. With the optional 3 pedal set and the manual shifter, it's awesome.

Easy done fella, I'm on my second one now as they're so good!

Wheel & wheelstand pro = fold up and put out of the way when you're done. I use Jo's office chair which I pinch from her study to sit on, then it goes back when I'm done.

Was there a decent interior anywhere in the '90s? I'm struggling to think of one.

WHAT WOT WAHT Dude, I'm ashamed to know you right now. F3 and FNV were astounding games! Honestly, don't worry about a demo, you just need to get F4 pre-ordered now. Trust me on this, I won't let you down. Hell, if you buy it and don't like it, I'll send you a box of choccy bars to make up for it.

OMFG FORZA SIX IS TEH AMAZEBALLS :D Forget how pretty it looks (it's VERY pretty), and forget the number of cars (far too many IMHO), and forget that we have a sensible number of tracks this time (Brands, yay!). Forget all that. Instead, bask in the incredible feedback from the controllers. I have never, ever, EVER played any game with feedback this good. I played the demo with the controller, and the haptic feedback on the triggers is just so impressive, much better than F5 ever was and that was pretty darn good. However, get yourself a wheel, and this steps up another level. A massive level. Even on the opening bit as the Ford GT, when I came to the first couple of corners and had no idea where the track went so was going miles too fast, as I turned the wheel the instant understeer was as close to real life as I've ever got. I physically exclaimed in excitement at this, it's just absolutely perfect in terms of feel. This game demands a wheel, it really does. Oversteer seems to be more catchable as well, as long as you're quick enough with the wheel which you actually can be now. I've not even touched the settings, and it's perfect out of the box. PCars may have a billion options, but it's p*ss poor after this. It's utterly amazing. If you like cars at all, you should be getting an Xbone + wheel just for this. Motoring nirvana.

Yes, I agree you're wrong

Great, if you can see the car. What if you can't? I still maintain it's daft, and change for the sake of it.

But it's irritating, as you can't just push a button to lock the car: You never know if you've locked or unlocked it! I hated that about mine. Incidentally, it's exactly a year ago today I sold mine.

As good as BC stuff is, and I run it so I know it's good, it's not a patch on the top end Bilstein and KW stuff. If you can, you really should.

Ones you wait 8 months for?

Which 911? 996 is 'challenging', 997.1 has an awful satnav unit, 997.2 much better but still a bit bland. 100% better than the Zed though, in both ergonomics and quality. And so it should be, for over twice the money!

Log book loan

There was a reason I bought a car at the bottom of the depreciation curve Ultimately I could've got a car with half the mileage but paid another £3K more, and still I would've fallen foul of the seals at some point. This was at least I had a budget ready to go, even if it has happened a little quicker than I would've liked.

Btw, I wouldn't worry about camber arms and other bits at this point, they won't make any difference to your ultimate goal. Get the main bit done then see how you feel, i suspect you'll be very happy with the outcome.

A sensible budget At that range I'd be looking at something like the KW V3 kit, which might be a fraction more cash but it's pretty much the best you'll get. Other options I'd consider would be the B16 if you want to stick looking at Bilstein, they're excellent as well and to split the two kits would be splitting hairs. I'd definitely be looking to lose the Tein springs, they're very much a budget set designed for lowering rather than performance. Better than stock, but you can do much better on that budget.

Ouch! Bet that's not a cheap fix

What's the budget?

K&N filters are great because they have a nut on the bottom, which makes removing them so much easier than a regular filter. Worth paying extra for that alone. If not, then I used to use either UFI or just go OEM if I was passing.