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Ekona

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  1. Why does everyone assume that, because we have cars that are capable of speeding, that we all do it? My fun is in the corners, I care not for risking my licence by travelling quickly in a straight line.
  2. Couple of litres at least.
  3. I wouldn't replace the whole lot, just top up as required.
  4. Yes, please let us know make, model and sizes.
  5. What about the tyres? I wasn't asking to be smart, it could genuinely be a contributory factor.
  6. You can't embed MP4 files on here, so it'll never work. Transfer it to YT and embed that instead
  7. No. None of the DFI engines (MY09+) have an IMS to fail. Essentially it's 9x7.2 cars and on, as the 987.2 2.7 Cayman non-S isn't a DFI engine. That's why I specifically bought the 911 I did.
  8. Just seen it. Really glad I didn't pay for that. Tactically great from Mayweather, but really not an interesting fight to watch for the neutral.
  9. That's an issue with all HR smart watches, and the Apple Watch is better than most at getting round it. Might be worth giving it a try in a shop?
  10. I was tempted, but I'm really glad I didn't cough up either now.
  11. I was going to write a long post on this, but LNE sum it up better here. So yes, aftermarket IMS options are available, not none are 100% guaranteed due to the very design of the bearing. Gets quite pricey, too! Check out the IMS Guardian by the same people for an early warning system.
  12. It's really not that bad. 5% chance of going pop? I can live with that.
  13. Agreed. Utter horsecrap, my friend. I don't doubt you've suffered from racism. My point is that you cannot lay that blame solely at the door of UKIP, as you appear to be doing on here. Sure, some racists do vote UKIP, but they also voted for the other parties before UKIP existed. Racism is everywhere, if we start pointing in just one place then it will forever be there.
  14. All assuming gen1 cars... RMS failure is common enough, unless it's horrendous then you can just live with it whilst keeping an eye on the oil level. IMS failure is the big one on the M96/97 engines. Essentially it's pot luck and unless you fancy dropping the engine and separating the 'box to replace it, then there's not a lot you can really do. My own rule of thumb is that if a car has managed to get past 80k miles then it'll probably be okay. They usually go between 40k-80k, but have been known to go outside of that. Expect a repair cost of between £5k-£10k, depending on what gets damaged when valves collide. D-chunk and bore scoring are also an issue, which is why a boroscope inspection is a MUST do before purchase. You can help prevent this by fitting a low temp stat from Hartech, very easy to do. Don't buy an auto, the 'box is crap. If you get one with 19" wheels then make sure it has PASM, as the ride is awful otherwise. You'd be better off with the 18" wheels and standard suspension, much better ride and drive, plus replacing the stock suspension with something better is cheaper Sat nav is crap, actively avoid that and the Bose stereo as replacing that with aftermarket is mega bucks due to the MOST wiring. Sport seats should be a must-have too as the standard seats aren't very supportive. Just do not buy without an inspection. Far too big a risk on these cars IMHO.
  15. Did any UKIP member do any of that, then?
  16. Right, that wasn't hugely clear. Tbh if he'd been playing on his phone I would've walked out long before. I've told Nissan to get stuffed over the phone before with regards to attitude when I was looking at a GT-R, but then I've also accepted crap service when there's something I really want to buy because I know I can get a good deal.
  17. But you still walked out of the office take a call, then expected him to come out and find you despite the previous conversation between the pair of you about giving you space? Sorry bud, this really is cutting your nose off to spite your face here. Your money, your choice though, of course.
  18. So the bloke said he'd give you space, you went back outside to take a phone call, then never bothered going back in to actually buy the thing? That's after you said you were happy with it in your own mind and wanted to buy it, correct? I don't get things like that. If I want something I'll make a bit of effort too. It's like expecting Tesco to drive round with a van full of food after they've seen me browsing their website.
  19. There was no bias that I saw, again attacking the audience was a really, really daft move. He had a real chance to prove that he's more than a collection of angry shouty words and instead he set himself up as unelectable. Huge shame. There are times in politics to be honest, and there are times to tone it down a bit. You can go hell for leather during PMQs, but during a national debate where everyone is going to be looking for easy point-scoring, that's when you play the game a bit. BoJo is excellent at that. The only upside to seeing Miliband as PM will be that Dave will hopefully step down and let Sir Boris take the reigns.
  20. GT4 is a pointless car unless you want yellow. Far too high a premium. Revup has the better interior, which is worth the entry fee alone. The 500rpm makes more of a difference to the drive than you think, far more than the extra 20bhp does. 99% of performance bits are swappable between the De and Revup. Some Revup cars can use a bit of oil, but these days the ones that do have already bust an engine so it's not something I'd hugely worry about. Just as many DE cars going pop because they've been run on 95RON as Revup cars burning oil. So yeah, either stick with the DE cars to save the cash or get a proper Revup.
  21. Farage didn't do himself any favours in the debates, though. Whilst I get his point about stopping health tourism, it's hardly a huge drain on resources here and neither is it a very easy thing to argue for when everyone else is ready to paint you as the bad guy. He's the best debater by far out of all the leaders, but he dug his own grave there.
  22. Cars should naturally steer to the left on standard UK roads, due to the camber on them to remove water. It's only slight, but it's there. Best way to check your alignment is to drive on the wrong side of the road, car should then drift right.
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