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Definitely, those touring wheels are stupidly heavy. Bin them off for a set of Rays asap, you'll notice the difference immediately.

Well then you don't need winter tyres, IMHO. I'd always go 18"s over 20"s, purely for the weight saving which will make you much quicker than anything short of a dirty great turbo. Plus cheaper tyres and better ride comfort too!

I think you may well find I did plenty of all of those! Many a trip to Anglesea for trackdays, and of course going to Wales always involves rain (but the roof only leaked if you put it on from the driver side, do it from the pax side first and it was fine!), and I did discover that the wiring for the front lights was done in two different colours when trying to add HIDs. Typical Lotus! Loved it though, from sitting in those gorgeous bucket seats to after I had it mapped and there was no such thing as an overtaking space too small. Amazing car.

Honestly, if you've never needed them then don't start now. If you constantly get stuck in the snow or terrified because you aquaplane often, then it's either time to consider changing tyres, vehicles or driving styles

I had a VXR220 before my 350Z. Apart from the awful stereo and the freezing of the windscreen inside in the winter, it was a better car in every way than the 350Z. Doesn't mean I regret the change at all: Sometimes a car can be worse but better for you at that point in life. My recent change has seen me go from 4.4L V8 with 333bhp to 2.0L I4 and 160bhp, but I'm still having fun: It's just different.

Have you survived perfectly fine without winter tyres for the last X years of driving? if so, why bother changing?

That carbon door garnish is utterly vile.

Street race???

Must admit these days I will fit the cheapest discs I can, but the best pads I can afford. In my experience, it’s the pad that makes more of a difference and since good pads are normally quite abrasive anyway, I see little point in ruining expensive discs!

Again, you cannot take court action, you can only go via the Financial Ombudsman if you feel their offer is not good enough. Look at their website for more details: https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/publications/technical_notes/motor-insurance.html However, the pertinent bit is this:

Just delete the picture dude. We’ll take your word for the pass.

I feel sorry for whoever bought my old car then, that roof was always down regardless of the weather! Crap design though. 3c is cold, 10c isn’t even close to it.

Out of curiosity, what would WBAC pay for it?

You cannot take them to court. You can argue to the ombudsman, but at this point you’re not going to get significantly more. If there’s BE cars out there for £14.5k, then a realistic offer could be £13k. So at £11.5k isn’t actually that bad a place to be. Is it specifically insured as a BE? What extras did the BE come with anyway? It might actually not be worth any more than a regular 370.

Who was the original quoted insurer? And who is the best on there now? Is this consistent amongst other comparison websites?

I have no idea if that's a typo or not, but if it's supposed to be a portmanteau of options and opinions then i love that!

Pretty sure he wasn’t doing 110mph on a tight twisty road though. If he was that’s dangerous and/or stupid, if it was on a dc or motorway then it was boring. Again, in the context of what he said, not being pedantic. 4C as a daily is a terrible idea.

I’d like to hope there’s a difference between basic human rights, and making a political point too!

They’re not, but speed alone is in the context of getting a ban. Unless that was a 1991 Micra, of course. And again, my point still stands as being perfectly true even if you try and twist the meaning.

Well no, it’s either boring or bloody stupid tbh. There may be the odd exception, but I’m too tired to think of one now.

Doing 110mph+ isn’t pushing a car to its limits

Has it been 2.5 years already??!! Wow that’s gone quickly mate!

Exactly. Which is why no one wants a cheap one that’s been scrimped on, so it may well cost you much more long term. £6k for OEM stuff sounds about right to me.

Then watch the value drop. Which suspension set is only £1500? Not OEM I bet, which again will destroy the value.

Don’t think that an R8 will be much cheaper on costs than a GTR, go and have a look at the price of discs, pads, clutches, suspension etc. Given they’re a Gallardo underneath, you can probably guess on how much bits like that might be...