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Great stuff, thanks fella Very surprised about the fold down seats in the saloon, that would seem to be a very basic thing to have in any 4 seat car! That might well limit me, or it might not. Depends on how big the boot actually is in person, I guess. On a side note, how much access to the rear seats is there in the coupe with doors open and front seats forward? In terms of putting a kiddy in a seat in the back, doable? I thought the BMW warranty was a little more flexible than the Porsche one with regards to aftermarket parts, i.e. whilst I don't expect the engine to be covered if I strap new turbos to it, I do expect the stereo to be covered if I put an exhaust on. Maybe I've read that wrong, which is a shame. The 60k limit is definitely noted, I think I'd be looking at cars around 30k - 50k max anyways. Is there a thread on here matey where you've covered your ownership that I could have a read of?

I was surprised they've ditched the V8S altogether, but I guess at that price level there's not going to be too many takers for the lesser model.

C*nt. Bernie, not you Pete! I put £10 on Nico to win the title this weekend. Either Lewis wins and I'm happy enough to not care about the tenner, or Nico wins and at I'm £30 up on the deal.

Erm, I think you might have that wrong. I would suggest that if you answer yes to 3 and 4, then you're absolutely going to pay more.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=31204 Nearly...

:lol: :lol: Can't... breathe... :lol: :lol:

Kinda why I want one. I've got the loud shouty car, I want something that blends in. I might even consider *gasp* a grey or silver one!

You're right, I should probably clarify the intended use for the car Basically, it would replace the Mini as Jo's daily driver, but it would also function as my GT car. It would have to cope well with continental trips and the odd blat. I have the MR2 for ultimate twisty fun, so I don't expect the GT car to replicate that: More to complement it.

Because they then go and write sh*tty reviews about you on the internet if you don't It's a legal requirement that you send the certificate, it's not something the insurers make you do because they feel like it.

He's going to be amazing

If you enjoyed GTAV on 360/PS3, then probably best to avoid this. If you adored GTAV on 360/PS3, then probably best to sell your left testicle/booby for this.

I suspect if it's anything less than the 6.1L V12 from the McLaren F1 with orange cam covers, we're all going to be disappointed.

Also, don't forget to change to first person when in the mission with Chop and Lemar when you have to find the guy you tried to kidnap very early on: When you take over as Chop, and he runs off to have sneakytimes with lady dog, it's a little bit funny

Oh absolutely, no doubt I should've sent it recorded, however I didn't expect them to sit around for four weeks and not let me know they'd not received it either. If I hadn't contacted them, then technically I'd be in the same situation as the biker the other week who got done on his insurance because it was never cancelled. For me, that's unacceptable.

Okay, I know this was touched on on my other thread, but that was getting a bit jumbled and I thought it might be good to keep this all in one place. So anyway ( ), I'm starting to narrow down the list of next car possibilities with a view to purchasing, and I have to say the 335i is ticking very many boxes. However, what little I know about them can be written on the end of my tiny winky so I'd appreciate any thoughts or knowledge people could share with me. It will have to be either a saloon or estate for practical purposes, but otherwise I need educating. Common faults, stuff to ask about if it's been done, servicing costs, warranty possibilities (AUC?), running costs, everything. I'm not decided between manual or auto, although finding a manual estate would be a challenge! Gangzoom et al, your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Yeah, I think you guys might've missed the point of my rant Doesn't bother me at all, after all their costs go up every year and since I haggled them in the first place to get the cheapest quote I expect them to need to make their money back somehow. Ultimately if they're not competitive then I won't renew with them, but I'm not bothered at all what initial figure they come back with as long as they can get it to where I want it. For the record, we're not talking big sums of money here on mine: Maybe £40 over a £700 policy. Peanuts.

