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And you've missed the point of a convertible completely. Yeah, it's a pretty ugly car with the roof up, but the extra sensations you get from dropping the roof in all weathers adds so much to the driving experience. Where this nonsense comes from that you only put the roof down if it's sunny I've no idea: One of the best drives I ever had in mine was in the Highlands in February, with the snow falling down whilst the heater was on full whack. Magical experience. The looks of a car are pretty irrelevant really unless you're one of these people that stare at their car more than drive it, as you only ever see the interior when driving anyway and it's not like any Zed is blessed with the looks in that department! While we're on the offending bit, I'd say that I'd rather be Ken and Barbie in a convertible than a council chav in a coupe :p

That's a guess as well If you want accurate figures, you either need a hub dyno to remove any queries about the tyres or the ultimate and ONLY true way is an engine dyno, which really isn't an option. Best thing to do with dyno figures is treat them as a baseline. You've done one now, so when you do anything else to the car you can then see if you're gaining or losing power in relation to the baseline. Tbh, on a DE they're pretty good numbers. Where did you get the dyno done, what machine was it, and how many pulls did they do?

Meh, it's all guesswork. I honestly wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

To be perfectly honest, you know whether you want a convertible or not. Some want it to enhance the driving experience, which is what I bought mine for, or some want the coupe because it handles much better. However, to answer your questions: 1. Ride and noise are much of a muchness. The coupe isn't the quietest place to be, but if it's raining the ragtop is a fair bit louder. 2. The ragtop has the benefit of not needing to worry too much about resonant drone: I ran the K1 on mine and it was perfect, I've heard it on coupes though and it's horrendous. 3. Comfort is the same. Trust me, if I can't tell, then it's not worth worrying about. 4. Ragtops left out in the open can have issues. Mine was always garaged and I never had a problem, even in very cold temps. That's the only pattern I've noticed on here in over 7 years of being here, but even then it's not fool proof. As a rule, they're solid enough. In terms of driving dynamics, my ragtop that was fully braced, aggressive geo, good tyres and excellent brakes was slower on circuit than a boggo coupe. That was what made me switch from having had 3 convertibles in a row to buying coupes. That said, on a hot summer night or a freezing cold winter day, I do miss the thrill of dropping the roof.

I played for a bit after the patch. It's still a mess, so I've binned it. They'll get no more of my money, utter shambles of a developer.

Well, I never knew that. Makes you wonder why the Micra is such a POS to drive then.

It depends on the TDO. But yes, overtaking under braking or mid-corner isn't a very clever thing to do. It's a trackday, not a race. EDIT: I'll caveat that with the fact it's Rockingham, and on that part of the circuit because it's so wide most TDOs are a bit more flexible. Tbh on most trackdays the later in the day you get when you're used to driving with everyone, you figure out who the decent drivers are and you'll let people past/overtake a bit later. I didn't see too much wrong on the video.

Fair enough, his loss really. Tbh I can see his point, not every previous owner is happy to be contacted and some may well relish the thought of giving the dealer a bad rep if they felt justified.

Phone number no, but name and address yes. It's on the V5C anyway.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281742667856?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D281742667856%26_rdc%3D1 I think it might be missing a few bits

Cripes, they're cheap aren't they?! I don't like the logo on them in the grey and red versions, and they look like a Recaro rip-off but that's no bad thing as they're very comfy. I can't see you'd have any more issues fitting those than any other seat. They'll be standard Sparco fixings, so if you can find a thread on the interweb that details fitting of a Sparco seat in a Zed then that should be fine

I was in bed with man flu when all this happened. Meant that I got to watch it as it unfolded live on the tellybocks. Flags have been lowered to half mast here today at the airport, seems a bit OTT to me.

It's night and day. Even if you ignore the extra power and the much nicer interior, the fact the engine revs an entire 1000rpm higher than the stock DE makes for a much more exciting driving experience. If you can stretch, you really should.

This is the mkiv club, I assume?

Their rules, so you have to obey them. Tbh that sounds like the perfect reason not to ever go near that forum again.

There is no recall. It's also not unusual for manufacturers to alter the specs of various parts over the life cycle (and beyond) of the car, but not to recall the cars to fit them.

I watched the last episode the other day. The Japshow stuff and everything about the old cars was complete garbage, but the SUV stuff was actually very entertaining. Well, until we got to the bit where Clarkson's car was sawn in half and still drove, as then it descended into farce and wasn't funny at all. I won't say it I didn't enjoy it, as I did, but it did remind me why I stopped watching it.

And Tipp-Ex if I get it wrong.

Permanent markers on the screen work for me.

Yeah, who'd want to live next door to crazy cat lady

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Radio One isn't cool in the slightest! It hasn't been for years, sadly. Or at least, if that's what cool is then I'm glad I'm not cool The generated playlists are pretty good, very varied and very close as to what I want to listen to.

I'd like to see EVs pushed as mass transport, really. Imagine EVs as a double decker bus, or inner city taxis. That's where the tech would be perfect.

I agree, some do say it just because. I drove a proper DCT, and it's great at going quickly but it removes the involvement. I used to think it was 'better' too because it was quicker, then I went back to a good manual and realised I was wrong. You lose more than you gain, IMHO. I think a good auto can be great in the right car. As much as I love the 458, it would be phenomenal with a true Ferrari H-box. Slower yes, but utterly perfect otherwise.

That looks really good