Bugger

I always like to try and give a balanced overview when I've finished dealing with a particular company, so let me do that here now with Sky Insurance. I had the 911 insured with them for about 3 years until I sold it in August. My initial dealings were friendly and efficient, as the folks I spoke to were certainly knowledgeable about both what I wanted from insurance and what they could offer me. Pricing was very competitive, about £100 more than the Admiral group but with far superior cover. All in, I'd say that between £600-£700 over the years was a more than fair price. Renewals were a breeze, and the quote they sent through was never so stupidly high that you thought they were taking the mick. Sure, there was a bit of haggling room, but that's the game and I don't begrudge them for that at all. They were happy to haggle as well, which was fine with me. Luckily, I never had to claim so I cannot pass judgement on that. However, cancelling the insurance was (and still is) a faff. I cancelled the insurance on the day the guy picked it up, about 15mins after he drove off. All seemed fine on the phone, spoke to a very nice person who said they could keep it open for a couple of weeks until I found a new car if I wanted, but that wasn't the case with me. I took the insurance out in February and cancelled in September, so I wasn't expecting any refund at all. To my surprise, I was due just over £100 back which was nice. You don't get that back straight away though, as Sky need it back from the insurer first, which can take up to 8 weeks. Oh well. All I needed to do was to send the old certificate back to them and they would process it. I posted the cert the next morning. I also asked for my proof of NCB as well, which I was told would be forwarded across. Four weeks later I hadn't heard anything, so gave them a call. Apparently they'd never received the cert so had done absolutely nothing, and now I'd lost another month worth of refund. Now, I appreciate that they must get the line "Oh yeah mate, I definitely sent it off!" all the time, however when you actually have sent it this becomes incredibly frustrating. Why did they not just call me after maybe a couple of weeks to say they've not had it? Yes, I could have called them, but given that I was told 8 weeks in the first place I actually thought I was pushing it calling after 4 weeks. I was then told I could just email a form over saying I'd lost my cert and that would be acceptable: Perhaps I could've been told about this in the first place? Form emailed, process started. Fast forward to Monday Nov 17th. I get a call in the evening saying that they'd got the refund back and could transfer it across to me. Brilliant, better late than never, very helpful lady on the phone. I then enquired as to whether I might get my NCB letter too now, to which I was informed that actually that wasn't her department and she'd speak to someone else for me about that. I've yet to receive it, but then again it's only been a couple of days. To sum up: Insurance cancelled by phone Sept 10th Cert posted Sept 11th Phonecall from me chasing around Oct 6th Phonecall from Sky for refund Nov 17th STILL NO LETTER OF NCB That sours things significantly. Would I use them again? Well yes I would, as the price is competitive, however I would be much more forceful when ending the insurance with them. Maybe I just got caught in the loop and got the bad end, but certainly I would suggest communication could well be improved.

If you want to put them on, then put them on: As long as you like them, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks

I guess it depends on how you feel about remakes, and how much you enjoyed GTAV the first time around. Certainly I feel it's the best game of the last generation, and experiencing it in a different way has brought new life into it.

Go back to the original and then tell me you can't see any difference. It's like night and day. Go through a tunnel and look at the light reflections on the car (like when you try and get the boat back). Or when the sun is rising first thing. Or dive in the water and take a swim. You're playing in 1st person, yes?

Ask yourself what Nissan was aiming for when they designed the OEM suspension, and you'll know if you want to change it. To save the time, I'll tell you: A balance between comfort and sportiness (more towards the comfort spectrum) and longevity. The 350 is a GT car, and has very soft suspension if you wanted a sports car. Just ask the guys who have tracked theirs on OEM suspension and they'll tell you roll is a major factor, certainly was on mine! You can of course run something stiffer and accept the sacrifices made towards comfort, and whilst adjustable options will let you dial in as much as you want they'll never get back to OEM squidgyness. Nissan designers/engineers are very good, but they're not suspension experts. We've not had a modern Nissan with what you would class as world-class suspension: 350 JDM is too stiff, 350 EU is too soft, GT-R is rock hard, and I won't even bother with the more generic stuff. KW and Ohlins are the masters of aftermarket suspension when it comes to performance (along with Nitron), as that's all they do. I'd personally only class Lotus as better, but you're unlikely to convince them to make you some shocks for a 350 It all comes down to a personal preference of what is 'better'. Better for me would be stiffer to stop roll, better for others would be softer to soak up the bumps. That's where Lotus are masters, as their cars can do both.

Now if only we had a for sale section...

About time too, P3 and P2 were practically the same anyway!

The car physics seem to be twitcher, but I suspect that's just where I've not played it in a year.